S9 Ep. 37 Soman Chainani on the Dream of a Young President
Young adult novelist Soman Chainani joins co-hosts Christian Barter and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss the impact of age on politics. Chainani, the author of a new novel called Young World that featur...
2 Juli 37min
S9 Ep. 36 Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism
Journalist Matthew Wolfe joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI, and a Secret History of Eco-Sabotage. W...
25 Juni 43min
S9 Ep. 35 Deb Olin Unferth on Our Apocalypse Now World
Writer Deb Olin Unferth joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss the enduring power of apocalyptic narratives and her new novel Earth 7. The novel follows the life of Dylan, the ...
18 Juni 39min
S9 Ep. 34 Ben Fountain on Rasputin and Trump’s Coming Third Term
Novelist Ben Fountain joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book, Rasputin Swims the Potomac. Fountain's satire, set in the not-to-distant future, describes the fur...
11 Juni 44min
S9 Ep. 33 Sarah Pearsall on the Worldwide Scope of the American Revolution
Historian Sarah Pearsall joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Freedom Round the Globe: a World History of the American Revolution. As we approach the 2...
4 Juni 48min
S9 Ep. 32 Barry Walters on LGBTQ Music 1969-2000
Music critic Barry Walters joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss his new book, Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music 1969-2000. Walters talks about how he chose the artists th...
28 Maj 48min
S9 Ep. 31 Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis
Wake Forest University Professor of Philosophy Christian B. Miller joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to discuss his newest work of nonfiction, The Honesty Crisis: Preserving...
21 Maj 42min
S9 Ep. 30 Rebecca Lehmann on Anne Boleyn, Trump, and Treason
Writer Rebecca Lehmann joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her debut novel, The Beheading Game, a work of speculative historical fiction in which King Henry VIII’s second...
14 Maj 37min
