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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424 Pieces

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Liner Notes for the Revolution
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Daphne Brooks about Black feminist music.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KMXT, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
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 WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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 KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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)
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Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with the scientist E.O. Wilson and his biographer Richard Rhodes.

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


  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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 KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, KSFR and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
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
A New History of Humanity
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 WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WLPR , WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Origin Stories (re-run)
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Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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1492? 1619? 1776? We’re talking with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Philip Deloria, and Peter Linebaugh about American origin stories.

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


  • Added: Nov 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Orwell's Roses
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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 WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KSFR and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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 KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KSFR and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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
Thoroughly Modern Mozart
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Jan Swafford and Robert Levin about Mozart.

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


  • Added: Oct 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Mann the Magician
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Colm Tóibín about the novelist Thomas Mann.

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


  • Added: Sep 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8

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