Chris Gondek interviews Sydney Nathans of Duke University about the efforts of escaped slave Mary Walker to liberate her family from North Carolina.

Harvard Press Podcast- To Free a Family: The Journey of Mary Walker

The Harvard Press Podcast brings you interviews with the authors of books currently being published by Harvard University Press. Chris Gondek talks with the authors about their books, their influences and their interests.

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Chris Gondek interviews Gretchen Heefner about the history of the Minuteman Missile System and how its deployment in the Plains altered the lives of ranching and farming communities.

Harvard Press Podcast- The Missile Next Door

Chris Gondek interviews John Turner about the life of Mormon pioneer, Brigham Young.

Harvard Press Podcast- Brigham Young

Chris Gondek interviews Jonathan Levy about how the idea of risk changed in 19th century America.

Harvard Press Podcast- Freaks of Fortune

Chris Gondek interviews John Allen about our evolving relationship with food.

Harvard Press Podcast- The Omnivorous Mind

Chris Gondek interviews Victoria Nelson about the power of the Gothic imagination in modern culture..

Harvard Press Podcast- To Free a Family: The Journey of Mary Walker

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