Open Source with Christopher Lydon

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An American conversation with global attitude - on the arts, humanities, and global affairs, hosted by Christopher Lydon.

An American conversation with global attitude - on the arts, humanities, and global affairs, hosted by Christopher Lydon

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467 Pieces

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The View from Ukraine
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Andrey Kurkov, Richard Lourie, and Gideon Rachman about Ukraine.

Bought by KMUN, WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Into the Feel Tank (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations on Lauren Berlant with Maggie Doherty, Anahid Nersessian, Zachary Samalin.

Bought by KMXT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Sensible Negotiation
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Anatol Lieven about the Ukraine crisis.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Sackler Empire (rerun)
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Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Patrick Radden Keefe and Kathleen Frydl about the Sackler family and the opioid crisis.

Bought by WLPR , WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMXT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Darwin's Successor (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with the scientist E.O. Wilson and his biographer Richard Rhodes.

Bought by KMXT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Say It Loud
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Randall Kennedy about his new collection of essays on race in the United States, historically and in 2021.

Bought by WLPR , KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blyth Unleashed
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with economist Mark Blyth on all kinds of subjects.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Darwin's Successor
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about E.O. Wilson with biographer Richard Rhodes and Wilson himself.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Nutmeg's Curse
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Amitav Ghosh about planetary crisis and vitalist possibilities.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
A New Day for Boston
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about Boston in the days before a historic mayoral election with Andrea Campbell, Carlton Williams, Armani White, Sheena Collier, Sid...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The CRISPR Challenge (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Walter Isaacson and Ben Hurlbut about gene-editing.

Bought by KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Prison Playwrights
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Chris Hedges, Lawrence Bell, and Boris Franklin about writing and teaching in prison.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMXT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Franzen Comes Alive
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Jonathan Franzen about his novel Crossroads.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Tragic Architecture
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Justin Beal about the architect of the World Trade Center, Minoru Yamasaki.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMXT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
The End of the War
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with William Dalrymple, Jonathan Neale, and Nancy Lindisfarne about war in Afghanistan.

Bought by WYAP, WLPR , WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Tarantino's 9th (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with A.S. Hamrah, Karina Longworth, Thomas Doherty, and Ty Burr about Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KICI Iowa City, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Into the Feel Tank
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Maggie Doherty, Anahid Nersessian, and Zachary Samalin about the politics of emotion and the work of the scholar Lauren Berlant.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KICI Iowa City, KMXT, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
JFK in the American Century (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with historian Fredrik Logevall about John F. Kennedy.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT, and KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Tale of Two Deltas
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Nathaniel Rich and John Barry about the New Orleans view of climate change and pandemics.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WYAP and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Five Stones for Goliath
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Zephyr Teachout, Ralph Nader, Nicco Mele, Matt Stoller, and Ben Tarnoff about monopoly power.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9

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