http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/index.aspx 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. en-us Los Angeles Public Library en-usALOUD PodcastsLos Angeles Public LibraryThe 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.Los Angeles Public LibraryLos Angeles Public Librarywebmaster@lapl.orgLos Angeles Public LibraryThis podcast, taken from the ALOUD archive, is a discussion from 1998's "Racing Towards the Millenium: Voices From the American West," a predecessor to ALOUD.This podcast, taken from the ALOUD archive, is a discussion from 1998's "Racing Towards the Millenium: Voices From the American West," a predecessor to ALOUD.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=262Sun, 15 Feb 1998 00:00:00 GMT01:29:22LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA novel about of a woman who refused to shrink from a life alone, and who comes to terms with the love she learns to share with both men and women.A novel about of a woman who refused to shrink from a life alone, and who comes to terms with the love she learns to share with both men and women.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=307Fri, 05 Feb 1999 00:00:00 GMT01:02:08LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe great American writer John Updike received the Los Angeles Public Library's Literary Award in 1999. The award, given annually, is granted to a writer for his or her contribution to literature. Updike joins past winners Norman Mailer, Harper Lee, Susan Sontag, and Seamus Heaney in receiving this honor. The following recording is taken from his acceptance speech at the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' Annual Awards dinner.The great American writer John Updike received the Los Angeles Public Library's Literary Award in 1999. The award, given annually, is granted to a writer for his or her contribution to literature. Updike joins past winners Norman Mailer, Harper Lee, Susan Sontag, and Seamus Heaney in receiving this honor. The following recording is taken from his acceptance speech at the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' Annual Awards dinner.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=182Fri, 30 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT00:20:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThis podcast, taken from the ALOUD archive, is a discussion from 1999's "The Big Questions" series. A celebration of writing, reading, and public debate, "The Big Questions" features visionary thinkers in the arts, sciences, and humanities who are asking new questions, challenging accepted theories, and reframing ancient dialects.This podcast, taken from the ALOUD archive, is a discussion from 1999's "The Big Questions" series. A celebration of writing, reading, and public debate, "The Big Questions" features visionary thinkers in the arts, sciences, and humanities who are asking new questions, challenging accepted theories, and reframing ancient dialects.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=264Sun, 05 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT01:20:45LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThis podcast, taken from the ALOUD archive, is a discussion from 2000's "Words In the World" series; a curated series of artists whose stories, essays, poems, novels, and films illuminated a global culture in crisis and celebration, extending their imaginations into the vast territory of the heart and the world.This podcast, taken from the ALOUD archive, is a discussion from 2000's "Words In the World" series; a curated series of artists whose stories, essays, poems, novels, and films illuminated a global culture in crisis and celebration, extending their imaginations into the vast territory of the heart and the world.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=265Sun, 07 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT01:26:59LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAn in-depth look at the impact of Vietnam on post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy by a distinguished Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.An in-depth look at the impact of Vietnam on post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy by a distinguished Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=54Wed, 09 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn a career spanning five decades, W.S. Merwin, lauded poet, translator, and environmental activist, has become one of the most widely read poets in America.In a career spanning five decades, W.S. Merwin, lauded poet, translator, and environmental activist, has become one of the most widely read poets in America.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=372Mon, 04 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT01:00:59LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryRowley, a distinguished biographer and Obst, legendary producer of films such as "Sleepless in Seattle" offers an intimate look at one of the world's most unconventional love stories.Rowley, a distinguished biographer and Obst, legendary producer of films such as "Sleepless in Seattle" offers an intimate look at one of the world's most unconventional love stories.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=127Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT01:13:47LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryPekar, known for his autobiographical slice-of-life comic book series "American Splendor" and author of the just-released Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story discusses artistic strategies and kvetching as a form of "Outsider Realism" with Conal, L.A.'s own iconic anti-icon master and guerrilla poster artist.Pekar, known for his autobiographical slice-of-life comic book series "American Splendor" and author of the just-released Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story discusses artistic strategies and kvetching as a form of "Outsider Realism" with Conal, L.A.'s own iconic anti-icon master and guerrilla poster artist.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=385Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT01:09:55LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGordon, one of America's master story-tellers, probes the lives of her characters and how the workings of the world- both enormous events and intimate moments-define and change us. She discusses her writing life on the publication of the complete collection of her remarkable short fictions.Gordon, one of America's master story-tellers, probes the lives of her characters and how the workings of the world- both enormous events and intimate moments-define and change us. She discusses her writing life on the publication of the complete collection of her remarkable short fictions.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=126Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT01:07:42LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe great Irish novelist--known as a pioneer for her frank portrayals of women--discusses her daring new work that explores the unbreakable bond between mother and child. "O'Brien is a storyteller, an Irish story-teller, one of an ancient tradition of storytellers, people who tell the truth." (Thomas Cahill, Los Angeles Times Book Review)The great Irish novelist--known as a pioneer for her frank portrayals of women--discusses her daring new work that explores the unbreakable bond between mother and child. "O'Brien is a storyteller, an Irish story-teller, one of an ancient tradition of storytellers, people who tell the truth." (Thomas Cahill, Los Angeles Times Book Review)http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=124Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT01:09:16LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe creator/executive producer and cast members of HBO's "Deadwood" discuss the themes and motivations that run through the series - gold, Custer, betrayal, profanity - and the remarkable accidents of history that created the wildest town in the West.The creator/executive producer and cast members of HBO's "Deadwood" discuss the themes and motivations that run through the series - gold, Custer, betrayal, profanity - and the remarkable accidents of history that created the wildest town in the West.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=72Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT01:27:46LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe inimitable raconteur, essayist, novelist, playwright, historian, critic and screenwriter travels in memory through the arenas of literature, television, film, theater, politics, and international society.The inimitable raconteur, essayist, novelist, playwright, historian, critic and screenwriter travels in memory through the arenas of literature, television, film, theater, politics, and international society.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=62Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT01:11:06LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA surprising love story set in 1946 Moscow and a camp in the Arctic Circle by the bestselling author of London Fields.A surprising love story set in 1946 Moscow and a camp in the Arctic Circle by the bestselling author of London Fields.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=384Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:05:29LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAslan (No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam) and Harris (The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason; Letter to a Christian Nation) square off for the first time to debate the future of religion and its role in society.Aslan (No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam) and Harris (The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason; Letter to a Christian Nation) square off for the first time to debate the future of religion and its role in society.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=125Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:27:49LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn a society in which sex is both a major obsession and a major taboo, what is the function of erotic literature? Is there a new receptivity to thinking and writing about the sexual dimension? Join two award-winning American writers for a provocative discussion.In a society in which sex is both a major obsession and a major taboo, what is the function of erotic literature? Is there a new receptivity to thinking and writing about the sexual dimension? Join two award-winning American writers for a provocative discussion.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=121Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT1:14:12LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWhether chronicling the class conflict in the African American community or exposing the failings of the government response to Hurricane Katrina, Dyson never shies away from controversy. Join two of America's most astute intellectuals in a discussion about issues that matter.Whether chronicling the class conflict in the African American community or exposing the failings of the government response to Hurricane Katrina, Dyson never shies away from controversy. Join two of America's most astute intellectuals in a discussion about issues that matter.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=43Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTwo California-born writers-one from East L.A. and the other from the Central Valley-discuss their understanding of stories as a way to complicate our views of self, of morality, and of our relationships with the world around us.Two California-born writers-one from East L.A. and the other from the Central Valley-discuss their understanding of stories as a way to complicate our views of self, of morality, and of our relationships with the world around us.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=30Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOn a devastated, lawless American continent, families have only one hope: passage on a ship to Europe. A remarkable novel by one of the most inventive novelists writing in English today.On a devastated, lawless American continent, families have only one hope: passage on a ship to Europe. A remarkable novel by one of the most inventive novelists writing in English today.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=87Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:24:06LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public Library"America's foremost literary pugilist" (Village Voice) offers an elegantly argued case against all religions."America's foremost literary pugilist" (Village Voice) offers an elegantly argued case against all religions.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=287Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:24:20LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGilmore's Golden Country vividly brings to life the intertwining stories of three immigrants seeking their fortunes. In Freudenberger's The Dissident, a performance artist/political activist collides with a wealthy Beverly Hills family. In these extraordinary first novels, family dynamics and cultures in collision are limned with hilarity and wisdom.Gilmore's Golden Country vividly brings to life the intertwining stories of three immigrants seeking their fortunes. In Freudenberger's The Dissident, a performance artist/political activist collides with a wealthy Beverly Hills family. In these extraordinary first novels, family dynamics and cultures in collision are limned with hilarity and wisdom.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=118Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT1:03:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryRobert Alter's translation of "The Five Books of Moses" was hailed as a "godsend" by poet Seamus Heaney. He discusses with Kirsch, also a Biblical scholar, his new translation of the timeless Book of Psalms.Robert Alter's translation of "The Five Books of Moses" was hailed as a "godsend" by poet Seamus Heaney. He discusses with Kirsch, also a Biblical scholar, his new translation of the timeless Book of Psalms.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=29Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT1:03:28LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAlda and Farrell, former co-stars of M*A*S*H, both authors of recent memoirs, re-unite to discuss art, activism, family, money, and fame.Alda and Farrell, former co-stars of M*A*S*H, both authors of recent memoirs, re-unite to discuss art, activism, family, money, and fame.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=42Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:00:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA highly respected statistical analyst of climate discusses why and how he believes the debate over climate change, fueled by politicians and the media, has stifled rational dialogue and marginalized meaningful dissent.A highly respected statistical analyst of climate discusses why and how he believes the debate over climate change, fueled by politicians and the media, has stifled rational dialogue and marginalized meaningful dissent.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=50Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOne of the world's preeminent scholars of World War II history, author of the bestselling Europe: A History and Rising '44, offers a clear-eyed reappraisal and an illuminating portrait of a conflict that continues to provoke debate today.One of the world's preeminent scholars of World War II history, author of the bestselling Europe: A History and Rising '44, offers a clear-eyed reappraisal and an illuminating portrait of a conflict that continues to provoke debate today.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=55Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryBased on exclusive interviews with Supreme Court Justices themselves and other insiders, The Nine is a timely and provocative report on America's most elite legal institution by The New Yorker's legal correspondent.Based on exclusive interviews with Supreme Court Justices themselves and other insiders, The Nine is a timely and provocative report on America's most elite legal institution by The New Yorker's legal correspondent.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=52Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe Pulitzer Prize- winning author of Stiffed and Backlash examines the post-9/11 outpouring in the media, popular culture, and political life and offers a fiercely original view of ourselves, our history, and the future we may unwittingly be creating.The Pulitzer Prize- winning author of Stiffed and Backlash examines the post-9/11 outpouring in the media, popular culture, and political life and offers a fiercely original view of ourselves, our history, and the future we may unwittingly be creating.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=96Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:17:36LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFor 150 years, The Atlantic Monthly has explored what its founders-including Emerson, Longfellow and Holmes-called "The American Idea." Join us for a high-spirited discussion with celebrated Atlantic contributors about the role literary masters have played in interpreting and often rebuking American society and culture.For 150 years, The Atlantic Monthly has explored what its founders-including Emerson, Longfellow and Holmes-called "The American Idea." Join us for a high-spirited discussion with celebrated Atlantic contributors about the role literary masters have played in interpreting and often rebuking American society and culture.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=364Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:14:25LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe acclaimed memoirist, author, and biographer of Jean Genet conjures the true-life love affair between author Stephen Crane and the woman known as his wife.The acclaimed memoirist, author, and biographer of Jean Genet conjures the true-life love affair between author Stephen Crane and the woman known as his wife.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=365Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:01:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public Library"The poet laureate of medicine" (New York Times) examines the complexities of our response to music and the particular powers of music to move us physically and emotionally, beneficially or destructively, showing how we humans are a musical species no less than a linguistic one."The poet laureate of medicine" (New York Times) examines the complexities of our response to music and the particular powers of music to move us physically and emotionally, beneficially or destructively, showing how we humans are a musical species no less than a linguistic one.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=73Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:08:37LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe New Yorker's brilliant music critic takes us inside the labyrinth of modern sound, from Vienna before World War I to New York City in the seventies. Through experiments, revolutions, riots, and friendships forged and broken-come listen to a history of the twentieth century through its music.The New Yorker's brilliant music critic takes us inside the labyrinth of modern sound, from Vienna before World War I to New York City in the seventies. Through experiments, revolutions, riots, and friendships forged and broken-come listen to a history of the twentieth century through its music.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=376Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:20:08LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryToday's most widely read economist weaves together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis.Today's most widely read economist weaves together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=363Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:16:03LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe illustrator, author and designer-known for her many New Yorker covers (including the famous map of "Newyorkistan")-contends with existential questions like: "What is identity?" "Why do we fight wars?" "Why do hearts break in February and why do some people have a hankering for a dodo sandwich?" Note: you are encouraged to wear your favorite hat to this program.The illustrator, author and designer-known for her many New Yorker covers (including the famous map of "Newyorkistan")-contends with existential questions like: "What is identity?" "Why do we fight wars?" "Why do hearts break in February and why do some people have a hankering for a dodo sandwich?" Note: you are encouraged to wear your favorite hat to this program.