Fintan O'Toole: The Idiocy of Greatness
In this episode of Library Talks , the acclaimed Irish writer, Fintan O'Toole, delivers the annual Robert B. Silvers lecture. The idea of gr...
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20 of 391 episodesMaile Chapman with Larissa MacFarquhar: The Spoil
In this episode of Library Talks , acclaimed author Maile Chapman joins the podcast to discuss her first novel in fifteen years from acclaim...
Bob Crawford with Alexis Coe: America's Founding Son
In this episode of Library Talks , The historian and bass player for The Avett Brothers, Bob Crawford revisits the life of John Quincy Adams...
Daisy Hernández with Jia Lynn Yang: Citizenship
In this episode of Library Talks , Author Daisy Hernández explores one of the most contested questions in contemporary American life: who be...
Library Talks: Ellen Carol DuBois with Julie Suk, 'Elizabeth Cady Stanton'
In this episode of Library Talks , historian Ellen Carol DuBois discusses her new book Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life with leg...
Jeanne Theoharis with Robyn C. Spencer-Antoine: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
In this episode of Library Talks , historian Jeanne Theoharis joins the podcast to discuss her groundbreaking work, The Rebellious Life of M...
Clint Bentley with Aidan Flax-Clark: Train Dreams
In this episode of Library Talks , award winning director Clint Bentley joins the podcast to discuss his new film Train Dreams and the proce...
Nina Sankovitch with Jennifer Finney Boylan: Not Your Founding Father
In this episode of Library Talks , historian Nina Sankovitch discusses her new book Not Your Founding Father: How a Nonbinary Minister Becam...
Emily Yellin and John C. Lawson II with Michelle Miller: Nonviolent
In this episode of Library Talks , we explore the life of one of the most influential architects of the civil rights era Rev. James Lawson J...
Emerald Fennell with Aidan Flax-Clark: "Wuthering Heights"
In this episode of Library Talks , Academy and BAFTA Award–winning filmmaker, Emerald Fennell, discusses her seductive interpretation of Wut...
Edward McPherson with Robert Sullivan: Look Out
In this episode of Library Talks , author Edward McPherson sits down with fellow author Robert Sullivan to discuss his latest book, Look Out...
Akhil Reed Amar: Born Equal
In this episode of Library Talks , prizewinning constitutional historian Akhil Reed Amar talks about his new book Born Equal: Remaking Ameri...
Siddhartha Mukherjee with Dhruv Khullar: Revisiting The Emperor of All Maladies
In this episode of Library Talks , Pulitzer Prize–winning author and physician Siddhartha Mukherjee joins Library Talks to discuss the updat...
Tim Wu with Lina Khan: The Age of Extraction
In this episode of Library Talks , The legal scholar and former White House official, Tim Wu, examines how today's tech giants extract wealt...
Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper with Joshua David Stein: Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing
In this episode of Library Talks , 4th generation Russ & Daughters co-owners Niki Russ Federman & Josh Russ join the podcast to talk about t...
Amanda Vaill with Bill Goldstein: Pride and Pleasure
In this episode of Library Talks , writer Amanda Vaill joins the podcast to discuss her new book Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in...
Mindy Weisberger with Paula Croxson: Rise of The Zombie Bugs
In this episode of Library Talks , science writer Mindy Weisberger discusses her new book Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of...
Margalit Fox: The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum
In this episode of Library Talks , award-winning journalist Margalit Fox joins Library Talks to discuss her latest book, The Talented Mrs. M...
Lance Richardson with Sam Anderson: True Nature
In this episode of Library Talks , author Lance Richardson joins Library Talks to discuss his new book True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter...
Jonathan Mahler with Amor Towles: The Gods of New York
In this episode of Library Talks , award-winning author and New York Times Magazine staff writer Jonathan Mahler joins the podcast to discus...