Best Gee Lee Podcasts (2025)

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BONUS: Jennifer Egan on the Woman in White 37:37

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As part of our ongoing “That’s Classic!” series, we're joined by the wonderful Jennifer Egan to chat about the sensational thriller The Woman in White. Jennifer is one of the most loved, admired and critically acclaimed writers in America, with fans all over the world. Jennifer is a Pulitzer Prize winner and was President of the vitally important P…

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Mike Sozan on the State of U.S. Democracy 37:44

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Mike Sozan, senior fellow for democracy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, joins the podcast to talk about President Donald Trump’s authoritarian campaign to consolidate power and go after perceived enemies. Mike and Colin also discuss the return of Jimmy Kimmel, the potential government shutdown, and how Democrats are pushing back.…

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Wilkie Collins 1: The Woman in White 1:19:36

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The Woman in White was a sensation when it was serialised in Charles Dickens’ magazine All The Year Round in 1859 and 1860. It begins with an uncanny late-night meeting on the road to London between a young man and a woman dressed entirely in white. It ends with a sensational cat and mouse game between a villain and his pursuers. One of the unsung …

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SLOB Reads: The Sonnet with Paul Muldoon 38:24

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For several weeks we've been recording a subscribers-only mini series on the history of the sonnet in English. Sonnets are crowd-pleasers - short, sometimes sweet, and they always deliver a lot of bang for the reading buck. Today, one of the world's great living poets, Paul Muldoon, Pulitzer Prize winner and former poetry editor of the New Yorker, …

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Dr. Atul Gawande on how to Make America Healthy 48:43

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Dr. Atul Gawande joins the podcast to talk about Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the root causes of violence in this country. Dr. Gawande and Colin also discuss tumult at the CDC, the ramifications of the Trump administration’s attacks on science, and how to actually make America healthy.

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The Secret Life of Trains: how rail travel changed fiction - for ever 1:04:19

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It was five o’clock on a winter’s morning in Syria. Alongside the platform at Aleppo stood the train grandly designated in railway guides as the Taurus Express. So Agatha Christie began her sleeper [car] hit, Murder on the Orient Express (1934). All aboard! In the latest of SLoB's much-loved special episodes on surprising, fun, and always deeply re…

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BONUS: Writing Virginia Woolf's life (with Hermione Lee) 43:40

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In this final episode in SLoB's series on Virginia Woolf, Jonty talks to literary biographer Hermione Lee whose Virginia Woolf (1996) is perhaps the most respected account of her life and art in a world not short on them. Hermione talks about the challenges in writing about somebody who had such firm views on what a biography should and shouldn't b…

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Conor Lamb on the Second Trump Term 36:29

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Former Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) joins the podcast to discuss the first several months of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. Conor and Colin also talk about the Epstein files, Trump’s effective paramilitary force, the economy, and the path forward for the Democratic Party.

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Virginia Woolf 5: The Waves 57:11

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We thought we’d be concluding our Virginia Woolf deep-dive with "A Room of One’s Own," but we’ve enjoyed this series so much we decided to extend. Today we’re looking at the book which many Woolf obsessives consider her masterpiece. Woolf published The Waves in 1931, just two years after her string of masterpieces, Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, …

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43: Chaos Melee Boogaloo 2:31:50

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DrumCorpsAF 43 - Chaos Melee Boogaloo - Fossil Chops, Jeff Ream, and Sage Lee talk about the 2025 season in retrospect, and all the useless “what ifs” that go along with that sort of thing, as well as some opinions from listeners like you. Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-xCZkK4yFWf57RoxLsPnWePGJPTn_ZC3DHTPAgmxl0/edit?usp=sharing C…

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Christina Henderson on Trump’s Takeover of D.C. 46:55

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D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson joins the podcast to talk about President Donald Trump’s power grab in Washington, D.C. Christina and Colin also discuss the president’s threat to send National Guard troops to other blue cities and steps this administration is taking to normalize the military as an effective national police force.…

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Virginia Woolf 4: A Room Of One's Own 1:09:41

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Thank God, my long toil at the women’s lecture is this moment ended. I am back from speaking at Girton, in floods of rain. Starved but valiant young women – that’s my impression. That’s what Virginia Woolf wrote in her diary after delivering the lectures that became “A Room of One’s Own,” arguably the most important feminist manifesto of the twenti…

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Justin Wolfers on the State of the U.S. Economy 40:34

