Book festivals are special events where authors are celebrities and audiences are bookworms ready to nerd out among their our own.
Every year, more than 100 of these festivals take place nationwide. And one of the largest is in the nation's capital, hosted by the world's biggest library: The Library of Congress.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden joins us to discuss highlights from this year's National Book Festival, in Washington D.C.
We hear from some of the country's most prominent authors on their latest works, and the inspiration behind their craft.
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Consider This from NPR - Israel rigged pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon
Two unusual attacks against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah come at a time when negotiations over a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have stalled. What could this mean for the region, and the threat of an all-out war?
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Two unusual attacks against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah come at a time when negotiations over a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have stalled. What could this mean for the region, and the threat of an all-out war?
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This Machine Kills - Patreon Preview – 368. Building the Most Lethal University
Keeping with our recent theme of exploring the relations between the military and tech sector, we jump off a great essay in The Baffler to discuss a crucial part of this complex: university research. Universities – especially, academics in STEM faculties – must be understood as defense contractors who are partners with the military (and adjacent agencies); they advance the military’s goals and are dependent on the military’s cash. You can call them “research grants,” you can say their purpose is to “advancing knowledge,” you can extoll the benefits of “supporting academics and higher education,” but those are just euphemisms for the realities of the military-industrial-university complex.
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Pod Save America - Harris Denounces Trump’s Pet-Eating Conspiracy
Kamala Harris drives a contrast message with an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists and gives a searing answer about Trump and Vance's lies about Haitian immigrants. Dan and guest host Addisu Demissie discuss Harris's off-the-cuff performance, how she can keep her momentum up post-debate, and Donald Trump's snoozer of a town hall in Michigan. Then they break down the latest polls and the overall state of the race with less than 50 days to go before the election.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Will The White Sox Become The Worst Team In Modern MLB History?
White Sox fans, look away! The team is on pace to have the most losses in a single season in the history of the MLB.
Where did things go wrong?
Reset digs into the Sox season, what’s not working and what needs to happen to get this team to win a game.
The Indicator from Planet Money - What are Trump’s economic plans?
With less than two months before election day in the U.S., there's still a lot to learn about both major candidates' economic platforms. Today we look at some key proposals from Donald Trump for a second term, including tariffs and immigration. Tomorrow: Kamala Harris' plans.
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Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages? (Apple / Spotify)
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What is Trumponomics?
Trump vs. Red Tape
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Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages? (Apple / Spotify)
Why tariffs are SO back (Apple / Spotify)
What is Trumponomics?
Trump vs. Red Tape
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The Gist - Phoning In The Election
We do everything on the phone, so why not vote? It's much more secure than you think, says Bradley Tusk, author of Vote With Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot At Saving Democracy. Plus, one of America's two great newspapers tracks down a lost cat that could swing the election, or could have if she were not "lost" but "lunch."
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The Daily Signal - UN Demands Israel Withdrawal, Millions of Illegals Expected to Vote, Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates | Sept. 18
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- The U.N. demands that Israel withdraw from Gaza.
- More than 1 in 4 Democrats believe America would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been assassinated, a poll shows.
- Experts say somewhere between 1.5 million and 2.7 million illegal immigrants are likely to cast a ballot in the 2024 elections.
- The Federal Reserve announced today it is cutting interest rates.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Missing in Arizona, with Jon Walczak
April 10, 2001, an explosion rocked a cozy Scottsdale neighborhood. The mother of the family, along with her children, were discovered murdered inside. The father, Robert Fisher, disappeared -- and may still be out there, somewhere. Join Ben and Matt as they welcome Jon Walczak, the creator and host of the Missing series, to learn more about his newest work Missing in Arizona, and the techniques he's using to search for one of the most wanted men in the world.
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