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Yale Press Podcast: Listen In. Let it Grow on You. New Podcasts from Yale University Press
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Welcome to the Yale Press Podcast, a monthly show about arts, letters, ideas, history,
and just about everything else on our authors’ minds. Featuring the latest Yale University Press
authors and hosted by Chris Gondek.
Now you can subscribe to the Yale Press Podcast and all other University-related podcasts on iTunes U.
Visit iTunes.yale.edu for more details and subscription information.
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Available Episodes:
Episode 1: Adrian Goldsworthy, Ivan Brunetti, Todd Hignite, and Fred Shapiro
Episode 2: Adam LeBor, T.J. Clark, and John Gribbin
Episode 3: Sidney Kirkpatrick, Gerald Edelman, Leonie Gombrich, John Marzluff, and Tony Angell
Episode 4: Hugh Brogan, Heather Cox Richardson, Allen Dwight Callahan, and Norton Garfinkle
Episode 5: Ali A. Allawi, Matthew Levitt, and Joshua Kurlantzick
Episode 6: Nayan Chanda, Harold Cook, and Alan Klein
Episode 7: Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez, Amitai Etzioni, and Gregg Mitman
Episode 8: Michael Makovsky, Tennent Bagley, and Emily Cockayne
Episode 9: Trita Parsi and James Prosek
Episode 10: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones and Russell Korobokin
Episode 11: A.K. Sandoval-Strausz and Claudia Nahson
Episode 12: Victoria Clark and Daniel J. Solove
Episode 13: Richard Sennett and Gus Speth
Episode 14: Steve Fraser and Jay Parini
Episode 15: Josh Ozersky and Richard Thaler
Episode 16: Jonathan Zittrain and Benny Morris
Episode 17: Marwan Muasher and Rob Riemen
Episode 18: Derek van Bever and Dr. Marjorie Greenfield
Episode 19: Peter R. Mansoor, Ken Wells, and Ivan Brunetti
Episode 20: Joseph Epstein, Jessica Helfand, and Maurice Isserman
Episode 21: Nicholas A. Basbanes
Episode 22: James Boyle and Robert Poole
Episode 23: Godfrey Hodgson and Eric J. Sundquist
Episode 24: Molly Haskell and Joyce Lee Malcolm
Episode 25: John Donatich and Bill Marx
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Episode 25 - March 2009
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John Donatich, Director of Yale in New Haven, talks to World Books editor Bill Marx about
The Margellos World Republic of Letters,
a major new series dedicated to helping reverse the
trend against literary translations by making high quality works from around the globe
available in English.
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Episode 24 - February 2009
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In Episode 24, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) film critic Molly Haskell about Gone with the Wind - the
book and the film - and the uncanny symbiosis of Margaret Mitchell, David Selznick, and Vivian Leigh,
and (2) Joyce Lee Malcolm about the never-before-told story of a New England slave boy turned soldier
caught up in the American Revolution.
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Episode 23 - January 2009
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In Episode 23, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Eric J. Sundquist about the significance of
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream “ speech, and (2) Godfrey Hodgson about the history
behind America’s notion of its exceptionalism and the consequences for foreign policy today.
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Episode 22 - December 2008
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In Episode 22, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) James Boyle about the range wars of the information age --
today's heated battles over intellectual property, and (2) Robert Poole about the remarkable story of the first
photographs of Earth from space and the totally unexpected impact of those images.
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Episode 21 - November 2008
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2008 marks the centenary of Yale University Press. In Episode 21, Chris Gondek speaks with Nicholas Basbanes, whom David
McCullough has called "the leading authority of books about books." His latest book A World of Letters: Yale University Press,
1908-2008, is a fascinating, anecdote-rich chronicle of the Press's first 100 years. Basbanes takes the reader behind the scenes
to examine the challenges, controversies, choices and achievements that have defined this remarkable publishing house.
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Episode 20 - October 2008
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In Episode 20, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Joseph Epstein about his portrait of Fred Estaire and how the great dancer came to represent
the essence of style, suavity, and charm, (2) Jessica Helfand and her new book on the history of American scrapbooks,
and (3) Maurice Isserman, co-author of Fallen Giants, a comprehensive history of Himalayan mountaneering.
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Episode 19 - September 2008
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In Episode 19, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Peter R. Mansoor about his experience as a brigade commander during
the crucial first year of the war in Iraq, (2) Ken Wells about the harrowing experiences faced by residents of
Saint Bernard Parish during and after Hurricane Katrina, and (3) Ivan Brunetti, editor of Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and
True Stories Volume 2.
