Watching America
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Hosted by British born host Dr. Alan Campbell, Watching America combines interviews, engaging audio, and deep dive talks in to our local and national culture through the eloquent and ever-curious lens of a ‘Brit’ who has spent over two decades ‘figuring it all out’; Watching America.
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Scott Eyman on Charlie Chaplin Beyond The Screen
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Katy Milkman: Unveiling the Secrets of Lasting Change
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Clancy Martin: How Not to Kill Yourself
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Hampton Court Palace: 500 Years of History
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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A Conversation With Filmmaker Jerry Aronson
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Americans in London: Benjamin Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Wanamaker
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Alan Cosgrove: Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Jill Duggar: Counting the Cost
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Eerie Excursions: Unearthing the Mysteries of America's Cemeteries and Tombstone Tourism
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Douglas Brunt: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Dr. Terry Lindvall: Exploring the Work of Literary Giant C.S. Lewis
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Remembering Patsy Cline
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Capturing Truth: A Conversation with Renowned Documentary Filmmaker John Scheinfeld
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Jonathan Losos: The Cat’s Meow
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Trumpeting Success: Chris Botti's Journey in Music
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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A Conversation With Jazz Artist Kat Edmonson
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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The Crappy Childhood Fairy: Anna Runkle on CPTSD
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Unveiling the Joys of Solitude: Amy Key's Journey
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Katy Kelleher: 'The Ugly History of Beautiful Things'
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Stephen M.R. Covey: The Importance of Trust
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Sergio Mendes: Six Decades of Joy From Music
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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From Memory to Manuscript: Ruta Sepetys Explores How To Unlock The Stories Within You
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Karen Grassle: Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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A Conversation With Jazz Icon Herb Alpert
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Jaime Green: The Possibility of Life
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt: 'Wake Up With Purpose'
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Carl Sferrazza Anthony Discusses 'Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy'
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Crafting the Fantastic: A Conversation With Bruce McAllister
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Patti McCracken Uncovers ‘History’s Most Astonishing Murder Ring’
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Robots Among Us: A Conversation With Dr. Dennis Hong
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Feasting on Stoic Wisdom: David Fideler Reveals Insights from ‘Breakfast with Seneca’
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May 26, 2023 |
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More to Life: A Conversation With Os Guinness
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May 19, 2023 |
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Richard Sterban: From Elvis to Elvira
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Holly Harris: Relentless Survivor
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Sally Harris: Parenting Defiant Adult Children
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Brad Buchanan On Being A Chimera
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Hollywood, Teach Us To Pray
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Music of the Beatles with Tom Payne
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Stacy Pearsall: After Action on PBS
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Five Generations in the Workplace with Haydn Shaw
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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A World of Wonder: Exploring The Science of Awe With Dr. Dacher Keltner
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Holly Knight: I Am The Warrior
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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A Fortunate Chat With Lemony Snicket
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less by Leidy Klotz
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Samuel C. Spitale: How to Win the War on Truth
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Jason Umidi: Jesus + Seltzer
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Hayley Arceneaux: Wild Ride
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Brian McDonald: Five Floors Up
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Mike Rinder: A Billion Years
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Dr. Randall Bell: Post-Traumatic Thriving
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Joshua Coombes: Do Something For Nothing
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Donna Francart: "I've Seen Dead People"
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Jeb Corliss: The Human Bird
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Greg Melville: Over My Dead Body
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Remembering Patsy Cline
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Dr. Paul Marik: Physicians in the Age of Covid
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Nathalia Holt: Wise Gals--The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Lyell Asher: Why Colleges are Becoming Cults
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Americans in London: Benjamin Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Wanamaker
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Lynne Fenton: Aurora
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Antonio Salazar-Hobson: Antonio, We Know You
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Nolan Gasser's "Why You Like It: The Science & Culture of Musical Taste"
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Ellen Vora: The Anatomy of Anxiety
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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John Gleeson: The Gotti Wars
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Kellyanne Conway: Here's the Deal
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Jacob Mchangama: Free Speech (from Socrates to Social Media)
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Grant Golliher: Think Like a Horse
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Steve Wilson: Why Do We Laugh?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Ethan Kross: "Chatter"
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Reuben Miller: "Halfway Home--Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Incarceration"
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May 27, 2022 |
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Dave Rubin: "Don't Burn This Country"
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May 20, 2022 |
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Sarah Fay: "Pathological-The True Story of Six Misdiagnosis"
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May 13, 2022 |
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L. A. Rivera Colon: “Living Between Cultures: From Borinquen to Hollywood”
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May 06, 2022 |
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Ken Coleman: From Paycheck to Purpose
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Peter Alagona: The Accidental Ecosystem
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Lt. Governor Winsome Sears
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Sex Addiction
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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8 Seconds: Professional Bull Rider Bryan Titman
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence with Anna Lembke, MD
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Jason D. Hill: What Do White Americans Owe Black People?
