B. Alexandra Szerlip is the author of The Man Who Designed the Future: Norman Bel Geddes and the Invention of Twentieth Century America.
B. Alexandra Szerlip on KCRW
More from KCRW
Cheese, bucatini shortage, amatriciana, women chefs
Food & DrinkThis week’s Good Food is a metaphoric grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup — an hour of comfort and distraction from a headshaking news cycle.
How the Church views a woman’s place in society
Health & WellnessHistorically men have been the figureheads of our religious institutions but it has been women who have played a fundamental role in establishing and sustaining them.
David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 15, 2021
Los AngelesDavid Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 15, 2021.
SoCal Republicans’ response to impeachment reveals different paths forward for the party
EnvironmentFollowing the January 6 insurrection at the U.S.
The Shkreli Awards for health care dysfunction and greed.
Health & WellnessEach year the Lown Institute calls for nominations from health care experts, journalists and others.
Watching Biden’s inauguration in DC
Los AngelesCalifornia is about 2,300 miles from Washington D.C., and despite recent violence and insurrection, some Angelenos still wanted to see the pomp and circumstance of the inauguration in…
President Biden calls for unity. Will he get it?
NationalJosh Barro talks with David Dayen and Lanhee Chen about Congress getting organized for the Biden presidency, the fight over the filibuster and major legislation, and foreign policy in…
Jimmy Carter's Lifelong Efforts to Atone for White America's Sins (Part 1)
BooksRaised in privilege amidst the barbarism of segregation, the oft-maligned president eventually embraced the New South liberalism that just swept his native Georgia’s election.
Society as a rooster coop
HollywoodThat's how the hero of "The White Tiger" views his native India. The way you'll view the film is with rapt attention and great delight. It's really terrific.