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  • What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity

    Why do we revere but also revile our celebrities and why has fame always been such a captivating concept? We’ll find out this hour with classicist Tom Payne, author of the new book “Fame: What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity” (Picador, 2010).

  • The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900

    How did the United States transform itself from a largely agrarian economy to a powerhouse on the world stage and how did it happen so fast? We’ll spend this hour with H.W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas in Austin and author of the new book “American […]