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Morris Dickstein on The Great Depression

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mZEOVwKMOt"><a href="https://fromthebookshelf.com/podcast/morris-dickstein-on-the-great-depression/">Morris Dickstein on The Great Depression</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://fromthebookshelf.com/podcast/morris-dickstein-on-the-great-depression/embed/#?secret=mZEOVwKMOt" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Morris Dickstein on The Great Depression&#8221; &#8212; From the Bookshelf" data-secret="mZEOVwKMOt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://fromthebookshelf.com/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

From The Bookshelf remembers the brilliant Morris Dickstein with this 2009 interview. Also Lissa Warren on new books.

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Abraham Riesman on Stan Lee

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Abraham Riesman on his new book, True Believer: The Rise And Fall Of Stan Lee.

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Donald Spoto

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Legendary biographer Donald Spoto is the guest. His books include biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, and many others.

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Mark Harris on Mike Nichols

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Journalist and film historian Mark Harris discusses his new bestseller, Mike Nichols: A Life

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Reid Mitenbuler

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Reid Mitenbuler discusses his new book, Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation.

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Actress Cloris Leachman Remembered

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Cloris Leachman died at the age of 94 in January. From The Bookshelf remembers her with this 2009 interview.

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Christina Rice

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Film historian Christina Rice discusses her book, Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel.

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Columbo Creator William Link The Association’s Terry Kirkman

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The late William Link, co-creator of Columbo is remembered, plus Terry Kirkman, founding member of The Association.