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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
In this episode of Letters and Politics interim host Christina Aanestad talks with Emily Crockett, a staff writer for Vox Media, who was part of a team that counted and broadcast the amount of times Trump interrupted Clinton during the presidential debate. She also speaks with Sara Angevine, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political … Continued
With William K. Black, an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the Department of Economics and the School of Law. He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from 2005-2007. During this segment interim host Phillip talks with our guest about the Wells Fargo fraud controversy that … Continued
With Greg Palast, a New York Times-bestselling author and a freelance journalist for the BBC as well as the British newspaper The Guardian. Throughout his career he has investigated and uncovered many instances of election fraud and political malfeasance, exposing the corporate interests and big-money involved in who gets elected in the United States. His most recent documentary, The Best … Continued
With Arun Gupta, journalist and co-founder of The Indypendent and the Occupied Wall Street Journal. In this episode he speaks with Mitch Jerserich about the state of American politics. A long time third party voter, for the first time he urges voters to vote against Trump, in voting for Clinton. His latest article is The Left Underestimates the … Continued
With Chris Jennings, an author who grew up in New York City. He graduated from Deep Springs College and Wesleyan University. He lives in Northern California with his dog. His most recent book is Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism. About the book: By any measure, Ann Lee, the illiterate daughter of a Manchester blacksmith, led one … Continued
With Jonathan F. P. Rose, a nationally renowned city planner, whose investment, development and urban planning firm, The Jonathan Rose Companies, has received rewards from the Urban Land Institute, American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association, and many others. About the book: Cities are birthplaces of civilization; centers of culture, trade, and progress; cauldrons of opportunity—and the home of … Continued
With Kevin M. Kruse, professor of History at Princeton University in New Jersey. He is the author or co-editor of several books, his latest is One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America. About the book: One Nation Under God tells the story of how in the middle of the 20th century, corporate titans and … Continued
With Karen Armstrong, OBE, FRSL, a former Roman Catholic nun and British commentator and author known for her numerous books on comparative religion. Her latest is Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence. About the book: While many historians have looked at violence in connection with particular religious manifestations (jihad in Islam or Christianity’s … Continued
In this episode of Letters and Politics we hear recordings from a film on the life and works of Karl Marx, entitled “What if Marx Was Right?,” part of a six-part series on the history of capitalism, Capitalism, by filmmaker Ilan Ziv. this episode questions whether history has “gotten Marx wrong” by focusing on The Communist Manifesto … Continued
With Reese Erlich, author and journalist. He writes regularly for CBS Radio, Australian Broadcasting Corp., and National Public Radio. He is foreign correspondent for Global Post and contributes to VICE News. Erlich has won numerous journalism awards including a Peabody awards. His latest book is Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What … Continued