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Episode 18 - August 2008
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In Episode 18, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Derek van Bever about the reasons that a company’s growth can stall, and (2) Dr. Marjorie Greenfield about her pregnancy guide for working women. |
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Episode 17 - July 2008
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In Episode 17, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Marwan Muasher about the contribution of modern Arab states to the Middle East peace process, and (2) Rob Riemen about the importance of spiritual development to the health of the body politic. |
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Episode 16 - June 2008
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In Episode 16, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Jonathan Zittrain about The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It, and with (2) Benny Morris about the founding of Israel and the first Arab-Israeli War. |
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Episode 15 - May 2008
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In Episode 15, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Josh Ozersky , about the history of the American hamburger, and with (2) Richard Thaler, co-author with Cass Sunstein of Nudge, about the importance of structuring choices. |
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Episode 14 - April 2008
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In Episode 14, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Steve Fraser, about how Americans have perceived Wall Street and its more well known investors throughout its history, and with (2) Jay Parini, about the importance of poetry for both individuals and for cultures. |
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Episode 13 - March 2008
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In Episode 13, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Richard Sennett, winner of the 2006 Hegel Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences, about the art of craftsmanship; and (2) Gus Speth, dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale, about how the free market system will need to adjust in the face of serious environmental changes. |
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Episode 12 - New Year 2008
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In Episode 12, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Victoria Clark about Zionism and the American evangelical communtity and (2) Daniel J Solove about the permanent and global nature of the Internet is affecting people’s reputations. |
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Episode 11 - Yale Press Holiday 2007
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In Episode 11, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) A. K. Sandoval-Strausz who explores the idea of American hospitality and the modern hotel as an uniquely American invention, and with (2) Claudia Nahson about the art of William Steig — the well-known cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker. |
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Episode 10 - November 2007
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In Episode 10, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones about the earliest beginnings of the bureau, their current fights with organized crime, and the war on terror, and with (2) Russell Korobkin about the current and future legal issues surrounding stem cell therapy. |
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Episode 9 - October 2007
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In Episode 9, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Trita Parsi about his behind-the scenes revelations about events in the Middle East and the geopolitical competition between Israel, Iran, and the United States, and with (2) James Prosek, author, watercolorist, and musician about the Yale Anglers' Journal tenth anniversary as well as its rise as one of world's premier literary journals devoted to the sport. |
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Episode 8 - July 2007
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In Episode 8, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Michael Makovsky about Winston Churchill’s views on Zionism, (2) Tennent Bagley about the controversy surrounding a KGB defector in the early 1960s, and (3) Emily Cockayne about urban nuisances people suffered in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries. |
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Episode 7 - June 2007
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In Episode 7, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez aboutFoxbats over Dimona, (2) Amitai Etzioni about a new direction in American foreign policy, and (3) Gregg Mitman about how allergies have affected American society since the Nineteenth Century. |
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Episode 6 - Globalization, Past & Present, April 2007
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In Episode 6, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Nayan Chanda of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization about the historical forces at play in globalization, (2) Harold Cook about how the growing international trading power of the Dutch republic in the 16th and 17th centuries led to advancements in medicine and science, and (3) Alan Klein about how Major League Baseball is reaching out to an international audience. |
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Episode 5 - Our World, April 2007
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In Episode 5, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Ali A. Allawi about Iraqi society and politics before, during, and after the American-led coalition’s invasion of Iraq, (2) Matthew Levitt on how Hamas embraces politics, charity, and terror, and (3) Joshua Kurlantzick on how China is using Soft Power in the International arena. |
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Episode 4 - America, Late February 2007
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In Episode 4, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Hugh Brogan about the life of Alexis de Tocqueville, (2) Heather Cox Richardson about the reconstruction of America after the Civil War, (3) Dr. Allen Dwight Callahan about the relationship of African-Americans with the Bible, and (4) Norton Garfinkle about the political and moral implications of American economic policy. |
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Episode 3 - Human Knowledge, Human Nature, Early February 2007
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In Episode 3, Chris Gondek interviews (1) Sidney D. Kirkpatrick about the unconventional life and art of Thomas Eakins, (2) Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Gerald Edelman about the intersection of brain science and human knowledge, (3) Leonie Gombrich about E.H. Gombrich's phenomenal A Little History of the World, and (4) John Marzluff and Tony Angell about the storied relationship between crows and humans. |
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Episode 2 - New Year's Perspective, January 2007
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In Episode 2, Chris Gondek interviews (1) journalist Adam LeBor about the UN’s inability to deal with genocide, (2) art historian T.J. Clark about the power of sustained attention to art, and (3) astronomer and best-selling science writer John Gribbin about The Origins of the Future: Ten Questions for the Next Ten Years. |
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Episode 1 - Holiday Books, November / December 2006
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The premier episode of the Yale Press Podcast gets into the holiday spirit! Host Chris Gondek interviews (1) Adrian Goldsworthy about his book, Caesar: Life of a Colossus, (2) Ivan Brunetti, editor of An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories, and Todd Hignite, author of In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists, about the history of comics, and (3) Fred Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, about the genesis of that monumental new tome. |
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