Letters and Politics – August 9, 2018
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Letters and Politics
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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Letters and Politics – August 8, 2018
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Letters and Politics – August 7, 2018
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
This week the American Psychological Association (APA) will consider a measure to allow psychologist to return working at Guantanamo Bay and other detention facilities where so called enemy combatants are held. Mitch Jeserich talks to Dan Albers about his opposition to this new rule proposal as well as the history of the use of psychology … Continued
Mitch Jeserich talks to renowned economist and former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis, he gives the full, blistering account of his momentous clash with the mightiest economic and political forces on earth. Guest: Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, academic, politician and author of several books including his latest Adults in the Room. In March 2018 Varoufakis … Continued
Today we are in conversation with Joan Watts and Anne Watts who have collected, curated, and edited the Letters of his father, Alan Watts. Alan Watts is best known as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular and of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general. He earned the reputation of being one of the most original and … Continued
Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Hurston scholar Deborah Plant to talk about the tragedy of slavery and its pernicious legacy that continues to haunt America. Guest: Deborah Plant is a Hurston scholar at the University of South Florida. She is the editor of the book Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston. About Barracoon It … Continued
Mitch Jeserich talks to Catherine Nixey about the history of the rise of Christianity and how its radical followers ravaged vast swathes of classical culture, plunging the world into an era of dogma and intellectual darkness. Guest: Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. She is the author of The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of … Continued
Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Professor Kyle Harper to talk about one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. Central to this issue are question such as how does an empire fall? What’s the role of climate change and pandemic diseases in the collapse of Rome’s power. Guest: Kyle Harper … Continued
Aristocracy, Oligarchy, and Donald Trump
We are in conversation with Arthur Eckstein about how democracies and republics fell apart into chaos or despotism in the ancient western world. The history of those states recounts the history us of our own current state and the rise of a despotic demagogue in the White House. Guest: Arthur Eckstein is Professor of History and Distinguished … Continued