May
11
188. Rewilding Crossover with Peter Michael Bauer
This episode is a crossover with Peter Michael Bauer's Rewilding Podcast. Peter and I talk about rewilding, everyday
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May
07
Was the American Revolution Revolutionary?
One of the big questions about the American revolution was whether or not it was actually a revolution. The short
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May
06
187. Imperial Delusions -- Luke Kemp
Luke Kemp rejoins me to discuss the second part of Goliath's Curse, "Imperial March and Fall."
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May
05
186. Thomas Jefferson: Radical, Revolutionary, Enslaver -- Annette Gordon-Reed
For this first episode in the Radicalism in the American Revolution series, historian Annette Gordon-Reed joins me to discuss her
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Apr
22
185. Radicalism in the American Revolution
Here's an introduction to a new series on Radicalism in the American Revolution, in honor of/in frustration
Apr
15
184. The Horizontal Transcendence of the Everyday -- Clare Carlisle
How do you know your life is worthwhile? How do connect to the world around you? What sort of life
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Apr
01
183. Mrs. Orwell -- Andrea Chalupa
Eric Blair, known as George Orwell, had all of his successes after he met and married Eileen O'Shaughnessy.
Mar
18
182. A Door Into Ocean -- Joan Slonczewski
Joan Slonczewski joins me to discuss their novel A Door Into Ocean, a science fiction novel about an all-female society
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Mar
11
181. The Language of Incompleteness -- Amit Chaudhuri
Amit Chaudhuri joins me to discuss his new collection of essays, Incompleteness. In these essays and his novels, Amit is
Feb
25
180. Aurora -- Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson comes back to discuss Aurora, his novel of a generational starship, in which generations of humans are
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