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Richard Kreitner, The Nation Almanac
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Nation magazine is one of America’s most distinguished journalistic enterprises featuring the writing and work of such notable people as Albert Einstein, Emma Goldman, Molly Ivins, I.F. Stone and Hunter S. Thompson. The Nation was founded 150 years ago this July. It’s America’s oldest weekly magazine. To mark its 15oth anniversary, it’s publishing a daily blog called The Almanac compiled by the magazine’s archivist, Richard Kreitner. The Almanac looks at significant historical events that took place on each day of the year and how The Nation covered them.
In this New Books Network podcast, you’ll hear Richard Kreitner talk about The Nation’s critical coverage of events from April 26 to May 2. Everything from the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl to the death of J. Edgar Hoover.
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In this New Books Network podcast, you’ll hear Richard Kreitner talk about The Nation’s critical coverage of events from April 26 to May 2. Everything from the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl to the death of J. Edgar Hoover.
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Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism
Released:
Apr 15, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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