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Witty banter with persons of note.

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10/07/2019

Docking Stations

Conversation with historian Peter Cole about his recent book, Dockworker Power

by Arvind Dilawar

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08/05/2019

The Conflict of Our Consumption

Tom Haines’s journey across America’s energy landscapes

by Matthew King

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08/01/2019

Greater Justice through Statistics

A conversation with Measures for Justice Executive Director Amy Bach

by Arvind Dilawar

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06/17/2019

Dressing for Success . . . in Space

Designer, researcher, and professor Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman discusses the challenges of designing clothing for astronauts

by Arvind Dilawar

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02/18/2019

In Vitro Impossible

Artist and researcher Oron Catts discusses the challenges of growing meat and leather in the laboratory.

by Arvind Dilawar

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02/08/2019

The Mirror has Two Gazes

An interview with film critic, Carrie Rickey

by Sana Vora

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12/21/2018

Out of Thin Hair

An interview with writer and historian, Robert McCracken Peck

by Melinda Lewis

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12/14/2018

An Open Bookstore

Talking with the owners of A Novel Idea

by Melinda Lewis

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11/16/2018

Ode to Olivia

An interview with poet Olivia Gatwood

by Camille DiBenedetto

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11/09/2018

Resonating Roles

An interview with Blindspotting’s Rolanda D. Bell

by Byshera Williams

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