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The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly

Lewis H. Lapham, the founder and editor of Lapham’s Quarterly, interviews authors of new books of history. New episodes are released biweekly. laphamsquarterly.org.

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Episode 101: Elizabeth Winkler

Episode 101: Elizabeth Winkler

“Among Shakespeare scholars,” journalist Elizabeth Winkler writes at the beginning of “Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other... Read more

28 Jul 2023

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Episode 100: Jared Yates Sexton

Episode 100: Jared Yates Sexton

“When you start looking at deeper, more accurate history,” writer Jared Yates Sexton says in this episode of The World i... Read more

24 Mar 2023

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Episode 98: Edward Achorn

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