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Back Talk: Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor (Historical Books, Back Talk)

A conversation with the authors of On Kindness.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Graham Parker (Back Talk, Internet and New Media, Society)

A conversation with the author of Fair Use: Notes From Spam about spam, scambaiters and language games.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Philip Alcabes (Health and Disease, Back Talk)

Epidemiologist Philip Alcabes discusses the social fears surrounding epidemics and why risk can't be eliminated from life.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Peter Singer (Back Talk, World)

A conversation with the author of The Life You Can Save about charitable giving and the utility monster argument.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Young Jean Lee (Back Talk, Theater)

A conversation with the author of The Shipment about American theater, irony and Mariah Carey.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Michelle Goldberg (Back Talk, Gender Issues, Gender and Sexuality, Society)

Journalist Michelle Goldberg discusses the past fifty years of global reproductive issues.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Elaine Showalter (Back Talk, Gender Issues, Literary Criticism, Society)

A conversation with the author of A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Alva Noë (Back Talk, Philosophy)

Philosopher Alva Noë talks about the brain, consciousness and animal rights.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Adam Frank (Back Talk, Religion, Science, Society)

A conversation with astrophysicist Adam Frank about science, religion and manifestations of the sacred in the physical world.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Nato Thompson (Back Talk, Fine Art)

A conversation with Nato Thompson on experimental geography, Trevor Paglen and the outlook for the arts.

Christine Smallwood