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Economist Justin Wolfers joins the podcast to talk about President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to remove Dr. Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board Governor, as part of his effort to consolidate total control over the economy. Justin and Colin also discuss the administration’s reckless trade wars and how President Trump’s agenda is weakening the econ…

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Virginia Woolf 3: Orlando 1:20:20

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Virginia Woolf wrote Orlando, a gender-defying historical romance, in 1927, when her intimate friend and lover Vita Sackville-West left London to join her diplomat husband Harold Nicholson in Tehran. Orlando is a love-story set across 300 years of English history, starting in the Elizabethan court and finishing in 1920s England. It features an irre…

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Minisode: Member Safety - SCV 1:44:49

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Minisode - Member Safety - SCV: SCV alumni Megan Yankee and Shayna Grajo join host Fossil Chops to talk about the abuse they endured at Santa Clara Vanguard during their marching experiences. We want to hear YOUR voices - call our submission line at 913-390-3190 and leave your best 2-3 minute take. You can use your real name or a pseudonym, and don…

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BONUS: Reading Mrs Dalloway (with Alexandra Schwartz) 29:39

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"Throw that party. Go for it. It's worth it." In today’s Mrs. Dalloway special episode, Sophie talks to Alex Schwartz, writer, critic and co-host of the New Yorker Magazine’s Critics at Large pod. On “Critics at Large’ she discusses the most urgent cultural matters, ranging from Sesame Street to the Pope to Meaghan and Harry to Ancient Rome. Which …

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Ambassador Bill Taylor on the War in Ukraine 40:45

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Former Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor joins the podcast to talk about the latest negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Ambassador Taylor and Colin also discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivations in this conflict, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit with European leaders to the White House, and how the United St…

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Virginia Woolf 2: To The Lighthouse 1:09:44

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50 is the new 25! “To the Lighthouse” is Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece about summer holidays and the passage of time. It’s perhaps the greatest novel ever written about middle-age, published when Viriginia Woolf herself was middle aged, and recorded by Sophie and Jonty at the height of their middle aged powers. The novel was published in 1927, after…

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BONUS: Virginia Woolf, the not-so-Common Reader (with Alexandra Harris) 34:55

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‘Think of a book as a very dangerous and exciting game, which it takes two to play at.’ For Virginia Woolf, reading wasn’t a passive act. It requires guts and ingenuity. At times one is locked in combat with a book, at others one is the ‘accomplice’ of a writer, like an accomplice to crime, aiding an act of daring imagination. Few people read as cl…

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Emily Gee on the Trump Slump 35:05

1M ago35:05

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Emily Gee, senior vice president for Inclusive Growth at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, joins the podcast to talk about how Donald Trump is harming the U.S. economy. Emily and Colin also discuss rising prices, how Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act guts Medicaid and food assistance, and this administration’s efforts to conce…

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Virginia Woolf 1: Mrs Dalloway 1:13:56

1M ago1:13:56

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not the Secret Life of Books, as we joyfully immerse ourselves in four of Woolf's greatest books to celebrate what is probably the most extraordinary middle-aged flowering of literary talent in history. Virginia Woolf was 43 when she published Mrs. Dalloway, 100 years ago in 1925. She went on to publish To the Lighth…

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Colette Delawalla on Protecting Science and American Innovation 28:16

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Colette Delawalla, the founder and executive director of Stand Up for Science, joins the podcast to talk about how the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific research undermine American innovation. Colette and Colin also talk about the larger ramifications for what appears to be an increasingly fragile U.S. economy and how to fight back.…

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Smells Like Teen Spirit: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 1:07:30

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Martin Amis’ Money, Thomas Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities, Bret Easton Ellis’ Less Than Zero… These books are often cited as defining works of the 1980s - serious works of literature that captured the spirit of the age. They are all great books, but spare a thought too for Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾. Like The Diary…

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Jesse Lee on the Cost of Trump’s Corruption 41:19

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Jesse Lee, political communications expert and senior adviser at Climate Power, joins the podcast to talk about the Epstein files and the devastating impact of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda. Jesse and Colin also talk about breaking through in this media environment and how to fight back.

