Religion and Violence
The former catholic nun Karen Armstrong, speaks with host Mitch Jeserich about religion and violence.
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.
Ebola and the History of Contagious Carriers
On today’s show we engage a conversation with Priscilla Wald, Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Duke University, about her book Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative. Mitch Jeserich interviews her about Ebola and the history of contagious carriers in the US.
Republicans Vote for Progressive Measures
On today’s show we talk with Sylvia Allegretto about the last economic statistics. Sylvia Allegretto is a labor economist and co-chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the University of California, Berkeley. Then, Mitch Jeserich engage in a conversation with Zach Polett, the national campaign director of Arkansas Fair Share on how Arkansas … Continued
Demography in the Elections and Comics as a Way to See an New America
On today’s show we talk to Jeff Chang author of Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post-Civil Rights America. Then, Mitch Jeserich has a conversation with demographer William Frey about the demographics in these midterm elections.
History of the GOP
Today we look into how parties are used as avenues toward power and especially into the history of the Republican party with Heather Richardson. Heather Richardson is a history professor at Boston College.
Dangers for US Democracy
On today’s show we talk of the dangers US democracy is in with Michael Glennon professor of international law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is the author of National Security and Double Government.
Southern Strategy to Use Racism from 1960 to Now
On today’s show we explore the Southern strategy to exploit racism as a tool in elections in the 1960s and today too. Our guest is John A. Powell, Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, Professor of Law and Professor of African American Studies and Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley he also is the … Continued
Islam and the Abolition of Slavery
On today’s show guest host Shora Zamani interviews William Gervase Clarence-Smith on his book Islam and the Abolition of Slavery, surveying the Islamic debates on slavery.
Disappearing Religions of the Middle East
With Gerard Russell, former British and United Nations diplomat, Senior Fellow with the New America Foundation’s International Security Program and the Foreign Policy Center in London, and author of the book Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East. About the book: Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle … Continued
Political Landscape One Week Before the Midterm Elections
On today’s show we discuss of the possibility Democrats would lose the senate, one of teh reasons would be the lack of enthusiasm by the Latino voters. Our guest is Arturo Carmona Executive Direcot of Presente.org. Then, we discuss with John Nichols from Nation’s Magazine about the political landscape.