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Great Talks at American Philosophical Society

Summary: Great Talks at the American Philosophical Society explores some of the most interesting lectures given at Society meetings throughout the years. Each episode dives deep into a diverse array of themes to reveal the relevance of these talks to the pressing issues of today.

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 Episode 4: The Paradox of the Mexico-U.S. Border | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:34

Dr. Patrick Spero talks to Dr. Douglas Massey about the history and paradoxes of the Mexico-U.S. borderland.

 Episode 3: The Life and Times of J. Robert Oppenheimer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:41

Dr. Patrick Spero discusses the life and legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer with Dr. Martin Sherwin, co-author with Kai Bird of the Pulitzer-prize winning biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. He is professor emeritus at Tufts University and a University Professor at George Mason University.

 Episode 2: Life of a Journalist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:08

Dr. Patrick Spero talks to Linda Greenhouse about truth, journalism, and how the profession has evolved during her decades-long tenure at The New York Times.

 Episode 1: The Demise of “Fact” in Political Discourse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:45:31

On the first episode of the APS podcast, host Dr. Patrick Spero interviews Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson about the attack on facts in political dialogue and what that means for governance. Dr. Jamieson is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, the Walter and Leonore Director of the university’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, author of numerous books on political communication, and an APS Member. She gave a talk at the April 2013 APS meeting entitled, “Implications of the Attack on ‘Fact’ in Contemporary Politics,” the full recording is below. Dr. Spero and Dr. Jamieson delve into the themes of her 2013 presentation as well its relevance for today.

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