We talk about the rise of mass fascism in America with Jeff Sharlet. His book is The Undertow. Also, a review of Dennis LeHane’s new novel, Small Mercies.

Family separation continues to devastate the lives of children, as explored in Sylvia Rodriguez-Vega’s book, Drawing Deportation: Art and Resistance among Immigrant Children. This poignant work delves into the traumatic experiences faced by immigrant c…

As a physician I’m perhaps more aware than most people of how perilous our everyday lives are and how quickly they could transition to something quite disastrous. And I think in America especially we exist in a sort of denial of our mortality…As a resu…

“I feel like if we can spend time in a place like one of these Happy Valleys that still holds these wisdom cultures that had these technologies and these systems that survived thousands and thousands of years before industrialization,

We talk with Peggy Orenstein about her book, UNRAVELING and Katy Simpson Smith tells us about her new novel, THE WEEDS.

We talk about media literacy with Allison Butler (The Media and Me). Also, Lizzie Stark enlightens us all about eggs. Her book is Egg: A Dozen Ovatures.

Jonathan Eig discusses his acclaimed new biography, “KING: A Life,” on Writer’s Voice. This captivating portrait of the civil rights leader offers fresh insights and an intimate perspective.

We talk with Ilan Stavans about his anthology, THE PEOPLE’S TONGUE: Americans and the English Language.