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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452 Pieces

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A conversation with the novelist Zadie Smith.

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


  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 31:18
  • Purchases: 3
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A conversation with John Kaag about Henry David Thoreau.

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


  • Added: Sep 09, 2023
  • Length: 36:29
  • Purchases: 4
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A conversation with John Szwed about Harry Smith.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 38:56
  • Purchases: 2
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A conversation with Andrew Leland about the culture and experience of blindness.

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


  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 41:48
  • Purchases: 3
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A conversation with Jackson Lears about vitalism.

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


  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 34:31
  • Purchases: 4
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A conversation with Erica Heilman, host of Rumble Strip.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 29, 2023
  • Length: 41:16
  • Purchases: 3
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A conversation with political economist Mark Blyth.

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


  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 39:12
  • Purchases: 3
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A conversation with Yogi Berra.

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


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 42:40
  • Purchases: 3
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A conversation with the poet Eileen Myles.

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


  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 32:27
  • Purchases: 3
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A conversation with Robert Pogue Harrison and Ana Ilievska about what the AI era says about human intelligence.

Bought by WYAP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMUN, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 6
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A last conversation with the New Yorker cartoonist Ed Koren.

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


  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 33:28
  • Purchases: 3
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A conversation about philosopher William James with John Kaag.

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


  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 38:52
  • Purchases: 4
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A conversation with Aidan Levy about Sonny Rollins.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WYAP, KMUN, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 39:22
  • Purchases: 4
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A conversation with the novelist Paul Harding.

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


  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 35:07
  • Purchases: 4
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A conversation with J. Michael Lennon and John Buffalo Mailer about Norman Mailer.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KMUN, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 37:31
  • Purchases: 5
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A conversation with Lydia Moland about Lydia Maria Child.

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


  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 35:06
  • Purchases: 5

  • Added: Jan 26, 2023
  • Length: 31:48
  • Purchases: 7
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Conversations about John Quincy Adams with Sara Martin, James Traub, and Andrew Bacevich.

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


  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 10
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A conversation with Marianna Mazzucato about reframing government's role in the economy.

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


  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
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A conversation with Colm Tóibín about the novelist Thomas Mann.

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


  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17