Charlottesville Podcasting Network

Charlottesville Podcasting Network episodes:

• 11.16.2009

  Edgar Allan Poe appears before Jefferson Society on Friday the 13th

  Poet, wastrel, and former University of Virginia student Edgar Allan Poe presented a selection of his best known works to the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, November 13, 2009. Mr. Poe’s recitations included Eldorado, The Raven, and a...

  
• 10.11.2009

  “The Life and Times of Winston Churchill” at Jefferson Society

  University of Virginia Professor C. Brian Kelly and Ingrid Smyer-Kelly are co-authors of the recently published “Best Little Stories from the Life and Times of Winston Churchill.” The Kellys’ book won an honorable mention in the London Festival of...

  
• 10.11.2009

  Jefferson Society: Kenneth Elzinga on Unconventional Leadership Principles

  Kenneth Elzinga The third speaker in the Jefferson Society’s Fall 2009 Speaker Series was Professor Kenneth Elzinga. On Friday, September 18, Professor Elzinga spoke on the topic, “Some Unconventional Principles of Leadership.” Kenneth G. Elzinga is the Robert C. Taylor Chair in...

  
• 09.17.2009

  Nicholas Schmidle speaks to Jefferson Society on Pakistan

  Nicholas Schmidle Nicholas Schmidle spoke to the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, September 11, 2009 on the subject of his new book, To Live or To Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years Inside Pakistan. In early 2006, Nicholas moved to Pakistan,...

  
• 04.22.2009

  Former Governor Jim Gilmore speaks on “The New Liberty”

  Former Governor of Virginia Jim Gilmore addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, April 17, 2009. His subject was “The New Socialism vs. the New Liberty.” Mr. Gilmore touched on themes of individual freedom in the context of...

  
• 04.08.2009

  Jeffrey Matsuura on Jefferson vs. the Patent Trolls

  Jeffrey H. MatsuuraOn April 4, 2009, attorney Jeffrey Matsuura addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on the subject of his new book, Jefferson vs. the Patent Trolls. Afterward, he took questions from the audience on various aspects of intellectual...

  
• 04.06.2009

  Thomas Jefferson Addresses the Jefferson Society

  Steven Edenbo as Thomas Jefferson Founding Father, international diplomat, and University of Virginia Founder Thomas Jefferson of Monticello addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, March 27, 2009. Though he claimed to not be “an adept at public speaking,”...

  
• 04.03.2009

  Dr. William Wulf addresses the Jefferson Society

  William Wulf Professor William Wulf addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, March 13, 2009, on the topic, “Responsible Citizenship in a Technological Democracy.” His lecture addressed the importance of science and technology education in promoting an informed citizenry. William...

  
• 04.02.2009

  Jefferson Society: William Cochran on The Power of Seeing Differently

  William Cochran William Cochran addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, February 20, 2009, drawing on his work as a public landmark artist to illustrate his lecture, “The Power of Seeing Differently.” Afterwards he took questions from the audience. William...

  
• 02.17.2009

  Ralph Alan Cohen on the Theater of the Imagination

  Ralph Alan Cohen Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen spoke to a meeting of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on February 13, 2009. His presentation, “The Theater of the Imagination,” traced the history of theater from Shakespeare’s time to our own, including...

  
• 11.22.2008

  NRO’s Jonah Goldberg addresses Jefferson Society

  Jonah Goldberg spoke to the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, November 21, 2008, on the subject of his latest book, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning. Mr. Goldberg...

  
• 11.22.2008

  Economist Bryan Caplan addresses Jefferson Society

  Professor Bryan Caplan addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, November 7, 2008, on the subject of his new book, The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. Caplan, an associate professor of economics at...