In this episode we hear an interview with David Kertzer, Professor of Social Science, Anthropology, and Italian Studies at Brown University about his latest book, The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism.
Letters and Politics
10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday - Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
In this episode we hear an interview with Ethan Michaeli, award-winning author, publisher and journalist. He is the author of the book The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America. Michaeli was a copy editor and investigative reporter at The Defender from 1991 to 1996.
In this episode we speak with Tom Standage, the Deputy Editor of the Economist, and author of the new book, Writing on the Wall: Social Media, the First 2000 Years.
In this episode host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Heather Richardson, about the history of the republican party, and how it managed to fuse conservatism and republicanism. Richardson is a Professor of History at Boston College, and the author of the book, To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party.
In this episode host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Scott Anderson and experienced war correspondent and author of the book Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East, about the life of T.E. Lawrence, and the historical context for various conflicts in the Middle East.
Today we analyze the main international stories of 2016. From the war in Syria to the terrorist attacks in the U.S. and abroad to the election of Donald Trump and the projections for 2017 with author and journalist Vijay Prashad. Prashad is is George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies … Continued
With Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College, London. And author of the several books, among them: ‘What’s Wrong with Diplomacy: The Case of the UK and China’, The New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in Modern China’ ‘The Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography’, Four Volumes’,and his latest ‘CEO China: The Rise … Continued
With Chris Lehmann, author of the Jaundiced Eyeball column. Author of Rich People Things: Real-Life Secrets of the Predator Class (2011) and his latest The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity and the Unmaking of the American Dream. About The Money Cult America was founded, we’re taught in school, by the Pilgrims and other Puritans escaping religious persecution in Europe—an austere … Continued
Russian Ambasador to Turkey Assassination. The Electoral College. And How the Scandinavians Got It Right-and How We Can, Too
Russia’s ambassador to Ankara was killed today in a gun attack in the Turkish capital. We talk about the background involving Turkey, Russia and Syria with foreign correspondent and author of Inside Syria, Reesse Erlich. Later we talk to Constitutional Scholar, Geoffrey R. Stone, about the Electoral College Vote. Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of … Continued
In this episode we talk to author, journalist, and lecturer Adam Hochschild. His best-known works include King Leopold’s Ghost, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918, Bury the Chains, The Mirror at Midnight, and The Unquiet Ghost. His lastest book, Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 is about the history of the Spanish Civil … Continued