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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349 Pieces

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Adventures in D Flat
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Music and conversation with composer Matt Aucoin.

Bought by KWIT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Africa, Maine
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A visit to Portland, Maine, to talk about recent arrival of asylum-seekers, and a conversation with Catherine Besteman, Nancy Kelly, and John Wills...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KSFR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KWIT, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
23 and You
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about the 2020 Democratic presidential primary with Reed Hundt, Randall Kennedy, Matt Stoller, and Mike Gravel.

Bought by KWIT, WMUU-LP, KALW, KICI Iowa City, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Who Killed the American Century?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with George Packer and Fredrik Logevall about Richard Holbrooke and American "action intellectuals."

Bought by KWIT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Tiananmen Square and China's 1980s
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about the 1980s in China, on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.

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


  • Added: Jun 09, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Beyond Stonewall: From Power to Pride
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Gary Bailey, Larry Kessler, Sue Katz, Michael Bronski, Stephanie Burt, and Maura Healey about the LGBTQ movement, looking back ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WWNO, WXPN, WAER Syracuse, NY and more


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
At Home in Japan with Pico Iyer
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Pico Iyer about finding stillness and contemplation in Japan.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KWIT, KALW, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: May 24, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
John Bolton's War?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Discussing Iran and U.S. foreign policy with Paul Pillar, Huss Banai, Adil Najam, Derek Davison, and Matt Duss.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KICI Iowa City, KALW, KMXT and more


  • Added: May 17, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Behind the “Leonine Gaze” of Frederick Douglass
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Historian David Blight on his new biography of Frederick Douglass.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, Md., KWIT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT and more


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Amazing Aretha
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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"I was blind, but now I see!"

Bought by WYAP, WRGY, WAER Syracuse, NY, WHRV, WLPR and more


  • Added: May 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Secret Life of Trees
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Richard Powers, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, and Ned Friedman about trees.

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


  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Russiagate, Unredacted
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about collusion, obstruction of justice, and the full Mueller Report with Seth Berman, Andy Bacevich, and David Bromwich.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KWIT, KICI Iowa City, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Bauhaus in Your House
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation on art, architecture, and design with Tamar Avishai, Peter Chermayeff, Ann Beha, and Sebastian Smee.

Bought by WLPR , KWIT, KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Esperanza Spalding: Drawn to Greatness
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with the bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding

Bought by KWIT, WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Collusion Delusion
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about Russiagate with Masha Gessen, Matt Taibbi, Jill Abramson, Aaron Maté, and Nicholson Baker

Bought by KALW, KFCF FM, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Barriers and borders and frontiers (oh my!)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Greg Grandin, Valeria Luiselli, and John Lanchester.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWIT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Real Education About Artificial Intelligence
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about AI and moral complexity with Sally Haslanger, Susan Silbey, and Yarden Katz.

Bought by KWIT, WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, KALW, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
On Becoming Who You Are
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with John Kaag and Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen on Nietzsche, philosophy, and life.

Bought by KWIT, KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Intelligent Redesign?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with George Church and Antonio Regalado about gene editing and the future of biotech.

Bought by KWIT, KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Second Guessing the Oscars
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about the movies with A. S. Hamrah, Beth Gilligan, Katherine Irving.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW, and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5

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