Jon Menaster

Jon Menaster

9 Interviews

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Jon Menaster & Luma Mufleh 31 Mar 2022 • EN

Learning America – Ep 96 with Luma Mufleh

It was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleh—a Muslim, gay, refugee woman from hyper-conservative Jordan—stumbled upon a pick-up game of soccer in Clarkston, Georgia, something compelled her to join.  The players, 11- and 12-year-olds from Liberia, Afghanistan, and Sudan, soon welcomed her as coach of

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Jon Menaster & John Scalzi 27 Feb 2022 • EN

The Kaiju Preservation Society – Ep 95 with John Scalzi

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization”. Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jam

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Jon Menaster & Farah Jasmine Griffin 14 Dec 2021 • EN

Read Until You Understand – Ep 93 with Farah Jasmine Griffin

Farah Jasmine Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University where she also served as the inaugural Chair of the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department. She is the author of five books including Who Set You Flowin?: The African American Migrat

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Jon Menaster & William L. Silber 07 Sep 2021 • EN

The Power of Nothing to Lose – Ep 92 with William L. Silber

Following books by Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Ariely, noted economics professor William L. Silber explores the Hail Mary effect, from its origins in sports to its applications to history, nature, politics, and business. A quarterback like Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers gambles with a Hail Mary pass at the end of a football ga

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Jon Menaster & Roya Hakakian 12 Mar 2021 • EN

A Beginner’s Guide to America – Ep 86 with Roya Hakakian

A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Also, a mirror held up to America. Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immig

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Jon Menaster & Ilan Stavans 01 Nov 2020 • EN

A Mayan Creation Story – Ep 82 with Ilan Stavans

Popul Vuh: A Retelling is an inspired and urgent prose retelling of the Mayan myth of creation by acclaimed Latin American author and scholar Ilan Stavans, gorgeously illustrated by Salvadoran folk artist Gabriela Larios and introduced by renowned author, diplomat, and environmental activist Homero Aridjis. The archety

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