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Start the Week - Vasily Grossman: his life and legacy
Andrew Marr discusses the life and work of the writer Vasily Grossman in a special programme recorded at an event in Oxford to celebrate his greatest novel, Life and Fate. Grossman was a Ukrainian Jew who spent most of WWII reporting on the front line with a humanity and attention to detail that defied the Soviet censors. His masterpiece, Life and Fate, pitted communism against fascism but came down on the side of human kindness. Start the Week looks at the legacy of a writer who is largely ignored in his own country, and asks how Grossman's depiction of the war compares to the authorised version in Russia today. Andrew talks to the historian Antony Beevor, the writers Andrey Kurkov and Linda Grant.
Start the Week - Vasily Grossman: his life and legacy
Andrew Marr discusses the life and work of the writer Vasily Grossman in a special programme recorded at an event in Oxford to celebrate his greatest novel, Life and Fate. Grossman was a Ukrainian Jew who spent most of WWII reporting on the front line with a humanity and attention to detail that defied the Soviet censors. His masterpiece, Life and Fate, pitted communism against fascism but came down on the side of human kindness. Start the Week looks at the legacy of a writer who is largely ignored in his own country, and asks how Grossman's depiction of the war compares to the authorised version in Russia today. Andrew talks to the historian Antony Beevor, the writers Andrey Kurkov and Linda Grant.
The History of Rome - 151- Bursting a Blood Vessel
Valens spent the late 360s and early 370s dealing with hostile Goths in the north and hostile Persians in the east. In 375 he would be left to face these threats alone when Valentinian suddenly died.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - Live from DragonCon 2011; This Day in Skepticism: 9-11 Comic; News Items: Diamond Planet, Homeopathic Water, Woolly Rhino, Editor Resigns of Global Warming Paper; Science or Fiction; Live Q and A
Motley Fool Money - Motley Fool Money: 09.09.2011
President Obama unveils his jobs plan. Bank of America cuts more jobs. Yahoo's CEO loses her job. Hulu considers its suitors. And Groupon calls off its IPO. Our analysts discuss those stories and share some stocks on their radar. Plus, Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp talks about the future of Social Security.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Government waste
In More or Less this week: Government waste, a logic puzzle, the statistics of spying, Olympic economics and the Janitor problem.
Cato Daily Podcast - Less Safe, Less Confident, Less Free
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Cato Daily Podcast - Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Stack Exchange Podcast – Episode #17 w/ Kyle & George
Stack Exchange Podcast - Episode #17 w/ Kyle & George by The Stack Overflow Podcast