Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Simon Winchester on Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World


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(2/5/21) Land—whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or city—is central to our existence. In his latest book Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World, British-American author and journalist Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing—and have done—with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet. Join us for a look at who claims to own the ground beneath our feet and why it matters in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.
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Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New YorkBy Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

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