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=375Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:01:43LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryEvoking places as far flung as Iowa and India, Self-cultural provocateur, writer and long distance walker-teamed with legendary Gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman to explore the intimate effects of geographical environment on human emotion and behavior.Evoking places as far flung as Iowa and India, Self-cultural provocateur, writer and long distance walker-teamed with legendary Gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman to explore the intimate effects of geographical environment on human emotion and behavior.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=64Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:10:18LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA riveting account of the unparalleled drama of the quest for the human genome by the scientist who went on to be the first to read and interpret his own genome.A riveting account of the unparalleled drama of the quest for the human genome by the scientist who went on to be the first to read and interpret his own genome.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=53Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe iconoclastic Los Angeles Times columnist discusses how the mestizo legacy of Mexican-Americans, the largest immigrant group in the country's history, will forever change how Americans think about race and ethnicity.The iconoclastic Los Angeles Times columnist discusses how the mestizo legacy of Mexican-Americans, the largest immigrant group in the country's history, will forever change how Americans think about race and ethnicity.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=47Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn this new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting, an émigré Chinese writer opens a restaurant in Atlanta in a daunting attempt to find his voice as a poet, support his family, and realize the American Dream.In this new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting, an émigré Chinese writer opens a restaurant in Atlanta in a daunting attempt to find his voice as a poet, support his family, and realize the American Dream.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=44Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn the 2003 National Book Award judges' citation for his New Selected Poems, Kinnell was called "America's preeminent visionary," with work in 12 collections that, "greets each new age with rapture and abundance ... [and] sets him at the table with his mentors: Rilke, Whitman and Frost."In the 2003 National Book Award judges' citation for his New Selected Poems, Kinnell was called "America's preeminent visionary," with work in 12 collections that, "greets each new age with rapture and abundance ... [and] sets him at the table with his mentors: Rilke, Whitman and Frost."http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=328Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:10:29LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOn March 5, 2007, a car bomb exploded on Mutanabbi Street, the lively center of Baghdad bookselling, filled with bookstores, cafes, and book stalls. 30 people were killed; more than 100 were wounded. Join poets and writers to memorialize this wounding of Baghdad's literary and intellectual heart.On March 5, 2007, a car bomb exploded on Mutanabbi Street, the lively center of Baghdad bookselling, filled with bookstores, cafes, and book stalls. 30 people were killed; more than 100 were wounded. Join poets and writers to memorialize this wounding of Baghdad's literary and intellectual heart.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=56Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT02:00:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe New Yorker cartoonist who can explain phenomena such as "The Museum of One's Kitchen" (including the Refrigerator Door Gallery and the Cabinet of Many Teas) recently collaborated with Steve Martin on The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z.The New Yorker cartoonist who can explain phenomena such as "The Museum of One's Kitchen" (including the Refrigerator Door Gallery and the Cabinet of Many Teas) recently collaborated with Steve Martin on The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=74Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:02:56LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTwo writers discuss their experiences writing at the historic MacDowell Colony then read from work begun or completed there. www.macdowellcolony.orgTwo writers discuss their experiences writing at the historic MacDowell Colony then read from work begun or completed there. www.macdowellcolony.orghttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=308Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:05:36LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe longtime New Yorker writer--who once spent an evening with Jackie Onassis, smoking cigarettes and talking about men--culls from 20 years of probing and delightful cultural critiques of fashion, its personages, trends and history, to celebrate the lasting significance of its ephemeral qualities.The longtime New Yorker writer--who once spent an evening with Jackie Onassis, smoking cigarettes and talking about men--culls from 20 years of probing and delightful cultural critiques of fashion, its personages, trends and history, to celebrate the lasting significance of its ephemeral qualities.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=51Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryKnown also as an essayist, translator, and activist on behalf of poetry, literacy, and the environment, the former United States Poet Laureate (1995-1997) is a poet of great eloquence, clarity, and force. About Hass's work, poet Stanley Kunitz wrote, "Reading a poem by Robert Hass is like stepping into the ocean when the temperature of the water is not much different from that of the air. You scarcely know, until you feel the undertow tug at you, that you have entered into another element."Known also as an essayist, translator, and activist on behalf of poetry, literacy, and the environment, the former United States Poet Laureate (1995-1997) is a poet of great eloquence, clarity, and force. About Hass's work, poet Stanley Kunitz wrote, "Reading a poem by Robert Hass is like stepping into the ocean when the temperature of the water is not much different from that of the air. You scarcely know, until you feel the undertow tug at you, that you have entered into another element."http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=45Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT01:30:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySlaves harvest cocoa in Ivory Coast, make charcoal used to produce steel in Brazil, weave carpets in India. The list goes on. Bales recounts his 15-year journey in search of real world solutions to ending slavery. Bales will introduce special guest Maria Suarez, an immigrant victim of sex trafficking.Slaves harvest cocoa in Ivory Coast, make charcoal used to produce steel in Brazil, weave carpets in India. The list goes on. Bales recounts his 15-year journey in search of real world solutions to ending slavery. Bales will introduce special guest Maria Suarez, an immigrant victim of sex trafficking.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=63Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:18:10LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn her unconventional biography, Freeman illuminates the psyche and mystery of Chandler and his relationship with his much older wife as well as the City of Angels, to which Chandler's work is forever wed.In her unconventional biography, Freeman illuminates the psyche and mystery of Chandler and his relationship with his much older wife as well as the City of Angels, to which Chandler's work is forever wed.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=75Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:05:10LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWhat if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality? To some, it sounds impossible. But the Nobel Peace Prizewinner who invented micro-credit is doing exactly that. Yunus's "Next Big Idea" offers a pioneering model for nothing less than a new, more humane form of capitalism.What if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality? To some, it sounds impossible. But the Nobel Peace Prizewinner who invented micro-credit is doing exactly that. Yunus's "Next Big Idea" offers a pioneering model for nothing less than a new, more humane form of capitalism.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=65Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:19:30LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFrum-former speechwriter for President Bush-argues that Republicans, like the Democrats before them, have been the victims of their own success. He outlines a fresh vision of a GOP that can rebuild the conservative majority and elect the next Republican president.Frum-former speechwriter for President Bush-argues that Republicans, like the Democrats before them, have been the victims of their own success. He outlines a fresh vision of a GOP that can rebuild the conservative majority and elect the next Republican president.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=61Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:15:56LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn his explosive new book, Kennedy--a Harvard law scholar--shows how current fears of "selling out" are expressed in thought and practice and clarifies the effect they have on individuals and on American society as a whole.In his explosive new book, Kennedy--a Harvard law scholar--shows how current fears of "selling out" are expressed in thought and practice and clarifies the effect they have on individuals and on American society as a whole.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=309Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:18:22LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryKey voices in the development of downtown Los Angeles discuss their visions for the future.Key voices in the development of downtown Los Angeles discuss their visions for the future.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=69Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:33:59LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDrawing on more than 6,000 pages of Leonardo's surviving notebooks, Capra reveals Leonardo-whose studies ranged from the flight patterns of birds to the mechanics of light-as the unacknowledged "father of science."Drawing on more than 6,000 pages of Leonardo's surviving notebooks, Capra reveals Leonardo-whose studies ranged from the flight patterns of birds to the mechanics of light-as the unacknowledged "father of science."http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=76Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:07:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe award-winning historian offers a new intellectual biography of the twentieth century's greatest experimental physicist, whose revolutionary discoveries included the orbital structure of the atom.The award-winning historian offers a new intellectual biography of the twentieth century's greatest experimental physicist, whose revolutionary discoveries included the orbital structure of the atom.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=310Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:05:08LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author's mother, Susan Sontag, died of a particularly acute form of leukemia in 2004. "This," he writes, "is a book of questions about what we know and, perhaps more importantly, what we can take in when confronted by the death of a loved one."The author's mother, Susan Sontag, died of a particularly acute form of leukemia in 2004. "This," he writes, "is a book of questions about what we know and, perhaps more importantly, what we can take in when confronted by the death of a loved one."http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=311Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:00:10LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of Reservation Road sets his mesmerizing new novel in 1959 Japan when Haruko, a non-aristocratic woman, marries the Crown Prince and enters the sealed-off and mysterious Japanese monarchy.The author of Reservation Road sets his mesmerizing new novel in 1959 Japan when Haruko, a non-aristocratic woman, marries the Crown Prince and enters the sealed-off and mysterious Japanese monarchy.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=77Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:03:18LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of the national bestseller The Omnivore's Dilemma returns with a manifesto for our times: what to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health.The author of the national bestseller The Omnivore's Dilemma returns with a manifesto for our times: what to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=66Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:15:40LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFrom one of this country's most original voices comes a masterful new novel about a young Mexican-American who falls in love while sweeping the decks of an apartment building named The Flowers. In the midst of exploding racial violence, he must decide what he values and what he can do about it.From one of this country's most original voices comes a masterful new novel about a young Mexican-American who falls in love while sweeping the decks of an apartment building named The Flowers. In the midst of exploding racial violence, he must decide what he values and what he can do about it.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=78Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:10:18LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe acclaimed poet and columnist for The Nation discusses her new book of essays dealing with sex, death, ex-lovers, politics, motherhood, aging, and learning to drive.The acclaimed poet and columnist for The Nation discusses her new book of essays dealing with sex, death, ex-lovers, politics, motherhood, aging, and learning to drive.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=67Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:12:43LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe two-term mayor of San Francisco and longest-serving speaker of the California Assembly lays down some candid rules about surviving and manipulating Big Money and Big Media in today's politics.The two-term mayor of San Francisco and longest-serving speaker of the California Assembly lays down some candid rules about surviving and manipulating Big Money and Big Media in today's politics.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=79Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:13:20LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFrom the author of Freethinkers, a dazzlingly insightful-and occasionally hilarious-analysis of the anti-rationalism, anti-intellectualism, and anti-scientism that increasingly characterizes the cultural and intellectual life of this country.From the author of Freethinkers, a dazzlingly insightful-and occasionally hilarious-analysis of the anti-rationalism, anti-intellectualism, and anti-scientism that increasingly characterizes the cultural and intellectual life of this country.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=80Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:08:40LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author reveals the powerful legacy of the incomparable humanitarian who lost his life in a terrorist attack on UN Headquarters in Iraq in 2003.The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reveals the powerful legacy of the incomparable humanitarian who lost his life in a terrorist attack on UN Headquarters in Iraq in 2003.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=81Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:19:10LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe prize-winning novelist (Il Postino)-for whom "neither life nor literature outside politics" is imaginable-sets his exuberant love story against the backdrop of the new Chile, free from the Pinochet dictatorship but prey to the perils of globalization.The prize-winning novelist (Il Postino)-for whom "neither life nor literature outside politics" is imaginable-sets his exuberant love story against the backdrop of the new Chile, free from the Pinochet dictatorship but prey to the perils of globalization.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=82Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:16:32LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIran, as any civilization, is defined most thoroughly by the stories it spawns. Join us for a candid conversation between novelist Gina Nahai (Caspian Rain) and Robert Scheer (editor-in-chief, Truthdig.com and host of KCRW's Left, Right and Center) about faith, modernism, and the emotional ties that bind the people of Iran and America.Iran, as any civilization, is defined most thoroughly by the stories it spawns. Join us for a candid conversation between novelist Gina Nahai (Caspian Rain) and Robert Scheer (editor-in-chief, Truthdig.com and host of KCRW's Left, Right and Center) about faith, modernism, and the emotional ties that bind the people of Iran and America.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=83Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:03:39LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySeeking a place where his deafness would be irrelevant, Josh Swiller volunteered for the Peace Corps and spent two years in a remote and impoverished village in Zambia. His hilarious and harrowing memoir recounts what he found there.Seeking a place where his deafness would be irrelevant, Josh Swiller volunteered for the Peace Corps and spent two years in a remote and impoverished village in Zambia. His hilarious and harrowing memoir recounts what he found there.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=298Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:03:04LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDrawing on 35 years of reporting-through wars, revolutions and uprisings-one of America's most prescient journalists offers an insightful reckoning of the changes wracking the Middle East and their impact on its and America's future.Drawing on 35 years of reporting-through wars, revolutions and uprisings-one of America's most prescient journalists offers an insightful reckoning of the changes wracking the Middle East and their impact on its and America's future.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=68Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:18:32LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn her new novel, the author of the now classic The Good Mother and While I Was Gone brings emotional power to her most transfixing themes: the meaning of loyalty, history, forgiveness and grace.In her new novel, the author of the now classic The Good Mother and While I Was Gone brings emotional power to her most transfixing themes: the meaning of loyalty, history, forgiveness and grace.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=84Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:59:20LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. Join us for a discussion of the lost world of comic books, their creativity, irreverence, and suspicion of authority.In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. Join us for a discussion of the lost world of comic books, their creativity, irreverence, and suspicion of authority.