Alvin and Larry Ubell, the self-appointed “Gurus of How-To,” explore the intricacies of home repair. Then, Jill Lepore revisits a mostly forgotten plot to burn down New York City in the 18th century. Next, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley tells us about how she reconnected to novels after suffering a bout of writers block in the wake of 9/11. And Barbara Ehrenreich tells us what she learned by going undercover into the world of white-collar job seekers.
The Gurus of How-To
Building inspectors Alvin and Larry Ubell answer listener questions about home repair. Call 212-433-WNYC (212-433-9692).
» Visit the Ubell’s website
Music: “Talking Head “Burning Down the House” and Darlene Love and the White Heat Swing Orchestra – “Mr. Fix-It”
» Visit the Ubell’s website
Music: “Talking Head “Burning Down the House” and Darlene Love and the White Heat Swing Orchestra – “Mr. Fix-It”
Flames of Rebellion
Jill Lepore, a Professor of History at Harvard, reexamines a nearly forgotten conspiracy in which slaves attempted to burn down New York City in 1741. Her new book is titled New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan.
Events:
Jill Lepore reading, Q&A, and signing ...
Events:
Jill Lepore reading, Q&A, and signing ...
A Novel Approach
Jane Smiley won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel A Thousand Acres. She’s enjoyed a prolific career, writing eleven novels and three works of non-fiction. But after 9/11, she lost her drive to write. In 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel, she describes reading and analyzing 100 books to ...
Bait and Switch
Barbara Ehrenreich called attention to the state of the working poor in Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. In her latest book, Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream, she goes undercover to look at the plight of the middle class white-collar unemployed.
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