What It Means to Be American
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The author of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AMERICA talks about history, identity, and place and what they mean to her and in our current cultural moment.
December 24, 2020
Genius and Isolation (COVID-Related and Otherwise)
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We spoke with Craig Wright, author of The Hidden Habits of Genius. We spoke with Craig about his views on talent, art, and isolation.
October 5, 2020
Dance First, Think Afterwards
An Interview with Ethan Stiefel
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A renowned dancer and artistic director talks about his unconventional career.
Vol 6, Fall 2020 / September 7, 2020
Good Old Charlie Brown
An Interview with Andrew Blauner
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Charles Schulz's Peanuts can still delight, sadden, and fascinate us seven decades after it premiered in newspapers. We spoke with the editor of a Peanuts writing anthology about why.
Vol 6, Fall 2020 / September 7, 2020
Tali Farhadian Weinstein on COVID vs. the Justice System
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We spoke with a current candidate for Manhattan DA, on the justice system vs. the pandemic and her vision for the office.
August 5, 2020
Why the Decameron Is Great Quarantine Reading
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Our latest episode features Wayne Rebhorn, acclaimed translator of the Decameron, on Giovanni Boccaccio, his most famous work, and why it's still relevant.
May 4, 2020
Naples In the Time of Cholera
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Our latest episode features Frank Snowden, author of Naples in the Time of Cholera, on what we can learn from a late-19th century pandemic.
April 27, 2020
Tom Holland on Thucydides and the plague at Athens
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Our latest episode features Tom Holland on a plague that changed the course of ancient history, Thucydides, and what we can learn from the Greeks.
April 15, 2020
James Shapiro on Shakespeare and Plagues
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Our latest episode features James Shapiro talking about a major theme in Shakespeare’s work and life: the plagues that ravaged London throughout his career.
March 30, 2020
The Octavian 2019 Holiday Book List
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We are pleased to announce the Octavian 2019 holiday book List. The list makes great year-end reading wherever you may be — and great gifts, if you are still looking.
December 10, 2019
