Recent Podcasts
James Hillman on <em>A Terrible Love of War</em>

James Hillman on A Terrible Love of War

James Hillman undertakes a groundbreaking examination of the psychological origins, needs, and rewards of war.
Jonathan Safran Foer - <em>Eating Animals</em>

Jonathan Safran Foer - Eating Animals

Hear award-winning author and wunderkind Jonathan Safran Foer discuss his first nonfiction book, Eating Animals
Melvin I. Urofsky: <em>On Louis D. Brandeis</em>

Melvin I. Urofsky: On Louis D. Brandeis

Drawing on family papers and materials never before available, historian and author Melvin I. Urofsky explores the electrifying life and career of Louis D. Brandeis
Nick Hornby: <em>Juliet, Naked</em>

Nick Hornby: Juliet, Naked

Award-winning, bestselling author Nick Hornby read from and discuss his latest work, Juliet, Naked.
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer 

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer 

Novella Carpenter in conversation with Evan Kleinman. In Carpenter's Farm City, urban and rural collide in this wry inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm.

Audrey Friedman Marcus On Survival In Shanghai

Insightful lecture by Audrey Friedman Marcus, widow of Fred Marcus who fled Germany and went to Shanghai to escape the Nazis.

Dr. Drew Pinksy and Dr. S. Mark Young

Prominent addiction and behavioral specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky and co-author Dr. S. Mark Young discuss their new book, The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America

Gerardo Nigenda and Gabriela Jauregui

Interview with photographer Gerardo Nigenda from Sight Unseen: International Photography by Blind Artists and poet Gabriela Jauregui of the recently published Controlled Decay.
Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life

Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life

One of America's most performed and admired composers, Adams (Nixon in China, Doctor Atomic) helped shape the landscape of contemporary classical music.  His new memoir reveals the inner workings of his creative process and illuminates the recent history of music-making.
The Wooster Group: <em>La Didone</em>

The Wooster Group: La Didone

Mark Murphy interviews Elizabeth LeCompte, artistic director of New York performance ensemble The Wooster Group, about La Didone.
Robert Thurman and Danny Hillis: A Conversation on Science, Ethics, and Religion

Robert Thurman and Danny Hillis: A Conversation on Science, Ethics, and Religion

American Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and renowned engineer Danny Hillis.