Lapham's Quarterly: The Podcast

Religious scholar and historian Reza Aslan gets a chance to actually talk about his new book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.

Piranhas! Bribery! Treasure hunting! Microfilm! These are just a few of the things you'll encounter when you listen to Lewis Lapham's sea stories.

LQ's beloved founder and editor lends his dulcet tones to this episode and reads some of his favorite selections from our most recent issue, The Sea.

So said the New York Times headline when geologist Marie Tharp discovered the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which proved the theory of continental drift. Author Hali Felt chronicled Tharp's life in her book, Soundings. It comes out in paperback on Ju

Animal minds are extraordinary. In ways you may never have dreamed of. Discover just how with writers and scientists like Jane Goodall, Frans de Waal, Virginia Morell, Irene Pepperberg, and more.

Actress extraordinaire Alison Pill reads a few excerpts from the latest LQ issue, Animals.

Mutant mice! Cloned kittens! Cyborg beetles! Frankenstein's Cat author Emily Anthes explains how the field of biotechnology is remaking the animal kingdom and what it means for our world.

Uncover the strange life and works of 17th-century scientist/nutball Athanasius Kircher with John Glassie, author of "A Man of Misconceptions."

Check out some of our favorite performances from some of LQ's best 2012 parties, with songs and readings from Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Colin Donnell, Ari Graynor, and more.

Historian H. W. Brands talks to LQ editor Aidan Flax-Clark about the life and career of Ulysses Grant, the subject of his essay for LQ's "Politics" issue and of his new book, The Man Who Saved the Union.

Gettleman, the East Africa bureau chief for the New York Times looks back with LQ editor Elias Altman to the 2007 Kenya presidential election and what it bodes for its next election in 2013.

Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer set out to rewrite the Constitution. Of the United States. And he wrote a hilarious book about it called Me the People. He talks to LQ editor Aidan Flax-Clark about the hows and whys of his quixotic undertakin

The weird-fiction wizard talks to Aidan Flax-Clark about craft, genre writing, and the supernatural's power over his books.

Navigate the strange and fascinating intersections of magic, con artistry, and science with author Alex Stone as he discusses his new book, Fooling Houdini.

Transistors, lasers, satellites, information theory, and cell phones. Jon Gertner discusses the 20th-century technological powerhouse that was Bell Labs, which he chronicled in his book The Idea Factory.