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Episode List:
Diane Rayor on translating the poetry of Sappho
Alexander Nemerov on his efforts to resurrect the spirits of our lost woods
Marion Turner on our enduring fascination with the Wife of Bath
Gunnhild Øyehaug talks about her twisted new collection of short stories
Joanna Schwartz on the difficulty of holding the police accountable
Marie Arana on how violence, exploitation, and religion have ruled Latin America’s history—and might portend its future
Javier Sinay on the forgotten history of the first Jewish immigrants in Argentina
Eleanor Janega on the overlooked lives of ordinary women
Paul Fisher on the restless life of an American great
Darren Byler on translating the fiction of Uyghur writer Perhat Tursun
