Joseph Califano has been a key political figure during three different Democratic administrations--serving as domestic affairs chief under Johnson, as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under Carter, and as an advisor to Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. He joins us to share his memoir Inside: A Public and Private Life. Then singer/songwriter and activist Steve Earle performs live in our studios. He’ll preview his new album The Revolution Starts...Now. Journalist Christiane Bird explores the political and cultural history of the Kurds in her latest book A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan. Lastly, we’ll find out what inspired Eric Brende, a graduate student at M.I.T. at the time, to live without running water and electricity for 18 months. He documents the experiment in Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology.
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Joseph A. Califano, Jr. looks back on his life in law and politics in his new book, Inside: A Public and Private Life.
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Music: Soundtrack to A Civil Action, music by Danny Elfman: “Civil Theme” / “The River”
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Music: Soundtrack to A Civil Action, music by Danny Elfman: “Civil Theme” / “The River”
Steve Earle
Musician and activist Steve Earle performs songs from his new album, The Revolution Starts...Now, live in our studio.
Steve Earle will be performing on:
Thursday, August 26 at 7:30pm
Unconventional Heroes: An Evening of Performance to Honor Courageous Resisters
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, ...
Steve Earle will be performing on:
Thursday, August 26 at 7:30pm
Unconventional Heroes: An Evening of Performance to Honor Courageous Resisters
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, ...
Christiane Bird
Christiane Bird examines the culture and history of the Kurdish minority in Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran in A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan.
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» Read an excerpt of A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revoltsin the Reading ...
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» Read an excerpt of A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revoltsin the Reading ...
Eric Brende
Eric Brende argues that modern civilization might be improved by drastically scaling back on technology. He’ll discuss his new book, Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology.
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Music: Soundtrack to Hanging Up, music by David Hirschfelder: “Conference Call”
Events: ...
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Music: Soundtrack to Hanging Up, music by David Hirschfelder: “Conference Call”
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