AUDIO LIBRARY

Superstition
Michael Taussig — Anthropologist at Columbia University
Tobin Siebers — Director of the Program in Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan

Evolutionary Psychology
Rick Shweder — Cultural psychologist at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Human Development
Stephen Pinker — Cognitive psychologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

North Korea and the U.S.
Bruce Cumings — Historian at the University of Chicago
Han Park — Director of the Center for the Study of Global Issues at the University of Georgia
Larry Wortzel — Director of the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC

Faith and Citizenship
Sally Gordon — Legal historian at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Paul Weithman — Writes on contemporary political philosophy and ethics at Notre Dame University
Sam Fleischacker — Political and moral philosopher at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Philosophy's Conception of Evil
Susan Neiman — Director of the Einstein Forum, a Philosophy think tank in Potsdam, Germany
Candace Volger — Philosopher at the University of Chicago

Secrecy and Democracy
Jodi Dean — Political Scientist at the Hobart-William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York
Mark Fenster — Professor in the College of Law at the University of Florida, Gainsville

War and Literature
Phyllis Lassner — Faculty member in Jewish Studies, Gender Studies, and the Writing Program at Northwestern University
David Espey — Teaches in the English Department at the University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Cole — Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York

Copyright Law and The Public Interest:
James Boyle—Legal scholar at Duke University, currently working on a book entitled, Net Total: Law, Politics, and Property in Cyberspace
Terry Fisher—Co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, where he also teaches law. Fisher has written extensively on intellectual property law.
Tim Wu—Specialist in technology, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Law at the University of Virginia

Congress and the Balance of Power:
The Congress declares war, controls the purse strings, and makes law. But, is Congress calling the shots? Host Gretchen Helfrich and guests discuss the Legislative branch and the balance of power.
Sarah Binder—Binder has written extensively on the U.S. Congress, and has a forthcoming book entitled, Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock. She's a political scientist at George Washington University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Steve Smith—Political scientist at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of numerous books and articles on the U.S. Congress, including The Principles and Practice of American Politics

Film Forum—The Melodrama:
Contemporary film directors are revisiting a classic Hollywood genre—the melodrama. Host Gretchen Helfrich and guests explore its allure.
Jonathan Miller—Film critic for Chicago Public Radio and he teaches Film Studies at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
Adam Lowenstein—Visiting scholar in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University.
A. O. Scott—Film critic for The New York Times

The Victorians :
In fashion, movies, and art exhibits we are surrounded by images of Victorians. Host Gretchen Helfrich and guests discuss our relationship to Victorian culture.
Nancy Armstrong—Author of Desire and Domestic Fiction: A Political History of the Novel
Michel Faber—Author ofThe Crimson Petal and the White, a novel set in Victorian England
Elaine Hadley—Author of the forthcoming book, Living Liberalism, which examines cultural forms of Victorian liberalism

Political Geography:
The 2000 census shows significant population shifts and politicians are watching closely.
Bill Frey— Demographer and sociologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is currently at work on the book Demographic Change in Urban America:
Migration, Race, and New Spatial Divisions..
Larry Jacobs— Political scientist at the University of Minnesota and author of Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness
Ruy Teixera— Senior fellow at The Century Foundation in Washington, D.C., and the co-author of The Emerging Democratic Majority

Parenthood:
Contemporary Conceptions of Parenthood in America
Scott Coltrane — Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of California, Riverside in Riverside California, and author of Family Man, which examines comtemporary fatherhood
Lesley Ginsberg — Ginsberg's most recent research examines
Constructions of 19th century American childhood and is working on The ABC's of the American Renaissance: Children's Literature and American Culture, 1820-1870. She is an english professsor at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Jill Hasday — Authored the recent article, "Parenthood Divided: A Legal History of the Bifurcated Law of Parental Relations," researches the history of family law, the legal status of women, and anti-discrimination law, and teaches in the Law School at theUniversity of Chicago

Powers of the Executive Branch
Michael Munger — Political scientist specilizing in executive-legislative relations at Duke University. His most recent book is Analyzing Policy: Choices, Conflicts, and Practices.
Cass Sunstein — Specialist in administrative law and author of numerous articles and books, including administrative law and regulatory policy. He is on the faculty of the Law School at the University of Chicago.
Terry Moe — Political scientist at Stanford University and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, who haswritten extensively on the Presidency and the Bureaucracy

Science and Error
Stephen Fienberg — Statistician at Carnegie Mellon University
Ken Alder — Historian of science and technology at Northwestern University

Reading
Lee Siegel — Writer and contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine
Jonathan Rose — Historian at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey
Lauren Berlant — English Professor at the University of Chicago

The Power of Juries
Nancy Marder — Marder is a specialist in civil procedure at the Chicago-Kent College of Law
Ron Allen — Researches evidence, criminal procedure and constitutional law at Northwestern University’s School of Law
Al Alschuler — Legal scholar at the University of Chicago

Social Safety Net
Wendell Primus — Director of Income Security at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Susan Mayer — Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago

Supreme Court and Balance of Powers
Christopher Zorn — Political scientist at Emory University
Howard Gillman — Researches and writes about Judicial Politics at the University of Southern California

Film Forum: Definitive Version
Virgina Wright-Wexman — Professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Linda Williams — Director of the Film Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley
William Paul — Film Scholar at Washington University

National Identity In India
John McLane — Director of Asian Studies at Northwestern University
Gauri Viswanathan — Director of the Southern Asian Institute at Columbia University
Susanne Rudolph — Professor Emerita in Political Science at the University of Chicago

Ethics and Human Nature
Shelly Kagan — Moral Philosopher at Yale University
Tom Hurta — Philosopher of Ethics at the University of Toronto

Non-Governmental Organizations
Ann Florini — Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC.
Elizabeth DeSombre — Political scientist at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts
Julie Fisher — International Civil Society Consortium at the Kettering Foundation in Dayton, Ohio