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Maureen Dowd and Todd Purdum

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd reflects on a colorful career profiling power and personality with her former New York Times colleague, Todd Purdum, focusing on her latest book, "Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech." The discussion was recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.
Season 25 Episode 2 Length 56:45 Premiere: 09/08/26

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Maureen Dowd and Todd Purdum
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Congressman James E. Clyburn & John Yarmuth - S15 E1

U.S. House Representative Jim Clyburn explores the legacy of South Carolina's first eight Black congressmen and why it took nearly a century for him to become the ninth. He talks with John Yarmuth about his book, "The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation." The discussion was recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.

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Jill Lepore & Congressman Jamie Raskin - S13 E1

Bestselling author and historian Jill Lepore discusses her book "The Deadline: Essays" that features a collection of essays originally published in The New Yorker, with Congressman Jamie Raskin, a U.S. Rep. from Maryland and author of several books, including the bestseller "Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy." Recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.

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Maureen Dowd and Todd Purdum - S15 E2

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd reflects on a colorful career profiling power and personality with her former New York Times colleague, Todd Purdum. She reveals the stories behind the people shaping our world and its culture in her latest book, "Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech." The discussion was recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.

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Stephen Bright & James Forman, Jr. - S13 E2

Lawyer and author Stephen Bright, visiting lecturer at Yale University and former director of the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, discusses his book "The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts" with James Forman Jr., professor of law at Yale University and author of "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America". The program is recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.

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Hampton Sides and Beto O'Rourke - S15 E3

Acclaimed bestselling author Hampton Sides examines the complexities and consequences of the Age of Exploration in his most recent work, "The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact, and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook." He discusses this ferociously-paced story of adventure on the high seas with former Texas congressman and history enthusiast Beto O'Rourke.

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Ann Patchett & Kevin Wilson - S13 E3

Writer and bookstore owner Ann Patchett, the author of more than a dozen books, discusses her most recent work, "Tom Lake," a #1 New York Times bestseller, with Kevin Wilson, professor and author of the novel "Nothing to See Here." The program is recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.

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Renee Fleming - S13 E4

Acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming has written a new book, "Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness," which contains essays from preeminent experts about the powerful impacts of music on health. She discusses her book with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Richard Powers, author of "The Overstory," at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum.

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Amor Towles and Alexandra Jacobs - S14 E1

Novelist Amor Towles discusses his book "Table for Two: Fictions" with Alexandra Jacobs, an author and book critic for The New York Times. Recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum. A 2024 KET production.

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Congressman James E. Clyburn & John Yarmuth - S15 E1

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Geraldine Brooks and Jacki Lyden - S12 E3

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Maggie Haberman and Laura Coates - S12 E2

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Josh Chin with Evan Osnos - S12 E1

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Admiral James Stavridis and Melissa Block - S21 E2

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