Episode 290: 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel...

John J. Miller is joined by Lorraine Murphy of Hillsdale College to discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's 'The Remains of the Day.' 

John J. Miller is joined by Kirsten Hall Herlin to discuss Samuel Johnson's 'Rasselas.' 

John J. Miller is joined by Haley Stewart of Word on Fire to discuss George MacDonald's 'The Golden Key.' 

Every January on his website Extension765.com, the prolific director Steven Soderbergh looks back at the previous year and posts a day-by-day account of every movie and TV series watched, every play attended and every book read. In 2023, Soderbergh tackled more than 80 (!) books, ... Show More

BONUS FRIDAY EPISODE: Kirk has two interviews with the authors of books he's recommended on the show. Charles Elton, author of 'Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price of a Vision' & Alan Shipnuck, author of 'Phil:The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Gol ... Show More

This week, Phillip Lopate discusses Charles D’Ambrosio’s “Loitering”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Sven Beckert talks about “Empire of Cotton”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Parul Sehgal is the host, filling in for Pamela Paul. 

Robinson Crusoe is 300 years old this year. Is he real? Well, the book says that it was 'written by himself'. In celebration we have invited two notable desert island survivors to discuss his life and strange surprising adventures, eight and twenty years all alone in an uninhabit ... Show More

That fateful night, a perfume bottle, the truth about Flight 702. Visit passengerlist.org to see a script and full list of credits for “Duty Free,” and join the investigation. Passenger List Season 2 was created and directed by John Scott Dryden; sound designed by Steve Bond; wit ... Show More

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Kevin Jon Davies about his new book “The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams,” detailing the mind of the author who gave us “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati ... Show More

The lawyer, passenger contact, her last movements. Visit passengerlist.org to see a script and full list of credits for “Class Action,” and join the investigation. Passenger List Season 2 was created and directed by John Scott Dryden; sound designed by Steve Bond; music by Mark H ... Show More