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1. Books of Our Time: Interview with Dr. Arnold Relman
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Larry Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law, sits down with Dr. Arnold Relman to discuss Relman's new book on the American healthcare crisis: "A SECOND OPINION". The interview is 57 minutes and originially aired on Comcast CN8 television. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu.
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public date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:44:00 GMT - (54 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Culture Matters
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Culture Matters Books of Our Time host, Lawrence Velvel and Cultures Matters co-author Lawrence Harrison discuss the book's theme that culture affects dramatically the economic progress and standing of a nation/people. What cultural aspects lead to enhanced economic prosperity or detract from it?
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public date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:10:00 GMT - (39 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. Eisenhower and Churchill
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Eisenhower and Churchill Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author James Humes discuss Humes' book about the intersection of the lives of Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. Humes suggests that this partnership was largely responsible for the allied victory over the Axis powers in
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public date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:23:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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4. Beer and Circus
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Beer and Circus Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Murray Sperber discuss his book on how big time sports, particularly football and basketball have negatively impacted institutions of higher education. What is the proper role of college athletics? Have they gotton out of hand?
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public date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:53:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. Food Politics
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Food Politics Books of Our Time host, Kurt Olsen and author Marion Nestle discuss the politics of the food industry, how these politics affect what foods we choose and which foods we have the options to choose. Dr. Nestle posits that the politics of the food industry and its relationship to governm
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public date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:23:00 GMT - (55 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. Ahead of the Curve, David Baltimore's Life in Science
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Ahead of the Curve Books of Our Time host Lawrence R. Velvel and author Shane Crotty discuss his book about David Baltimore's career in the biological sciences. Baltimore, a Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist has contributed greatly in many fields including cancer and virus research. His caree
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public date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:34:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. Making the Most of College
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Making the Most of College Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and Harvard Professor Richard Light discuss the author's work over decades to analyze and document what can be done to improve the college experience for students and all involved. He explores teaching, student affairs, student
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public date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:19:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. Public Intellectuals, A Story of Decline
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Public Intellectuals, a Story of Decline Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Richard A. Posner, a Federal Court of Appeals judge from Chicago discuss the interesting decline of the number and possibly quality of "public intellectuals." Judge Posner defines these as prominant peo
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public date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 00:28:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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9. A Woman's Education
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A Woman's Education Books of Our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and Jill Kerr Conway discuss her life in academia and the path from the Australian outback that led her to being a college president. Ms. Conway has written several books, three of which are about her journey. She provides wonderful de
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public date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:08:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, 2 of 2
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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, 2 of 2 In this second of two parts, Books of our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews author and Harvard history professor William Gienapp about his carefully researched work on Lincoln and the Civil War. they discuss well known events such as the innaugur
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public date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:36:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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11. Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America
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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America Books of our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews author and Harvard history professor William Gienapp about his carefully researched work on Lincoln and the Civil War. they discuss well known events such as the innauguration address and much lesser known e
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public date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:56:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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12. Takeover, part 2 of 2
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Takeover, part 2 of 2 In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Boston Globe's Pulitzer winning reporter, Charlie Savage, about his new book, Takeover -- The return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy. Savage details the rise
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public date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:14:00 GMT - (39 MB Type: MPEG)
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13. Takeover, part 1 of 2
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Takeover, part 1 of 2 In this first of two parts, Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Boston Globe's Pulitzer winning reporter, Charlie Savage, about his new book, Takeover -- The return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy. Savage details the rise
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public date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:34:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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14. Less Safe, Less Free, 2 of 2
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Less Safe, Less Free, part 2 of 2 In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host Lawrence Velvel interviews author and professor James Lobel, whose new co-authored book, Less Safe, Less Free, discusses the effects of the "war on terror," by the Bush administration and how such moves throughout
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public date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:52:00 GMT - (40 MB Type: MPEG)
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15. Less Safe, Less Free, part 1 of 2
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Less Safe, Less Free, part 1 of 2 In this first of two parts, Books of Our Time host Lawrence Velvel interviews author and professor James Lobel, whose new co-authored book, Less Safe, Less Free, discusses the effects of the "war on terror," by the Bush administration and how such moves throughout o
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public date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:59:00 GMT - (40 MB Type: MPEG)
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16. A Grand Delusion, part 2 of 2
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A Grand Delusion, part 2 of 2 In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Robert Mann discuss similarities between the Vietnam and Iraq war. this broadcast, recorded a number of months ago, is relevant as today's headlines because it discusses issues that are
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public date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:24:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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17. A grand Delusion
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A Grand Delusion, part 1 of 2 Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Robert Mann discuss similarities between the Vietnam and Iraq war. this broadcast, recorded a number of months ago, is relevant as today's headlines because it discusses issues that are similar if not identical betw
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public date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 16:56:00 GMT - (42 MB Type: MPEG)
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18. War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
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War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Chris Hedges, journalist and war correspondent discuss why war seems to be a force that defines most, if not all, nations at one time or other. Since 1950, the United States has been involved in 20 different
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public date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:19:00 GMT - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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19. Are We Rome?
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Are We Rome? Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel of the Massachusetts School of Law interviews Cullen Murphy, editor at large for Vanity Fair magazine, about his new book Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America. Murphy discusses how the Roman Empire and the United States a
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public date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:19:00 GMT - (41 MB Type: MPEG)
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20. Still Fighting the Civil War
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Still Fighting the Civil War Books of Our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author and professor David Goldfield discuss Goldfield's book on the lasting results of what is often called the "late unpleasantness..." the Civil War. How has the South been affected in the 140 years since the end of the
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public date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:04:00 GMT - (42 MB Type: MPEG)
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