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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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    • Jun 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Eleanor Roosevelt - Declaration Of Human Rights Speech | The Power Of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 58:30


    WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts this encore Power of Words. Chartock speaks with Professor and Author Allida Black on First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's Declaration of Human Rights Speech. Photo courtesy of FDR Presidential Library & Museum/ WikiCommons.

    Author Amy Bass | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 52:30


    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.

    The Mount Sinai LHRC Director Dr. Mariana Figueiro | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 57:00


    WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Director of the Light and Health Research Center and Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Photo courtesy of The Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 55:00


    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.

    Author Jesse Jarnow | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 54:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 53:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 58:00


    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.

    Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 55:00


    WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a Democrat who just began her third term.

    Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 55:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a Democrat who just began her third term.

    Social worker and Holocaust survivor Hedi McKinley | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 53:00


    This week we present an encore interview. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Hedi McKinley, Holocaust survivor, social worker, and long-time WAMC volunteer.

    Author Joshua Rubenstein | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 55:00


    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.

    Author David Nasaw | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 54:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 57:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 57:00


    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.

    Former BSO President and CEO Mark Volpe | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 56:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Mark Volpe, former President and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Volpe is a current professor, advisor and author. Photo: Marco Borggreve, courtesy of the BSO.

    Former BSO President and CEO Mark Volpe | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 56:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Mark Volpe, former President and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Volpe is a current professor, advisor and author. Photo: Marco Borggreve, courtesy of the BSO.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 58:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 58:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 53:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation with James Reston Jr.. Reston is the author of "The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas."

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 53:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation with James Reston Jr.. Reston is the author of "The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas."

    The Mount Sinai LHRC Director Dr. Mariana Figueiro | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 57:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Director of the Light and Health Research Center and Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Photo courtesy of The Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center.

    Ukraine expert James Brooke | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 53:00


    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.

    Ukraine expert James Brooke | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 53:00


    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.

    Author Peter Canellos | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 53:00


    This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Peter Canellos. Canellos is the author of "The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero." Photo courtesy of Simon & Schuster.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 58:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 58:30


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 58:30


    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.

    Osteopath and author Dr. Joseph Tieri | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 57:00


    WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an encore conversation with Dr. Joseph Tieri. Tieri is an osteopath and the author of “End Everyday Pain For 50+.” Photo courtesy of Ulysses Books.

    Osteopath and author Dr. Joseph Tieri | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 57:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock in an encore conversation with Dr. Joseph Tieri. Tieri is an osteopath and the author of "End Everyday Pain For 50+." Photo courtesy of Ulysses Books.

    Author Linda Marsa | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 54:30


    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.

    Author Linda Marsa | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 54:30


    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.

    Author Stephan Talty | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 53:00


    This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Stephan Talty, author of “The Secret Agent: In Search of America’s Greatest World War II Spy.” Photo courtesy of Stephan Talty.

    Author Stephan Talty | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 53:00


    This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Stephan Talty, author of "The Secret Agent: In Search of America's Greatest World War II Spy." Photo courtesy of Stephan Talty.

    Professor Dr. Martin Meadows | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 53:00


    We present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Martin Meadows, Professor and Philippines internment camp survivor during WWII.

    Professor Dr. Martin Meadows | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 53:00


    We present an encore broadcast: WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Martin Meadows, Professor and Philippines internment camp survivor during WWII.

    FDR: Four Freedoms Speech | Power Of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 59:30


    We present an encore 2011 Power of Words: WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech, delivered 81 years ago today – on January 6, 1941. Photo: WikiCommons/ BanyanTree.

    FDR: Four Freedoms Speech | Power Of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 59:30


    We present an encore 2011 Power of Words: WAMC's Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR's Four Freedoms Speech, delivered 81 years ago today - on January 6, 1941. Photo: WikiCommons/ BanyanTree.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 53:00


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 53:00


    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.

    Folk icon Tom Paxton | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 55:00


    WAMC’s Alan Chartock in a 2004 interview with folk music legend Tom Paxton.

    Folk icon Tom Paxton | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 55:00


    WAMC's Alan Chartock in a 2004 interview with folk music legend Tom Paxton.

    Psychiatrist Carlos Sluzki | WAMC's In Conversation With

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 52:00


    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.

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