Host Max Pringle speaks with historian and author James Oakes about his latest book: “Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Anti-Slavery Constitution.”
Did You Hear?
Many of our most interesting and informative conversations begin with the phrase “did you hear?” The “Did You Hear?” podcast seeks to be a source of that kind of thought-provoking information that you just can’t wait to share. “Did You Hear?” will cover news, politics, culture and the arts with curiosity and an eagerness to know and share information. A recurring segment on “Did You Hear?” will be “707 Corner.” It’ll be a periodic in-depth look at a fascinating issue happening in the North Bay — a special corner of our corner of the world – the “707 Corner.”
Thaddeus Stevens championed the cause of anti-slavery and racial equality during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era. His powerful advocacy for full racial equality would help give rise to constitutional amendments that would end slavery and grant citizenship to the newly emancipated. Max Pringle speaks with Stevens biographer Bruce Levine in this episode.
In this episode of “Did You Hear?” author Tom Nichols talks about his new book “The Death of Expertise.” It’s a well-thought out treatment of how the internet has given rise to a culture of distrust of experts. Knowledge gained from years of study and research can sometimes give way to wild theories spun online without evidence to back them up. “Alternative facts,” argues Nichols, can supplant actual facts and the result can be a danger to our health, our social cohesion and our democracy.
This premier episode of “Did You Hear?” examines the on-going humanitarian crisis in Middle Eastern nation of Yemen with Oxfam America President and CEO Abby Maxman. In the second half of the show we take a look at the fight in Vallejo, California over a proposed cement plant in the city. Local activists say it would pollute a working class neighborhood and harm its residents health. Proponents say it would bring industry and jobs to an economically struggling former Navy town.