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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Today host Mitch Jeserich interviews Nicholas Guyatt, Professor of History at Cambridge, about his new book Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation. The two discuss how white anti-slavery activists in the United States helped create segregation.
Today Mitch Jeserich speaks with Melvin A. Goodman who served as a senior analyst and Division Chief at the CIA from 1966 to 1990. He then quit because of the corruption inside the Agency. He wrote a book retelling the story Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the Politics of Intelligence. We address his … Continued
A conversation on the terrorist attacks in London, Manchester and Kabul and the global response with Rafia Zakaria, columnist with Dawn newspaper and The Baffler. She is the author of the book The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan. Rafia Zakaria
On today’s show host Mitch Jeseritch has two guests. With Pankaj Mishra he dives into the history of disillusionment and disenfranchisement, from the philosophy of Jean Jacques Rousseau to ISIS and Trump voters. Pankaj Mishra is the author of the book The Age of Anger: A History of the Present. Then, he welcomes Jennifer Ackerman to talk of the genius … Continued
Today host Mitch Jeserich interviews Barnard professor Rosalind Rosenberg, author of the book Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray. Pauli Murray was the first African American to earn a JSD from Yale Law School and her legal work on the 14th amendment provided the groundwork for Brown v. Board and inspired Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s work with women’s … Continued
On today’s episode, host Mitch Jeserich interviews Ramesh Srinivasan, author of “Whose Global Village? Rethinking the way Technology Shapes Our World.” Srinivasan, a professor at UCLA, acts as a call to action to include non-Western and marginalized communities in the digital revolution.
On today’s episode, Mitch Jeserich hosts George Zarkadakis. Zarkadakis, a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, is the author of several novels including his latest book In Our Own Image: Savior or Destroyer? The History and Future of Artificial Intelligence. The book explains AI’s history, technology, its potential; its manifestations in intelligent machines; its connections to neurology and consciousness, as … Continued
Today host Philip Maldari plays clips from the documentary “All Governments Lie.” The film argues that mainstream media is intertwined with business through corporate ownership and advertising. Using interviews with contemporary journalists and anti-establishment figures as well as historical film from the past six decades, the documentary demonstrates the need for a truly free press and its role in … Continued
Today host Philip Maldari plays clips of Richard Wolff discussing “Trumponomics.” Wolff, an economist and professor at The New School, was a guest speaker for KPFK on April 20th, 2017 to talk about Trump’s economic plan. Wolff explains who wins and who loses under Trump’s plan, as well as where our economy is currently headed and how to … Continued
On this episode, host Philip Maldari plays clips from the documentary “The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump,” created by the Dutch media company Zembla. The film investigates the connections between Trump and the Russians and helps shed light upon this relationship in the wake of James Comey’s firing. Host Philip Maldari is offering: “The Dubious Friends of Donald … Continued
