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Society & Culture
History
326
Paul Volcker: “The only number that works is zero”
In the Room at the Federal Reserve, Episode 4
43 min
327
Arthur Burns: “The smartest guy in the room”
An interview with Arthur Burns
41 min
328
Bill Martin: “Truman looked at him and said: ‘T...
In the Room at the Federal Reserve, Episode 2
42 min
329
Na'ou Liu, "Urban Scenes" (Cambria Press, 2023)
An interview with Yaohua Shi and Judith Amory
55 min
330
Alexandra Popoff, "Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel o...
An interview with Alexandra Popoff
54 min
331
Edward Shanks, "The People of the Ruins" (MIT P...
An interview with Paul March-Russell
55 min
332
Marriner Eccles: Reform “may not have happened ...
In the Room at the Federal Reserve, Episode 1
58 min
333
Douglas Greene, "The New Reformism and the Revi...
An interview with Douglas Greene
80 min
334
Yiman Wang, "To Be an Actress: Labor and Perfor...
An interview with Yiman Wang
54 min
335
Laura Beers. "Orwell’s Ghosts Wisdom and Warnin...
An interview with Laura Beers
40 min
336
Iman Mersal, "Traces of Enayat" (Transit Books,...
An interview with Iman Mersal
57 min
337
Shaul Magid on the Jewish Radicalism of Meir Ka...
A Discussion with Shaul Magid and Eugene Sheppard
49 min
338
Tim Cooper, "When Christians Disagree: Lessons ...
An interview with Tim Cooper
29 min
339
Steven E. Lindquist, "The Literary Life of Yājñ...
An interview with Steven E. Lindquist
58 min
340
Jim Higgins, "Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listenin...
An interview with Jim Higgins
45 min
341
Robin Darling Young et al, "Evagrius of Pontus:...
An interview with Charles M. Stang, Luke Dysinger, Robin Darling Young, Joel Kalvesmaki, Columba Stewart
89 min
342
Sheila Curran Bernard, "Bring Judgment Day: Rec...
An interview with Sheila Curran Bernard
30 min
343
Justin B. Stein, "Alternate Currents: Reiki’s C...
An interview with Justin B. Stein
51 min
344
Robyn Hitchcock, "1967: How I Got There and Why...
An interview with Robyn Hitchcock
47 min
345
Naomi Westerman, "Happy Death Club: Essays on D...
An interview with Naomi Westerman
46 min
346
David Burke, "The Puppet Masters: How MI6 Maste...
An interview with David Burke
67 min
347
Steven Powell, "Love Me Fierce In Danger: The L...
An interview with Steven Powell
54 min
348
Francis X. Clooney, S.J., "Hindu and Catholic, ...
An interview with Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
61 min
349
Dan Morrison, "The Poisoner of Bengal: The 1930...
An interview with Dan Morrison
40 min
350
Suzanne Scanlon, "Committed: On Meaning and Mad...
An interview with Suzanne Scanlon
56 min