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#1708: Shani Orgad, Rosalind Gill on “Confidence Culture” | 51%
On this week’s 51%, we speak with professors Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill about their new book, Confidence Culture, examining the prominence of confidence and self-help discourse in modern-day marketing, workplaces, relationships — and well, everywhere else. We also...
#2215: NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). The pair discuss New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the state budget.
Author David Nasaw | WAMC’s In Conversation With
A 2013 encore conversation with WAMC's Alan Chartock and Dr. David Nasaw, author of the New York Times best-selling book "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy." Photo courtesy of Penguin Random House.
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 288
A new book explores Hall of Fame lacrosse coach Richie Moran's impact on lacrosse in upstate New York and beyond. We speak with with Christian Swezey, author of “We Showed Baltimore: The Lacrosse Revolution of the 1970s and Richie Moran’s Big Red,” about how the sport...
#1760: Peter Heller’s “The Guide” | The Book Show
Peter Heller’s novel, “The Guide,” takes place against the backdrop of his home state of Colorado. It follows a young man, Jack, who accepts a job as a fishing guide at an elite resort in the wilds of Colorado. What begins as an idyllic experience soon takes a dark...
#1646: COVID and maternity | The Best of Our Knowledge
Pregnancy means big changes for a woman and her health. Pregnancy during a pandemic threw out all the rules. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, what science knows and is still learning about COVID and maternity. We’ll also take another look at caring for trans...