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=85Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:15:52LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFrom a great American realist-the author of Clockers and co-writer of The Wire-an X-ray of the streets of New York City in the age of no "broken windows" and "quality of life" police squads.From a great American realist-the author of Clockers and co-writer of The Wire-an X-ray of the streets of New York City in the age of no "broken windows" and "quality of life" police squads.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=94Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:18:23LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMillner, a young African-American woman, grew up in predominantly Hispanic and working class San Jose and went on to Harvard. In her memoir she tours the landscapes of possibility carved by race, class and culture for young Americans.Millner, a young African-American woman, grew up in predominantly Hispanic and working class San Jose and went on to Harvard. In her memoir she tours the landscapes of possibility carved by race, class and culture for young Americans.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=86Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:05:20LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryRosen, novelist and New York Times contributor, sets out to explore birdwatching's centrality--historical and literary, spiritual and scientific--to a culture torn between the desire both to conquer and to conserve.Rosen, novelist and New York Times contributor, sets out to explore birdwatching's centrality--historical and literary, spiritual and scientific--to a culture torn between the desire both to conquer and to conserve.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=92Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:11:46LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFrom the author of the bestseller The End of Poverty, a vivid map of the road to sustainable and equitable global prosperity and an augury of the global economic collapse that lies ahead if we don't follow it.From the author of the bestseller The End of Poverty, a vivid map of the road to sustainable and equitable global prosperity and an augury of the global economic collapse that lies ahead if we don't follow it.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=288Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:10:37LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFew things are as fundamental to human happiness as satisfying sex. America's funniest science writer (Stiff) offers an ode to a fascinating and vital pursuit and a reminder that there is still much to learn.Few things are as fundamental to human happiness as satisfying sex. America's funniest science writer (Stiff) offers an ode to a fascinating and vital pursuit and a reminder that there is still much to learn.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=115Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:56:14LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the bestseller Ghost Wars presents the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, revealing how American influences changed the family and how one member's rebellion changed America.The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the bestseller Ghost Wars presents the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, revealing how American influences changed the family and how one member's rebellion changed America.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=95Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:03:36LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOne of America's "most exquisite storytellers" (Esquire), a master of the memoir and the short story, reads from and discusses his first collection in over a decade.One of America's "most exquisite storytellers" (Esquire), a master of the memoir and the short story, reads from and discusses his first collection in over a decade.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=116Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:10:44LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryLarry McMurtry-Pulitzer prize-winning novelist, Academy Award-winning, screenwriter, essayist, and bookseller-will receive the 2008 Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award on April 30. As part of the tradition of the Literary Award, the recipient delivers a free public lecture. Join Mr. McMurtry for an afternoon of insights into his work and his life. "No other author has so thoroughly and delightfully debunked the ill-advised romanticism of the American West. An American landmark in the world of fiction." (Jami Edwards, on Bookreporter.com).Larry McMurtry-Pulitzer prize-winning novelist, Academy Award-winning, screenwriter, essayist, and bookseller-will receive the 2008 Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award on April 30. As part of the tradition of the Literary Award, the recipient delivers a free public lecture. Join Mr. McMurtry for an afternoon of insights into his work and his life. "No other author has so thoroughly and delightfully debunked the ill-advised romanticism of the American West. An American landmark in the world of fiction." (Jami Edwards, on Bookreporter.com).http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=117Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:58:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMcSweeney's, publisher of the young and hip, brings us a debut novel of breadth, glee and sharp consequence by a 90-year-old ex-Marine who is also a two-time screenwriting Oscar nominee ("Bad Day at Black Rock") and co-creator of Mr. Magoo.McSweeney's, publisher of the young and hip, brings us a debut novel of breadth, glee and sharp consequence by a 90-year-old ex-Marine who is also a two-time screenwriting Oscar nominee ("Bad Day at Black Rock") and co-creator of Mr. Magoo.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=120Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:10:35LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryCoppola-award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist, wife and mother-employs the same insight and wit as she used in her Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now to this account of the next chapters in her life.Coppola-award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist, wife and mother-employs the same insight and wit as she used in her Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now to this account of the next chapters in her life.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=299Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:12:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDrawn from a three-decades-long conversation with the Dalai Lama, Iyer's book explores the hidden life, the singular thinking, and the daily challenges of a global icon.Drawn from a three-decades-long conversation with the Dalai Lama, Iyer's book explores the hidden life, the singular thinking, and the daily challenges of a global icon.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=93Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:18:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAfter a 32-year absence, the bestselling author and popular Miami Herald columnist returns to the fairways-with hilarious consequences.After a 32-year absence, the bestselling author and popular Miami Herald columnist returns to the fairways-with hilarious consequences.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=300Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:00:35LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public Library"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else," begins the new work by Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International and one of our most distinguished thinkers."This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else," begins the new work by Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International and one of our most distinguished thinkers.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=91Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:05:20LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryHow do our brains construct a world from a confounding and often conflicting mass of visual cues? According to Koch, professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at Caltech, understanding how we see helps us understand how we arrive at a sense of a conscious "self." This series made possible by a generous contribution from K&L Gates.How do our brains construct a world from a confounding and often conflicting mass of visual cues? According to Koch, professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at Caltech, understanding how we see helps us understand how we arrive at a sense of a conscious "self." This series made possible by a generous contribution from K&L Gates.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=90Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:15:51LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGreer (The Confessions of Max Tivoli) looks at the climate of repression in 1950s America and asks how far we are willing to go to escape that which confines us.Greer (The Confessions of Max Tivoli) looks at the climate of repression in 1950s America and asks how far we are willing to go to escape that which confines us.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=100Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:03:04LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAn acclaimed poet offers an unsparing portrait of her father-a civil rights leader and Episcopalian bishop of New York City- that explores the consequences of sexual secrets on one American family.An acclaimed poet offers an unsparing portrait of her father-a civil rights leader and Episcopalian bishop of New York City- that explores the consequences of sexual secrets on one American family.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=101Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:10:54LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of House of Sand and Fog offers a new novel that explores sex and parenthood, honor and masculinity.The author of House of Sand and Fog offers a new novel that explores sex and parenthood, honor and masculinity.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=89Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:06:56LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA candid account of a year in the life of four TFA recruits at Locke High School in South Central L.A. as they attempt to fulfill their mission to overcome the inequities in our educational system.A candid account of a year in the life of four TFA recruits at Locke High School in South Central L.A. as they attempt to fulfill their mission to overcome the inequities in our educational system.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=102Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:12:04LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryRising concerns over food safety and the environmental impact of industrialized agriculture suggest that the true costs of "cheap" calories are unsustainably high. As our food economy fast approaches its limits, California's innovative food community offers hope and a salad bar full of possible solutions.Rising concerns over food safety and the environmental impact of industrialized agriculture suggest that the true costs of "cheap" calories are unsustainably high. As our food economy fast approaches its limits, California's innovative food community offers hope and a salad bar full of possible solutions.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=103Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:03:38LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank--born in the wake of World War II--that has been the driving force behind American government for the last half-century.A page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank--born in the wake of World War II--that has been the driving force behind American government for the last half-century.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=88Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:08:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOne of America's most admired journalists offers a manifesto for enlightened reform of the nation's military-industrial complex.One of America's most admired journalists offers a manifesto for enlightened reform of the nation's military-industrial complex.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=104Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:10:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryHow does your mind know where your body ends and the outside world begins? Two acclaimed science writers discuss the largely unconscious ways that your brain builds maps of your body parts, your movements, the space around your body, the actions of others, and the sensations that lead to human emotions, health and disease. Made possible by a generous contribution from K&L GatesHow does your mind know where your body ends and the outside world begins? Two acclaimed science writers discuss the largely unconscious ways that your brain builds maps of your body parts, your movements, the space around your body, the actions of others, and the sensations that lead to human emotions, health and disease. Made possible by a generous contribution from K&L Gateshttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=105Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:23:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFirst time author and three-time Oscar nominated actress (An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Shadowlands), Winger reflects upon her pursuit of a life beyond acting, converting her star status into a life filled with meaning.First time author and three-time Oscar nominated actress (An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, and Shadowlands), Winger reflects upon her pursuit of a life beyond acting, converting her star status into a life filled with meaning.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=106Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:11:34LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe politically charged story of the wild horse in the American West, from its origins in North America to its life today, as government and lone operators with automatic weapons seek to clear it from the range.The politically charged story of the wild horse in the American West, from its origins in North America to its life today, as government and lone operators with automatic weapons seek to clear it from the range.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=107Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:52:02LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThis annual poetry reading for local voices introduces a cross-section of lively, talented writers who are making an impression in the Los Angeles poetry community.This annual poetry reading for local voices introduces a cross-section of lively, talented writers who are making an impression in the Los Angeles poetry community.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=108Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:39:30LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA long-time community arts advocate recounts the efforts of artists world-wide (from Soweto to Belgrade to Watts) to resolve conflict, heal unspeakable trauma, give voice to the forgotten and disappeared, and re-stitch the cultural fabric of their communities.A long-time community arts advocate recounts the efforts of artists world-wide (from Soweto to Belgrade to Watts) to resolve conflict, heal unspeakable trauma, give voice to the forgotten and disappeared, and re-stitch the cultural fabric of their communities.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=109Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:14:54LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryBardologists will love this wildly imaginative farce- think "Shakespeare in Love" on magic mushrooms-by the co-founder of The Reduced Shakespeare Company.Bardologists will love this wildly imaginative farce- think "Shakespeare in Love" on magic mushrooms-by the co-founder of The Reduced Shakespeare Company.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=110Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:00:24LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAn account of the legal struggles of two men whose civil liberties were compromised as a result of the US government's counterterrorism measures employed post-9/11 and how their experiences affect us all.An account of the legal struggles of two men whose civil liberties were compromised as a result of the US government's counterterrorism measures employed post-9/11 and how their experiences affect us all.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=111Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:07:40LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe inside account-with a wild cast of characters- of the battle over the true nature of black holes with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.The inside account-with a wild cast of characters- of the battle over the true nature of black holes with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=112Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:03:07LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryPlease note, this program was presented in conjunction with a photo slide show. The slide show portion of the discussion is not included in this podcast. The longtime photojournalist for the L.A. Times, who has traveled the world documenting conflict, discusses his war photography in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as work on the project "Altered Oceans," for which he shared the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.Please note, this program was presented in conjunction with a photo slide show. The slide show portion of the discussion is not included in this podcast. The longtime photojournalist for the L.A. Times, who has traveled the world documenting conflict, discusses his war photography in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as work on the project "Altered Oceans," for which he shared the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=113Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:46:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFeaturing readings by Homeboy poets, on the deep impact creative writing can have on liberating formerly involved gang members.Featuring readings by Homeboy poets, on the deep impact creative writing can have on liberating formerly involved gang members.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=114Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:23:19LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThis pilot radio program (never broadcast) is comprised of excerpts from three ALOUD programs: a December 13, 2005 conversation between "Six Feet Under" writer/producer Alan Ball and writer/funeral director Thomas Lynch; a public talk on April 2, 2003 by playwright August Wilson, recipient of the 2003 Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award; and an April 4, 2005 poetry reading by W.S. Merwin. Guest Host: Alfred Molina. Co-produced by Louise Steinman and Johanna CooperThis pilot radio program (never broadcast) is comprised of excerpts from three ALOUD programs: a December 13, 2005 conversation between "Six Feet Under" writer/producer Alan Ball and writer/funeral director Thomas Lynch; a public talk on April 2, 2003 by playwright August Wilson, recipient of the 2003 Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award; and an April 4, 2005 poetry reading by W.S. Merwin. Guest Host: Alfred Molina. Co-produced by Louise Steinman and Johanna Cooperhttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=97Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:50:26LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA Community Forum & Panel DiscussionA Community Forum & Panel Discussionhttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=98Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:38:36LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryCoinciding with Banned Books Week is the revelatory story behind the 1939 burning and banning of Steinbeck's book in Kern County, Calif., home of the fictional Joads.Coinciding with Banned Books Week is the revelatory story behind the 1939 burning and banning of Steinbeck's book in Kern County, Calif., home of the fictional Joads.