Journalist Ellis Cose discusses "The End of Anger," about race in America. Host: Bruce Dold (Chicago Tribune).
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Alison Owings discusses "Indian Voices," about how America's Native people view contemporary life.
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Playboy magazine is discussed by historian Carrie Pitzulo ("Bachelors and Bunnies").
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Journalist Kim Barker ("The Taliban Shuffle") discusses what went on in Afghanistan and Pakistan during the years the U.S. focused on the Iraq War.
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Filmmaker John Sayles discusses his novel "A Moment in the Sun," about life at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Attorney Laura Caldwell discusses "Long Way Home," about a case in which a defendant spent six years in jail awaiting trial on a murder charge, then was found not guilty. Also appearing: the defendant, Jovan Mosley; and Northwestern law professor Leigh Bienen.
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Novelist Oscar Hijuelos discusses his memoirs, "Thoughts Without Cigarettes."
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The life of Clarence Darrow is discussed by biographer Andrew E. Kersten.
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The 2008 presidential campaign is discussed by former Chicago Tribune columnist Charles Madigan ("Destiny Calling").
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Author Liam Ford discusses his book "Soldier Field: A Stadium and Its City."
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Wes Moore ("The Other Wes Moore") is interviewed.
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The causes of famine are discussed by journalists Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman ("Enough"). Host: former ambassador Carolyn Curiel.
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Institute of Government and Public Affairs senior fellow James Nowlan ("Illinois Politics") is interviewed.
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Wes Moore ("The Other Wes Moore") and Piper Kerman ("Orange Is the New Black") talk with Elizabeth Taylor (Chicago Tribune).
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The life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) is discussed by historians T.J. Stiles ("The First Tycoon") and Eric Arnesen (University of Illinois at Chicago).
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Socialist Worker editor Alan Maass ("The Case for Socialism") is interviewed.
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A discussion of technology, featuring Tom Bissell ("Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter"), Nicholas Carr ("The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains") and Jack Fuller ("What Is Happening to News"). Moderator: Owen Youngman (Chicago Tribune).
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Viewer reaction to the technology panel.
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Historian Christine Stansell discusses "The Feminist Promise," a history of feminism, with Elizabeth Taylor (Chicago Tribune).
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Chicago police officer Martin Preib discusses "The Wagon and Other Stories From the City," a collection of essays about his work. Host: writer Billy Lombardo ("The Man With Two Arms").
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Authors Michael Pearlman ("Truman and MacArthur") and D.M. Giangreco ("Hell to Pay") talk with historian Richard Fried ("The Man Everybody Knew").
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Heartland Institute senior fellow Lee H. Walker ("Rediscovering Black Conservatism") is interviewed.
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Authors Guild president Scott Turow ("Innocent") is interviewed.
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Jonathan Eig ("Get Capone") is interviewed by Rick Kogan (Chicago Tribune).
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Rebecca Janowitz ("Culture of Opportunity") is interviewed.
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Historians T.H. Breen ("American Insurgents, American Patriots") and Jack Rakove ("Revolutionaries") talk with Chicago History Museum president Gary Johnson.
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Louise W. Knight ("Jane Addams") is interviewed.
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New York Times columnist Barbara Ehrenreich discusses "Bright-Sided," about the consequences of unbridled optimism, with Rick Kogan (Chicago Tribune).
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Viewer reaction to the Barbara Ehrenreich ("Bright-Sided") event with Rick Kogan (Chicago Tribune).
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Historian Robert Remini ("At the Edge of the Precipice") is interviewed by Gary Johnson (Chicago History Museum).
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Intellectual-property issues throughout history are discussed by Adrian Johns ("Piracy").
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Journalists Nick Reding ("Methland") and Jim Frederick ("Black Hearts") talk with Art Winslow.
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Former Chicago Tribune columnist Bill Barnhart ("John Paul Stevens") is interviewed.
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Robert Elder ("Last Words of the Executed") is interviewed by Adam Cohen.
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Illinois state senator Rickey Hendon discusses "Black Enough/White Enough," about Barack Obama's 2008 presidential bid.
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