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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann
Hosted by Columbia Global Reports · EN
Since 2015, Columbia Global Reports has been providing depth and clarity on global issues that are underreported. We don't just publish books, we use books to start conversations about topics that weren't getting the attention they deserved. At least, until we took them on. This podcast is your audio connection to these important topics.
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The Stories Chinese Fiction Reveals
Feb 11, 202200:20:40Tap to summarizeMegan Walsh joins us to share what she found out researching her book The Subplot, and how she knew there was a bigger story to tell about fiction writing in China.
Transcribe →The Nuanced Literary Voices in China
Feb 9, 202200:28:23Tap to summarizeChina is often seen as a monolith, especially by Westerners. Megan Walsh and Rosie Blau join us to help dispel the master narrative.
Transcribe →An Open Talk on Censorship
Feb 7, 202200:28:21Tap to summarizeJeffrey Wasserstrom, one of America's leading China specialists, helps us wade into the intricate and nuanced realities of China.
Transcribe →The Politics of Our Time
Feb 25, 202100:19:35Tap to summarizeJohn B. Judis have charted a rise of a new and unexpected political mood produced by widespread dissatisfaction over results of the free-market policies that emerged in the late 20th century.
Transcribe →What’s Different About the New Left
Feb 24, 202100:24:43Tap to summarizeAll over the country, the streets are full of protesters in unprecedented numbers. John’s new book, The Socialist Awakening, is an indispensable guide to this political moment.
Transcribe →The Truth About Fracking’s Impact
Sep 14, 202000:22:23Tap to summarizeBethany McLean digs deep into the cycles of boom and bust that have plagued the American oil industry for the past decade.
Transcribe →The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants
Aug 31, 202000:24:17Tap to summarizeBethany McLeans chronicles the story of Fannie and Freddie and tells us why homeownership finance is now one of the biggest unsolved issues in today's global economy—and why it must be placed on firmer ground.
Transcribe →“The Cosmopolites” rerelease
Aug 24, 202000:32:40Tap to summarize[Rerelease] Atossa Araxia Abrahamian travels the globe to meet these willing and unwitting “cosmopolites,” or citizens of the world, who inhabit a new, borderless realm where things can go very well, or very badly.
Transcribe →Ghosting the News | Part Two
Aug 17, 202000:24:44Tap to summarizeJournalism is in crisis. Newspapers, traditionally the major generators of original reporting, are rapidly disappearing, leaving behind news deserts. Margaret Sullivan joins us to analyze the damage, and offer some hope.
Transcribe →Ghosting the News | Part One
Jul 27, 202000:24:15Tap to summarizeMargaret Sullivan joins us to talk about her book, Ghosting the News. The story Sullivan tells is not a happy one, but is meant to give rise to hope, as she points the way to solutions. But first, we must take a sobering and clear-eyed look at the problem.
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