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=145Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:09:52LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA philosopher and cultural critic-whose thought challenges traditional trajectories- takes on the signal issue of violence and inverts our pre-conceived and popular notions about its causes.A philosopher and cultural critic-whose thought challenges traditional trajectories- takes on the signal issue of violence and inverts our pre-conceived and popular notions about its causes.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=119Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:19:42LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA reporter in the New York Times London bureau offers a hilarious and incisive look at her adopted home. "Lyall will now be hailed as one of England's supreme analysts, preparatory to her being executed on Tower Green." (Clive James)A reporter in the New York Times London bureau offers a hilarious and incisive look at her adopted home. "Lyall will now be hailed as one of England's supreme analysts, preparatory to her being executed on Tower Green." (Clive James)http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=161Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:10:04LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDetective Inspector Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh P.D., on leave for mental, finds himself in the underbelly of American party culture. A macabre and unorthodox thriller by the author of Trainspotting.Detective Inspector Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh P.D., on leave for mental, finds himself in the underbelly of American party culture. A macabre and unorthodox thriller by the author of Trainspotting.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=162Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:11:48LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTwo pre-eminent war correspondents offer a visceral understanding of America's overseas involvement-from the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan to the heat of the battle in Iraq, from Marine battalions in Ramadi to ordinary Iraqis whose voices have remained eerily silent.Two pre-eminent war correspondents offer a visceral understanding of America's overseas involvement-from the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan to the heat of the battle in Iraq, from Marine battalions in Ramadi to ordinary Iraqis whose voices have remained eerily silent.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=170Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:14:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter parts the curtains of secrecy to show how and why Dick Cheney operated and reflects on the legacy Cheney and the Bush administration as a whole will leave as they exit office.A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter parts the curtains of secrecy to show how and why Dick Cheney operated and reflects on the legacy Cheney and the Bush administration as a whole will leave as they exit office.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=122Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:11:58LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOne of the world's leading intellectuals revisits his political roots, scrutinizes the totalitarianisms of the past, as well as those on the horizon, and argues powerfully for a new political and moral vision for our times.One of the world's leading intellectuals revisits his political roots, scrutinizes the totalitarianisms of the past, as well as those on the horizon, and argues powerfully for a new political and moral vision for our times.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=123Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:08:26LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTwo Los Angeles-based novelists explore the rise and fall of human lives in their brilliant fictions.Two Los Angeles-based novelists explore the rise and fall of human lives in their brilliant fictions.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=156Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:07:42LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA historian and legal scholar tells the compelling saga of the Hemings family, whose close blood ties to our third president have been systemically expunged from American history until very recently.A historian and legal scholar tells the compelling saga of the Hemings family, whose close blood ties to our third president have been systemically expunged from American history until very recently.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=154Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:14:52LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA call to arms to every voter to remember what it means to live in a free democracy, and a reminder that it's possible for ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things-to get inspired and make a difference on their own.A call to arms to every voter to remember what it means to live in a free democracy, and a reminder that it's possible for ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things-to get inspired and make a difference on their own.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=157Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:28:18LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe photographer whose photographs serve as visual records for this city's dramatic evolution discusses his life and creative process. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Julius Shulman's Los Angeles, at the Central Library's Getty Gallery October 6, 2007-January 20, 2008The photographer whose photographs serve as visual records for this city's dramatic evolution discusses his life and creative process. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Julius Shulman's Los Angeles, at the Central Library's Getty Gallery October 6, 2007-January 20, 2008http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=284Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:10:49LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA leading authority on Iraq-and architect of the partition plan endorsed by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates and many members of Congress-reports on the real consequences of the U.S. invasion.A leading authority on Iraq-and architect of the partition plan endorsed by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates and many members of Congress-reports on the real consequences of the U.S. invasion.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=153Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:03:47LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe writer who virtually invented the modern travel narrative returns-30 years later-to the changed landscape of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, India, China, Japan, and Siberia.The writer who virtually invented the modern travel narrative returns-30 years later-to the changed landscape of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, India, China, Japan, and Siberia.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=128Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:52:10LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe true story of the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, who, with extraordinary courage, compassion, and calm under pressure, managed to save hundreds of people from Nazi hands.The true story of the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, who, with extraordinary courage, compassion, and calm under pressure, managed to save hundreds of people from Nazi hands.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=150Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:07:42LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn his enthralling new novel, Buruma- an expert on modern Asia-uses the life of the starlet Yoshiko Yamaguchi as a lens through which to understand the contradictions and complexities of modern Japanese history.In his enthralling new novel, Buruma- an expert on modern Asia-uses the life of the starlet Yoshiko Yamaguchi as a lens through which to understand the contradictions and complexities of modern Japanese history.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=160Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:13:22LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns to the locale of her novel Gilead in a moving and healing book about love, death, faith, families, and the passing of the generations.The Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns to the locale of her novel Gilead in a moving and healing book about love, death, faith, families, and the passing of the generations.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=155Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:01:06LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA Pulitzer Prize-winning historian (Battle Cry of Freedom) offers a revelatory portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured.A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian (Battle Cry of Freedom) offers a revelatory portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=163Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:13:30LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTwo fiction writers discuss what's real, what's not, and whether or not it really matters.Two fiction writers discuss what's real, what's not, and whether or not it really matters.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=164Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:59:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDiscussing Hebrew, Polish, and Irish writers, four of the world's best known poets examine how local politics, national realities, and cultural traditions affect great literary traditions.Discussing Hebrew, Polish, and Irish writers, four of the world's best known poets examine how local politics, national realities, and cultural traditions affect great literary traditions.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=158Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:26:12LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryConsidered one of the top 100 influential people in Southern California (Los Angels Times), Tim Leiweke is a visionary leader at the forefront of change in downtown Los Angeles, creating a dining and entertainment district with Staples Center and LA Live. The collection of companies owned or operated by AEG are considered to be one of the world's leading presenters of sports and entertainment programming.Considered one of the top 100 influential people in Southern California (Los Angels Times), Tim Leiweke is a visionary leader at the forefront of change in downtown Los Angeles, creating a dining and entertainment district with Staples Center and LA Live. The collection of companies owned or operated by AEG are considered to be one of the world's leading presenters of sports and entertainment programming.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=168Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:11:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryHow, in this age of scientific rationalism, can we begin to understand religious visions and mystical experiences--now being reported by a growing number of people on the nightly news, across the internet, and by word-of-mouth? Dr. Lisa Bitel and Dr. Michael A. Arbib discuss visions from the Middle Ages to today, especially the tensions between cultural, spiritual, and neurological explanations for extraordinary sights, and consider new ways to understand these mysterious phenomena. Made possible by a generous contribution from K&L GatesHow, in this age of scientific rationalism, can we begin to understand religious visions and mystical experiences--now being reported by a growing number of people on the nightly news, across the internet, and by word-of-mouth? Dr. Lisa Bitel and Dr. Michael A. Arbib discuss visions from the Middle Ages to today, especially the tensions between cultural, spiritual, and neurological explanations for extraordinary sights, and consider new ways to understand these mysterious phenomena. Made possible by a generous contribution from K&L Gateshttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=172Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:25:58LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAmerica's funnyman celebrates the electricity, the juju, the breeding, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations, reminding us that "every time you use disinterested to mean uninterested, an angel dies."America's funnyman celebrates the electricity, the juju, the breeding, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations, reminding us that "every time you use disinterested to mean uninterested, an angel dies."http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=151Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT1:06:56LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn 1993, the Nobel committee lauded Toni Morrison "who, in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality." Come celebrate this magnificent author and her new novel, A Mercy.In 1993, the Nobel committee lauded Toni Morrison "who, in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality." Come celebrate this magnificent author and her new novel, A Mercy.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=159Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:27:40LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAfter building two Fortune 500 companies from the ground up, Eli Broad is devoting his full time and attention to philanthropy that uses entrepreneurship to advance the public good in education, science and the arts. In his book, Philanthrocapitalism, Matthew Bishop and co-author Michael Green examine how social investors, such as Broad, are using business acumen to reshape the way charitable giving is taking place.After building two Fortune 500 companies from the ground up, Eli Broad is devoting his full time and attention to philanthropy that uses entrepreneurship to advance the public good in education, science and the arts. In his book, Philanthrocapitalism, Matthew Bishop and co-author Michael Green examine how social investors, such as Broad, are using business acumen to reshape the way charitable giving is taking place.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=169Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:02:06LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThree distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry read their work and engage in an informal group discussion on their craft.Three distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry read their work and engage in an informal group discussion on their craft.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=165Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:12:02LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThree distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry read their work and engage in an informal group discussion on their craft.Three distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry read their work and engage in an informal group discussion on their craft.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=171Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:29:48LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySelected readings from Marisela Norte's debut collection of poetry, Peeping Tom Tom Girl, performed by long time friends and collaborators Norte y Gaitan.Selected readings from Marisela Norte's debut collection of poetry, Peeping Tom Tom Girl, performed by long time friends and collaborators Norte y Gaitan.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=166Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:57:36LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMeet Michael Kinsley...TIME magazine columnist, and noted journalist who discussed his just-released book, Creative Capitalism at the ALOUD Business Forum in December. Nothing short of a revolution in thinking, Creative Capitalism is a collection of interviews and essays with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and other key financial figures discussing the need to reinvent capitalism to benefit the world's poorest citizens. The book is intended to fuel debate, raise questions and inspire action. Kinsley was for many years the editor of The New Republic, host of CNN's Crossfire and founded Slate, the nation's first online magazine. He also served as the editorial page editor for The Los Angeles Times.Meet Michael Kinsley...TIME magazine columnist, and noted journalist who discussed his just-released book, Creative Capitalism at the ALOUD Business Forum in December. Nothing short of a revolution in thinking, Creative Capitalism is a collection of interviews and essays with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and other key financial figures discussing the need to reinvent capitalism to benefit the world's poorest citizens. The book is intended to fuel debate, raise questions and inspire action. Kinsley was for many years the editor of The New Republic, host of CNN's Crossfire and founded Slate, the nation's first online magazine. He also served as the editorial page editor for The Los Angeles Times.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=177Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT00:51:59LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMiller, book critic and co-founder of salon.com, fell in love with the Narnia books as a child. In this intellectual adventure story, she returns to Lewis' classic fantasies to see what mysteries Narnia still holds for adult eyes.Miller, book critic and co-founder of salon.com, fell in love with the Narnia books as a child. In this intellectual adventure story, she returns to Lewis' classic fantasies to see what mysteries Narnia still holds for adult eyes.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=167Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:18:52LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDecades of conflicts and persecution have driven millions from their homes in all parts of the northeast African country of Sudan. Many thousands more have been enslaved as human spoils of war. Writers and surprise guests read alongside Sudanese refugees who recount their lives before their displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their hopes of someday returning home.Decades of conflicts and persecution have driven millions from their homes in all parts of the northeast African country of Sudan. Many thousands more have been enslaved as human spoils of war. Writers and surprise guests read alongside Sudanese refugees who recount their lives before their displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their hopes of someday returning home.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=173Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT01:20:56LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryCombining two fascinating and contentious disciplines -- art and evolutionary science -- a philosopher, professor and founder/editor of the popular Arts & Letter Daily, argues that human tastes in art are shaped by Darwinian selection.Combining two fascinating and contentious disciplines -- art and evolutionary science -- a philosopher, professor and founder/editor of the popular Arts & Letter Daily, argues that human tastes in art are shaped by Darwinian selection.