“My Possessions” by Charles Simic
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Strength and Conditioning
Whether teaching history in the segregated South or winning Super Bowls as an NFL coach, Johnny Parker has encouraged his charges to strive for a certain kind of greatness
By Steve Yarbrough Friday, March 15, 2024
Chain Gang
The personalities behind one of Rome’s greatest treasures
By Ingrid D. Rowland Thursday, March 14, 2024
Saving Michelangelo’s Dome: How Three Mathematicians and a Pope Sparked an Architectural Revolution by Wayne Kalayjian
“The Sick Wife” by Jane Kenyon
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The Very Elder Statesman
Konrad Adenauer transformed West Germany, doing his best work as an octogenarian
By Mark N. Grant Friday, March 8, 2024
The Dragon Amid the Tigers
Ever since a weeks-long war in 1962, the influence of Chinese culture on the lives of many Indians hasn’t always been so evident
By Amitav Ghosh Thursday, March 7, 2024
The Weight of a Stone
Searching for stability in an erratic world led Oliver Sacks and other writers to the realms of geology
By Megan Craig Thursday, January 2, 2025
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
The Diagnostician of Despair
Why Rousseau believed that Enlightenment values would lead us to ruin
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, December 19, 2024
