Emily Bazelon is one of the hosts of Slate's Political Gabfest podcast, which has been out since 2005. She talks with Rehman Tungekar about how the Gabfest got started, how they prepare for an episode, and why it's so popular.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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James Mills looks into why so few African-Americans visit the national Parks today.
Steve Young talks about his book, "Everything's Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals."
Jamaica Kincaid tells Steve Paulson that slavery and colonialism helped create a tradition of irresponsibility in men like her father and stepfather.
Isabel Allende talks about what happened on September 11, 1973, when a military coup in Chile overthrew her uncle, Salvador Allende.
If the sea has a voice, how can we learn to hear it? James MacManus chews on that question in his first novel, “The Language of the Sea.”
Stephen Cave talks about his book, "Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization."
Novelist Jacqueline Mitchard was one of the judges for the 2002 National Book Awards. She talks about the experience.
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