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On this special Halloween edition of the podcast, cultural historian Leo Braudy, author of Haunted, sat down with us to talk about the history of monsters and other scary creatures.
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Paul V. Turner, Wattis Professor Art, Emeritus, at Stanford University, interviewed by Jessica Holahan about Professor Turner’s new book, Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco, which delves into the entirety of Wright’s built and unbuilt projects in California’s Bay Area.
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The long-held belief that the Declaration of Independence calls for a small government may not be an accurate assessment. Historian Steve Pincus discusses the meaning of this seminal document as well as its continuing influence in modern politics and American life.
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Rutgers professor Joan Marter discusses the recently-published book she edited: Women of Abstract Expressionism, which delves into the lives and artwork of dozens of women artists in America in the 1940s and 1950s who painted in the style that would come to be known as Abstract Expressionism.
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Psychiatrist Joel Dimsdale discusses the pathology of Nazi war criminals
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In a special edition of the Yale University Press Podcast, we share an episode of The Observatory podcast from Design Observatory. Michael Bierut and Jessica Helfand discuss Instagram, logo changes, and the impact of design on your daily life.
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Russia expert David Satter talks about the fall of Yeltsin, the rise of Putin, and what lies ahead for Russia and the United States
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Journalist and author Richard Conniff talks dinosaurs, the Peabody, and the future of museums on this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast
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Abraham Nussbaum discusses why the medical field could be a little more personal and shares stories from his own experiences as a physician.
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John Donatich sits down to talk with author and translator Tim Parks about Giacomo Leopardi, writing, and the process of translation.