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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
On today’s show we begin with guest Mike Kohn, Reporter with KPFA News that does a report on Berkeley Rallies. Saturday April the 15th a “Patriot day” was organised by the Liberty Revival Alliance to enhance the right to free speech which garnered attention from Antifa. Then, we speak to Kate Hennessy, she is the granddaughter … Continued
With Suzy Kim, professor of Korean History at Rutgers University. Author of the book Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950. About the book: During the founding of North Korea, competing visions of an ideal modern state proliferated. Independence and democracy were touted by all, but plans for the future of North Korea differed in … Continued
On today’s show we first speak of the political turmoil in Venezuela with guest Miguel Tinker-Salas, Professor of Latin American history at Pomona College. He is a leading expert on Venezuela and on political and social issues confronting Latin America. He’s author of several books including “Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know”. And “The Enduring Legacy: … Continued
On today’s show we speak with Anthony d’Agostino, Professor of History at San Francisco State University, and an expert on the history of Russia. Author of many books including the Russian revolution and “The Rise of Global Powers: International Politics in the Era of World Wars”. Then, we speak with Richard Evans, about the 1848 Revolutionary … Continued
Today’s show deals with gender in the age of Trump with guest Harriet Fraad. Then, Mitch Jeserich speaks to Said Erikat, Washington Correspondent for Al Quds Daily and Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and coordinator of Middle-Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, about the legal issues surrounding the strikes in Syria. Source Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Syria.svg
Mitch Jeserich speaks with Steven S. Smith, professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis about the change in senatorial rules that has allowed Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Then he speaks with Nicholas Hope, of the Stanford Center for International Development, and former Country Director for the World Bank, China … Continued
Mitch Jeserich plays clips from this morning’s emergency security council meeting, and speaks with Reese Erlich, independent journalist and author of Inside Syria, about yesterdays chemical bombings in Syria. Then, Mitch interviews Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for People for the American Way, about the evolving controversy over Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation.
Mitch Jeserich interviews Christopher Cook, author and award winning journalist about the nomination of Alexander Acosta as Secretary of Labor. Acosta is a career attorney and the dean of the Florida International University College of Law. Then Mitch Speaks with John Dvorak, author of the book Mask of the Sun: The Science, History and Forgotten Lore … Continued
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich talks to Ruth DeFries MacArthur fellow and Columbia University professor, she is the author of The Big Ratchet. About the Book: Our species long lived on the edge of starvation. Now we produce enough food for all 7 billion of us to eat nearly 3,000 calories every day. This is such … Continued
Mitch Jeserich interviews Robert English Professor of International Relations at USC, who has just written a piece for Foreign Affairs that is critical of the US’s reaction to allegations of Russian interference in the election.
