In Contrast
In Contrast explores wide-ranging topics from art to politics through interviews with the people experiencing and defining the issues of the modern world. Past guests include such diverse figures as American poet Wendy Barker, children’s book author Norton Juster, Washington Post journalist Wesley Lowery, New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens, The New Yorker foreign-correspondent Robin Wright, and PBS broadcaster Ray Suarez. New episodes are released on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.
Latest Episodes
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Jennifer Egan is an author of novels and short stories. As a journalist, she frequently writes for the New York Times Magazine. Her novel A Visit from the…
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Richard Russo is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Empire Falls. His most recent novel is Chances Are.
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Andri Snær Magnason is an Icelandic writer and environmental activist. His latest book is the young adult novel, The Casket of Time.
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In Contrast will return with a new episode on September 11th with author Andri Snær Magnason.
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Ken Rosenthal is one of the founders of Hampshire College in Amherst Massachusetts. Known for its innovative approach to education, Hampshire announced in…
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Aaron Becker is an author and illustrator of children’s books. In 2014, Becker was a Caldecott honoree for “Journey,” part 1 of a trilogy of books that…
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Carolyn Beeler is an environmental reporter for the Public Radio International program The World. She recently returned from Antarctica where she was on a…
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A teacher at Amherst College, Jennifer Acker is the founder and editor of the literary magazine The Common. The Limits of the World is her debut novel.
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Barry Lopez is the author of sixteen books of both fiction and nonfiction. Regarded as one of the nation’s premier nature writers, Lopez won a National…
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Peter Cole is a MacArthur winning poet and translator. He is the author of several books of his poetry and translations of medieval and contemporary…