Viewpoints Radio
Award-winning reporting on current issues featuring America's leading experts.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser, who grew up near Ted Bundy’s hunting grounds, revisits this dark chapter to dig deeper into why this region became a hotspot for violent crime.
We review the online platform, Letterboxd. Think Goodreads - but for movies instead.
We cover the world of audiobooks on this week’s Culture Crash.
Grandmaster Susan Polgar’s rose through ridicule to become the first woman to earn the Grandmaster title on equal terms. Now, she’s passing the torch to a new wave of champions.
We ask - is it even possible to make it as a creative these days?
Looking for a new read? We cover some of our favorite new titles that not too many people seem to be talking about.
We cover how these designs have evolved over time – not just on uniforms, but on ships, planes and more.
We look at the unique qualities behind the coaches who guided, motivated and supported these pro athletes and teams to victory.
What do these scientists study exactly? How did the field itself evolve?
Experts explain how you can make easy substitutes and modifications that produce tasty (but still relatively healthy) desserts.
Animal expert and researcher Eleanor Spice Rice joins us this week to explain the deeper reasons behind why our pets act in these weird ways.
We speak with eclipse expert and journalist David Baron about why a total solar eclipse is a can’t-miss event worth the travel and traffic.
We cover the controversy by highlighting two differing perspectives on the debate.
Meredith May discusses the threat to bees with commercialized beekeeping and what we can do to protect these insects that are vital to our ecosystem.
Historian Gerry Canavan discusses the obstacles Butler faced and her legacy on one of the most popular genres in American literature.
O'Brien speaks with us about his long career, the history of illustration, its evolution and how the art form is used to convey a deeper meaning or take on a singular moment in time.
We speak with child therapist Natasha Daniels to get a better understanding of this emotion and how there can be different variations of grief depending on the severity of the life event.
We cover how publishing has changed over the last 50 years and how this affects what books you see and read.
We cover the unfolding lawsuit, what the authors are demanding and what this means for artificial intelligence moving forward.
We speak with Edward Dolnick, author of The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone, about the monumental impact of this discovery.
From Black Mirror to The Twilight Zone, we explore why the sci-fi genre has always been a hit amongst American audiences.
This week on Culture Crash, we highlight the six-part series “The Forward” – a riveting sci-fi read that’s full of twists and turns.
Crosswords have stayed in style and graced newspapers from the New York Times to USA Today. We speak with crossword expert Adrienne Raphel to find out more about this beloved word game.
Books have been taken off shelves since the colonial period, but, in recent years, more books than ever have been deemed unsuitable for young readers. We discuss the controversy by highlighting two differing perspectives on the debate.
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