Books

Leslie Jamison, writer and author of “Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story,” reflects on the end of her marriage months after the birth of her daughter.

from Life Examined

The world of 1970s Laurel Canyon is on full display in Ginny Winn’s book, “Grievous Angels, Trout Masks, and American Beauties: 1970s Rock & Roll Photography of Ginny Winn.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dr. Alex Ketchum showcases feminist restaurants and the essential role they played in multiple social justice movements.

The funky, fascinating history of America's feminist restaurants

Dr. Alex Ketchum showcases feminist restaurants and the essential role they played in multiple social justice movements.

from Good Food

Casper ter Kuile, author and co-founder of Nearness, discusses the meaning and value of building community, coming together, and practical tips for forging meaningful connections.

How to build community in an age of isolation

Casper ter Kuile, author and co-founder of Nearness, discusses the meaning and value of building community, coming together, and practical tips for forging meaningful connections.

from Life Examined

Actor, painter, and now author Billy Dee Williams joins “The Treatment” to dish on his new memoir, “What Have We Here?”

Billy Dee Williams tells all

Actor, painter, and now author Billy Dee Williams joins “The Treatment” to dish on his new memoir, “What Have We Here?”

from The Treatment

In Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Crystal Wilkinson recounts stories and recipes from five generations of Black Appalachian cooks.

The hidden history of Black Appalachian foodways

In Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Crystal Wilkinson recounts stories and recipes from five generations of Black Appalachian cooks.

from Good Food

Poised to open a restaurant complex in Los Angeles, Rose Previte traveled spice trade routes to see how cooking traditions informed each other.

Maydan brings Middle Eastern and North African flavors to LA with a new cookbook and a massive restaurant complex

Poised to open a restaurant complex in Los Angeles, Rose Previte traveled spice trade routes to see how cooking traditions informed each other.

from Good Food

Author Marie Arana, former book editor and columnist for the Washington Post and the inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress, joins today’s episode of Scheer…

"LatinoLand": Complex, resilient and powerful

Author Marie Arana, former book editor and columnist for the Washington Post and the inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress, joins today’s episode of Scheer…

from Scheer Intelligence

“Wandering Stars” is a new novel by Tommy Orange that explores how addiction and trauma, such as the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, ripple through a family for generations.

‘Wandering Stars’: Trauma follows Native American family in Oakland

“Wandering Stars” is a new novel by Tommy Orange that explores how addiction and trauma, such as the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, ripple through a family for generations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

MIT cognitive scientist and author Tali Sharot delves into the science behind habituation and how breaking up habits and routines can help reset our brains.

‘Re-sparkling’: The science behind embracing variety and rejecting habituation

MIT cognitive scientist and author Tali Sharot delves into the science behind habituation and how breaking up habits and routines can help reset our brains.

from Life Examined

Kevin Wilson, aka the CEO of Chai, describes how something as simple as a cup of tea can bring solace amid our mad world.

Chai is empathy in liquid form says Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson, aka the CEO of Chai, describes how something as simple as a cup of tea can bring solace amid our mad world.

from Good Food

Scholar and editor Darra Goldstein detonates the flavor bombs of preserved condiments.

Let's explore food preservation through condiments!

Scholar and editor Darra Goldstein detonates the flavor bombs of preserved condiments.

from Good Food

On this episode of Scheer Intelligence, host Robert Scheer and Les Leopold discuss Leopold’s new book, “Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the…

The immiseration of the American worker is a bipartisan political scam

On this episode of Scheer Intelligence, host Robert Scheer and Les Leopold discuss Leopold’s new book, “Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the…

from Scheer Intelligence

In a new memoir, Leslie Jamison writes about ending her marriage and the demands of becoming a solo parent while balancing her career. It’s a story of simultaneous joy and grief.

In ‘Splinters,’ Leslie Jamison explores ‘space of grief and freedom’

In a new memoir, Leslie Jamison writes about ending her marriage and the demands of becoming a solo parent while balancing her career. It’s a story of simultaneous joy and grief.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena opened in 1894. Now owner Joel Sheldon III is looking for a buyer who will keep catering to the local community.

Vroman’s won’t take just any buyer. You need respect, integrity

Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena opened in 1894. Now owner Joel Sheldon III is looking for a buyer who will keep catering to the local community.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Poet and essayist Ross Gay shares stories of joy and theorizes that the experience of joy might possibly be the best tool for uniting and depolarizing us as a people.

Inciting joy: Poet Ross Gay on gardening, grief, and basketball

Poet and essayist Ross Gay shares stories of joy and theorizes that the experience of joy might possibly be the best tool for uniting and depolarizing us as a people.

from Life Examined

Actor David Oyelowo praises Ava DuVernay's 2023 film Origin, based on Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, and marvels at how DuVernay was able to make the…

Actor David Oyelowo champions Ava DuVernay's Origin and its literary muse

Actor David Oyelowo praises Ava DuVernay's 2023 film Origin, based on Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, and marvels at how DuVernay was able to make the…

from The Treatment

Saba Alemayoh shares her mother's story of civil war, migration, and divorce — all of it bound up with Tigray culture and food.

Saba Alemayoh honors her mother and Tigrayan culture in new cookbook

Saba Alemayoh shares her mother's story of civil war, migration, and divorce — all of it bound up with Tigray culture and food.

from Good Food

Andrew Friedman documents the life of ingredients and how they make it from the farm to the plate at one Chicago restaurant.

Andrew Friedman goes behind the scenes and follows ingredients from farm to table

Andrew Friedman documents the life of ingredients and how they make it from the farm to the plate at one Chicago restaurant.

from Good Food

Los Angeles Times columnist Todd Martens and author Matthew Fray open up about their painful journeys through heartbreak and divorce and offer insights into personal growth and what it…

Heartbreak and divorce: reflections on endings, healing, and self-discovery

Los Angeles Times columnist Todd Martens and author Matthew Fray open up about their painful journeys through heartbreak and divorce and offer insights into personal growth and what it…

from Life Examined