LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST
Seven little words from MICHAEL POLLAN: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” His number one-bestseller, out now in paperback, is IN DEFENSE OF FOOD. Michael is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. (originally broadcast 2/13/2008.)
Also: HENRY FORD’s Amazon colony — historian GREG GRANDIN tells the story of Ford’s biggest failure. His book Fordlandia is out now in paperback. (originally broadcast 9/2/2008)
Plus: Politics and modern music: Hitler and Stalin went to the opera, and Joe McCarthy subpoenaed composers. What was going on? ALEX ROSS explains — he’s music critic for The New Yorker, where’s he’s written not only about classical music but also about Bjork, Bob Dylan and Radiohead. His award-winning book, out now in paperback, is THE REST IS NOISE: Listening to the 20th Century, and his famous website is www.TheRestIsNoise.com. (originally broadcast 5/14/2008)
