Ranked #1
Amaranth Borsuk: The Past and Future of the Book
Amaranth Borsuk: The Past and Future of the Book
Whether you think it's on its way out or a permanent fixture in our culture, there's no denying that we're fascinated wi... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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Ranked #2
Leslie Anthony: The Aliens Among Us
Leslie Anthony: The Aliens Among Us
Adventure and science journalist Leslie Anthony discusses his research into invasive species and the effect they're havi... Read more
11 Jun 2018
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Jeremy Teigen: The History of Veterans as Presidents
Jeremy Teigen: The History of Veterans as Presidents
Political scientist Jeremy Teigen explores the history of military service and the U.S. presidency and discusses how the... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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Ranked #4
Adam Winkler: How Corporations Won Their Civil Rights
Adam Winkler: How Corporations Won Their Civil Rights
The Virgina Company. The Fourteenth Amendment. Dodge v Ford Motor Co. Ralph Nader. Mitt Romney. UCLA law professor Adam ... Read more
5 Jun 2018
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Ranked #5
Amanda Lotz: The Past and Future of Television
Amanda Lotz: The Past and Future of Television
Amanda Lotz, renowned media analyst and Professor of Media Studies at the University of Michigan, rolls through the hist... Read more
5 Sep 2018
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Ranked #6
Heather Curtis: The Birth of Humanitarianism
Heather Curtis: The Birth of Humanitarianism
Heather Curtis tells the story of a newspaper that gave birth to the ways in which we think about humanitarianism. Dr. C... Read more
6 Oct 2018
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Ranked #7
Anna Zeide: Canned
Anna Zeide: Canned
Anna Zeide walks Marcus Smith through the history of the canning industry and tells the story of how consumers came to t... Read more
30 Aug 2018
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Ranked #8
Katherine Benton-Cohen: Inventing the Immigration Problem
Katherine Benton-Cohen: Inventing the Immigration Problem
Guest Katherine Benton-Cohen visits with Marcus Smith about the Dillingham Commission and how its legacy is affecting U.... Read more
23 Aug 2018
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Ranked #9
Vera Tobin: How Surprises Make a Story
Vera Tobin: How Surprises Make a Story
Marcus talks about surprise with Dr. Vera Tobin: how it salts our stories, sometimes to great effect, sometimes leaving ... Read more
23 Aug 2018
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Samuel Moyn: Are Human Rights Enough?
Samuel Moyn: Are Human Rights Enough?
Samuel Moyn, professor of law and history at Yale, discusses the relationship between the push for human rights and grow... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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