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Colonel Hennadiy Kovalenko: Military Insights Into Russia's Threat to Ukraine
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Daniel Pink: The Power of Regret
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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"Dark Night of the Soul" with Gina Gambony
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Faisal Al Mutar: Ideas Beyond Borders
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Notes from the End of a Very Long Life with John Leland
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Megan Fairchild: The Ballerina Mindset (not just for ballerinas)
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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"Miserable Holiday Stories" with Alex Bernstein
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Poetic Song Verse: Blues-Based Popular Music & Poetry with Mike Mattison and Ernest Suarez
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century by Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Michael Shellenberger: San FranSicko
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Phil Donahue & Marlo Thomas on "What Makes a Marriage Last"
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less by Leidy Klotz
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Laurence Leamer: "Capote's Women"
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Niall Ferguson on "Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe"
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Dr. Randall Bell: Post-Traumatic Thriving
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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FAIR: Bion Bartning & Daryl Davis discuss a "pro-human" approach to civil rights
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Larry Elder: A Conversation From 2019
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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J.W. Freiberg: Surrounded By Others, And Yet So Alone
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Clarissa Ward: On All Fronts, The Education Of A Journalist
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Alan C. Logan: The Greatest Hoax On Earth
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Seth David Radwell: American Schism
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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T.K. Thorne: Behind the Magic Curtain--Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham's Civil Rights Days
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Visionary Choreographer Jemel McWilliams
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Mary Beth Wilkas Janke: The Protector
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Stephen C. Meyer: The Return Of The God Hypothesis
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy, Jr. By Steven M. Gillon
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Donna Francart: "I've Seen Dead People"
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Mark Laita: Soft White Underbelly
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Greg Ellis: The Respondent
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Double Feature: “Prey” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali & “A Philosopher on Brain Rest” by Megan Craig
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Annie Jacobsen: First Platoon-Modern War in the Age of Identity
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Joshua Coombes: Do Something For Nothing
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May 21, 2021 |
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Ethan Kross: Chatter
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May 14, 2021 |
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Royals Part II with Roberta Fiorito
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May 07, 2021 |
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Royals
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Neil Farber: Serendipity
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Michele Bailey: The Currency of Gratitude
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Inspired Music: "Fantasia, the Lightning Sonata" by Tony Cicoria, and "Three Tributes" from the Freeman Brothers
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Michael Patrick F. Smith: The Good Hand
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Pamela Paresky: Re-Humanizing Our Opponents
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Mark Harris on "Mike Nichols: A Life"
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Jason D. Hill on "We Have Overcome: An Immigrant's Letter to the American People"
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Annie Jacobsen: First Platoon-Modern War in the Age of Identity
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Scott Barry Kaufman "Transcends" Maslow's Hierarchy
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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The Inimitable Julie Newmar
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Harold Holzer: The Presidents Vs. The Press
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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CNN's Clarissa Ward: The Education of a Journalist
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Matthew Yglesias: One Billion Americans
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Film Buff Ben Beard: The South Never Plays Itself
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Thomas Ricks: First Principles
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Barton Gellman: Dark Mirror--Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Stephen Root: Character Actor Extraordinaire
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Value of Tolerance and Freedom in Western Civilization
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Michael Brody-Waite: Great Leaders Live Like Drug Addicts
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Peter Boghossian: How To Have Impossible Conversations
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Melissa Korn & Jennifer Levitz: Privilege, Deceit, and the Making of the College Admissions Scandal
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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Mark Laita: "Soft White Underbelly"
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Gerald Horne's "Paul Robeson: The Artist As Revolutionary"
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Burt Ward & Tracy Posner: Gentle Giants
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Holy Burt Ward! It's Robin!
