Why George Washington was the Unanimous Choice
Our speaker is H.W. Brands who is a Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of the biography American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington.
I want to learn from Hal about why Washington was chosen to be commander in chief of the revolutionary forces, the head of…
Would You Have Been a Loyalist or a Patriot?
Our speaker to day is Patrick Allitt who is a Professor of History at Emory where he teaches courses in the American Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. Patrick also lectures for the Teaching Company with the Great Courses. I have taken six of Patrick’s courses and they are absolutely fabulou…
Is Nolan’s Odyssey a Masterpiece?
This episode is -- Is Nolan’s Odyssey a Masterpiece?
Our speakers are Scott Turow the author of Presumed Innocent and Darren Schwartz the What Happens Next Culture Critic. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
Appreciating George Orwell
Our speaker is Robert Colls who is the author of the Orwell biography entitled George Orwell: Life and Legacy.
You know his novels 1984 and Animal Farm but there is so much more to enjoy. I look forward to discussing with Robert about Orwell’s other major novels as well as his essays like Shooting …
Unsafe at MIT
Our speaker is Yossi Sheffi who is a Professor of Engineering at MIT and is a leading scholar in supply chain management. He is the author of a new book entitled Unsafe at MIT: A Chronicle of a Campus War on the Jews.
I want to hear from Yossi about MIT’s failure to protect its Jewish and Israeli s…
I Love Your Accent
Our speaker is Valerie Fridland who is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada at Reno. She is the author of the new book entitled Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents.
I want to learn from Valerie why accents develop and if there are rhyme and reason for their differ…
Can Evolution Explain Our Feelings?
Our speaker is Rob Kurzban who is the author of a new book entitled All the Feels: The Evolved Function of Every Human Emotion and Sensation.
I want to learn from Rob about how our basic sensations like hunger, pain, and sense of awe can be explained by Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Get full access…
Cape Fear Won’t Die
Our What Happens Next Culture Critic Darren Schwartz will be leading us in conversation. We also have a special guest my good friend Ethan Holland who has been a state prosecutor for the past 27 years.
This week’s episode is on Cape Fear. It started with John MacDonalds’ novel the Executioners that…
Why All Cities Grow Alike
Our speaker is Shlomo Angel who is a Professor of City Planning at NYU and the author of the book entitled Planet of Cities.
I want to learn why all the world’s cities look nearly identical from space, and why we should embrace sprawl and not fight it. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minu…
How Your Politics Affects Your College Experience
Our speaker is Neil Gross, a Professor of Sociology at Colby who will discuss his book What Happened to College, How Politics Broke Higher Education and What We Can Do to Fix It.
I want to learn from Neil how college students’ political affiliations impact their friendships and dating, their classr…
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