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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
We talk with Reza Aslan about his book: Zealot: The time and Life of Jesus of Nazareth. About the book: Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher and miracle worker walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God.” The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening … Continued
As the nation grapples with the topic of sexual abuse we talk with Rebecca Solnit. She is the author of Men Explain Things to Me.
Today we talk about the Middle East in WWI with Scott Anderson, author of the book: Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East.
On today’s show we speak with Jonathan Lyons on how the first caliphates were a representation of the highest civilization. He is the author of the book: The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization.
Naomi Klein, author of the book This Changes Everything.
The Unknown Known, a documentary of Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld and his use of language.
On his last year f life Martin Luther King Junior gave radical speeches that alienated people in his own camp. Tavis Smiley is here to discuss about 1967-1968 the last year of MLK Jr, he is the co-author of the book The Death of a King.
On Today’s show we speak with Adam Tanner about his book: WHAT STAYS IN VEGAS: The World of Personal Data Lifeblood of Big Business and the End of Privacy as We Know It.
US Strikes Syria. Conn Hallinan of Foreign Policy in Focus. Frances Boyle, professor at the University of Illinois College of Law.
Tim McDonnell of Climate Desk on the UN Summit on Climate Change. David Enders, war correspondent with Al Jazeera America, on his recent trip to Iraq.
