Mental Health, Eco-Despair, & Revolutionary Optimism

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Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison

Matthew Vernon Whalan joins the show to discuss Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison, an interview-driven, investigative journalistic, and collectively narrated portrait of life inside Bullock Correctional Facility in Alabama. Through the words of ...  Show more

From Persia to Iran: Islam, Empire, and the Politics of West Asia

In this episode, Breht interviews Adnan Husain -- Professor of Medieval history and Chair of the Religious Studies department at Queens college -- about the deep historical roots of today's Middle East. The conversation traces the arc from ancient Persia to the Islamic era, explo ...  Show more

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