Best Chris Griswold Podcasts (2025)

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Russell Shorto with Aidan Flax-Clark: Taking Manhattan 58:49

3d ago58:49

58:49

Bestselling author and historian Russell Shorto talks to Aidan Flax-Clark about his latest book, Taking Manhattan.

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Haleh Liza Gafori with Maya C. Popa: Water Translating Rumi 58:37

10d ago58:37

58:37

Acclaimed poet Haleh Liza Gafori discusses her latest translations of Rumi's lyric poetry in Water with prize-winning poet Maya C. Popa

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Chris Hughes with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway: Marketcrafters 54:51

17d ago54:51

54:51

Economist and writer Chris Hughes talks to Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Allowa about his latest book, Marketcrafters.

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Mike Hixenbaugh on his Award-Winning Book 'They Came for the Schools' 55:50

24d ago55:50

55:50

On this special episode of Library Talks, we speak with Mike Hixenbaugh, winner of the 38th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, for his book They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms.

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Vicky Nguyen with Tracey Nguyen Mang: Boat Baby 1:00:53

1M ago1:00:53

1:00:53

News anchor Vicky Nguyen talks to Tracey Nguyen Mang about her new memoir, Boat Baby.

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José Andrés with Gail Simmons: Change the Recipe 1:16:47

1M ago1:16:47

1:16:47

Michelin-starred chef José Andrés talks to Gail Simmons about his latest book, Change the Recipe.

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Timothy Snyder: The New Paganism—A Framework for Understanding Our Politics 1:19:35

1M ago1:19:35

1:19:35

American historian Timothy Snyder presents his lecture The New Paganism—A Framework for Understanding Our Politics

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Alissa Wilkinson with Aidan Flax-Clark: We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine 51:21

2M ago51:21

51:21

Film critic Alissa Wilkinson talks to Aidan Flax-Clark about her latest book, We Tell Ourselves Stories.

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Edna Bonhomme with Linda Villarosa: A History of the World in Six Plagues 58:42

2M ago58:42

58:42

Historian Edna Bonhomme talks to Linda Villarosa about her latest book, A History of the World in Six Plagues.

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Hamid Rahmanian with Ahmad Sadri and Melissa Hibbard: Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings 1:17:01

2M ago1:17:01

1:17:01

Artist Hamid Rahmanian speaks with translator Ahmad Sadri and producer Melissa Hibbard about the Persian epic poem Shahnameh.

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Lisa Kyung Gross with Yael Raviv and Abi Balingit: The League of Kitchens Cookbook 1:00:18

2M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

Cookbook Author Lisa Kyung Gross is joined by Yael Raviv and Abi Balingit to talk about her latest book, The League of Kitchens Cookbook

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Kenneth Roth with M. Gessen: Righting Wrongs 55:05

3M ago55:05

55:05

Kenneth Roth, the long-time head of Human Rights Watch, talks to M. Gessen about his first book, Righting Wrongs.

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Eliza Clark with Allison Nellis: She's Always Hungry 1:00:56

3M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

Eliza Clark talks to Allison Nellis about her debut short story collection, She's Always Hungry.

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Sarah Lewis with Nell Irvin Painter: The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America 54:22

3M ago54:22

54:22

Historian Sarah Lewis talks to Nell Irvin Painter about her latest book, The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America.

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Victoria Christopher Murray with Melissa Noel: Harlem Rhapsody 1:09:56

3M ago1:09:56

1:09:56

Bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray sits down with journalist Melissa Noel to discuss her latest book, Harlem Rhapsody: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Ignited the Harlem Renaissance.

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Jennifer Finney Boylan with Roxane Gay: Cleavage 1:02:06

4M ago1:02:06

1:02:06

In 2003, author Jennifer Finney Boylan published She’s Not There, which became the first bestselling work by a transgender American and established Boylan as a go-to source for public conversation about the impact of gender on our lives. More than two decades later, her new memoir, Cleavage, returns with older and wiser eyes to examine the joys and…

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David Wright Faladé with Julie Orringer: The New Internationals 52:10

4M ago52:10

52:10

Writer and scholar David Wright Faladé sits down with Julie Orringer to discuss his latest book, The New Internationals, a stunning historical novel that sets a coming-of-age narrative and cross-cultural romance amidst a vibrant political moment in postwar Paris.

