Episodios

  • America's Black Botanical Legacy

    America's Black Botanical Legacy
    Mar 1 2026
    Biologist Beronda Montgomery explored the botanical knowledge developed by African Americans. Harvard Book Store hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m
  • Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia

    Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia
    Feb 22 2026
    Finance and Tech reporter David Morris reported on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. POWERHOUSE Arena in New York City hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
  • The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History

    The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History
    Feb 15 2026
    Former FBI investigator Tim Carpenter recounted the true-life detective story spearheaded by the Bureau's Art Crime Team, which found itself on the trail of a thief who stole thousands of cultural artifacts -- and human remains -- from around the world. The Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee hosted this event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m
  • The State and the Soldier

    The State and the Soldier
    Feb 8 2026
    Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, examined the relationship between civilian and military leadership in America going back to the country's founding. This event was hosted by AEI in Washington, D.C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 5 m
  • The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary with Stafan Fatsis

    The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary with Stafan Fatsis
    Feb 1 2026
    Stefan Fatsis describes his experience as a lexicographer in training at Merriam-Webster to learn how words are added to the dictionary. Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA, hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 m
  • Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture

    Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture
    Jan 25 2026
    How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? That’s the question posed by humor columnist Dave Barry’s 2025 memoir titled, Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up.   This week on C-SPAN's Afterwords podcast, a discussion on satire and humor with Dave Barry and novelist Carl Hiaasen. Hiaasen also has a new book titled Fever Beach. It’s a satirical crime novel, which he says was inspired by real events in Florida and the January 6th riot at the Capitol. That conversation between authors Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen, coming up in just a minute on AfterWords..   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 m
  • Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York

    Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York
    Jan 18 2026
    New York Times Magazine staff writer Jonathan Mahler talked about the 1980s forces, events, and characters that defined and shaped New York City. His book features Donald Trump, Spike Lee, Rudy Giuliani , Ed Koch, and Al Sharpton - and highlights New York's experiences with homelessness, AIDS, racial tensions, and the crack epidemic. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 m
  • Ben Shapiro Argues the World Is Divided Over the Future of Western Civilization

    Ben Shapiro Argues the World Is Divided Over the Future of Western Civilization
    Jan 11 2026
    The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro argued that the world is divided between those who want to defend Western civilization and those who want to undermine it. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m