![]() ![]() Music in this week's show:Whistle While You Work - Artie Shaw and his New MusicYou're Getting to be a Habit with Me - Guy LombardoDo Nothin' Till You Hear from Me - Ben WebsterBoy Moves the Sun - Michael AndrewsA Ride with Polly Jean - Jenny ScheinmanGerry O'Beirne's album "The Bog Bodies and other Stories: Music for Guitar" Paul Auster, acclaimed novelist and author of Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane, on the 19th century writer's forgotten legacy. Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Gene Seymour culture critic with work in Newsday, the Nation, the Baffler, and more and Annalee Newitz science fiction author and science journalist, on the makings (and potential mishaps) of the metaverse. Paul Waldman opinion columnist at the Washington Post and senior writer for The American Prospect, on why off-year elections need historical context. And a forgotten behemoth of American literature gets a closer look. ![]() ![]() Also, why the midterm election results tell us so little about what's coming next in American politics. On this week's show, hear why they might need to start reading their source material more closely. For decades, Silicon Valley leaders have been borrowing ideas from science fiction - from the metaverse to the latest tech gadgets. ![]()
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