Frances Perkins was the woman behind the New Deal as she was sworn in as Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mariana Gosnell tells Anne Strainchamps why ice floats, and stories about ice bergs.
Robert Caro's been studying Lyndon Johnson for decades. The fourth volume of his "Years of Lyndon Johnson" is out, and when Caro stopped by the studio, Jim asked just what makes LBJ so interesting... Listen in on the UNCUT interview here!
So, National Parks are the greatest thing since sliced bread. And everyone loves them. Right? Well, not so fast. In the past couple years, a small group of Republicans have introduced bills that would seriously curtailing the creation of new National Parks and roll back protections of existing ones. These have been dubbed the “No More National Parks” bills. None of these bills have become law. Yet.Claire Moser works for the Public Lands Project for The Center for American Progress and she is trying to steop those bills.
Robert Gordon talks with Steve Paulson about Muddy Waters and his music, placing him at the crux of the blues and rock.
Lawrence Osborne tells Anne Strainchamps he set out to teach himself what a wine critic knows. He thinks he did, but isn’t sure we need critics at all.
Maurice Sendak talks about growing up as a Jewish child in WWII New York.
Storyteller Lorraine Johnson Coleman tells Anne Strainchamps about the various cultural traditions behind the breads found in Southern kitchens, and in her book.
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