Slate's The Afterword

Karen Russell, Live at Politics and Prose

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:23:53 +0000

Author Karen Russell discusses her book of short stories, Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Quiet: Susan Cain, Live at Politics and Prose

slateafterword@gmail.com — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Author Susan Cain discusses her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.

The Afterword Is Going on Hiatus

slateafterword@gmail.com — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:44:24 +0000

After 30 episodes, The Afterword is going on hiatus.

The Afterword: Lawrence Wright on Scientology

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Lawrence Wright, author of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.

The Afterword: Learning How To Look

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes.

The Afterword: Inside the Hotel Industry

slateafterword@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Jacob Tomsky, author of Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality.

The Afterword: The Man With 18 Miles of Books

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Fred Bass, owner of New York's Strand bookstore.

The Afterword: Anne Applebaum on the Iron Curtain

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Anne Applebaum, author of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1945-1956.

The Afterword: Oliver Burkeman on the Negative Path to Happiness

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks to Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking.

The Afterword: Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig on Twentysomething.

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig about their new book, Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck?

The Afterword: Jeffrey Toobin on Obama and the Supreme Court

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Jeffrey Toobin about his new book, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court.

The Afterword: Christopher Bonanos on the Polaroid Story

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Christopher Bonanos about his new book, Instant: The Story of Polaroid.

The Afterword: Lynn Povich on The Good Girls Revolt

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Lynn Povich about her new book, The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace.

The Afterword: Paul Tough on How Children Succeed

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Paul Tough about his new book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character.

The Afterword: Garret Kezier on Privacy

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with essayist Garret Keizer about his new book, Privacy.

The Afterword: Stephan Talty on the Spy Who Saved D-Day

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Stephan Talty, author of Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler & Saved D-Day.

The Afterword: Tanner Colby on Integration

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Tanner Colby, author of Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America.

The Afterword: Robin Shulman on New York City's Rich Food Culture

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Robin Shulman, author of Eat the City.

The Afterword: William J. Dobson on the Dictator's Dilemma

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with William J. Dobson, author of The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy.

The Afterword: Daniel Gross Challenges the Myth of American Decline

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Daniel Gross, author of Better, Stronger, Faster.

The Afterword: Pam Belluck on Island Practice

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Pam Belluck, author of Island Practice: Cobblestone Rash, Underground Tom, and Other Adventures of a Nantucket Doctor.

The Afterword: Edward Humes on America's Love Affair With Garbage

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Edward Humes, author of Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash.

The Afterword: Alison Bechdel on Are You My Mother?

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:30:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Alison Bechdel, author of Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama.

The Afterword: Why We Love the Water

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:00:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with Lynn Sherr, author of Swim: Why We Love the Water.

The Afterword: The Life and Music of James Brown

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:00:00 +0000

June Thomas talks with R.J. Smith, author of The One: The Life and Music of James Brown.

The Afterword: How Creativity Works

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:00:00 +0000

June Thomas speaks with Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works.

The Afterword: A Year of Buying Black

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:00:00 +0000

June Thomas speaks with Maggie Anderson, author of Our Black Year: One Family's Quest To Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy.

The Afterword: Making a Toaster From Scratch

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:00:00 +0000

June Thomas speaks with Thomas Thwaites, author of The Toaster Project, Or a Heroic Attempt To Build a Simple Electric Appliance From Scratch.

The Afterword: Rez Life

slateafterword@gmail.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000

June Thomas speaks with David Treuer, the author of Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life.

The Afterword: The Midlife Industrial Complex

slateafterword@gmail.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:09:35 +0000

June Thomas speaks with Patricia Cohen, author of "In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age."

The Afterword: An Aging Amateur Enters the Octagon

slateafterword@gmail.com — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:28:27 +0000

June Thomas speaks with Matthew Polly, author of Tapped Out: Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last Emperor: An Odyssey in Mixed Martial Arts.

The Afterword: Stealth of Nations

slateafterword@gmail.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:20:00 +0000

June Thomas speaks with Robert Neuwirth, author of Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy.

The Afterword: Updating the Dictionary

slateafterword@gmail.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:30:00 +0000

In the debut episode of her new podcast, June Thomas speaks with Steve Kleinedler, the executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary.