Amanda Holmes reads Forugh Farrokhzad’s “Only Voice Remains,” translated from the Farsi by Sholeh Wolpe. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
Ryan welcomes Bjarne Stroustrup, designer of C++ and professor at Columbia, to the show to dive into all things C++, from its history to where it's going today. They discuss its first emergence as a way to bridge high-level abstractions with low-level systems control, the criticisms some have around memory safety and null pointers (and how to solve these problems in your code), and why “move to Rust” thinking is too simplistic for modern codebases.
Episode notes:
Keep up with everything happening with C++ at the Standard C++ Foundation’s website.
Connect with Bjarne on LinkedIn and explore more of his work at his website.
Mia finishes her interview with Yahoo Sports writer Charles McDonald with the disturbing realization that the NFL might have paid a guy to keep the current leadership in power.
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Our sold out Ten Year Anniversary live show at the Palace Theater, Los Angeles, April 3rd 2026.
Featuring Episode 1 (Charles Austin, Alex Branson, Andrew Hudson), Seeking Derangements (Ben Mora, Hesse Deni, Jacques Gonsoulin), Brace Belden & Hasan Piker.
Thanks to all our guests and the fantastic audience!
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The war with Iran is on the verge of escalation, with President Trump threatening to target Iran's power grid, and Tehran vowing even more forceful strikes on Israel and Gulf nations if there is no ceasefire by Tuesday night. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
As President Trump threatens strikes on Iran's civilian infrastructure, Amna Nawaz spoke with special correspondent Reza Sayah in Tehran. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
President Trump held a news conference at the White House on Monday and expressed confidence in a diplomatic outcome to the Iran war, but there's no public sign of progress. He also celebrated the successful mission that rescued the American aviators shot down on Friday. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
For perspective on President Trump's talk about bombing Iran's bridges and power plants and whether that's legal under international law, Geoff Bennett spoke with retired Lieutenant Colonel Rachel VanLandingham. She spent 20 years in the Air Force and is now a professor at Southwestern Law School. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy