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The following podcasts were recorded live in the Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium as part of the award-winning ALOUD at Central Library speaker series presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. ALOUD podcasts are updated on a monthly basis. Initial funding for ALOUD podcasts was made possible by Arent Fox LLP.


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The Photographer and His City   
Julius Shulman
In conversation with Wim De Wit, Curator of Architectural Collections, Getty Research Institute
Program Date: Tuesday, October 07, 2008

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Chronic City   
Jonathan Lethem
In conversation with journalist Tom Teicholz
Program Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present   
Gail Collins
In conversation with Nick Goldberg, L.A. Times Op Ed page editor
Program Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009

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The Holocaust by Bullets   
Father Patrick Desbois
In conversation with Louise Steinman, Curator, ALOUD
Program Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgetting   
Tracy Kidder
In conversation with Tom Curwen, L.A. Times staff writer
Program Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son   
Michael Chabon
In conversation with David L. Ulin, Book Editor, L.A. Times
Program Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth   
Christos H. Papadimitriou
In conversation with Zlatan Damnjanovic, Associate Professor of Philosophy, USC
Program Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2009

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An Evening with Garrison Keillor   
Garrison Keillor
Program Date: Monday, October 05, 2009

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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?   
Michael J. Sandel
Program Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009

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No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes about Himself and our Way of Life in the Process   
Colin Beavan
In conversation with Judith Lewis, environmental reporter
Program Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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The Boat   
Nam Le
In conversation with author Marisa Silver
Program Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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The Anthologist   
Nicholson Baker
In conversation with David L. Ulin, Book Editor, L.A. Times
Program Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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A Gate at the Stairs   
Lorrie Moore
In conversation with Michael Silverblatt, host, KCRW's "Bookworm"
Program Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009

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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster   
Rebecca Solnit
In conversation with Jon Wiener, professor of history, U.C. Irvine
Program Date: Wednesday, September 09, 2009

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Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future   
Chris Mooney
In conversation with author/science writer Margaret Wertheim
Program Date: Wednesday, August 05, 2009

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Why Design Matters   
Steven Ehrlich, Leo Marmol
Program Date: Tuesday, August 04, 2009

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Visions in the Desert: Searching for Home in the West   
Rubén Martinez
Program Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer   
Novella Carpenter
In conversation with Evan Kleiman, renowned cookbook author and chef
Program Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009

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The Contemporary City: Urbanism in Flux   
Michael Maltzan
In conversation with Christopher Hawthorne, LA Times Architecture Critic
Program Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California   
Frances Dinkelspiel
In conversation with William Deverell, Director, USC-Huntington Institute on the West
Program Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009

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Erased   
Jim Krusoe
In conversation with Michael Silverblatt, host, KCRW's "Bookworm"
Program Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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Riverbig: A Novel   
Aris Janigian
In conversation with author Rick Wartzman
Program Date: Thursday, July 09, 2009

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A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age   
Richard Rayner
In conversation with David L. Ulin, book editor, LA Times
Program Date: Wednesday, July 08, 2009

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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals   
Jane Mayer
In conversation with Jon Wiener, professor of history, U.C. Irvine
Program Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes   
Tamim Ansary
In conversation with Amir Hussain, Assoc. Professor of Theological Studies, LMU
Program Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics   
George Lakoff
In conversation with Ian Masters, host of Background Briefing on KPFK 90.7 FM
Program Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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Dreamers in Dream City: A Journey Through Portraits   
Harry Chandler, Kevin Starr
Program Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever   
Walter Kirn
In conversation with journalist Amanda Fortini
Program Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone   
Eduardo Galeano
Program Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009

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Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles   
Chip Jacobs, William J. Kelly, Tom Hayden, Martin Schlageter
Moderated by Kevin Roderick, LAobserved.com
Program Date: Tuesday, June 09, 2009

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Notes on Sontag   
Phillip Lopate
In conversation with David L. Ulin, book editor, LA Times
Program Date: Thursday, June 04, 2009

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Blogging the Narco-Wars: A Panel Discussion   
Vicente Calderon, Victor Clark Alfaro, Amy Isackson
Moderated by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, reporter, KPCC 89.3 FM
Program Date: Wednesday, June 03, 2009

