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Bravery and Betrayal: Uncovering Elżbieta Zawacka’s Hidden Story Her story was deliberately hidden by the Soviet-backed communist regime imposed on postwar Poland… it was a real privilege, as well as a real adventure, to bring that back to our knowledge. Today, my guest is writer and historian Clare Mulley. Clare is an award-winning author known… Continue reading Clare Mulley
The Soul of a Car: Jack Pegoraro on Classic Motoring and Modern Myths I never dreamt it could become a job… but almost by accident, by buying this car—which would’ve been a disaster for anybody else—I ended up doing my dream job Today, my guest is Jack Pegoraro, the creator and host of the popular… Continue reading Jack Pegoraro
Finding Home in Manga: from Crayon Goku to Crunchyroll More and more people are writing about and talking about anime. I want people to realize how significant manga and anime are around the world. Today, my guest is writer Briana Lawrence. Briana is the Senior Features Editor at Crunchyroll—an industry-leading, award-winning online platform that brings… Continue reading Briana Lawrence
Exploring America’s past and present : where history meets curiosity Many people are second-guessing their feelings about American history because we’ve learned so much more — and that complexity makes it harder to feel a clean sense of patriotism. But that discomfort is part of the process. Today, my guest is podcast and documentary host… Continue reading Don Wildman
Not Small Men: Why Women in Politics Deserve a New Approach Any woman who does media knows that you cannot, under any circumstances, show anger. Because the research is really clear—people stop listening. When a man does it, he’s passionate, he’s showing leadership. When a woman does it, people stop believing her. Today, my guest… Continue reading Karen Sugrue
The Lost Art of Gathering: How We Forgot Community and How to Find It Again” There’s a definite possibility that those generations being born now will shun the internet entirely. And even the good parts of its uses will not be good to them because they’ll have seen the bad and they’ll just go, ‘I… Continue reading Jason Stershic
Lost Childhoods: Conflict, Migration, and the Fight for Children’s Rights with Brain Milne Today, I’m joined by author and academic Brian Milne. Brian is a social anthropologist who specializes in the human rights of children. His work has taken him to around 40 countries, most of them developing nations; at least four have been in… Continue reading Brian Milne
Women, War, and Change: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini’s Path to Global Advocacy “You bring women to the table and they’ll talk to you both about what the men are going through and what the boys are going through and what the girls are going through. And I think it’s really important to bear that human perspective in… Continue reading Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
From Pandemic Pastime to Award-Winning Art: Steven Xiao’s Photographic Journey I think the reason that some people don’t see photography as an art is because of how comparatively fewer degrees of separation it has from reality. Photography is sort of painting with reality. And your perspective is the paintbrush. Today my guest is photographer Steven… Continue reading Steven Xiao
Phil BroiKos’ 24-Hour Symphony: ‘A Day in Music’ on The Comfortable Spot I’m trying to think big. I’m not going to have an opportunity to do this again. So I’m trying to make as big as I can, and I’m trying to make it clear that this is one big project. Today my guest is… Continue reading Phil BroiKos
