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On today’s show: We’ll get a history of the populist Right in the United States. Pico Iyer discusses his fondness for the writer Graham Greene. The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects continues with a look at the 2,700 year old Lachish Reliefs. Margot Livesey tells us about her new novel, The Flight of Gemma Hardy. And Jamal Joseph, former spokesman and leader of the New York Black Panthers, talks about his time with the group and how he found a new calling in prison.
Robin Levi, editor of Inside This Place, Not of It, and Tina Reynolds, a former prisoner who’s an activist for women in NY prisons, talk about what it’s like for incarcerated women. Téa Obreht discusses her novel, The Tiger’s Wife, our selection for the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club. The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is on the sphinx of Taharqo. Alvin and Lawrence Ubell, the Gurus of How-To tackle listener questions on the nuts and bolts of home repair.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on his new children’s book, What Color Is My World? Jonah Hill on his Oscar-nominated role in “Moneyball.” The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is on a Chinese zhou ritual vessel. Plus out latest Backstory/Underreported segments.
Gary Oldman on his career, and his Oscar nomination for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” Sixteen-year-old boxer Claressa Shields, her coach Jason Crutchfield, and former pro fighter Christy Halbert, talk about women’s boxing in the Olympics. The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is on a cloak used to wrap mummies. And our latest Please Explain is all about How to Save the World, Part 4.
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