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ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

Episode 74

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 25:41

Join us with David Rieff, author of the new biography Robert Oppenheimer: The Sphinx Without a Secret, as we explore the inner life, contradictions, and enduring mystery of the man who helped usher in the atomic age.

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EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD

Episode 73

Monday, May 11, 2026 • Duration 22:20

Edmond de Rothschild (1845–1934) was born into one of the wealthiest families in history, but his legacy lies beyond aristocratic privilege.

Join us with award-winning historian James McAuley, author of the new biography Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion, as we explore the story of a man who defied his elite world to support a radical cause: the creation of a Jewish homeland.

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STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Episode 72

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 • Duration 17:45

Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a towering figure in American musical theater.

Join us with Daniel Okrent, author of the new biography Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy, as we explore the ways Sondheim’s music and lyrics express the inner life of one of the twentieth century’s most beloved theatrical composers.

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MORDECAI M. KAPLAN

Episode 71

Monday, March 9, 2026 • Duration 20:56

Rabbi, writer, teacher, and thinker, Mordecai M. Kaplan (1881–1983) was one of the leading Jewish personalities of twentieth-century America. Founder of the Reconstructionist movement, he was a maverick who reshaped religious faith and practice, generating controversy at every turn.

Join us with Jenna Weissman Joselit, author of the new biography Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul, as we explore the legacy of this influential and iconoclastic thinker and shed new light on the meaning of American Judaism, identity, the limits of belonging, and the role of faith in modern society.

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WALTER BENJAMIN

Episode 70

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • Duration 23:01

Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) is widely considered one of the most creative cultural critics of the twentieth century.

Join us with Harvard University scholar Peter E. Gordon, author of the new biography Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver, as we look beyond the image of Benjamin as a tragic figure of German-Jewish history and explore his complex personality of unique and multifaceted gifts.

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LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN

Episode 69

Thursday, November 20, 2025 • Duration 24:04

According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), philosophy is a “battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” This audacious idea changed the way many of its practitioners saw their subject.

Join us with Anthony Gottlieb, author of the new biography Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes, as we explore the life of one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

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Symphony No.3 Poco Allegretto by Johannes Brahms

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PHILIP ROTH

Episode 68

Friday, October 10, 2025 • Duration 26:58

Philip Roth (1933–2018) is one of the most celebrated American writers of the 20th century.

Join us with Steven J. Zipperstein, author of the groundbreaking biography Philip Roth: Stung by Life, as we explore Roth’s remarkable life and the astonishing range of his self-reflective writings.

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CAROLE KING

Episode 67

Monday, September 15, 2025 • Duration 24:35

Carole King’s extraordinary career has defined American popular music for more than half a century.

Join us with journalist Jane Eisner, author of the new biography Carole King: She Made the Earth Move, as we explore King’s lasting contributions to the great American songbook.

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FRANZ BOAS

Episode 66

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 • Duration 17:30

Franz Boas (1858–1942) is widely acknowledged for his pioneering work in the field of cultural anthropology.

Join us with Noga Arikha, author of the new biography Franz Boas: In Praise of Open Minds, as we explore how urgently relevant his voice and legacy have become again today.

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ABRAHAM

Episode 65

Friday, March 21, 2025 • Duration 18:18

Join us with Anthony Julius, author of the new biography Abraham: The First Jew, as we explore the origins of a fundamental struggle within Judaism between skepticism and faith, critique and affirmation, thinking for oneself and thinking under the direction of another.

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