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Society & Culture
History
1026
Matthew Wilson, "Richard Congreve, Positivist P...
An interview with Matthew Wilson
68 min
1027
Kate Clifford Larson, "Walk with Me: A Biograph...
An interview with Kate Clifford Larson
42 min
1028
Adrian Shubert, "The Sword of Luchana: Baldomer...
An interview with Adrian Shubert
50 min
1029
David Hajdu and John Carey, "A Revolution in Th...
An interview with David Hajdu and John Carey
49 min
1030
Lester D. Friedman, "Citizen Spielberg" (U of I...
An interview with Lester D. Friedman
46 min
1031
Robert Morstein-Marx, "Julius Caesar and the Ro...
An interview with Robert Morstein-Marx
82 min
1032
Scott Kugle, "Hajj to the Heart: Sufi Journeys ...
An interview with Scott Kugle
73 min
1033
Richard K. Rein, "American Urbanist: How Willia...
An interview with Richard K. Rein
31 min
1034
Swami Medhananda, "Swami Vivekananda's Vedantic...
59 min
1035
Elle Dowd, "Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Mo...
An interview with Elle Down
44 min
1036
Rickson Gracie and Peter Maguire, "Breathe: A L...
An interview with Rickson Gracie and Peter Maguire
100 min
1037
Ravi Malhotra and Benjamin Isitt, "Able to Lead...
An interview with Ravi Malhotra
54 min
1038
Tinatin Japaridze, "Stalin's Millennials: Nosta...
An interview with Tinatin Japaridze
76 min
1039
On the Zen Odyssey of Ruth and Sokei-an Sasaki
A Discussion with Janica Towne Anderson
47 min
1040
Dan Grunfeld, "By the Grace of the Game: The Ho...
An interview with Dan Grunfeld
46 min
1041
Stephen B. Heard, "The Scientist’s Guide to Wri...
An interview with Stephen B. Heard
71 min
1042
John W. I. Lee, "The First Black Archaeologist:...
An interview with John W. I. Lee
42 min
1043
Lily E. Hirsch, "Weird Al: Seriously" (Rowman a...
An interview with Lily E. Hirsch
49 min
1044
Sandy Gall, "Afghan Napoleon: The Life of Ahmad...
An interview with Sandy Gall
50 min
1045
E. James West, "Ebony Magazine and Lerone Benne...
An interview with E. James West
65 min
1046
Carole Emberton, "To Walk about in Freedom: The...
An interview with Carole Emberton
43 min
1047
Brian J. Peterson, "Thomas Sankara: A Revolutio...
An interview with Brian J. Peterson
66 min
1048
René V. Arcilla, "Wim Wenders's Road Movie Phil...
An interview with René V. Arcilla
83 min
1049
Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant, "To Live More Abund...
An interview with Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant
32 min
1050
Friederike Assandri, "The Daode jing Commentary...
An interview with Friederike Assandri
60 min