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Martha Hodes with Stacy Schiff: My Hijacking 55:57

4M ago55:57

55:57

When author and historian Martha Hodes was 12-years-old she was flying unaccompanied on a plane that was hijacked. Nearly half a century later she explores her memories of that event in her book My Hijacking, which draws on deep archival research and extensive interviews both to re-create what happened to her as a child and to understand the larger…

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New York State Poet Patricia Spears Jones in Conversation with Brent Hayes Edwards 1:14:13

4M ago1:14:13

1:14:13

New York State Poet Laureate Patricia Spears Jones is a poet, playwright, educator, and cultural activist. Her most recent book The Beloved Community was released in 2023. Here she is in conversation with Brent Hayes Edwards, professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature and the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University.…

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Deondra Rose and Angelo Pinto: The Power of Black Excellence 59:10

5M ago59:10

59:10

Join author and professor Deondra Rose as she discusses her new book The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy with activist Angelo Pinto.

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Caoilinn Hughes with Brandon Taylor: The Alternatives 54:47

5M ago54:47

54:47

Caoilinn Hughes joins fellow author Brandon Taylor to discuss her latest book, The Alternatives, a story of four brilliant Irish sisters, orphaned in childhood, who scramble to reconnect when the oldest disappears into the Irish countryside.

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Josephine Quinn with Ken Chen: How the World Made the West 59:31

5M ago59:31

59:31

Josephine Quinn sits down with award-winning poet Ken Chen to discuss her book How the World Made the West. Quinn's book poses a bold challenge to “civilizational thinking” on the origins of Western culture—that is, the idea that civilizations arose separately and distinctly from one another. Rather, she locates the roots of the modern West in ever…

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Jean Strouse with Hernan Diaz: Family Romance 58:06

5M ago58:06

58:06

Jean Strouse sits down with Pulitzer Prize–winner Hernan Diaz to discuss her latest book Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers. Strouse's account illuminates a period of tumultuous social change that saw the declining fortunes of the British aristocracy, the dramatic rise of new wealth on both sides of the Atlantic, and the birth …

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Dava Sobel with Angela Saini: The Elements of Marie Curie 57:46

5M ago57:46

57:46

In her new biography, The Elements of Marie Curie, Dava Sobel explores not just on Curie’s legendary genius, but the 45 women who worked in her lab—from Marguerite Perey, who discovered the element francium, to Curie’s elder daughter, Irène, winner of the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Sobel chronicles Curie’s remarkable life of discovery alongside…

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Daniel Saldaña París with Chloé Cooper Jones: Planes Flying over a Monster 55:21

6M ago55:21

55:21

Daniel Saldaña París speaks with Chloé Cooper Jones about his latest book Planes Flying over a Monster, which explores the cities where París has lived, each one home to a new iteration of himself. These now diverging, now coalescing selves raise questions: Where can we find authenticity? How do we construct the stories that define us? What if our …

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New York Crime Stories: Reading from the Archives 1:11:57

6M ago1:11:57

1:11:57

Dive into the Library’s collections for true tales of crime and chicanery from some of the city’s most outstanding lawbreakers. Beloved actors and performers read stories mined from the Library’s collections about the words and deeds of New Yorkers who lived on either side of the letter of the law.

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Maira Kalman with Rumaan Alam: Still Life with Remorse 52:10

6M ago52:10

52:10

Beloved artist and author Maira Kalman sits down with author Rumaan Alam to discuss her new collection of illustrations, Still Life with Remorse, her most autobiographical and intimate work to date.

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Celebrating Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer’s 'The Joy of Connections' 53:22

6M ago53:22

53:22

Celebrating The Joy of Connections, the last book of beloved icon (and long-time New Yorker) Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Co-authors Allison Gilbert and Pierre Lehu are joined by Dr. Ruth's children, Dr. Miriam Westheimer and Dr. Joel Westheimer, in a conversation moderated by WABC-TV's Bill Ritter.

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Glory Edim with Aminatou Sow: Gather Me 55:04

7M ago55:04

55:04

Glory Edim, the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, discusses her new memoir, Gather Me, an ode to the power reading has had on her life and to books’ ability to help us understand ourselves.

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Clara Bingham with Farai Chideya: Revolutionary Foremothers 58:27

7M ago58:27

58:27

Clara Bingham discusses her new book, The Movement, the first oral history of the decade that built the modern feminist movement.

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson with Steve Connell: What If We Get It Right? 1:01:05

7M ago1:01:05

1:01:05

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, the beloved marine biologist and policy expert imagines an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.

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Ada Limón and Peter Sís: In Praise of Mystery 54:57

7M ago54:57

54:57

The U.S. Poet Laureate and Caldecott honoree Illustrator discuss their transcendent picture book featuring a poem that will travel into space aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper.

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Richard Powers with Marlon James: Playground 57:47

8M ago57:47

57:47

Author Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, Playground, which intertwines tales of technology, race, friendships, and the environment.

