Category: podcast
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386 Nicola Twilley: The History and Future of Quarantine
in podcastAbout Nicola Twilley Nicola Twilley is cohost of the award-winning podcast Gastropod, which looks at food through the lens of science and history, and is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. @nicolatwilley Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley have been researching quarantine since long before the…
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385 Roya Hakakian: A Beginner’s Guide to America
in podcastAbout Roya Hakakian Roya Hakakian is an American poet, journalist, and writer. Born in Iran, she came to the United States as a refugee and is now a naturalized citizen. Her opinion columns, essays, and book reviews appear in publications like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and NPR’s All Things Considered, among many…
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384 Amy Sohn: Women who supported contraception, sexual education, gender equality, and women’s right to pleasure
in podcastAbout Amy Sohn Amy Sohn’s new book, THE MAN WHO HATED WOMEN, was published in July 2021. Her first book for children, Brooklyn Bailey, the Missing Dog, was published in April 2020 for Young readers. In Fall 2019 she published CBD! Amy is the New York Times-bestselling author of twelve books, including the novels Prospect Park West, Motherland, and The…
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383 Brian Castner: The Klondike Gold Rush and its many victims
in podcastAbout Brian Castner Brian Castner is a nonfiction writer, former Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer, and veteran of the Iraq War. His most recent book is Stampede, a new history of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. He is also the bestselling author of Disappointment River, All the Ways We Kill and Die, and the war memoir The Long Walk, which…
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382 Craig Stanland: How to reinvent a life after federal prison or other missteps
About Craig Stanland After hitting rock bottom, Craig Stanland was forced to make a choice: give up or rebuild. He thought he had it all until he lost sight of what is truly important and made the worst decision of his life, losing everything along the way, including his own self-worth. Through the painful, terrifying…
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381 Dorothy Wickenden: Fighting for Abolition and Women’s Rights
in podcastAbout Dorothy Wickenden Dorothy Wickenden has been the executive editor of The New Yorker since 1996. She joined the magazine as managing editor in 1995. She is also the moderator of the weekly podcast on newyorker.com, “The Political Scene.” A Nieman Fellow at Harvard in 1988-89, Wickenden was the national-affairs editor at Newsweek from 1993-95.…