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Finding Oz Lecture
Evan Schwartz, author of Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, debunks popular misconceptions about Baum and Oz.
Recorded on 10.25.2009 |  |
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Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story
Scholars discuss the historical and literary significance of the Federal Writers’ Project under the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal.
Recorded on 9.12.2009 |  |
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The Biography of Chicago
Historian Dominic Pacyga traces our city’s storied past, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today.
Recorded on 10.28.2009 |  |
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Caravaggio—Beyond Biography
Keith Christiansen of the Metropolitan Museum of Art discusses Caravaggio's genius, in conjunction with the extraordinary loan of The Supper at Emmaus.
Recorded on 10.8.2009 |  |
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Cézanne and Pissarro in the 1870s
T. J. Clark reviews the period when Pissarro and Cézanne painted side by side, before differences emerged constituting a parting of the ways within modernism.
Recorded on 10.1.2009 |  |
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Between the Lines
This Between the Lines features Todd Bauer sharing his insight on the play Heroes and leading a pre-show discussion, and post-show question and answer session.
Recorded on 10.24.2009 |  |
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Sol, Piedra y Sombras -- Panel Discussion
In this conversation, panelists explore and discuss the influence that the Mexican authors of the short stories in the book Sun, Stone and Shadows, as part of Big Read in Chicago.
Recorded on 10.24.2009 |  |
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From Phaedra to Fedra
Listen to a discussion of Fedra in preparation for the Lookingglass Theatre’s World Premiere production, outlining its historical and current iterations.
Recorded on 10.17.2009 |  |
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Exploring Fedra
Raven Foundation founder Suzanne Ross interviews writer J. Nicole Brooks and director Laura Eason about the Lookingglass Theatre’s 51st World Premiere Fedra.
Recorded on 10.12.2009 |  |
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Call Me Ahab: A Reading by Anne Finger
Author Anne Finger reads from her works. Affecting but never sentimental, ironic but never cynical, her tales re-imagine life beyond the margins of “normality.”
Recorded on 10.23.2009 |  |
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Inside the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia sits at the center of the greater Middle East's future. Listen to Robert Lacey discuss the politics and trends inside the Kingdom.
Recorded on 10.21.2009 |  |
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