Author Susan Hertog discusses her new biography of two smart, self-made women who lived strikingly parallel lives that placed them at the center of the social and historical upheavals of the 20th century: Dorothy Thompson and Rebecca West.
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November 2011
Audio
Dangerous Ambition: Rebecca West and Dorothy Thompson
November 16th, 2011
51 minutes 10 seconds
Susan Hertog
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October 2011
Audio
James Madison
October 25th, 2011
1 hour 44 seconds
Richard Brookhiser, Benno Schmidt (moderator)
Richard Brookhiser presents a vivid portrait of the “Father of the Constitution,” an accomplished yet humble statesman who nourished Americans’ fledgling liberty.
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October 2011
Audio
A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War
October 4th, 2011
55 minutes 32 seconds
Amanda Foreman, Harold Holzer (moderator)
Amanda Foreman, in conversation with Harold Holzer, takes the audience on a journey to the drawing rooms of London, the offices of Washington, and the front lines of a divided America to examine Great Britain’s integral role in the Civil War.
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May 2011
Audio
Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View
May 31st, 2011
56 min 56 sec
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer
Through the analysis of past cases, Associate United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer examines the Court’s role as guardian of the Constitution.
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May 2011
Audio
Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, 1865-1903
May 26th, 2011
Lawrence Goldstone, Eric Foner, Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Three experts discuss the Supreme Court’s failure to protect equal rights during the pivotal years following the Civil War.
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