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Christopher Lydon

Christopher Lydon

former radio host, The Connection
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Christopher Lydon is an American media personality and author. He is best known for being the original host of The Connection, produced by WBUR and syndicated to other NPR stations.
Tribute to John Updike
Tribute to John Updike
Nicholson Baker
June 1, 2009
01:01:50
Authors Nicholson Baker, Samuel Shem (pen-name of Dr. Stephen Bergman), and Anne Bernays; editor and journalist Charles McGrath; critic and scholar William Pritchard; and family members paid tribute to author John Updike, who passed away on January 27, 2009 at the age of 76.
The Trials of Homecoming
Jonathan Shay
November 11, 2008
01:31:45
Psychiatrist and MacArthur Fellow Jonathan Shay explains his treatment of combat trauma by using the ancient accounts of battle described in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. He is joined by former army captain James Meeks, who served two tours of duty in Iraq.
Free Speech, Free Minds, Free Markets
Jimmy Wales
September 11, 2008
01:45:52
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales joins journalist Christopher Lydon to discuss where Web 2.0 will take us next, and how objectivist philosophy guides his vision. Across the globe we are building, editing, and contributing to a growing body of knowledge and tools at everyone's fingertips.
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Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World
Andrew Revkin
December 1, 2006
01:10:55
Andrew Revkin details his fascinating adventure to the icy outer limits of earth with a team of scientists whose task was to determine the natural and man-made causes of dramatic climate changes in the Arctic.
Beyond Broadcast Conference: What the Broadcasters are Doing
David Liroff
May 12, 2006
01:10:00
A few broadcasters display and discuss their efforts - the opportunities and obstacles they have experienced - with incorporating, experimenting with, or using participatory and emerging social media
Nantucket Sound Offshore Wind Farm Debate
Christopher Lydon
April 5, 2006
01:05:25
The WGBH Conservation Initiative hosts a debate concerning the proposed development of America's first offshore wind farm in the shallow waters of Nantucket Sound.

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