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Wil Haygood: A Trilogy of Epic African American Lives
Wil Haygood
February 25, 2010
01:04:00
Journalist and biographer Wil Haygood discusses the fascinating lives of three African Americans--Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., and Sugar Ray Robinson--with radio host Callie Crossley.
Charles Ogletree on Barack Obama
Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
February 24, 2010
01:14:00
In a one-on-one interview with preeminent journalist Carole Simpson, Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree discusses his former student, President Barack Obama--his presidential campaign, his first year in office, and the effects his election has had on local and state elections nationwide.
Linda Hirsch on Cuba: Threads of Hope and Renewal
Linda Hirsch
February 11, 2010
00:34:34
Photographer Linda Hirsch speaks to arts curator Evan J. Garza about her experiences documenting communities of Cuban Jews, and discusses works on view in her current exhibition, "CUBA: Threads of Hope & Renewal", a 9-year survey of the artist's ongoing project.
Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas E. Ricks
February 1, 2010
00:45:21
Washington Post correspondent Thomas E. Ricks discusses his newly in paperback exploration of the Iraq war, The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq.
City of Atlanta Priorities
Kasim Reed
January 28, 2010
00:37:12
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed discusses his priorities for the city.
David M. Walker: Restoring Fiscal Responsibility in the US
David M. Walker
January 27, 2010
00:57:22
Financial expert David M. Walker examines the United States' national fiscal outlook and discusses his new book, Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility.
Joseph Stiglitz: America and the Sinking of the World Economy
Joseph Stiglitz: America and the Sinking of the World Economy
Joseph E. Stiglitz
January 25, 2010
00:50:03
Nobel Prize--winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about his new treatise, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy, in conversation with writer and editor Cullen Murphy.
The Colorful Politician, James Michael Curley
William Bulger
January 20, 2010
00:41:58
William Bulger, who served as president of both the Massachusetts Senate and the University of Massachusetts, author of James Michael Curley: a Short Biography, explains why the "rascal" politician James Michael Curley was such and inspiration to the generation that followed him.