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  • Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture

    Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture
    Jan 25 2026
    How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? That’s the question posed by humor columnist Dave Barry’s 2025 memoir titled, Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up.   This week on C-SPAN's Afterwords podcast, a discussion on satire and humor with Dave Barry and novelist Carl Hiaasen. Hiaasen also has a new book titled Fever Beach. It’s a satirical crime novel, which he says was inspired by real events in Florida and the January 6th riot at the Capitol. That conversation between authors Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen, coming up in just a minute on AfterWords..   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 Min.
  • Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York

    Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York
    Jan 18 2026
    New York Times Magazine staff writer Jonathan Mahler talked about the 1980s forces, events, and characters that defined and shaped New York City. His book features Donald Trump, Spike Lee, Rudy Giuliani , Ed Koch, and Al Sharpton - and highlights New York's experiences with homelessness, AIDS, racial tensions, and the crack epidemic. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 Min.
  • Ben Shapiro Argues the World Is Divided Over the Future of Western Civilization

    Ben Shapiro Argues the World Is Divided Over the Future of Western Civilization
    Jan 11 2026
    The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro argued that the world is divided between those who want to defend Western civilization and those who want to undermine it. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 Std. und 2 Min.
  • Rachel Corbett Explores Online Harassment in Monsters We Make

    Rachel Corbett Explores Online Harassment in Monsters We Make
    Jan 4 2026
    In Monsters We Make, journalist Rachel Corbett examines how power operates in the digital age, exploring the systems and incentives that shape online behavior and amplify harassment and abuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 Min.
  • Bill McKibben on Climate Change: Why Solar and Wind Power Are the Best Path Forward

    Bill McKibben on Climate Change: Why Solar and Wind Power Are the Best Path Forward
    Dec 27 2025
    Environmentalist Bill McKibben argued that solar and wind power offer the best path for addressing climate change. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 Std. und 13 Min.
  • Piers Morgan "Woke Is Dead: How Common Sense triumphed in an age of total madness"

    Piers Morgan "Woke Is Dead: How Common Sense triumphed in an age of total madness"
    Dec 21 2025
    British journalist Piers Morgan argued that there has been a global rejection of "wokeism" and discussed what he thinks a post-woke world will be like. He spoke at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 Std. und 10 Min.
  • The Art Spy: Michelle Young Chronicles Rose Valland’s WWII Mission

    The Art Spy: Michelle Young Chronicles Rose Valland’s WWII Mission
    Dec 13 2025
    Journalist Michelle Young discussed the history of Rose Valland, a female spy working for the French Resistance at the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris during World War II. This event was part of the 2025 History Book Festival in Lewes, Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 Min.
  • David Gelles on How Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard Built a Purpose-Driven Company

    David Gelles on How Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard Built a Purpose-Driven Company
    Dec 7 2025
    Author David Gelles discussed how Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard built his business, made a fortune, and then gave it all away. Books Passage Bookstore in Corte Madera, California, hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 Min.