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.
Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Priya Satia about the connection of the gun manufacturing to the financial world to colonialism and also to slavery and how all these elements are still connected to the financial sector today. Priya Satia is a professor of History at Stanford University. She is the author of Spies in Arabia: The … Continued
CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).
Steven Saylor, whose latest novel in the Gordianus the Finder “Roma Sub Rosa” series, “The Throne of Caesar,” deals with the events of the Ides of March, 44 B.C. He talks about the book, his research on ancient Rome and his life as a writer, along with the comparison of the fall of the Roman Republic to the rise of Donald Trump in this discussion with host Richard Wolinsky.
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
