Regular guests Alvin and Larry Ubell answer listeners’ questions about home maintenance and repair. Henry Wiencek takes a look at George Washington as a slaveowner, a side of the man that’s usually overshadowed by his image as national icon and founding father. Then Brenda Wineapple attempts to demystify the great American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. And Nathaniel Kahn on “My Architect,” a documentary about the life of his father, who was found dead in Penn Station in 1974.
Alvin and Larry Ubell
Building inspectors Alvin and Larry Ubell take listeners’ calls about home maintenance.
Henry Wiencek
Henry Wiencek explores the founding father's engagement with slavery at every stage of his life. His new book is An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America.
Brenda Wineapple
In Hawthorne: A Biography, Brenda Wineapple explains why writing was "a source of shame as much as pleasure and a necessity he could neither forgo nor entirely approve" for Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Events: Brenda will discuss and read selections from her book on Tuesday, November 25, 6:30 p.m., at New School ...
Nathaniel Kahn
In his documentary “My Architect,” Nathaniel Kahn tries to make sense of the life of father, Louis Kahn, a renowned architect who lived a double life and died in massive debt.
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