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An Afternoon with Tom Brokaw   
Tom Brokaw
In conversation with Geneva Overholser,
Program Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009

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Sag Harbor: A Novel   
Colson Whitehead
In conversation with Adam Bradley, Associate Professor of Literature, Claremont McKenna College
Program Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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Losing Mum and Pup   
Christopher Buckley
In conversation with Gregory Rodriguez, author and Los Angeles Times columnist
Program Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life   
John Adams
In conversation with Deborah Borda, President, LA Philharmonic Association
Program Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009

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Manatee/Humanity: Poetry Performance   
Anne Waldman
Program Date: Tuesday, May 05, 2009

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How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization & the End of the War on Terror   
Reza Aslan
In conversation with Amy Wilentz, author and journalist
Program Date: Monday, May 04, 2009

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Newer Poets XIV   
Billy Burgos, Peter Eirich, Erica Erdman, Ro Gunetilleke, Cathie Sandstrom, Mary Torregrossa
Program Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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The Post-Human Dada Guide: Tzara and Lenin Play Chess   
Andrei Codrescu
In conversation with Oana Sanziana Marian, Transylvanian Yankee Poet
Program Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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The Novel! Why There's Nothing Quite Like It   
Jane Smiley
Program Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Linda Gregerson, Paul Muldoon, and Robert Pinsky: Three Kingley Tufts Prize Judged Read from Their Own Poetry   
Linda Gregerson, Paul Muldoon, Robert Pinsky
Program Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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A Lucky Child   
Judge Thomas Buergenthal
In conversation with Nick Goldberg, Op-Ed Page Editor, LA Times
Program Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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Mark Murphy & David Sefton: Two LA Impresarios   
Mark Murphy, David Sefton
In conversation with journalist/author Barbara Isenberg
Program Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009

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The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World   
Michelle Goldberg
In conversation with Sue Horton, Op-Ed & Sunday Opinion Editor, LA Times
Program Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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Poetry Reading   
B.H. Fairchild, Elise Paschen
Program Date: Tuesday, April 07, 2009

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West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders & Killers in the Golden State   
Mark Arax
In conversation with Thomas Curwen, LA Times staff writer
Program Date: Monday, April 06, 2009

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MYhistoricLA: Preserving Los Angeles   
Ken Bernstein, Adriene Biondo, William Deverell, Michael Diaz, Mott Smtih
Moderated by Larry Mantle, host of KPCC-FM's Air Talk
Program Date: Friday, April 03, 2009

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Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents   
Minal Hajratwala
In conversation with journalist Swati Pandey
Program Date: Thursday, April 02, 2009

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Defusing Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad   
Jeffrey Richelson
In conversation with Mike Shuster
Program Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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Cali Cali -- Three Lives from LA   
Vanessa Place, Janet Sarbanes, Veronica Gonzalez
Moderated by Brighde Mullins, Director, USC Master of Professional Writing program
Program Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Tao Te Ching: An Illustrated Journey   
Stephen Mitchell
In conversation with Jack Miles, Distinguished Professor of English & Religious Studies, UC Irvine
Program Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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Cutting for Stone: A Novel   
Abraham Verghese
In conversation with Hector Elizondo, actor
Program Date: Monday, March 16, 2009

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Green to the Street: The Future of Pershing Square   
Daniel Biederman, Kathleen Bullard, Lewis MacAdams, Barry Sanders, Doug Suisman
Moderated by Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic
Program Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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The Eco-Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet   
Ed Humes
In conversation with Patt Morrison, LA Times Columnist and KPCC Radio Host
Program Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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An Insomniac's Slant on Sleep   
Gayle Greene
In conversation with Alice Wexler, Research Scholar, UCLA Center for the Study of Women
Program Date: Monday, March 09, 2009

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The Domestic Drama: Novel Form or Formula?   
Antonya Nelson, Marisa Silver
Moderated by author Bernadette Murphy
Program Date: Wednesday, March 04, 2009

