Stanford and the Twentieth Century

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Joined by expert witnesses, writer and producer Daniel Rey explores the life and work of major global figures with a Stanford connection


    • Nov 19, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    King and I: Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 34:46


    Stanford professor Clayborne Carson joins Daniel to appraise Martin Luther King's role in the civil rights movement.

    Alexander Kerensky: Overthrown by the Bolsheviks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 45:00


    Stanford professor Bert Patenaude joins Daniel to examine the singular life of Alexander Kerensky, the Russian revolutionary overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917. 

    Harry Hay: The Father of Gay Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 51:21


    Historians Joey Cain and Will Roscoe join Daniel to share an intimate portrait of their close friend, the ‘Father of Gay Liberation', Harry Hay.

    Edith Head: Hollywood's Most Decorated Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 39:02


    Artistic director Susan Claassen transports us to the Golden Age of Hollywood, vividly telling the pioneering story of costume designer Edith Head—the winner of eight Academy Awards.

    Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 46:31


    Lynn Sherr, friend and biographer of Sally Ride, reveals a complex and extraordinary figure who was both destined for greatness and eager to inspire a generation of young women.

    John Steinbeck: Of Prizes and Critics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 39:35


    Stanford professor Gavin Jones joins Daniel to champion the merits of a much-loved author disdained by the literary elite: John Steinbeck.

    Stanford and the Twentieth Century short promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 1:57


    A brief introduction to a series exploring the life and work of major figures connected to Stanford University. Expert guests will join host Daniel Rey to discuss John Steinbeck, Sally Ride, Edith Head, Harry Hay, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Alexander Kerensky and Martin Luther King. 

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