Corey Brettschneider’s “The Presidents and the People” puts five on the naughty list!
Our new episode is with Brown U. Professor Corey Brettschneider and his book “The Presidents and the People.” He shows how five presidents - Adams, Buchanan, A. Johnson, Wilson and Nixon - abandoned democracy and jeopardized our essential rights. He also profiles the groups of citizens who mobilized to push back. Listen! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/axelbank-reports-history-and-today/id1521053272?i=1000664438944
Dr. Leah Price on why we love books!!
How many times have you said, “I need to tell ___ about this book!” or how often do you ask, “Did you read ___?”
In our new episode, we talked with book historian, Dr. Leah Price Basic Books about her fascinating history of books themselves
In “What We Talk About When We Talk About Books” she explains how books, while seemingly inanimate, are in fact living documents. She also explains how even though we consider ourselves sentimental about books, it’s often impossible to give them away. And why are they just so much fun to talk about?
For book lovers out there, this is the episode for you!!
Listen! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/axelbank-reports-history-and-today/id1521053272?i=1000546852260
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