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Podcast #237 – Marion Orr

House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr., is the latest book by this political scientist and the inaugural Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public Policy at Brown University. House of Diggs w

December 4, 2025 31:59 Speakers: Eric K. Washington, Marion Orr

Podcast #236 – Tim Greiving

John Williams: A Composer’s Life, published by Oxford University Press in September 2025, is the first biography by this arts journalist. Greiving, a longtime fan of Williams’ celebrated film scores, has contributed stories to NPR, the Los Angeles Times,

November 27, 2025 31:27 Speakers: Brian Jay Jones, Tim Greiving

Podcast #235 – Francesca Wade

Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, published by Scribner in October 2025, is the latest book by London-based author Francesca Wade. Additionally, Wade is the author of Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars, and her writing has appeared in T

November 20, 2025 30:16 Speakers: Francesca Wade, Natalie Dykstra

Podcast #234 – Todd S. Purdum

Photo by James MacMillan Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, published by Simon and Schuster in June 2025, is the latest book by this veteran journalist and author. Purdum also authored Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Rev

November 14, 2025 28:44 Speakers: John A. Farrell, Todd S. Purdum

Podcast #233 – Dana A. Williams

Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship, the latest book by author Dana A. Williams about Toni Morrison’s significant tenure as an editor at Random House, was published by Amistad in June 2025. Williams is Professor of African American l

November 6, 2025 36:33 Speakers: Dana A. Williams, Sonja Williams

Podcast #232 – James M. Bradley

Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician is James M. Bradley’s current book. It was published in December 2024 by Oxford University Press. Bradley co-edits the Martin Van Buren Papers, based at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, and he serv

October 30, 2025 23:53 Speakers: James M. Bradley, Simon Read

Podcast #231 – Lindsay M. Chervinsky

This historian and author’s latest book, Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic, was published by Oxford University Press in September 2024. Her other books include the award-winning The Cabinet: George Washington a

October 23, 2025 32:12 Speakers: John A. Farrell, Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Podcast #230 – Marcus J. Moore

High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul, published by Dey Street Books in November 2024, is the latest offering by this critically acclaimed author and university professor. Moore’s work explores the intersections of music, race, and culture, and he is

October 10, 2025 26:41 Speakers: Kevin McGruder, Marcus J. Moore

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