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WAMC's In Conversation With...

WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with artists, politicians, writers, and people from various backgrounds to get to the heart of their lives, and contributions to the world.
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Author Amy Bass | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week we present an encore program: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Amy Bass. Bass is a Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at New Rochelle College and Author of " One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together ."Additionally, Bass is a WAMC commentator. Photo courtesy of Dr. Amy Bass.

Jun 23, 202253 min

D-Day Over The Radio | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week, in honor of Memorial Day we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Ivan Steen and Dr. Ann Pfau, about the infamous invasion during WWll. Photo courtesy of Flickr/ DVIDSHUB .

Jun 02, 202255 min

Author Jesse Jarnow | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week, we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with longtime music journalist Jesse Jarnow. Jarnow is the author of the book, " Wasn’t That A Time: The Weavers, The Blacklist, and The Battle for the Soul of America ." Photo courtesy of Da Capo Press.

May 26, 202254 min

Clarinetist, photographer, and author Arlene Alda | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with clarinetist, award-winning photographer, and author Arlene Alda about her book, " Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History ." Photo courtesy of Henry Holt & Co. Publishing/ MacMillan Publishing.

May 19, 202253 min

Professor Dr. Jeff Miller | WAMC's In Conversation With

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Jeff Miller, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at SUNY New Paltz. Miller is the Author of " Democracy In Crisis: Lessons From Ancient Athens ." Photo courtesy of Dr. Miller.

May 12, 202258 min

Author Joshua Rubenstein | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week we present an encore broadcast. Alan Chartock speaks with Joshua Rubenstein. Rubenstein is the author of " Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life ." Photo courtesy of Yale University Press.

Apr 21, 202255 min

Author David Nasaw | WAMC's In Conversation With

A 2013 encore conversation with WAMC's Alan Chartock and Dr. David Nasaw, author of the New York Times best-selling book " The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy ." Photo courtesy of Penguin Random House.

Apr 14, 202254 min

Award-winning director Arthur Penn | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with the late, award-winning director and producer Arthur Penn. Dr. Arthur Penn was born on September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn was most known for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970) and The Miracle Worker (1962). He died on September 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Photo courtesy of United Artists Corporation c. 1976....

Apr 07, 202257 min

Author and criminologist William K. Black | WAMC's In Conversation With

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with William K. Black. Black is an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He is Distinguished Scholar in Residence for Financial Regulation at the University of Minnesota Law School, and a white-collar criminologist. Alan and Professor Black discuss his book " The Best Way To Rob A Bank is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry ." Photo courtesy of University of Texas Press...

Mar 24, 202258 min

Ukraine expert James Brooke | WAMC's In Conversation With

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Ukraine/Russia expert James Brooke, a veteran journalist and foreign affairs columnist who has worked for Voice of America, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Berkshire Eagle, and more. Photo: WikiCommons.

Mar 03, 202253 min

Barbara Jordan’s 1976 keynote address to the DNC | Power Of Words

In honor of Black History Month we present an encore Power of Words: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with professor, author, activist Barbara Smith about Barbara Jordan’s keynote address to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Photo: Barbara Jordan speaking at the 1976 DNC. Courtesy of the Library of Congress , Warren K. Leffler .

Feb 10, 202259 min

Author Linda Marsa | WAMC's In Conversation With

Alan Chartock in an encore interview with Linda Marsa, author of “ Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health – And How We Can Save Ourselves .” Photo courtesy of Linda Marsa.

Jan 27, 202255 min

Psychiatrist Dr. Bick Wanck | WAMC's In Conversation With

An encore 2019 interview. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Psychiatrist and Author Dr. Bick Wanck about his book “ Mind Easing: The 3 Layered Healing Plan for Anxiety and Depression .” Photo courtesy of Dr. Bick Wanck.

Dec 30, 202153 min

Psychiatrist Carlos Sluzki | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Carlos Sluzki MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University School of Medicine. Sluzki is Professor Emeritus of Global and Community Health and Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University; and the author of “ The Presence of the Absent: Therapy with Families and their Ghosts .” Photo courtesy of Taylor & Francis....

Dec 16, 202152 min

Musicians Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley | WAMC's In Conversation With

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with two bluegrass legends, Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley. Earl Scruggs died in 2012 while Ralph Stanley died in 2016. In the first interview, Alan talks with Earl and his wife Louise who died in 2006, followed by the interview with Ralph Stanley. Photo: Public Domain

Dec 02, 202154 min

Folk icon Arlo Guthrie | WAMC's In Conversation With

An encore 2015 In Conversation interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Folk Icon Arlo Guthrie. The pair spoke at the Mahawie Theatre in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Alan and Arlo talk about the movie Alice’s Restaurant. Photo courtesy of Eric Brown

Nov 25, 202159 min

Author James Reston Jr. | WAMC's In Conversation With

An encore interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaking with James Reston Jr. Reston is the author of “ The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas .” Photo courtesy of James Reston Jr.

Nov 18, 202153 min

Harry Truman: Truman Doctrine | Power Of Words

We present an encore Power of Words . WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Richard Pfau discuss President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine speech. Photo courtesy of the U.S. National Archive ....

Nov 04, 202158 min
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