22 Podcast Episodes
Biden's Debt Deal: Harold Meyerson; The Oklahoma City Bombing: Jeffrey Toobin; Margo Jefferson's Memoir
Biden's Debt Deal: Harold Meyerson; The Oklahoma City Bombing: Jeffrey Toobin; Margo Jefferson's Memoir
Biden's debt limit deal has left progressives unhappy--Harold Meyerson says it's the best we could have expected under t... Read more
1 Jun 2023
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58mins
The Rathbones Folio Prize 2023 Special with Margo Jefferson, Michelle de Kretser & Victoria Adukwei Bulley
The Rathbones Folio Prize 2023 Special with Margo Jefferson, Michelle de Kretser & Victoria Adukwei Bulley
Welcome Bookends to a very exciting bonus episode in collaboration with The Rathbones Folio Prize 2023, we were joined b... Read more
21 Apr 2023
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1hr 19mins
How to Construct a Nervous System: Margo Jefferson on Ella Fitzergerald, Josephine Baker and the Refraction of her Life through Memoir Writing
How to Construct a Nervous System: Margo Jefferson on Ella Fitzergerald, Josephine Baker and the Refraction of her Life through Memoir Writing
EPISODE 1432: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of CONSTRUCTING A NERVOUS SYSTEM, Margo Jefferson, about ... Read more
14 Apr 2023
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35mins
“Constructing a Nervous System” by Margo Jefferson
“Constructing a Nervous System” by Margo Jefferson
Combining cultural examination and autobiography, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Margo Jefferson’s new book pursues many ... Read more
15 Feb 2023
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9mins
Margo Jefferson: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Critic, on Ella Fitzgerald
Margo Jefferson: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Critic, on Ella Fitzgerald
The former New York Times critic, and author of the recent memoir Constructing a Nervous System, talks about the genius ... Read more
13 Oct 2022
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23mins
Margo Jefferson & Colin Grant: Constructing a Nervous System
Margo Jefferson & Colin Grant: Constructing a Nervous System
Margo Jefferson talks to Colin Grant about her latest book, Constructing a Nervous System. It’s a memoir unlike any othe... Read more
27 Jul 2022
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1hr 3mins
Margo Jefferson: We Must ‘Go On’
Margo Jefferson: We Must ‘Go On’
Today, we sit with author and cultural critic Margo Jefferson. We begin with her new book, Constructing a Nervous System... Read more
26 Jun 2022
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1hr 11mins
Margo Jefferson on her musical icons, the Black elite, and the power of self-creation
Margo Jefferson on her musical icons, the Black elite, and the power of self-creation
Margo Jefferson's 2015 memoir, Negroland, chronicled her experiences growing up as part of Chicago's Black bourgeoisie i... Read more
26 Jun 2022
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1hr 2mins
Margo Jefferson
Margo Jefferson
Margo Jefferson joins us to discuss Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir (Pantheon, April 12), “a dynamic, unflinchin... Read more
10 May 2022
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42mins
On imagining what hasn’t, can’t and won’t imagine you, with Margo Jefferson
On imagining what hasn’t, can’t and won’t imagine you, with Margo Jefferson
Despite being a lauded writer and critic, despite being the winner of a Pulitzer Prize even, Margo Jefferson innovates a... Read more
27 Apr 2022
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51mins