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=174Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of Reading Lolita in Tehran uses her life to transform the way we see the world and to "remind us of why we read in the first place."The author of Reading Lolita in Tehran uses her life to transform the way we see the world and to "remind us of why we read in the first place."http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=175Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:20:43LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public Libraryhttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=176Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:22:37LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA female boxer, a madwoman stuck in Purgatory, and an irreverent angel meet across space and time to explore redemption and forgiveness in this concert reading of a work-in-progress adapted from Wolverton's novel-in-poems. Cherry plays keyboards and conducts a jazz quartet to accompany the actors who will bring to life the poetry and song. Performed by: D'Lo, Marisol de Jesus, O-Lan Jones, Phil Meyer, Cesili Williams and David Ornette Cherry with Organic Roots: Justo Almario, reeds; Ollie Elder Jr., bass; Don Littleton, drums, percussion.A female boxer, a madwoman stuck in Purgatory, and an irreverent angel meet across space and time to explore redemption and forgiveness in this concert reading of a work-in-progress adapted from Wolverton's novel-in-poems. Cherry plays keyboards and conducts a jazz quartet to accompany the actors who will bring to life the poetry and song. Performed by: D'Lo, Marisol de Jesus, O-Lan Jones, Phil Meyer, Cesili Williams and David Ornette Cherry with Organic Roots: Justo Almario, reeds; Ollie Elder Jr., bass; Don Littleton, drums, percussion.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=178Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:05:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIt's been 15 years since the 1994 quake. Is L.A. more prepared for the next one? Are WE? A panel of experts air their views: Mariana Amatullo, director, The L.A. Earthquake: Get Ready project at Art Center College of Design; Michael Dear, Professor of Geography and Urban Planning at USC; Lucy Jones, Caltech and USGS seismologist; Dennis Mileti, Director of the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center; David Ulin, author, The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith.It's been 15 years since the 1994 quake. Is L.A. more prepared for the next one? Are WE? A panel of experts air their views: Mariana Amatullo, director, The L.A. Earthquake: Get Ready project at Art Center College of Design; Michael Dear, Professor of Geography and Urban Planning at USC; Lucy Jones, Caltech and USGS seismologist; Dennis Mileti, Director of the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center; David Ulin, author, The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=179Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:28:32LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn his newest book, the Thurber-prize winning author interviews elder celebrities (among them Norman Mailer and LSD pioneer Ram Dass), reads deathbed confessions, Lao Tzu, William Burroughs' diaries, and considers the latest medical research on the brain as part of his quest to glean wisdom from the old (and wise) among us.In his newest book, the Thurber-prize winning author interviews elder celebrities (among them Norman Mailer and LSD pioneer Ram Dass), reads deathbed confessions, Lao Tzu, William Burroughs' diaries, and considers the latest medical research on the brain as part of his quest to glean wisdom from the old (and wise) among us.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=180Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:18:55LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA distinguished panel explores the legacy of one of the West's most influential writers, who fought for protection of the region's delicate environment as well as recognition of a Western regional base and influenced generations of environmental writers.A distinguished panel explores the legacy of one of the West's most influential writers, who fought for protection of the region's delicate environment as well as recognition of a Western regional base and influenced generations of environmental writers.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=181Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:23:43LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative overcame polio to become one of the world's leaders in the development of creativity in business, education and human resources. Hear him hold forth on the potential and capacity of truly "human" resources.The author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative overcame polio to become one of the world's leaders in the development of creativity in business, education and human resources. Hear him hold forth on the potential and capacity of truly "human" resources.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=194Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA renowned sociologist challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging, tracing the ways in which wisdom, experience, and new learning inspire individual growth and cultural transformation.A renowned sociologist challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging, tracing the ways in which wisdom, experience, and new learning inspire individual growth and cultural transformation.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=183Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:09:53LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe bestselling author and director of the world-famous Hayden Planetarium chronicles America's irrational love affair with Pluto, man's best celestial friendThe bestselling author and director of the world-famous Hayden Planetarium chronicles America's irrational love affair with Pluto, man's best celestial friendhttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=184Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:21:49LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWhy have we evolved positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe and compassion? Keltner, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, offers a profound study of how emotion is the key to living the good life.Why have we evolved positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe and compassion? Keltner, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, offers a profound study of how emotion is the key to living the good life.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=185Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:04:49LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and creator of the Frontal Cortex blog draws on cutting-edge research and the real-world experience of a wide range of "deciders" to arm us with the tools we need to think harder (and smarter) about how we think.The author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and creator of the Frontal Cortex blog draws on cutting-edge research and the real-world experience of a wide range of "deciders" to arm us with the tools we need to think harder (and smarter) about how we think.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=186Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:10:49LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFischer, a poet and well-known Zen teacher, deftly incorporates Buddhist, Judaic, and Christian thought-as well as his own unique understanding of life-into this reinterpretation of Homer's ancient story.Fischer, a poet and well-known Zen teacher, deftly incorporates Buddhist, Judaic, and Christian thought-as well as his own unique understanding of life-into this reinterpretation of Homer's ancient story.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=187Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:15:31LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA longtime Middle East correspondent for Time Magazine-now living in Tehran-- offers a stunning and unforgettable window into the maelstrom of Iranian life and gives voice to the Iranian psyche.A longtime Middle East correspondent for Time Magazine-now living in Tehran-- offers a stunning and unforgettable window into the maelstrom of Iranian life and gives voice to the Iranian psyche.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=188Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:06:11LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGlobal investment guru El-Erian is published widely on international economics and financial topics, has served as Managing Director of Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup in London and has enjoyed a 15-year career at the International Monetary Fund. He previously served as President and CEO of Harvard Management Company and as a member of the faculty of Harvard Business School.Global investment guru El-Erian is published widely on international economics and financial topics, has served as Managing Director of Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup in London and has enjoyed a 15-year career at the International Monetary Fund. He previously served as President and CEO of Harvard Management Company and as a member of the faculty of Harvard Business School.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=191Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryNew Yorker veteran Weschler discusses what it has been like, the past several decades, to be serving as Boswell simultaneously to two seemingly diametrically opposite giants of the contemporary art scene, Robert Irwin and David Hockney.New Yorker veteran Weschler discusses what it has been like, the past several decades, to be serving as Boswell simultaneously to two seemingly diametrically opposite giants of the contemporary art scene, Robert Irwin and David Hockney.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=189Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:12:53LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAmerican novelists are preoccupied with the tale of our (mostly dysfunctional) families. Unfortunately, contrary to Tolstoy's famous assertion, a lot of these unhappy families are starting to seem exactly alike. Two acclaimed novelists discuss ways to tell a true, new, enduring story of our most prized institution.American novelists are preoccupied with the tale of our (mostly dysfunctional) families. Unfortunately, contrary to Tolstoy's famous assertion, a lot of these unhappy families are starting to seem exactly alike. Two acclaimed novelists discuss ways to tell a true, new, enduring story of our most prized institution.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=200Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryResnick, who is one of Working Woman's Top 50 U.S. Women Business Owners began her career at the age of 19, when she founded a full-service advertising agency. She is behind the marketing success of brands such as POM Wonderful, Fiji Water and Teleflora. She and her husband Stewart also own Paramount Farms and Paramount Citrus Companies, making them the largest farmers of tree crops in the U.S.Resnick, who is one of Working Woman's Top 50 U.S. Women Business Owners began her career at the age of 19, when she founded a full-service advertising agency. She is behind the marketing success of brands such as POM Wonderful, Fiji Water and Teleflora. She and her husband Stewart also own Paramount Farms and Paramount Citrus Companies, making them the largest farmers of tree crops in the U.S.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=193Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDeftly weaving memoir and wide-ranging scientific investigation, a life-long insomniac guides us through the hidden terrain of a devastating and little understood condition.Deftly weaving memoir and wide-ranging scientific investigation, a life-long insomniac guides us through the hidden terrain of a devastating and little understood condition.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=201Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA Pulitzer Prize-winning author reveals the inspiring and largely untold stories of the country's foremost environmental conservationists, activists, and visionaries.A Pulitzer Prize-winning author reveals the inspiring and largely untold stories of the country's foremost environmental conservationists, activists, and visionaries.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=195Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:04:11LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIs Pershing Square a study in failed urban design? What would it take to bring it back? Could we take lessons from New York City's beloved Bryant Park? Join us for a discussion on the future of what was once one of the most vibrant and elegant public spaces in downtown Los Angeles.Is Pershing Square a study in failed urban design? What would it take to bring it back? Could we take lessons from New York City's beloved Bryant Park? Join us for a discussion on the future of what was once one of the most vibrant and elegant public spaces in downtown Los Angeles.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=192Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:30:09LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA bestselling nonfiction author and renowned physician makes the leap to fiction with this epic tale that spans three continents and five decades, from a convent in India to a cargo ship bound for Yemen; from an operating room in Ethiopia to a hospital in the Bronx.A bestselling nonfiction author and renowned physician makes the leap to fiction with this epic tale that spans three continents and five decades, from a convent in India to a cargo ship bound for Yemen; from an operating room in Ethiopia to a hospital in the Bronx.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=202Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA renowned scholar and translator offers a unique adaptation of the greatest passages from two ancient successors to Lao-tzu, illuminated by his own poetic commentary.A renowned scholar and translator offers a unique adaptation of the greatest passages from two ancient successors to Lao-tzu, illuminated by his own poetic commentary.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=203Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThree emerging women writers discuss using nontraditional forms for an unconventional city, writing a polyvocal landscape for a polyvocal world, publishing with an independent press, and why women write LA better than anybody.Three emerging women writers discuss using nontraditional forms for an unconventional city, writing a polyvocal landscape for a polyvocal world, publishing with an independent press, and why women write LA better than anybody.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=204Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryRelying on recently declassified documents, Richelson--Senior Fellow with the National Security Archive--reveals how NEST operated during the Cold War, how the agency has evolved, and its current efforts to reduce the chance of a nuclear device decimating an American city.Relying on recently declassified documents, Richelson--Senior Fellow with the National Security Archive--reveals how NEST operated during the Cold War, how the agency has evolved, and its current efforts to reduce the chance of a nuclear device decimating an American city.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=205Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryNilekani, Co-Chairman of Infosys, was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2006 and Forbes Businessman of the Year in 2007. In his new book Imagining India, he discusses the future of the subcontinent and its role as a global citizen and emerging economic giant.Nilekani, Co-Chairman of Infosys, was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2006 and Forbes Businessman of the Year in 2007. In his new book Imagining India, he discusses the future of the subcontinent and its role as a global citizen and emerging economic giant.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=206Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn this groundbreaking work, Hajratwala mixes history, memoir, and reportage to explore the questions facing not only her own Indian family but that of every immigrant: Where did we come from? Why did we leave? What did we give up and gain in the process?In this groundbreaking work, Hajratwala mixes history, memoir, and reportage to explore the questions facing not only her own Indian family but that of every immigrant: Where did we come from? Why did we leave? What did we give up and gain in the process?http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=207Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySurveyLA marks a coming-of-age for LA's historic preservation movement. Join amateur historians and LA aficionados for the public kick off of SurveyLA, share your knowledge of LA's hidden gems, view a screening of the SurveyLA video, and attend a lively panel discussion with city officials, preservationists, community organizers and developers regarding this historic survey.SurveyLA marks a coming-of-age for LA's historic preservation movement. Join amateur historians and LA aficionados for the public kick off of SurveyLA, share your knowledge of LA's hidden gems, view a screening of the SurveyLA video, and attend a lively panel discussion with city officials, preservationists, community organizers and developers regarding this historic survey.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=208Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryArax, a native son, spent four years traveling the breadth of the Golden State to explore its singular place in the world. From the marijuana growing capital of the U.S. to the town that inspired The Grapes of Wrath, Arax offers a stunning panorama of California in a new century.Arax, a native son, spent four years traveling the breadth of the Golden State to explore its singular place in the world. From the marijuana growing capital of the U.S. to the town that inspired The Grapes of Wrath, Arax offers a stunning panorama of California in a new century.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=209Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTLAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFairchild, winner of the Kingsley Tufts Award, and Paschen, winner of the Nicholas Roerich Prize, read poems that celebrate how the humble -- the work of a machine shop, the duties of a home -- is exalted by attention and care, just as their poems are distinguished by thoughtfulness, gratitude, and a deep concern for the well-made phrase.Fairchild, winner of the Kingsley Tufts Award, and Paschen, winner of the Nicholas Roerich Prize, read poems that celebrate how the humble -- the work of a machine shop, the duties of a home -- is exalted by attention and care, just as their poems are distinguished by thoughtfulness, gratitude, and a deep concern for the well-made phrase.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=210Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:56:19LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAn award-winning investigative reporter exposes the global war on women's reproductive rights and its disastrous and unreported consequences for the future of global development.An award-winning investigative reporter exposes the global war on women's reproductive rights and its disastrous and unreported consequences for the future of global development.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=211Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:08:55LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryNigerian music, Mexican farce, John Updike, Lou Reed. Polish puppeteers, Belgian Butoh, Irish bards? what goes into the making of a season of groundbreaking performing arts at REDCAT and UCLA Live?Nigerian music, Mexican farce, John Updike, Lou Reed. Polish puppeteers, Belgian Butoh, Irish bards? what goes into the making of a season of groundbreaking performing arts at REDCAT and UCLA Live?http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=222Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:09:10LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWangari Muta Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, has planted over 30 million trees across Kenya since 1977. In 2002, she was elected to Kenya's Parliament in the first free elections in a generation, and in 2003 was appointed Assistant Minister for Environment, Natural Resources, and Wildlife. