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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100 Seconds to Midnight
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Daniel Immerwahr, Nina Tannenwald, and Alex Wellerstein about forgotten nuclear threats.

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


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
Paths of Dissent
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with dissenting military veterans about America's post-9/11 wars.

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


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 11
Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Cornel West and David Bromwich in search of wisdom in dark times.

Bought by KMUN, KNCT FM, KICI Iowa City, KSFR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 10
Who's Number One?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about US-China relations with Kevin Rudd, David Kang, and Paul Hear.

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


  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
Unofficial China
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Kaiser Kuo and Jing Tsu about the cultural dynamics of US-China tensions.

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


  • Added: Jun 16, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 9
Stopping the War
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Jeffrey Sachs, Nina Khruscheva, Anatol Lieven, and Andrew Bacevich on possibilities for peace with Russia.

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


  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
Hail to Thee, Blyth Spirit
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with economist Mark Blyth and economic historian Brendan Greeley about a troubled global system.

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


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
The Joy and Genius of Erroll Garner (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Robin D. G. Kelley about the jazz pianist Erroll Garner.

Bought by KMXT, WLPR , KSFR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 11
Write Like the Russians (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with George Saunders about Russian literature.

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


  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 8
Walden & the Natural World of Transcendentalism (from July 7, 2017)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Henry David Thoreau, our specimen of American genius in nature, wrote famously short, and long. “Simplify,” in a one-word sentence of good advice.

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Van Morrison’s Cosmic Accident (Rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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In the annals of rock music albums, Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks is one of a kind. In an earthy medium, it’s a masterpiece of abstraction.

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


  • Added: Jul 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 14
Lenny at 100 (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein

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


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
A New History of Humanity (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with David Wengrow, Philip Deloria, Joyce Chaplin, Peter Linebaugh, and Robin D.G. Kelley about Wengrow's Dawn of Everything, co-auth...

Bought by KMXT, KMUN, KSFR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Orwell's Roses (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Rebecca Solnit about George Orwell, his essays, and his ideals.

Bought by KMXT, KMUN, WLPR , KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
The Soviet Symphonist (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Looking back at Shostakovich's life and music under Stalin

Bought by KWAX, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
DFW, FTW (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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It’s been a long time since the publication of Infinite Jest. Is there a chance David Foster Wallace, who died in 2008, was right?

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


  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 10
Studs Terkel’s Feeling Tone (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A Tribute to 5,000 Hours of Radio Magic

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


  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
We'll Always Have Casablanca (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Leslie Epstein and A.S. Hamrah about Casablanca.

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


  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Lovecraft Country (Rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A Halloween-season conversation about H.P. Lovecraft, with Joyce Carol Oates, Paul La Farge, Matt Ruff, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMUN, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Cruel Britannia (rerun)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Caroline Elkins about the British Empire.

Bought by KMUN, KMXT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KICI Iowa City, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 11

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