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Library Talks: Eliza Griswold, Hahrie Han with Andrea Elliott: 'Circle of Hope' and 'Undivided' 58:21

8M ago58:21

58:21

Not all evangelical churches fit the stereotypes. In their latest books, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eliza Griswold and the Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute, Hahrie Han, bear witness to two churches who break the mold. In Circle of Hope, Griswold chronicles the ravaging and ultimately destructive results to a group of progressive…

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Library Talks: DéLana R. A. Dameron with Renée Watson: Redwood Court 1:01:14

8M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

DéLana R.A. Dameron is in conversation with author Renée Watson about her debut novel Redwood Court.

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Connie Chung with Walter Isaacson 59:41

8M ago59:41

59:41

Connie Chung talks with Walter Isaacson about her new memoir, Connie. The book delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Chung is the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.…

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner: Long Island Compromise 58:04

8M ago58:04

58:04

Brodesser-Akner, the author of Fleishman is in Trouble, came by the Library to talk about her latest novel, Long Island Compromise, the story of an American family and the dark moment that shatters the myth of their suburban paradise. She spoke with New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief, Jake Silverstein.…

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Protecting Reproductive Freedoms: Lourdes Rivera, Meera Shah, Reva Siegel, and Jessica Bruder 59:10

9M ago59:10

59:10

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the future of abortion access, reproductive rights, and women’s healthcare is murkier than ever. In this episode of Library Talks, a panel of experts examines the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision, includ…

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Jamaica Kincaid & Kara Walker with Hilton Als: An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children 46:53

9M ago46:53

46:53

The renowned novelist and the revered artist discuss their new book, An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children, a unique collaboration that explores the hidden history of the plant world.

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Michael Stipe with Taryn Simon: Portraits of Now 53:26

10M ago53:26

53:26

Artist, producer, and former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe recently published his fourth book of photography, Even the birds gave pause, which features a series of works-in-progress in plaster, concrete, rotocast plastics, ceramics, bookmaking, and darkroom photographic printing. On this episode of Library Talks, Stipe sits down with artist Taryn S…

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Neel Mukherjee with Hanya Yanagihara: Choice 58:11

10M ago58:11

58:11

Neel Mukherjee speaks with fellow author Hanya Yanagihara about his latest book, an explosive novel about the ramifications of choice.

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Justice Stephen Breyer: Choosing Pragmatism Over Textualism 1:14:49

11M ago1:14:49

1:14:49

In this episode of Library Talks, Stephen Breyer, retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, delivers the annual Robert B. Silvers Lecture. Breyer’s talk is inspired by his most recent book, Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism, which examines some of the most important cases in the nation’s history.…

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Tom Steyer with David Wallace-Wells: Winning the Climate War 57:27

11M ago57:27

57:27

In this episode of Library Talks, investor and climate champion Tom Steyer sits down with New York Times columnist David Wallace-Wells to discuss his new book, Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War.

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Colm Tóibín with Caoilinn Hughes: Long Island 56:02

12M ago56:02

56:02

In this episode of Library Talks, Colm Tóibín sits down with Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes to discuss his latest book, Long Island, which takes place twenty years after the events of his bestselling and beloved novel Brooklyn.

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Emily Wilson: Reading The Iliad 1:13:34

1y ago1:13:34

1:13:34

The groundbreaking translator and professor of classics reads from and discusses her masterful new English version of the greatest literary landmark of antiquity. Actors Ben Shenkman and Morgan Spector will read selections from Wilson's translation.

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Ruha Benjamin with Rujeko Hockley: Imagination 58:41

1y ago58:41

58:41

Social and technology critic Ruha Benjamin examines the power of our imagination to challenge systems of oppression and to create a world in which everyone can thrive.

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Marilynne Robinson with Ayana Mathis: Reading Genesis 57:18

1y ago57:18

57:18

Legendary novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson discusses her new book, Reading Genesis, with author Ayana Mathis. Often overlooked as a piece of literature, Robinson reconsiders The Book of Genesis and its exploration of themes that resonate throughout the Old and New Testaments.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton with Jennifer Weiner 56:34

1y ago56:34

56:34

Hillary Rodham Clinton sits down with author Jennifer Weiner to discuss books, politics, and much more.

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Sasha Issenberg with Maggie Haberman: The Lie Detectives 59:41

1y ago59:41

59:41

Journalist and the author Sasha Issenberg sits down with the New York Times’ senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman to discuss his latest book, The Lie Detectives.

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Lyn Slater and Chloé Cooper Jones 56:34

1y ago56:34

56:34

The Accidental Icon Lyn Slater, a fashion and culture influencer, talks about her new book, How to Be Old, and reflects on life in her 60s. She speaks with Chloé Cooper Jones, author of the bestselling memoir Easy Beauty.

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