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2004, she is the author of Unbowed: A Memoir, and speaks to organizations around the world. Her newest book, The Challenge for Africa addresses the intricacies of African issues, such as the lack of technological developments, the absence of fair international trade, population pressures and enduring hunger, and the dearth of genuine political and economic leadership. Maathai stresses the need for Africans to invent and implement their own solutions, rather than relying on foreign aid and Western visions of change, and calls for a revolution in leadership on both a political and individual level.Wangari Muta Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, has planted over 30 million trees across Kenya since 1977. In 2002, she was elected to Kenya's Parliament in the first free elections in a generation, and in 2003 was appointed Assistant Minister for Environment, Natural Resources, and Wildlife. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2004, she is the author of Unbowed: A Memoir, and speaks to organizations around the world. Her newest book, The Challenge for Africa addresses the intricacies of African issues, such as the lack of technological developments, the absence of fair international trade, population pressures and enduring hunger, and the dearth of genuine political and economic leadership. Maathai stresses the need for Africans to invent and implement their own solutions, rather than relying on foreign aid and Western visions of change, and calls for a revolution in leadership on both a political and individual level.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=219Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:53:41LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryBuergenthal, currently the American judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, arrived at Auschwitz at age ten, and was soon separated from his mother and then his father. In this inspiring memoir, he reminds us of the resilience of the human spirit.Buergenthal, currently the American judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, arrived at Auschwitz at age ten, and was soon separated from his mother and then his father. In this inspiring memoir, he reminds us of the resilience of the human spirit.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=223Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:14:05LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThree members of the final judging panel for the Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards, read from their own prize-winning work.Three members of the final judging panel for the Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards, read from their own prize-winning work.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=224Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:14:39LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySmiley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and author of Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel, talks about how novels work and why we like them.Smiley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and author of Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel, talks about how novels work and why we like them.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=225Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:00:52LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMagically blending sarcasm and gravity, America's favorite surrealist poet and NPR commentator offers an impractical handbook for practical living in our posthuman world.Magically blending sarcasm and gravity, America's favorite surrealist poet and NPR commentator offers an impractical handbook for practical living in our posthuman world.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=226Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:08:49LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryJoin us for this exuberant annual reading with emerging Los Angeles-area poets.Join us for this exuberant annual reading with emerging Los Angeles-area poets.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=236Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:21:16LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySurveying the global scene, a preeminent scholar of religion launches a revolution in the way we understand-and confront-radical Islam.Surveying the global scene, a preeminent scholar of religion launches a revolution in the way we understand-and confront-radical Islam.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=227Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:18:41LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWaldman-- a "Cat 4 hurricane of unchained imagination, curiosity, and invention, political rage and erotic elation."-draws on animal lore, animal encounters, dreams, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and Buddhist ritual in her new investigative hybrid-poem exploring the nuances of inter-species communication and compassionWaldman-- a "Cat 4 hurricane of unchained imagination, curiosity, and invention, political rage and erotic elation."-draws on animal lore, animal encounters, dreams, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and Buddhist ritual in her new investigative hybrid-poem exploring the nuances of inter-species communication and compassionhttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=228Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:20:17LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOne of America's most performed and admired composers, Adams (Nixon in China, Doctor Atomic) helped shape the landscape of contemporary classical music. His new memoir reveals the inner workings of his creative process and illuminates the recent history of music-making.One of America's most performed and admired composers, Adams (Nixon in China, Doctor Atomic) helped shape the landscape of contemporary classical music. His new memoir reveals the inner workings of his creative process and illuminates the recent history of music-making.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=220Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:16:11LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn this tragicomic true story of the year in which both of his parents died, the award-winning author and humorist captures the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a 55-year-old orphan.In this tragicomic true story of the year in which both of his parents died, the award-winning author and humorist captures the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a 55-year-old orphan.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=233Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:05:22LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe historically African- American enclave of Sag Harbor, on the east end of Long Island, is the setting for the wonderfully funny, supremely original novel by the MacArthur award-winning author of The Intuitionist.The historically African- American enclave of Sag Harbor, on the east end of Long Island, is the setting for the wonderfully funny, supremely original novel by the MacArthur award-winning author of The Intuitionist.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=234Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:02:14LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryJoin us for an illuminating conversation with Tom Brokaw, veteran news anchor, author and 2009 recipient of the Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award.Join us for an illuminating conversation with Tom Brokaw, veteran news anchor, author and 2009 recipient of the Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=232Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:58:09LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryViolence spills north of the border after the bloodiest year in the war to control drug smuggling through Tijuana. Join journalists from San Diego and Tijuana and a long-time watchdog of border violence to discuss the difficulties faced and methods used by reporters doing their jobs in Tijuana.Violence spills north of the border after the bloodiest year in the war to control drug smuggling through Tijuana. Join journalists from San Diego and Tijuana and a long-time watchdog of border violence to discuss the difficulties faced and methods used by reporters doing their jobs in Tijuana.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=235Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:24:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA renowned essayist considers the achievements and limitations of his tantalizing, daunting subject.A renowned essayist considers the achievements and limitations of his tantalizing, daunting subject.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=237Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:11:12LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryHow did smog help mold the modern-day culture of Los Angeles? Join this discussion about pollution, progress and the epic struggle against airborne poisons.How did smog help mold the modern-day culture of Los Angeles? Join this discussion about pollution, progress and the epic struggle against airborne poisons.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=238Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:28:14LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn this history of human adventure, one of Latin America's most distinguished writers illuminates movements of ideas and society across centuries by recalling the lives of artists, writers, gods and visionaries-- from the Garden of Eden to 21st-century New York.In this history of human adventure, one of Latin America's most distinguished writers illuminates movements of ideas and society across centuries by recalling the lives of artists, writers, gods and visionaries-- from the Garden of Eden to 21st-century New York.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=239Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:21:48LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA peerless interpreter of American life recounts his own long strange trip from rural Minnesota to the ivy-covered walls of Princeton-- a fascinating examination of the perils of an education that prizes the accumulation of points over the enrichment of the mind.A peerless interpreter of American life recounts his own long strange trip from rural Minnesota to the ivy-covered walls of Princeton-- a fascinating examination of the perils of an education that prizes the accumulation of points over the enrichment of the mind.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=240Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:01:02LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryPhotographer/author Harry Brant Chandler and historian Kevin Starr explore the fascinating lives of inspirational Southern Californians, the subjects of Chandler's unique portraits.Photographer/author Harry Brant Chandler and historian Kevin Starr explore the fascinating lives of inspirational Southern Californians, the subjects of Chandler's unique portraits.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=241Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:57:44LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOne of the world's best-known cognitive scientists explains why understanding language is critical in politics and why Reason is not as reasonable as we thought.One of the world's best-known cognitive scientists explains why understanding language is critical in politics and why Reason is not as reasonable as we thought.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=242Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:22:07LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAnsary, native of Afghanistan and astute cultural interpreter, tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world sees it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond.Ansary, native of Afghanistan and astute cultural interpreter, tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world sees it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=243Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:17:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA New Yorker reporter's definitive account of how decisions made behind closed doors in Washington spiraled out around the world, often with unintended consequences.A New Yorker reporter's definitive account of how decisions made behind closed doors in Washington spiraled out around the world, often with unintended consequences.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=245Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:09:57LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTabloid crimes, the Roaring 20's, and the onset of the Depression form the backdrop of Rayner's captivating tale of how the City of Angels lost its soul.Tabloid crimes, the Roaring 20's, and the onset of the Depression form the backdrop of Rayner's captivating tale of how the City of Angels lost its soul.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=246Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:12:55LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public Library"Crimes litter the floor of California's great Central Valley like fallen plums . . . Old ties of blood, friendship, and memory are harshly tested . . . but hope takes root in the valley's generous yet unforgiving soil." (D.J. Waldie)"Crimes litter the floor of California's great Central Valley like fallen plums . . . Old ties of blood, friendship, and memory are harshly tested . . . but hope takes root in the valley's generous yet unforgiving soil." (D.J. Waldie)http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=247Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:11:58LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAbandonment, life, death (and, oddly, Cleveland) are explored in the hilarious second installment of Jim Krusoe's trilogy of novels about resurrection.Abandonment, life, death (and, oddly, Cleveland) are explored in the hilarious second installment of Jim Krusoe's trilogy of novels about resurrection.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=248Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:14:53LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAn award-winning journalist chronicles the life of her great-great grandfather, a brilliant gold-rush era entrepreneur and financier, who rose from store clerk to the upper echelons of society, founded L.A.'s first bank, resurrected the financially troubled Los Angeles Times, and helped establish U.S.C.An award-winning journalist chronicles the life of her great-great grandfather, a brilliant gold-rush era entrepreneur and financier, who rose from store clerk to the upper echelons of society, founded L.A.'s first bank, resurrected the financially troubled Los Angeles Times, and helped establish U.S.C.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=249Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:59:57LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWhat alternative avenues for urbanism can be developed as existing models have been undermined by the current economic crisis? How will issues of planning, infrastructure, and the public realm shape architecture and design in the coming generation? Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings in the Getty Gallery"What alternative avenues for urbanism can be developed as existing models have been undermined by the current economic crisis? How will issues of planning, infrastructure, and the public realm shape architecture and design in the coming generation? Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings in the Getty Gallery"http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=250Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:38:19LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryUrban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm.Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=261Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:18:02LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryAn evening of stories and songs by Rubén Martinez, with Joe Garcia and featuring John Schayer and Ruben Gonzalez High end art colonies materialize on dusty plains. Mexican migrant corridors transect Native lands. Writer Martinez, accompanied by his longtime musical partner, explores some of the oldest American symbols and the newest motley cast of characters to confront them.An evening of stories and songs by Rubén Martinez, with Joe Garcia and featuring John Schayer and Ruben Gonzalez High end art colonies materialize on dusty plains. Mexican migrant corridors transect Native lands. Writer Martinez, accompanied by his longtime musical partner, explores some of the oldest American symbols and the newest motley cast of characters to confront them.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=266Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:12:05LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryHow do notions of social responsibility and sustainability, in terms of design, impact the response to the growing density of Los Angeles and beyond? Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings in the Getty Gallery"How do notions of social responsibility and sustainability, in terms of design, impact the response to the growing density of Los Angeles and beyond? Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings in the Getty Gallery"http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=253Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:25:06LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWhy, when many of the problems of the twenty-first century require scientific solutions, are Americans paying less and less attention to scientists? How might we reverse this alarming trend and integrate science into our national discourse--before it's too late?Why, when many of the problems of the twenty-first century require scientific solutions, are Americans paying less and less attention to scientists? How might we reverse this alarming trend and integrate science into our national discourse--before it's too late?http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=254Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:18:11LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryCan the social connectedness that arises in the aftermath of a disaster-whether natural or manmade-lead us to a new vision of society?Can the social connectedness that arises in the aftermath of a disaster-whether natural or manmade-lead us to a new vision of society?http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=273Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:05:59LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn her long-awaited new novel, set after the events of September 2001, Moore brings us up against the heart of racism, the shock of war, and the carelessness perpetrated against others in the name of love.In her long-awaited new novel, set after the events of September 2001, Moore brings us up against the heart of racism, the shock of war, and the carelessness perpetrated against others in the name of love.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=272Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:13:29LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn re-imagining the lives and loves of history's great poets, Baker creates a seductive meditation on poetry and artistic expression.In re-imagining the lives and loves of history's great poets, Baker creates a seductive meditation on poetry and artistic expression.