Andrew Sean Greer, discusses his latest novel, “Less,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.“Less,” just won this year’s Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Still in hardcover, the book will be republished in paperback on May 22nd, 2018. This interview was recorded August 10th, 2017.
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Today we are in conversation about the civil war in Colombia with guest Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, she is the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Previously, she held several positions at Human Rights Watch, including as the organization’s senior Americas researcher, covering Colombia and Peru, and as the co-director of its US program. Maria McFarland … Continued
A new report by Public Citizen’s Corporate Presidency project has found that Donald Trump is millions of dollars richer since he began running for President, directly by virtue of his campaign run and Presidential tenure. On our show today we’ll speak with the report’s author Alan Zibel. Then, we’ll continue our coverage of Syria and … Continued
Andrew Sean Greer, whose latest novel is “Less,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
Andrew Sean Greer is the author of several acclaimed novels, including “The Confessions of Max Tivoli” and “The Story of a Marriage.” His latest novel, “Less,” tells the story of a middle-aged writer turning fifty, his relationships with an older famed poet and a younger man, and a trip around the world.
WorkWeek Radio hears from Jeff Ruch who is labor lawyer and executive director of Protecting Employees Who Protect Our Environment PEER. He talks about the massive falsification of testing results at Hunters Point Naval shipyard. He was able to get an EPA document which said that up to 97% of some of the areas tested … Continued
Ariel Levy, author of the memoir “The Rules Do Not Apply” in coversation with Richard Wolinsky. A staff writer for the New Yorker magazine since 2008, Ariel Levy first began her tenure focusing on issues involving sexuality and gender. She’s since expanded her reach, with stories about Silvio Berlusconi, Mike Huckabee, the hip drug ayuhuaska and the photographer Catherine Opie. While on assignment in Mongolia, she developed a miscarriage and, within two weeks, saw her relationship go south. Her memoir talks about both events, her career in journalism, and coping with loss.
At this Dark of the Moon, Caroline welcomes back denizen of Yosemite, Master Rock Climber and Nature Mentor, Ron Kauk, that “through Imagination Lost Opportunities may be Regained.” Ron is the author of “Spirit of the Rok,” “Letters from Sacred Rok,” and “Voices from the Inside out,” about his work with bringing incarcerated youth to … Continued
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Ariel Levy, author of the memoir “The Rules Do Not Apply” in coversation with Richard Wolinsky. A staff writer for the New Yorker magazine since 2008, Ariel Levy first began her tenure focusing on issues involving sexuality and gender. She’s since expanded her reach, with stories about Silvio Berlusconi, Mike Huckabee, the hip drug ayuhuaska and the photographer Catherine Opie. While on assignment in Mongolia, she developed a miscarriage and, within two weeks, saw her relationship go south. Her memoir talks about both events, her career in journalism, and coping with loss.