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The Secret River with Kate Grenville 54:08

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This special episode on a great modern classic was recorded live at the Sydney Writers' Festival in 2025. Very few novels can genuinely claim to have changed a nation’s consciousness. The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville and published in 2005, is one of those books. It put a spotlight on a side of white settler experience that Australians ha…

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42: Drum Corps as Sports Teams - The Ultimate Battle of (Dim)Wits 2:10:54

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DrumCorpsAF 42 - Drum Corps as Sports Teams: The Ultimate Battle of (Dim) Wits - Fossil Chops, Jeff Ream, and Nikki Brose are joined by Jolly Green of Drunk Corps Int. and our special guests Jordan and Beth from the Sickos Committee podcast to talk about 2025 so far, drum corps as sports teams, and a whole tangent of random other subjects. We want …

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Beto O’Rourke on Defending Democracy 47:34

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Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) joins the show to discuss the national implications of Donald Trump and Republicans’ radical ploy to further erode democracy in Texas and how to fight back in this political moment. Colin also talks with Daniella about the origin story and history of the Tent and bids her farewell as she departs the Center for …

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Keeping Up Appearances with the Pooters: The Diary of A Nobody 1:15:50

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This episode is a cheat. It's not a real published personal diary, but a satire on published diaries. It’s a fiction, but it’s a fiction that tells us a lot about fact. Published 1892, The Diary of a Nobody is about London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son William Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances. Most of all, it's about …

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Emma Brown on Ending Gun Violence 40:53

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Emma Brown, executive director of Giffords, joins the podcast to talk about the rise of political violence in America and stemming the spread of gun violence. Colin and Muggs also discuss MAGA’s meltdown over the Jeffrey Epstein files and Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.…

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The Secret Life of Summer Holidays: sunburns, family arguments and holiday cottages in classic literature 49:49

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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Not if it was the summer holiday that Jonty's family went on to Menorca when a stomach bug ripped through their local village. Or the ill-fated beachside retreat amid a lacerating tropical storm that Sophie took with her mother and sister to mourn her father's death. Classic literature stages endless scenes o…

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BONUS: Move Over Bridgerton: James Boswell's Big Romance 24:21

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A bonus episode to share the extraordinary detail and richness of the real-time, live-streamed account James Boswell gives us of his first love affair in 1760s London. This may be the closest we can ever come to understanding what passion was like in an age of sexual libertinism and STDs before antibiotics. In our last episode, we talked about Bosw…

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Jack Cocchiarella on Winning the Vibe War 37:50

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Jack Cocchiarella, political commentator and host of "The Jack Cocchiarella Show," joins the podcast to talk about Gen Z voters and the new media ecosystem. Daniella and Colin also discuss how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cost ordinary Americans and growing divides in the MAGA coalition.

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A Date With Signor Gonorrhea: James Boswell's London Journal 1762 1:20:57

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It’s London, 1763 - we're paying a visit to the most fashionable, literary, sexy, filthy, glamorous capital in the world. The 22 year old James Boswell, born and raised on a large country estate outside Edinburgh, has escaped his ambitious and pushy Presbyterian parents and arrived in London. They want him to follow the family footsteps and become …

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41: 2025 First Impressions 1:49:41

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DrumCorpsAF 41 - 2025 Initial Impressions - Fossil Chops, Jeff Ream, and Nikki Brose get together to talk about their initial impressions and reactions to the first shows of 2025. We want to hear YOUR voices - call our submission line at 913-390-3190 and leave your best 2-3 minute take. You can use your real name or a pseudonym, and don’t forget to…

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Elissa Slotkin on a New Vision for the Democratic Party 26:46

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Neera Tanden, CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, discuss a new vision for the Democratic Party. They also talk about how to fight back against Republicans’ efforts to shrink America’s middle class and ways to strengthen our democracy.

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Plague, fire and hanky-panky in Swinging 1660s London: Samuel Pepys' Diary 1:19:13

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Welcome to London in the swinging sixties. One man fights off a towering inferno, navigates a zombie apocalypse, and an invading fleet of evil foreigners, while doing an extraordinary amount of shagging along the way. But we’re not talking about Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. This is the Diary of Samuel Pepys, written in the - flip th…

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr on the Direction of the Supreme Court 43:59

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr joins the show to talk about this Supreme Court term and the far-right direction of the court. Colin and guest host Muggs Leone also discuss the devastating impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Zohran Mamdani’s (D) successful primary race for New York City mayor.