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Between Fountainheads   
Lawrence Weschler
In conversation with John Walsh, Getty Museum Director Emeritus
Program Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran   
Azadeh Moaveni
Program Date: Monday, February 23, 2009

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Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey   
Norman Fischer
In conversation with Irene Borger, Director, Alpert Award in the Arts
Program Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009

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How We Decide   
Jonah Lehrer
In conversation with Dr. Larry Swanson, Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences, USC
Program Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009

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Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life   
Dacher Keltner
In conversation with Antoine Bachara, Professor of Psychology, USC
Program Date: Thursday, February 05, 2009

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The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet   
Neil deGrasse Tyson
In conversation with Dr. Laura Danly, astronomist, Curator of Griffith Observatory
Program Date: Wednesday, February 04, 2009

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The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk and Adventure in the Twenty-Five Years After 50   
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
In conversation with author/journalist Barbara Isenberg
Program Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2009

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Wallace Stegner & the Shaping of Environmental Consciousness in the West   
Tom Curwen, William Deverell, Jenny Price, Page Stegner
Moderated by David L. Ulin, book editor, L.A. Times
Program Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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How to Live: A Search for Wisdom From Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)   
Henry Alford
In conversation with Sandra Tsing Loh
Program Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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Thinking About Earthquakes: A Panel Discussion   
Mariana Amatullo, Lucy Jones, Michael Dear, David Ulin, Dennis Mileti
Moderated by Judith Lewis, editor, the L.A. Earthquake Sourcebook
Program Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009

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EMBERS: A Jazz Opera in Poems   
Terry Wolverton, David Ornette Cherry
Program Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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Gentrification, Neo-Feudalism, and the Colonists on Your Block: The Real Costs of a Latte   
Danny Hoch, Jerry Quickley
Program Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009

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Things I've Been Silent About: A Memoir in Moments   
Azar Nafisi
In conversation with Michael Silverblatt, host, KCRW 89.9 FM's "Bookworm"
Program Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution   
Denis Dutton
In conversation with Michael Shermer, the Skeptic Society
Program Date: Wednesday, January 07, 2009

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Out of Exile: The Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan   
Panther Alier, Craig Walzer, Rana Lintotawela
Program Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008

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The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia   
Laura Miller
In conversation with David L. Ulin, Book Editor, LA Times
Program Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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An Evening of Spoken Word and Cello   
Marisela Norte, Maria Elena Gaitan
Program Date: Monday, December 08, 2008

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Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion Part I   
Mark Doty, Dana Goodyear, Timothy Steele
Moderated by Robert N. Casper, Programs Director, Poetry Society of America
Program Date: Thursday, December 04, 2008

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Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion Part II   
Mark Doty, Dana Goodyear, Timothy Steele
Moderated by Robert N. Casper, Programs Director, Poetry Society of America
Program Date: Thursday, December 04, 2008

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An Evening with Toni Morrison   
Toni Morrison
In conversation with David L. Ulin, Book Editor, Los Angeles Times
Program Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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Alphabet Juice   
Roy Blount Jr.
Program Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008

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ALOUD Science Series: On Seeing and Being

Seeing the Divine
  
Dr. Michael A. Arbib, Dr. Lisa Bitel
Moderated by Margaret Wertheim, the Institute for Figuring
Program Date: Monday, November 10, 2008

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Writing the World   
Adam Zagajewski, Edward Hirsch, Peter Cole, Eavan Boland
Program Date: Thursday, November 06, 2008

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Is Reality Overrated?   
Etgar Keret, Ben Ehrenreich
Program Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief   
James McPherson
In conversation with William Deverell, Director, USC-Huntington Institute on the West
Program Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Home: A Novel   
Marilynne Robinson
Moderated by Michael Silverblatt, host, KCRW's "Bookworm"
Program Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008

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The China Lover   
Ian Buruma
In conversation with John Nathan, Takashima Professor of Japanese Cultural Studies, UCSB
Program Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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The Zookeeper's Wife   
Diane Ackerman
In conversation with Louise Steinman, Curator, ALOUD
Program Date: Monday, October 20, 2008

