Required Reading from Liberties

Required Reading from Liberties
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On Required Reading we talk with writers and readers about the texts — old and new — that influence or express their worldview.
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The podcast covers a range of themes including the impact of literature on societal views, political implications of writings, and cultural criticism. Episodes delve into specific subjects, such as the exploration of human depravity in Rob Rubsam's analysis of Red Rooms and a discussion of immigration policies in a potential Trump administration with Jessica Pishko, alongside the theme of collective memory in the October 7th discussion with Leon Wieseltier.

On Required Reading we talk with writers and readers about the texts — old and new — that influence or express their worldview.
Scott Spillman on his recent book Making Sense of Slavery which illustrates how the study of slavery has been at the heart of American intellectual and political life for the past two centuries.

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