New book analyzes Wisconsin's political shift

Posted on 07/19/2018 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The 2016 presidential election caught many experts by surprise, for sure. One such contribution to that shock was Wiscon...

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New book includes previously unseen letters from Nelson Mandela

Posted on 07/18/2018 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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In honor of what would have been Nelson Mandela’s hundredth birthday, All Things Considered hosted the author of a...

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FDR biography invites comparisons to modern-day politics

Posted on 07/16/2018 at 04:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Parallels to the past are being invoked left and right (no pun intended). Someone well-qualified to make comparisons is...

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Minister's memoir expresses regret over anti-abortion fight

Posted on 07/12/2018 at 04:15 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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As a regular private citizen, it takes strength and courage to change your views on a polarizing issue. Now imagine you&...

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Former secretary of Homeland Security discusses his new book

Posted on 07/12/2018 at 09:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff has a new book out titled Exploding Data. Chertoff and NPR’...

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Book dives into the consequences of omega-3 supplements

Posted on 07/15/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Is your health supplement hurting the ocean? And is it even actually benefitting you? These are the questions that autho...

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"The Billionaire Raj" author discusses India's income gap

Posted on 07/14/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The widening gap between moderate-income people and the super-rich is a hot issue in the United States, but we’re...

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Gillian Flynn analyzes her less-than-perfect protagonists

Posted on 07/06/2018 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

"Sharp Objects" "Gone Girl" and "Dark Places" author

Sharp Objects is set to debut as a TV series on HBO, and it recently appeared on The New York Times's best-seller li...

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Astrophysicist's new book addresses life beyond Earth

Posted on 07/06/2018 at 09:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Astrophysicist Adam Frank puts the odds of Earthlings being the only life in the universe, ever, at 1 in 10 billion tril...

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Ex-ambassador to Russia discusses his new memoir

Posted on 07/05/2018 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The former ambassador to Russia went on NPR’s Fresh Air to discuss his extremely timely new memoir, From Cold War...

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