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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Railway Bazaar   
Paul Theroux
In conversation with Tom Curwen, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Program Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Unintended Consequences: How the Iraq War Hurt America and Helped Its Enemies   
Peter Galbraith
In conversation with Mike Shuster, NPR Foreign Correspondent
Program Date: Tuesday, October 07, 2008

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Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries   
Naomi Wolf
In conversation with Martin Kaplan, Director, Norman Lear Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication
Program Date: Monday, October 06, 2008

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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family   
Annette Gordon-Reed
In conversation with Gary B. Nash, Professor Emeritus, UCLA and Director, National Center for History in the Schools
Program Date: Wednesday, October 01, 2008

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Forgotten Histories: Two Novelists in Conversation   
Nina Revoyr, Lisa See
In conversation with author Dinah Lenney
Program Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008

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Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism   
Bernard Henri-Levy
In conversation with Arianna Huffington, host of KCRW's "Left, Right, and Center"
Program Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency   
Barton Gellman
In conversation with Nick Goldberg, Los Angeles Times Op-Ed Page Editor
Program Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Truth on the Ground in a Time of War: A Conversation Between Foreign Correspondents   
Farnaz Fassihi, Dexter Filkins
Program Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008

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Crime: A Novel   
Irvine Welsh
In conversation with David L. Ulin, editor Los Angeles Times Book Review
Program Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British   
Sarah Lyall
In conversation with Frances Anderton, producer of KCRW's "To the Point"
Program Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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Violence   
Slavoj Zizek
In conversation with Jack Miles, Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies, University of California, Irvine
Program Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Obscene in the Extreme: the Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"   
Rick Wartzman
In conversation with William Deverell, director, USC-Huntington Institute on the West
Program Date: Thursday, September 04, 2008

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Los Angeles Without the Los Angeles Times?   
George Kieffer, Robin M. Kramer, Geneva Overholser, Kevin Roderick, Joel Sappell, Brady Westwater, David Lauter
Moderated by Kit Rachlis, Los Angeles magazine
Program Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008

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RADIO ALOUD: A Library of the Airwaves   
Alfred Molina (Host), Alan Ball, Thomas Lynch, August Wilson, W.S. Merwin, Johanna Cooper (Co-Producer), Louise Steinman (Co-Producer)
Program Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008

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Marinating in Ghetto Air: Writing and Transformation at Homeboy Industries   
Father Gregory Boyle, Leslie Schwartz, Hector Verdugo, Agustin Lizama
Program Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Photographer on the Battlefield: A Photo Lecture   
Rick Loomis
In conversation with Louise Steinman, curator, ALOUD
Program Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics   
Leonard Susskind
In conversation with science writer K.C. Cole
Program Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008

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Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror . . . A Public Defender's Inside Account   
Steven T. Wax
In conversation with Laurie Levenson, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Ethical Advocacy, Loyola Law School
Program Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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My Name is Will   
Jess Winfield
In conversation with Louis Fantasia, Director of Shakespeare at the Huntington Library
Program Date: Wednesday, July 09, 2008

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Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontlines   
William Cleveland
In conversation with Susan Hill, artist
Program Date: Monday, June 30, 2008

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Newer Poets XIII   
J. Mark Beaver, Rachael Kahn, Mindy Nettifee, Cece Peri, Brian Sanders, Brooke Sprowl
Program Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West   
Deanne Stillman
In conversation with author Samantha Dunn
Program Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Undiscovered   
Debra Winger
In conversation with Maia Danziger, author and actress
Program Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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ALOUD Science Series: On Seeing and Being

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
  
Sandra & Matt Blakeslee
In conversation with Margaret Wertheim, founder, the Institute for Figuring
Program Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008

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The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and weakened America   
Robert Scheer
In conversation with John W. Dean, author and former white house counsel
Program Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008

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Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire   
Alex Abella
In conversation with Mike Shuster, NPR foreign correspondent
Program Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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All You Can Eat: Panel Discussion   
Filmmaker Lisa Brenneis, Monterey Market Owner Bill Fujimoto, Author Paul Roberts
Moderated by Evan Kleinman, host of KCRW's "Good Food"
Program Date: Monday, June 09, 2008

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Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America   
Donna Foote
In conversation with Paul Cummins, Executive Director, New Visions Foundation
Program Date: Wednesday, June 04, 2008

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The Garden of Last Days   
Andre Dubus III
In conversation with David L. Ulin, editor, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Program Date: Tuesday, June 03, 2008

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The Bishop's Daughter   
Honor Moore
In conversation with Rev. Dr. George F. Regas, Executive Director, the Regas Institute
Program Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008

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The Story of a Marriage   
Andrew Sean Greer
In conversation with blogger and novelist Mark Sarvas
Program Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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ALOUD Science Series: On Seeing and Being

"What Do You See?"
  
