As The Sea issue comes to a close, we turn turns the podcast’s attention toward the scientists and experts who can give us the score on the health of our oceans today. In part one, Jeremy Jackson, Callum Roberts, Simon Winchester, and Lisa-ann Gershwin discuss the problems posed by rising sea levels, climate change, overfishing, and the hordes of jellyfish overrunning damaged ecosystems.
Lewis H. Lapham talks with Sarah Churchwell, author of Behold, America: The Entangled History of “America First” and “the American Dream”. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with Jim Holt, author of When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? More
