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Sometimes a panel discussion about current controversies in the cultural world other times an in-depth interview with an author or leading figures in media the arts entertainment or politics The Politics of Culture examines the intersection where the world of politics and culture meet and sometimes collide.
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The Bin Ladens
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on May 13, 2008
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The rise of the Bin Laden family is one of the great stories of the 20th century, and its repercussions have already marked the 21st. It's also a story that has never fully been told till now: Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll talks with Will Lewis about his new book, The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century.
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Britweek 2008
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on May 06, 2008
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KCRW has its own group of Brits (Nic Harcourt, Music Director; Frances Anderton, DnA: Design and Architecture). We celebrate the advent of BritWeek 2008 by discussing the UK's influence on US culture, with Frances on architecture; Nic on music; author Simon Doonan, Barney's New York Creative Director, on fashion; and Gary Dartnall, former chair of BAFTA, on film. Ruth Seymour hosts.
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The Race Issue, Part II
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on April 08, 2008
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Controversial comments by Barack Obama's pastor have created a giant news storm. Join Ruth Seymour for Part II of a conversation about race in America with civil rights leader, Reverend James Lawson; NPR's Juan Williams; and USC historian Robin D.G. Kelley.
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The Race Issue, Part II
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on April 08, 2008
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Controversial comments by Barack Obama's pastor have created a giant news storm. Join Ruth Seymour for Part II of a conversation about race in America with civil rights leader, Reverend James Lawson; NPR's Juan Williams; and USC historian Robin D.G. Kelley.
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The Race Issue, Part II
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on April 08, 2008
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Controversial comments by Barack Obama's pastor have created a giant news storm. Join Ruth Seymour for Part II of a conversation about race in America with civil rights leader, Reverend James Lawson; NPR's Juan Williams; and USC historian Robin D.G. Kelley.
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Race and the Black Church in America, Part 1
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on April 01, 2008
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Barack Obama's speech was supposed to calm the waters concerning controversial comments by his Pastor, It generated more headlines instead. Ruth Seymour joins Reverend James Lawson, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy and USC Professor Robin D.G. Kelley and National Public Radio senior analyst Juan Williams, for a conversation about race. (Part 1 of 2: Part 2 will air next week at this time.)
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Race and the Black Church in America, Part I
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on April 01, 2008
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Barack Obama's speech was supposed to calm the waters concerning controversial comments by his Pastor, It generated more headlines instead. Ruth Seymour joins Reverend James Lawson, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy and USC Professor Robin D.G. Kelley for a conversation about race. (Part 1 of 2: Part II will air next week at this time.)
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Race and the Black Church in America, Part I
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on April 01, 2008
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Barack Obama's speech was supposed to calm the waters concerning controversial comments by his Pastor, It generated more headlines instead. Ruth Seymour joins Reverend James Lawson, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy and USC Professor Robin D.G. Kelley for a conversation about race. (Part 1 of 2: Part II will air next week at this time.)
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Fake Memoirs
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on March 25, 2008
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The Literary Liars Club recently expanded its roster. The latest scandal involves a suburban white woman writing as a half-white, half-Indian inner-city gangbanger. Why is there such a proliferation of fake memoirs. Why not just sell an imaginary story as fiction.
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Fake Memoirs
from KCRW's Politics of Culture on March 25, 2008
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The Literary Liars Club recently expanded its roster. The latest scandal involves a suburban white woman writing as a half-white, half-Indian inner-city gangbanger. Why is there such a proliferation of fake memoirs? Why not just sell an imaginary story as fiction?
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