Dr. Christof Koch
In conversation with Margaret Wertheim, Institute for Figuring
Program Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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The Post-American World   
Fareed Zakaria
In conversation with author Reza Aslan
Program Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama   
Pico Iyer
In conversation with Tom Curwen, L.A. Times staff writer
Program Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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Bowl of Cherries   
Millard Kaufman
In conversation with Leo Braudy, Professor of English and American Lit, USC
Program Date: Tuesday, May 06, 2008

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An Afternoon with Larry McMurtry   
Larry McMurtry
In conversation with William Deverell, Director USC-Huntington Institute on the West
Program Date: Thursday, May 01, 2008

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Our Story Begins   
Tobias Wolff
In conversation with David L. Ulin, editor, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Program Date: Monday, April 28, 2008

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The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century   
Steve Coll
In conversation with Mike Shuster, NPR Foreign Correspondent
Program Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex   
Mary Roach
In conversation with Beth Lapides, writer and performer
Program Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature   
Jonathan Rosen
In conversation with Louise Steinman, curator of ALOUD
Program Date: Tuesday, April 01, 2008

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The Golden Road: Notes on My Gentrification   
Caille Millner
In conversation with Meghan Daum
Program Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008

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Lush Life: A Novel   
Richard Price
In conversation with Scott Timberg, L.A. Times staff writer
Program Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It   
David Hajdu
In conversation with Ben Schwartz
Program Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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The Senator's Wife   
Sue Miller
In conversation with Michelle Huneven
Program Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008

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Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East   
Robin Wright
In conversation with Warren Olney
Program Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008

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The Enigma of Iran (or Why American Policy-makers Should Read More Fiction)   
Gina Nahai, Robert Scheer
Program Date: Thursday, March 06, 2008

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The Dancer and the Thief (El Baile de la Victoria)   
Antonio Skármeta
In conversation with Verónica Cortínez
Program Date: Wednesday, March 05, 2008

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Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World   
Samantha Power
In conversation with Terry George
Program Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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The Age of American Unreason   
Susan Jacoby
In conversation with Jack Miles
Program Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times   
Willie Brown
In conversation with Bill Boyarsky
Program Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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When the Personal Becomes Political   
Katha Pollitt
In conversation with Jon Wiener
Program Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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The Flowers: A Novel   
Dagoberto Gilb
In conversation with Marisela Norte
Program Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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In Defense of Food   
Michael Pollan
In conversation with Barry Glassner
Program Date: Monday, February 11, 2008

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The Commoner: A Novel   
John Burnham Schwartz
In conversation with Anne Taylor Fleming
Program Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2008

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The Science of Leonardo: Inside the Mind of the Great Genius of the Renaissance   
Fritjof Capra
In conversation with Manuel Castells
Program Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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The Height of Ambition: New Development Downtown   
Lauren Bon, Brian Girard , Daniel A. Rosenfeld, Martha Welborne
Moderated by Christopher Hawthorne
Program Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

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Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again   
David Frum
In conversation with Arianna Huffington
Program Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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Creating a World without Poverty   
Muhammad Yunus
In conversation with Rick Wartzman
Program Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved   
Judith Freeman
In conversation with Denise Hamilton
Program Date: Thursday, January 10, 2008

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Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves   
Kevin Bales
Program Date: Wednesday, January 09, 2008

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An Evening with Poet Robert Hass   
Robert Hass
Program Date: Monday, December 03, 2007

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Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire   
Judith Thurman
In conversation with Gail Eichenthal
Program Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007