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Cassadee Pope: Rise and Shine
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Colin Woodard: Unity--The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Phil Donahue & Marlo Thomas: What Makes a Marriage Last
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Dr. David Dunning: Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Double Feature: Mayim Bialik & Andy Greene
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Dave Rubin: Don't Burn This Book
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Visionary Choreographer Jemel McWilliams
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Warren Farrell: The Boy Crisis
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Kelly AuCoin, AKA "Dollar Bill" Stearn
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Dianne Lake Remembers The Manson Family
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Kristen Bell: The World Needs More Purple People
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Adam (Ruins Everything) Conover
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Terry O'Quinn Acts--and Sings
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May 29, 2020 |
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The Gifts of Boredom
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May 22, 2020 |
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"Hollywood": Mira Sorvino
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May 15, 2020 |
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A Fortunate Chat With Lemony Snicket
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May 08, 2020 |
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Mary Beth Wilkas Janke: The Protector
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May 01, 2020 |
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Facial Recognition in America with Kashmir Hill & "The Running Mates"
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Jeb Corliss, The Human Bird
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Carol Burnett: It's So Good We Had This Time Together
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul" And Other Story Songs
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Jerry Saltz: How To Be An Artist
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Black Dahlia: Murder As Fine Art
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Caroline Johnson: Jet Girl
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Christian Picciolini: Breaking Hate
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Puddles Pity Party
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Christine Bacon: How to Save Your Marriage and Find "Extreme Happiness"
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Richard Preston: Plagues, Bioterrorism, and Coronavirus
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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The Grateful Dead: Deadhead culture in 2020
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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How to Stay in Love: Advice from divorce lawyer James J. Sexton
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Aaron Stark: "I was almost a school shooter"
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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"Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" with author Casey Cep (replay)
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Jamie Elmore, founder of the Alopecia Support Group
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Awkward Hugs and Strange Dating Behavior
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Hoarders--and Children of Hoarders
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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The Whisper Episode (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Watching America from Abbey Road Studios
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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An intimate conversation with Eric Haney
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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John F. Kennedy, Jr.: The Reluctant Prince
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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The Vampire Show
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Dinosaurs and Disaster: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Acting With Terry O'Quinn
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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William Klingaman: The Darkest Year
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Paul Tough & Alia Wong: College
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Author Richard Preston: Crisis in the Red Zone
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Paul Theroux: On the Plain of Snakes
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Dr. Christine M. Bacon on "Super Couples"
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Railroad Barons, Anarchy, and Offense: Authors Jonathan Haidt & Jack Kelly
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Annus Horribilis: 1968 with Kevin Boyle and Greg Messel
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Todd Zwillich: The Man Who Knew the Way to the Moon
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Lori Gottlieb: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Handling Anger, with Dr. Ryan C. Martin and "Jenny"
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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WEB EXTRA: Extended conversation with Jenny about anger and Emotions Anonymous
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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WEB EXTRA: Extended conversation with psychologist Dr. Ryan C. Martin about anger
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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"The Coddling of the American Mind": Co-Author Greg Lukianoff discusses free speech on campus and in comedy
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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"Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" with author Casey Cep
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Rocket Man: The Story of Elton John
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Be a Hero:Discussion with psychologist and author Elizabeth Svoboda and Defensive Tactics specialist and author Ron Scheidt
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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How to be an Entrepreneur with Nancy Grden
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May 30, 2019 |
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How to be an Entrepreneur with Nancy Grden
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May 30, 2019 |
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Talk to the Animals with Dr. Carl Safina and Jemila Ericson
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May 23, 2019 |
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Why Do We Cry?
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May 16, 2019 |
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Filmmaker Debbie Melnyk on "Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore"
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May 09, 2019 |
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Extended Conversation: Peter Boghossian
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May 02, 2019 |
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Extended Conversation: Helen Pluckrose
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May 02, 2019 |
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Larry Elder, the "Sage from South Central"
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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First Ladies: Kate Andersen Brower, Ronald Kessler, and Katherine Pittman
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Male Suicide Web Extra: Paul Currington
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Male Suicide Web Extra: Michael Skinner
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Male Suicide: Dr. Narketta Sparkman-Key & Sergeant Kevin Briggs
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Author Kembrew McLeod: The Downtown Pop Underground
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Sex Addiction
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Camille Paglia: Author, Critic, Provocateur
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Watching America Starts This March
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Feb 14, 2019 |