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=270Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:12:47LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn his first book, Le writes stunningly inventive stories that take us from the slums of Columbia to the streets of Tehran; from a tiny fishing village in Australia to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea.In his first book, Le writes stunningly inventive stories that take us from the slums of Columbia to the streets of Tehran; from a tiny fishing village in Australia to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=271Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:23:13LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryNo toilet paper! No plastic containers! No new clothes! No eating out! Beavan discusses-and screens film clips about-- his family's yearlong experiment to live a zero waste lifestyle in New York City.No toilet paper! No plastic containers! No new clothes! No eating out! Beavan discusses-and screens film clips about-- his family's yearlong experiment to live a zero waste lifestyle in New York City.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=274Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:14:33LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySandel--whose Justice course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard-- hallenges us to think our way through the hard moral challenges we confront as citizens. Co-presented by the Council of the Library Foundation and City National BankSandel--whose Justice course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard-- hallenges us to think our way through the hard moral challenges we confront as citizens. Co-presented by the Council of the Library Foundation and City National Bankhttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=275Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:00:23LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe host and writer of "A Prairie Home Companion" knows how to spin a yarn. Join us for an evening of inspired storytelling, as Keillor converts the "base metal of small town tedium to the gold of comedy." (NYTimes)The host and writer of "A Prairie Home Companion" knows how to spin a yarn. Join us for an evening of inspired storytelling, as Keillor converts the "base metal of small town tedium to the gold of comedy." (NYTimes)http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=276Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:25:53LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA renowned professor of computer science recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell in a historical graphic novel that explicates some of the biggest ideas of mathematics and modern philosophy.A renowned professor of computer science recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell in a historical graphic novel that explicates some of the biggest ideas of mathematics and modern philosophy.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=277Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:11:19LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn this intimate exploration, one of America's most gifted and provocative public intellectuals peels back the layers of a remarkable life.In this intimate exploration, one of America's most gifted and provocative public intellectuals peels back the layers of a remarkable life.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=301Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:22:35LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA shy manifesto and an impractical handbook by one of America's finest writers.A shy manifesto and an impractical handbook by one of America's finest writers.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=279Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:20:01LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains tells the inspiring tale of Deogratias (Deo), a young medical student from the mountains of Burundi, who narrowly survived civil war and genocide before seeking a new life in America.The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains tells the inspiring tale of Deogratias (Deo), a young medical student from the mountains of Burundi, who narrowly survived civil war and genocide before seeking a new life in America.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=280Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:06:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDesbois, a French Catholic priest, has devoted his life to confronting anti-Semitism and furthering Catholic-Jewish understanding. Since 2001 he and his team have crisscrossed the Ukrainian countryside in an effort to locate every mass grave and site at which Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Co-presented with Claremont McKenna College's Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human RightsDesbois, a French Catholic priest, has devoted his life to confronting anti-Semitism and furthering Catholic-Jewish understanding. Since 2001 he and his team have crisscrossed the Ukrainian countryside in an effort to locate every mass grave and site at which Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Co-presented with Claremont McKenna College's Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rightshttp://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=281Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:01:37LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGail Collins, brilliant New York Times columnist and bestselling author, recounts the astounding revolution in women's lives over the past 50 years.Gail Collins, brilliant New York Times columnist and bestselling author, recounts the astounding revolution in women's lives over the past 50 years.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=282Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:12:57LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn this new novel, the acclaimed author of Motherless Brooklyn portrays a Manhattan that is beautiful and tawdry, tragic and forgiving, devastating and utterly unique.In this new novel, the acclaimed author of Motherless Brooklyn portrays a Manhattan that is beautiful and tawdry, tragic and forgiving, devastating and utterly unique.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=283Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:14.17LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryKhan--the first woman, first Asian, and first Muslim to serve as the Secretary General of Amnesty International--sheds a much needed light on the rights and powerlessness of the poor.Khan--the first woman, first Asian, and first Muslim to serve as the Secretary General of Amnesty International--sheds a much needed light on the rights and powerlessness of the poor.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=289Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:14:18LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWest coast vs. east coast culinary histories collide as two of the nation's best restaurant critics trade stories about the art of eating-- past and present.West coast vs. east coast culinary histories collide as two of the nation's best restaurant critics trade stories about the art of eating-- past and present.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=290Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:13:34LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFrom jet-lag to aging to cryogenic freezing, acclaimed scholar, historian, and memoirist Hoffman offers a broad, eye-opening look beyond the clock.From jet-lag to aging to cryogenic freezing, acclaimed scholar, historian, and memoirist Hoffman offers a broad, eye-opening look beyond the clock.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=291Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:01:54LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn announcing the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy said of Orhan Pamuk: his "quest for the melancholic soul of his native city, Istanbul, led him to discover new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures." Pamuk reads from his new novel, The Museum of Innocence, and discusses his life and work with Reza Aslan (How to Win a Cosmic War).In announcing the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy said of Orhan Pamuk: his "quest for the melancholic soul of his native city, Istanbul, led him to discover new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures." Pamuk reads from his new novel, The Museum of Innocence, and discusses his life and work with Reza Aslan (How to Win a Cosmic War).http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=292Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:38:29LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn announcing the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy said of Orhan Pamuk: his "quest for the melancholic soul of his native city, Istanbul, led him to discover new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures." Pamuk reads from his new novel, The Museum of Innocence, and discusses his life and work with Reza Aslan (How to Win a Cosmic War).In announcing the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy said of Orhan Pamuk: his "quest for the melancholic soul of his native city, Istanbul, led him to discover new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures." Pamuk reads from his new novel, The Museum of Innocence, and discusses his life and work with Reza Aslan (How to Win a Cosmic War).http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=297Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:48:06LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn a lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, the former U.S. Poet Laureate re-creates the life of a biracial nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist.In a lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, the former U.S. Poet Laureate re-creates the life of a biracial nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=293Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:22:20LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThree distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry read their work and engage in an informal group discussion on their craft.Three distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry read their work and engage in an informal group discussion on their craft.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=294Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:24:16LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryJoin us for a fascinating discussion on the Polish theater tradition and what makes Polish theater so vital today.Join us for a fascinating discussion on the Polish theater tradition and what makes Polish theater so vital today.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=295Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:13:32LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA new memoir by the author of The Liar's Club, about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live.A new memoir by the author of The Liar's Club, about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=296Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:04:40LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFrom the author of Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys, a startling new look at the events that set the stage for WWII.From the author of Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys, a startling new look at the events that set the stage for WWII.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=302Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:56:14LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGriffin inquires into the "interior life of democracy" and the divide between theory and practice, continuing the unique "social autobiography" she began with A Chorus of Stones: A Private Life of War.Griffin inquires into the "interior life of democracy" and the divide between theory and practice, continuing the unique "social autobiography" she began with A Chorus of Stones: A Private Life of War.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=303Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:13:10LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn this audience-collaborative talk, one of America's greatest choreographers shares what she's learned from working with some of the most gifted people on the planet.In this audience-collaborative talk, one of America's greatest choreographers shares what she's learned from working with some of the most gifted people on the planet.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=304Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:19:23LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDrawing on a cache of important new sources unavailable to previous biographers,?The Wall Street Journal's drama critic and arts columnist paints a gripping portrait of Louis Armstrong's world and his music.Drawing on a cache of important new sources unavailable to previous biographers,?The Wall Street Journal's drama critic and arts columnist paints a gripping portrait of Louis Armstrong's world and his music.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=305Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT00:58:36LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe new play by L.A.'s premiere Chicano performance group, Culture Clash, molds an intensely personal story into galvanizing theatricality. Join us for a discussion of the Culture Clash creative process that mixes humor and cold fact to unforgettable effect.The new play by L.A.'s premiere Chicano performance group, Culture Clash, molds an intensely personal story into galvanizing theatricality. Join us for a discussion of the Culture Clash creative process that mixes humor and cold fact to unforgettable effect.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=306Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT01:17:40LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGrandin offers remarkable insights into animal behavior from her unique position at the intersection of autism and science. In her new book, she aims to revolutionize our ideas about what animals want and need-on their terms, not ours.Grandin offers remarkable insights into animal behavior from her unique position at the intersection of autism and science. In her new book, she aims to revolutionize our ideas about what animals want and need-on their terms, not ours.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=312Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT00:59:05LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGawande, a bestselling author and surgeon, takes us on an intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference.Gawande, a bestselling author and surgeon, takes us on an intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=313Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:18:19LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryPatel (author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System) asks us to reconsider how democracy might be the route by which we can reclaim markets so that they work for rather than against social change.Patel (author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System) asks us to reconsider how democracy might be the route by which we can reclaim markets so that they work for rather than against social change.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=314Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:13:51LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe settings for Boyle's bold new stories range from a California suburb terrorizedby a mountain lion, to Napoleonic France where a feral child is captured naked in the forest. He reads and discusses his new collection, Wild Child as well as his novel The Women about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright.The settings for Boyle's bold new stories range from a California suburb terrorizedby a mountain lion, to Napoleonic France where a feral child is captured naked in the forest. He reads and discusses his new collection, Wild Child as well as his novel The Women about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=315Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:00:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn her new novel The Swan Thieves, the author of the bestseller The Historian offers a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.In her new novel The Swan Thieves, the author of the bestseller The Historian offers a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=316Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT00:47:33LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryPage, now a Pulitzer-winning music critic, offers a riveting portrayal of what it is like to live in a psychological world that few understand.Page, now a Pulitzer-winning music critic, offers a riveting portrayal of what it is like to live in a psychological world that few understand.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=317Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:14:46LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDraitser, Professor of Russian at Hunter College (CUNY), resurrects-with great humor-the world of his Jewish childhood in the Soviet Union.Draitser, Professor of Russian at Hunter College (CUNY), resurrects-with great humor-the world of his Jewish childhood in the Soviet Union.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=318Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:09:17LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMcLennan, Dean for Religious Life at Stanford (and inspiration for Doonesbury's Rev. Scot Sloan) gives voice to millions of liberal Christians and builds solid bridges to all sides of the cultural divide.McLennan, Dean for Religious Life at Stanford (and inspiration for Doonesbury's Rev. Scot Sloan) gives voice to millions of liberal Christians and builds solid bridges to all sides of the cultural divide.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=319Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:14:53LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWhat will America look like in 2050? Kotkin, a renowned social and economic trend analyst, argues that the key to America's economic recovery is its robust population growth.What will America look like in 2050? Kotkin, a renowned social and economic trend analyst, argues that the key to America's economic recovery is its robust population growth.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=320Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:05:31LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryCrawford, a musicologist, reveals the uniquely vibrant era when Southern California became a hub of unprecedented musical talent.Crawford, a musicologist, reveals the uniquely vibrant era when Southern California became a hub of unprecedented musical talent.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=322Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:06:13LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryCrease, a science historian and philosopher, takes us on a tour of ten of the most important victories in our long struggle to understand the world we live in.Crease, a science historian and philosopher, takes us on a tour of ten of the most important victories in our long struggle to understand the world we live in.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=323Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:03:31LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryNobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz explains the current financial crisis-and the coming global economic order.Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz explains the current financial crisis-and the coming global economic order.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=325Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:19:05LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWant to know Isaac Babel's secret influence on the making of "King Kong"? Literally and metaphorically following the footsteps of her favorite authors, Batuman combines fresh readings of the great Russians, from Pushkin to Tolstoy, along with some sad and funny stories from the people's lives they've influenced-including her own.Want to know Isaac Babel's secret influence on the making of "King Kong"? Literally and metaphorically following the footsteps of her favorite authors, Batuman combines fresh readings of the great Russians, from Pushkin to Tolstoy, along with some sad and funny stories from the people's lives they've influenced-including her own.