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Breakfast with Jane Austen 52:19

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day -- especially for Jane Austen. On and off the page, Austen paid a lot of attention to the breakfast table. In real life, Austen woke before her family, played the piano and got the breakfast ready, before retreating to write for the rest of the morning. And in the novels this meal is no less foundatio…

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Andrew Miller on the Israel-Iran War 39:42

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Andrew Miller, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, joins the show to talk about the conflict between Israel and Iran. Daniella and Colin also discuss political violence in America, "No Kings" protests, and Senate Republicans' even more extreme version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.…

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Oscar Wilde 4: Doing rhyme: The Ballad of Reading Gaol 1:27:09

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In this episode - the last in our series on Oscar Wilde - we tell the story of the melodramatic, mediagenic, mad, melancholy end of Oscar Wilde's writing life and glittering career as the cleverest man in Britain, after his string of smash hit plays, culminating in "The Importance of Being Earnest." Almost as the curtain went up on his masterpiece …

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Gov. Tim Walz on Pushing Back and Moving Forward 14:54

3M ago14:54

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Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) joins the show to discuss the rising authoritarian threat from the Trump administration and the president’s politicization of the military. Gov. Walz also talks about his record of delivering for Minnesotans and how the American public can push back in this moment.

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Life and love with MND: Lisa Genova's Every Note Played with Prof Dominic Rowe 40:32

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Published in 2018, Lisa Genova’s Every Note Played follows the experiences of renowned concert pianist Richard Evans from the moment he is diagnosed with a form of Motor Neurone Disease, or MND, to his death less than two years later. It is a confronting, blow-by-blow account of the physical deterioration caused by MND, but also a testament to huma…

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Jared Bernstein on Trump’s Big, Bad Bill 36:13

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Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, joins the show to discuss House Republicans' Big "Beautiful" Bill and how it would hurt ordinary Americans to benefit the rich. Daniella and Colin also discuss President Donald Trump’s politicization of the military and protests in Los Angeles, and they speak with Vice …

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Minisode - Double Ewe Gee Eye Finals - Percussion 1:07:54

4M ago1:07:54

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DrumCorpsAF Minisode - Double Ewe Gee Eye Finals - Percussion - Host Fossil Chops is joined by Jeff Ream to talk all about the 2025 WGI Percussion championships and stuff. We want to hear YOUR voices - call our submission line at 913-390-3190 and leave your best 2-3 minute take. You can use your real name or a pseudonym. Leave us a review on iTunes…

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Oscar Wilde 3: "A Handbag?!" The Importance of Being Earnest 1:24:35

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The Importance of Being Earnest, first performed in 1895 at the sumptuous St James' Theatre in London, was Wilde’s last, and without question his greatest piece of dramatic writing. The handbag, the cucumber sandwiches, the Bunburying and the first class ticket to Worthing all come together to create a timeless classic that has been rarely out of p…

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Happier with Henry Wotton: Gretchen Rubin on Aphorisms and the Importance of Being Oscar Wilde 40:58

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Gretchen Rubin is one of America’s best known and best-loved writers on how to be happy. She published her evergreen classic The Happiness Project in 2009, and it was an instant hit. She’s followed it with many more books on the habits of happiness, and she’s also co-host of a hit podcast Happier, which she hosts with her sister, the writer Elizabe…

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Rep. Mark Takano on Pride Month 41:06

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Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) joins the show to discuss Pride Month, attacks from the Trump administration on LGBTQ+ people's rights, and how these attacks threaten the safety and wellbeing of all Americans. Daniella and Colin also discuss the mounting blowback to Congressional Republicans' One Big "Beautiful" Bill.…

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Oscar Wilde 2: If Looks Could Kill: The Picture of Dorian Gray 1:20:30

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s only novel, and it caused a sensation. It was used as evidence in Wilde’s trial for the crime of “gross indecency” in 1895. The conceit of the story is famous – a portrait grows old and corrupt while its human subject remains eternally youthful. But who knows what really happens in this famous modern myth…

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Barb McQuade on the Trump Administration’s Brazen Attacks on the Rule of Law 38:33

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University of Michigan Law School Professor Barb McQuade discusses Trump’s assault on the Constitution, the upcoming Supreme Court decisions, and how both states and everyday people can stand up for democracy. Daniella and Colin also address how Trump's tariffs are wreaking havoc on American businesses and analyze how his lack of a foreign policy v…

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Classic Books vs Trump: Jill Lepore on reading her way through the first 100 days 26:20

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Jill Lepore is one of America’s most renowned intellectuals. She’s Professor not only of American History, but also of Law at Harvard University; she's a staff writer at the New Yorker, and still finds time to write some of the most renowned history books of the 21st Century, including the magisterial and monumental These Truths: A History of the U…