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 Confidence Man
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Tressie McMillan Cottom, Joseph O'Neill, Lewis Hyde, and Joshua Cohen about Donald Trump.

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


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Warped Speed
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Dr. Jerry Avorn, Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, Dr. Rebecca Weintraub, Dana Brown, and Alexander Zaitchik about the race for a COVID-19 ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KALW and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Wagner and Wagnerism
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Alex Ross about the composer Richard Wagner.

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


  • Added: Sep 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Look on the Blyth Side
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with economist Mark Blyth about the pandemic and America's outlook.

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


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Neuro-Adventures of Oliver Sacks
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about the author and neurologist Oliver Sacks, with his friend Lawrence Weschler.

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


  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
The Unmaking of America
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Kurt Andersen about his new book, Evil Geniuses.

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


  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Moby-Dick in 2020
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Jonathan Lethem, Donald Pease, Wyn Kelley, Alexander Chee, and Cornel West about Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

Bought by KSFR, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Casino Capital
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with novelist Joshua Cohen about casino capitalism, from Atlantic City to Boston.

Bought by KSFR, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT, KALW and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
American Autocracy
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Gary Hart, Martha Minow, and Masha Gessen about autocracy and presidential emergency powers in the U.S.

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


  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Nicholson Baker Searches for Secrets
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Nicholson Baker about searching for the truth about Cold War bioweapons.

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


  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Next Generation
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about a new era of grassroots activism with Andrea James, Ayana Aubourg, Armani White, Fatema Ahmad, Queen-Cheyenne Wade, and Carl Wi...

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


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
A Public Conversation Gone Sour
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about cancel culture with Noam Chomsky, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and David Bromwich.

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


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Reparations and the Wealth Gap
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about reparations with William Darity, Kirsten Mullen, and Thomas Craemer.

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


  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Return of the Prophet: James Baldwin in the 21st Century
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about James Baldwin with Raoul Peck, Teju Cole, Cornel West, and Ed Pavlic.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Warrior Cops
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations about policing with Bill Bratton, James Forman Jr., and Donna Murch.

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


  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Deaths of Despair
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Anne Case and Angus Deaton about decline in life expectancy and economic inequality.

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


  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Inequality and Injustice
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with District Attorney Rachael Rollins about reforming the legal system.

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


  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Reviving Reconstruction
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Conversations with Eric Foner and Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw about a history of oppression and racism from the Civil War to today.

Bought by KTOO, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, WGCU and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Moral Economics
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation about economist John Maynard Keynes with Zachary Carter.

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


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Yo-Yo Ma's Bach
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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A conversation with Yo-Yo Ma about Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites.

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


  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8

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