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=326Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:09:31LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryDrawing on a trove of original documents, tapes, and interviews to chronicle the rise of the United Farm Workers during the heady days of civil rights struggles, the antiwar movement, and 60s and 70s student activism, Pawel weaves together a powerful portrait of a people and their movement.Drawing on a trove of original documents, tapes, and interviews to chronicle the rise of the United Farm Workers during the heady days of civil rights struggles, the antiwar movement, and 60s and 70s student activism, Pawel weaves together a powerful portrait of a people and their movement.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=327Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:01:50LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn his remarkable and ambitious new memoir, The Opposite Field, Katz tells a story of good love and failed love, of Los Angeles and Portland and Nicaragua and Mexico and a father and son in search of a place to play baseball.In his remarkable and ambitious new memoir, The Opposite Field, Katz tells a story of good love and failed love, of Los Angeles and Portland and Nicaragua and Mexico and a father and son in search of a place to play baseball.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=330Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:02:03LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMlodinow - a physicist with the grace of a born storyteller - illuminates the improbable ways that chance and probability affect our daily lives.Mlodinow - a physicist with the grace of a born storyteller - illuminates the improbable ways that chance and probability affect our daily lives.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=332Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:16:13LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThis enchanting novel by Shriver, author of the bestseller We Need to Talk about Kevin, is a witty and timely exploration of the failure of our health-care system.This enchanting novel by Shriver, author of the bestseller We Need to Talk about Kevin, is a witty and timely exploration of the failure of our health-care system.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=333Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:12:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA reading and conversation honoring the 20th anniversary of one of America's most important novels, a book as vitally important for anyone interested in the Vietnam War as it is for those concerned with the craft of storytelling.A reading and conversation honoring the 20th anniversary of one of America's most important novels, a book as vitally important for anyone interested in the Vietnam War as it is for those concerned with the craft of storytelling.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=331Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT00:59:41LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA panel of outdoor media professionals and legal experts focus on the city's recent debate surrounding LED billboards and illegal signage, raising the notion of free speech as it relates to images on the street along the way. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "How Many Billboards? Art In Stead" at The MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House, Feb. 5 - March 12, 2010.A panel of outdoor media professionals and legal experts focus on the city's recent debate surrounding LED billboards and illegal signage, raising the notion of free speech as it relates to images on the street along the way. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "How Many Billboards? Art In Stead" at The MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House, Feb. 5 - March 12, 2010.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=335Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:31:53LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThree new biographies-on Frank Oppenheimer, Frank Gehry, and Joseph Papp-offer completely different strategies for revealing complex and accomplished lives.Three new biographies-on Frank Oppenheimer, Frank Gehry, and Joseph Papp-offer completely different strategies for revealing complex and accomplished lives.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=341Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:11:45LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTwo celebrated authors-one from Kenya, the other from Morocco-examine how writers take on the challenges posed by political and cultural conflict in our modern world.Two celebrated authors-one from Kenya, the other from Morocco-examine how writers take on the challenges posed by political and cultural conflict in our modern world.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=350Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:19:43LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySapphire's fiction, poems and essays have taken on the myths and assumptions of class, gender and race in America. Join us for a discussion of her writing, the evolution of Push from stage to screen, her influences from the literary canon to the zeitgeist of our times, and her new novel.Sapphire's fiction, poems and essays have taken on the myths and assumptions of class, gender and race in America. Join us for a discussion of her writing, the evolution of Push from stage to screen, her influences from the literary canon to the zeitgeist of our times, and her new novel.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=337Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:21:33LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA performative reading and talk, from the bestselling author of Red Azalea and Empress Orchid whose new novel- the powerful story of the friendship of a lifetime-is based on the life of Pearl S. Buck.A performative reading and talk, from the bestselling author of Red Azalea and Empress Orchid whose new novel- the powerful story of the friendship of a lifetime-is based on the life of Pearl S. Buck.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=352Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT00:57:23LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn his new novel Solar, the best-selling author of Atonement, explores the quest of one overweight and philandering Nobel prize-winning physicist to save the world from environmental disaster.In his new novel Solar, the best-selling author of Atonement, explores the quest of one overweight and philandering Nobel prize-winning physicist to save the world from environmental disaster.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=354Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:17:37LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryImagination. Luminosity. Mystery and grief. Ghost landscapes. Joy and celebration. Join us for a reading by three award-winning California poets.Imagination. Luminosity. Mystery and grief. Ghost landscapes. Joy and celebration. Join us for a reading by three award-winning California poets.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=353Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:08:15LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryGale, editor, writer, teacher; Kearney, poet, performer, and librettist; and Shumaker, poet, author and teacher read from their work.Gale, editor, writer, teacher; Kearney, poet, performer, and librettist; and Shumaker, poet, author and teacher read from their work.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=355Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:05:47LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryConlon, music director of LA Opera and one of the world's preeminent conductors, will discuss Wagner's monumental work, challenging preconceptions while guiding the audience through the music and dramatic themes in a way that both opera novice and aficionado can enjoy.Conlon, music director of LA Opera and one of the world's preeminent conductors, will discuss Wagner's monumental work, challenging preconceptions while guiding the audience through the music and dramatic themes in a way that both opera novice and aficionado can enjoy.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=357Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:10:21LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryBowden, award-winning Tucson-based author and journalist reveals the story of the disintegration of Ciudad Juárez. Interweaving stories of the city's inhabitants-a raped beauty queen, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing for his life-with a broader meditation on the Mexican town's descent into anarchy.Bowden, award-winning Tucson-based author and journalist reveals the story of the disintegration of Ciudad Juárez. Interweaving stories of the city's inhabitants-a raped beauty queen, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing for his life-with a broader meditation on the Mexican town's descent into anarchy.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=358Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:08:18LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA work of brilliant and compassionate reporting, "a must-read for everyone who cares about women, justice, fairness, the military, and the United States." (Katha Pollitt, The Nation)A work of brilliant and compassionate reporting, "a must-read for everyone who cares about women, justice, fairness, the military, and the United States." (Katha Pollitt, The Nation)http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=359Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:12:17LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe world-renowned neuroscientist Gary Lynch, subject of McDermott's new book, discusses his decades-long obsessive pursuit to uncover the mechanism by which the brain makes memories.The world-renowned neuroscientist Gary Lynch, subject of McDermott's new book, discusses his decades-long obsessive pursuit to uncover the mechanism by which the brain makes memories.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=360Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:15:53LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibrarySyjuco's daring debut novel opens with Crispin Salvador, lion of Philippine letters, dead in the Hudson River. Winner of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, Syjuco exposes the corruption behind the rich families who have ruled the Philippines for generations offering an unhindered view of a society caught between reckless decay and hopeful progress.Syjuco's daring debut novel opens with Crispin Salvador, lion of Philippine letters, dead in the Hudson River. Winner of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, Syjuco exposes the corruption behind the rich families who have ruled the Philippines for generations offering an unhindered view of a society caught between reckless decay and hopeful progress.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=361Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:08:09LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIn her new novel, Island Beneath the Sea, the master storyteller introduces yet another unforgettable woman-a slave and concubine determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds.In her new novel, Island Beneath the Sea, the master storyteller introduces yet another unforgettable woman-a slave and concubine determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=366Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:16:29LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryFather Greg (affectionately known as G-dog), pastor of Dolores Mission in Boyle Heights since 1986, has made it his mission to help at-risk youth. His remedy for what he calls "a global sense of failure" is radical and simple: boundless, restorative love. His book, filled with sparkling humor and generosity, gives a window on gangs in the context of spirituality.Father Greg (affectionately known as G-dog), pastor of Dolores Mission in Boyle Heights since 1986, has made it his mission to help at-risk youth. His remedy for what he calls "a global sense of failure" is radical and simple: boundless, restorative love. His book, filled with sparkling humor and generosity, gives a window on gangs in the context of spirituality.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=367Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:23:05LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryMelding memoir and history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author fuses his early life in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt with an account of the American experience in the Middle East offering intimate insights into the Arab-Israeli tragedy.Melding memoir and history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author fuses his early life in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt with an account of the American experience in the Middle East offering intimate insights into the Arab-Israeli tragedy.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=368Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:19:05LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA deft and exhaustively researched account of a near-forgotten chapter of Newton's extraordinary life. Levenson, a documentary filmmaker and head of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT, allows us to see how Newton's amazing mind worked when dealing with practical rather than theoretical questions.A deft and exhaustively researched account of a near-forgotten chapter of Newton's extraordinary life. Levenson, a documentary filmmaker and head of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT, allows us to see how Newton's amazing mind worked when dealing with practical rather than theoretical questions.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=369Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:08:29LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of A Perfect Storm turns his empathetic eye to a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.The author of A Perfect Storm turns his empathetic eye to a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=370Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:26:45LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Nobody's Fool offers a novel of deep introspection and great comedy-the story of a marriage and of all the other ties that bind.The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Nobody's Fool offers a novel of deep introspection and great comedy-the story of a marriage and of all the other ties that bind.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=371Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:15:17LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThis panel of experts will present and analyze the urban agriculture programs emerging in Los Angeles, with a focus on key topics such as policies, challenges, trends and the programs currently in place.This panel of experts will present and analyze the urban agriculture programs emerging in Los Angeles, with a focus on key topics such as policies, challenges, trends and the programs currently in place.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=351Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:26:45LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryOperatic Vaudeville with a Bohemian Attitude Blending a tenor's haunting vocals with cabaret-inspired reinventions of songs both old and new. Featuring selections by Russian Gypsy songwriter Vadim Kozin from the 1930s to songs by Radiohead and David Bowie, this eclectic performance will provide the eyes and ears with beautiful and slightly dark entertainment.Operatic Vaudeville with a Bohemian Attitude Blending a tenor's haunting vocals with cabaret-inspired reinventions of songs both old and new. Featuring selections by Russian Gypsy songwriter Vadim Kozin from the 1930s to songs by Radiohead and David Bowie, this eclectic performance will provide the eyes and ears with beautiful and slightly dark entertainment.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=373Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:18:29LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA staged reading of John Ashbery's great, dense work-one of the defining poems of the 20th century. Six readers, accompanied by projected text and image, illuminate and bring to life Ashbery's tonal shifts and juxtapositions. Directed by Jim Paul with technical direction by Beth Thielen.A staged reading of John Ashbery's great, dense work-one of the defining poems of the 20th century. Six readers, accompanied by projected text and image, illuminate and bring to life Ashbery's tonal shifts and juxtapositions. Directed by Jim Paul with technical direction by Beth Thielen.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=377Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT00:59:49LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryWorkman, a skilled storyteller, uncovers the universal politics of water and draws wisdom from tragedy in the Kalahari desert-opening our eyes to the ongoing struggle to secure water for life on earth.Workman, a skilled storyteller, uncovers the universal politics of water and draws wisdom from tragedy in the Kalahari desert-opening our eyes to the ongoing struggle to secure water for life on earth.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=378Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:03:00LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryA book and a documentary film chronicle how a family built a paper to greatness and how the confluence of a family feud and a cultural-economic cataclysm changed media history.A book and a documentary film chronicle how a family built a paper to greatness and how the confluence of a family feud and a cultural-economic cataclysm changed media history.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=379Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:03:04LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryBlack, white and biracial contributors to a brave and unprecedented anthology take on the challenge of interpreting the black body's dramatic role in American culture. What does it mean to have, or love, a black body?Black, white and biracial contributors to a brave and unprecedented anthology take on the challenge of interpreting the black body's dramatic role in American culture. What does it mean to have, or love, a black body?http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=380Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:17:51LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryThe author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits offers a sane and bracingly honest perspective on the challenges of motherhood.The author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits offers a sane and bracingly honest perspective on the challenges of motherhood.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=381Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:13:47LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryIntroducing six accomplished poets from the Los Angeles literary world in a lively showcase of poetic voices and styles.Introducing six accomplished poets from the Los Angeles literary world in a lively showcase of poetic voices and styles.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=382Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:26:07LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation Los Angeles Public LibraryTwo brilliant young writers-both daughters of the 1960s and '70s civil rights, black power and feminist political movements-read and discuss the inspiriation for their fiction.Two brilliant young writers-both daughters of the 1960s and '70s civil rights, black power and feminist political movements-read and discuss the inspiriation for their fiction.http://Events.LAPL.org/podcasts/PodcastView.aspx?pid=383Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT01:15:37LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, ALOUD, Library Foundation