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Society & Culture
History
2001
Peter Gray, "William Sharman Crawford and Ulste...
An interview with Peter Gray
32 min
2002
Robert Rozett and Iael Nidam-Orvieto, "After So...
An interview with Robert Rozett and Iael Nidam-Orvieto
52 min
2003
Amanda Wunder, "Spanish Fashion in the Age of V...
An interview with Amanda Wunder
48 min
2004
Jeremy Black, "Paris: A Short History" (Thames ...
An interview with Jeremy Black
36 min
2005
Coreen McGuire, "Measuring Difference, Numberin...
An interview with Coreen McGuire
26 min
2006
Stephen Morillo, "War and Conflict in the Middl...
An interview with Stephen Morillo
65 min
2007
On Fiorello La Guardia and Why He Still Matters...
52 min
2008
Tanisha Ford, "Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon ...
An interview with Tanisha Ford
30 min
2009
Nicholas Terpstra, "Senses of Space in the Earl...
An interview with Nicholas Terpstra
56 min
2010
Guido Alfani, "As Gods Among Men: A History of ...
An interview with Guido Alfani
54 min
2011
Debby Koren, "Responsa in a Historical Context:...
An interview with Debby Koren
45 min
2012
Jonathan Chatwin, "The Southern Tour: Deng Xiao...
An interview with Jonathan Chatwin
47 min
2013
Liz Tregenza, "Wholesale Couture: London and Be...
An interview with Liz Tregenza
48 min
2014
Philip Freeman, "Two Lives of Saint Brigid" (Fo...
An interview with Philip Freeman
22 min
2015
Eve Golden, "Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational...
An interview with Eve Golden
32 min
2016
D. J. Taylor, "Who Is Big Brother?: A Reader's ...
An interview with D. J. Taylor
26 min
2017
Thor Rydin, "The Works and Times of Johan Huizi...
An interview with Thor Rydin
56 min
2018
Jerry Grillo, "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Ha...
An interview with Jerry Grillo
59 min
2019
Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Manuel Lucena Gira...
An interview with Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Manuel Lucena Giraldo
58 min
2020
Victoria Flexner and Jay Reifel, "A History of ...
An interview with Victoria Flexner
52 min
2021
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, "Puerto Rico: A Nation...
An interview with Jorell Meléndez-Badillo
44 min
2022
Kerry Wallach, "Traces of a Jewish Artist: The ...
An interview with Kerry Wallach
56 min
2023
Melvin L. Rogers, "The Darkened Light of Faith:...
An interview with Melvin L. Rogers
50 min
2024
Steven Ujifusa, "The Last Ships from Hamburg: B...
An interview with Steven Ujifusa
75 min
2025
Kevin Lambert, "Symbols and Things: Material Ma...
An interview with Kevin Lambert
76 min