Open Source with Christopher Lydon

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An American conversation with global attitude - on the arts, humanities, and global affairs, hosted by Christopher Lydon.

An American conversation with global attitude - on the arts, humanities, and global affairs, hosted by Christopher Lydon

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465 Pieces

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A conversation with Kaiser Kuo and Jing Tsu about the cultural dynamics of US-China tensions.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KMXT, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 9
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Conversations about US-China relations with Kevin Rudd, David Kang, and Paul Hear.

Bought by KSFR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
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A conversation with Cornel West and David Bromwich in search of wisdom in dark times.

Bought by KMUN, KNCT FM, KICI Iowa City, KSFR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 10
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Conversations with dissenting military veterans about America's post-9/11 wars.

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 11
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A conversation with Daniel Immerwahr, Nina Tannenwald, and Alex Wellerstein about forgotten nuclear threats.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KICI Iowa City, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KSFR and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
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A conversation with Trita Parsi, Hussein Banai, and John Ghazvinian about the Iran nuclear deal.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KNCT FM, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KSFR and more


  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 10
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A conversation with Scott Reynolds Nelson about Russian empire and Ukrainian grain.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KNCT FM, WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 9
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Conversations with Pico Iyer, Marc Weitzmann, Tariq Ali, and María José Urzúa Valverde about the global reaction to the war in Ukraine.

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, WLPR , KNCT FM and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 10
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A conversation with international relations scholar Stephen Walt about the war in Ukraine.

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, WLPR , KNCT FM and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
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Conversations with Shireen Al-Adiemi and Annelle Sheline about the war in Yemen.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WYAP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
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A conversation with Brandon Terry and Andrew Bacevich about Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam" speech.

Bought by KMUN, WHFR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WHCP-LP Cambridge, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
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A conversation with Bill McKibben about fossil fuels, the war in Ukraine, and possibilities for clean energy.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KMXT, KNCT FM and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
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International relations scholars react to the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine; guests include Stephen Wertheim, David Kang, and Emma Ashford.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR, KMXT and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
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Conversations with Joseph Cirincione, Elaine Scarry, and Serhii Plokhy about nuclear weapons and the war in Ukraine.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR, KMXT and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
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A conversation with historian Adam Tooze about the war in Ukraine.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
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Conversations with Masha Gessen, Monica Toft, John Lewis Gaddis, and George Beebe about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
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A conversation with Andrew Bacevich about the sorrows of American empire.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT, KICI Iowa City, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
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A conversation with Chas Freeman about Nixon's breakthrough visit to China in 1972.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KSFR and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
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Conversations with Andrey Kurkov, Richard Lourie, and Gideon Rachman about Ukraine.

Bought by KMUN, WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Conversations on Lauren Berlant with Maggie Doherty, Anahid Nersessian, Zachary Samalin.

Bought by KMXT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8