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Theories of Everything   
Roz Chast
In conversation with Louise Steinman
Program Date: Monday, November 26, 2007

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Memorial Reading for Mutanabbi Street   
Chris Abani, Beau Beausoleil, Laila Lalami, Suzanne Lummis, Majid Naficy, Marisela Norte, Sholeh Wolpé, Terry Wolverton, Saadoun Al-Bayati Ensemble
Moderated by Jordan Elgrably, Louise Steinman, and Justin Veach
Program Date: Monday, November 19, 2007

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A Free Life   
Ha Jin
In conversation with Seth Faison
Program Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

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Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans & Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America   
Gregory Rodriguez
Program Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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A Life Decoded   
Dr. Craig Venter
In conversation with Michael W. Quick
Program Date: Thursday, November 08, 2007

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Psychogeography: Disentangling the Modern Conundrum of Psyche and Place   
Will Self
In conversation with David L. Ulin, editor, LA TImes Book Review
Program Date: Thursday, November 01, 2007

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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain   
Oliver Sacks
In conversation with Ara Guzelimian
Program Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America   
Susan Faludi
In conversation with Kit Rachlis, Editor-In-Chief, Los Angeles Magazine
Program Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court   
Jeffrey Toobin
In conversation with Jim Newton
Program Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2007

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No Simple Victory: Europe at War 1939-1945   
Norman Davies
Program Date: Thursday, September 27, 2007

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COOL IT: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming   
Bjørn Lomborg
In conversation with Judith Lewis
Program Date: Monday, September 24, 2007

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Two Actors, Two Authors, Two Lives   
Alan Alda, Mike Farrell
Program Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007

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The Book of Psalms: A Conversation   
Robert Alter and Jonathan Kirsch
Moderated by David L. Ulin, editor L.A. Times Book
Program Date: Monday, September 17, 2007

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Nell Freudenberger and Jennifer Gilmore   
Nell Freudenberger, Jennifer Gilmore
Moderated by Bernadette Murphy, contributor, L.A. Times Book Review
Program Date: Monday, September 10, 2007

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The Pest House   
Jim Crace
In conversation with David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Review editor
Program Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2007

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Telling Stories that Matter: A Conversation   
Helena María Viramontes, Manuel Muñoz
Program Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2007

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Debating Race   
Michael Eric Dyson
In conversation with Gregory Rodriguez
Program Date: Wednesday, March 07, 2007

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Between the Sheets: Sex, Literature, and the Future of Erotic Fiction   
Walter Mosley, John Rechy
Moderated by Marsha Kinder, author and cultural theorist
Program Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007

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Can Religion and Reason be Reconciled?   
Reza Aslan, Sam Harris
Moderated by author and L.A. Times Book Critic Jonathan Kirsch
Program Date: Thursday, January 25, 2007

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Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir   
Gore Vidal
In conversation with Michael Silverblatt, host of KCRW 89.9 "BookWorm"
Program Date: Monday, November 20, 2006

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Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills   
David Milch
In conversation with William Deverell
Program Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2006

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The Light of Evening: A Novel   
Edna O'Brien
In conversation with writer Vanessa Place, special introduction by Anjelica Huston
Program Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2006

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A Writer's Life   
Mary Gordon
In conversation with Bernadette Murphy, contributor, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Program Date: Thursday, October 05, 2006

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Tête-à-Tête: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre   
Hazel Rowley
In conversation with Lynda Obst
Program Date: Monday, May 01, 2006

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War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals   
David Halberstam
In conversation with Steven J. Ross
Program Date: Wednesday, October 09, 2002

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Poetry Reading   
Robert Creeley
In conversation with Louise Steinman, curator, ALOUD at Central Library
Program Date: Sunday, May 07, 2000

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Why Choose to Love?   
bell hooks
In conversation with author and artist Terry Wolverton
Program Date: Sunday, December 05, 1999

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John Updike, LAPL Literary Awards 1999   
John Updike
Program Date: Friday, April 30, 1999

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Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book   
Maxine Hong Kingston
In conversation with Janet Sternberg
Program Date: Sunday, February 15, 1998

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