Soundings from The New York Review

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Soundings from The New York Review episodes

September 15, 2008 Edward Mendelson on Frank O’Hara
Edward Mendelson talks with Sasha Weiss about Frank O'Hara the moralist.
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September 08, 2008 Joseph Lelyveld at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Part II
Palin's enthusiasm for oil, McCain's silence on Iraq, and the character issues that have energized the Republican base.
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September 02, 2008 Michael Chabon at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Part II
Obama's stadium performance, Bill Clinton's comeback, and the nomination of Sarah Palin.
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September 02, 2008 Joseph Lelyveld at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Part I
The Palin nomination and what the new Republican platform means for McCain.
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August 27, 2008 Michael Chabon at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Part I
Hillary Clinton, the new face of the Democratic party, and the mood in Denver.
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August 25, 2008 Vanessa Redgrave and David Hare
On August 10, as part of the 2008 Salzburg Global Seminar, The New York Review of Books cosponsored a panel discussion on art and politics featuring actor Vanessa Redgrave and playwright David Hare, who directed Redgrave in Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking at this year's Salzburg Festival. The conversation was moderated by Salzburg senior vice president and chief program officer Edward Mortimer. The panel was introduced by Review editor Robert Silvers.
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August 25, 2008 Vanessa Redgrave and David Hare Audience Question and Answer Session
Following their panel discussion on art and politics at the 2008 Salzburg Global Seminar, Vanessa Redgrave and playwright David Hare, (who directed Redgrave in Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking) answered audience questions.
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August 18, 2008 Michael Massing on Iraq
Hugh Eakin speaks with Michael Massing about Iraq's precarious future.
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August 05, 2008 Mary Beard on Jokes
Classicist Mary Beard in conversation with Sasha Weiss about what made the Romans laugh.
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June 30, 2008 Edmund White on Marguerite Duras
Sasha Weiss speaks with Edmund White about Duras's Paris.
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