http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode1.html Updates from Penguin Classics On Air in the Video & Radio Network on Penguin.com (USA) en-us ℗ andamp; © Penguin Group (USA) http://us.penguingroup.com/static/images/redesign/puboffice-logo-105w.jpg http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/index.html ℗ andamp; © Penguin Group (USA)noUpdates from Penguin Classics On Air in the Video & Radio Network on Penguin.com (USA) http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0910/pcoa/paths_of_glory.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0910/pcoa/paths_of_glory.html#18 We sit down with David Simon, creator of THE WIRE and introducer of PATHS OF GLORY, to talk about the impact Humphrey Cobb's work had on him. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0910/pcoa/banned_books.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0910/pcoa/banned_books.html#17 In honor of Banned Books Week we present an episode devoted to banned classics. NPR's Nancy Pearl and author Rick Wartzman discuss the importance of these banned titles. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0510/pcoa/backlands.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0510/pcoa/backlands.html#16 BACKLANDS by Euclides da Cuhuna has long been considered the Bible of the Brazilian Nation. Elda Rotor talks to Elizabeth Lowe and Ilan Stavans about making the translation relevant for contemporary readers. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0510/pcoa/lu_xun.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0510/pcoa/lu_xun.html#15 More than half the world has read Lu Xun. Have you? Translator Julia Lovell and editor John Siciliano discuss the writer's influence on modern Chinese literature. Wed, 19 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/african_american_classics.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/african_american_classics.html#14 Scholars Henry Louis Gates Jr., Farrah Jasmine Griffin and Dayo Olopade discuss the meaning of Classics in African American history. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/haring.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/haring.html#13 This episode of Penguin Classics On Air looks at the artwork of Keith Haring and his influence on the downtown art scene of the 80's and artists working today. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/gaskell_austen.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/gaskell_austen.html#12 This episode examines why the works of these authors are so often adapted for the screen. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/bronte.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0110/pcoa/bronte.html#11 The remarkable Brontë sisters and their contribution to modern literature. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/tolstoy.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/tolstoy.html#10 Jay Parini, editor of the Penguin Classics LAST STEPS by Leo Tolstoy and author of THE LAST STATION, the book that inspired the upcoming film, talks about finding the final days of Tolstoy's life Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/berling.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/berling.html#9 One hundred years ago Selma Lagerlof became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for her sweeping novel THE SAGA OF GOSTA BERLING, the Swedish Gone with the Wind. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/philosophy.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/philosophy.html#8 Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of PLATO AND A PLATYPUS WALK INTO A BAR..., stop by Penguin Classics On Air to give us a hilarious run-down of the philosophers YOU should read before you die. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/vampires.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/vampires.html#7 This episode tackles the enduring appeal of vampires in literature. Elda Rotor interviews scholar and Twilight expert Donna Freitas and later in the program talks to Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, authors of DRACULA THE UN-DEAD. Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/thought.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0909/pcoa/thought.html#6 Elda Rotor interviews Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes, the editor and introducer of WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT?, a recently rediscovered classic and the first novel by a Mexican American woman. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode5.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode5.html#5 Elda Rotor interviews Betsy Bradley about Washington Irving's A HISTORY OF NEW YORK and the genesis of the term "knickerbocker". Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode4.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode4.html#3 Editor John Siciliano introduces us to Sholem Aleichem, author of numerous classics of Yiddish literature and the creator of Tevye from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode3.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode3.html#3 Editor John Siciliano interviews translator Natasha Randall about Russian roulette, the danger of dueling and more. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode2.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode2.html#1 Elda Rotor interviews Rowena Jiminez and Harold Augenbraum on the impact of The Noli on the Philippine Revolution. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode1.html http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/radioroom/0609/pcoa/episode1.html#1 Elda Rotor of Penguin Classics interviews Jane Austen scholar Juliette Wells about Austenmania, what it means to be a Janeite, etiquette in Austen's time, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT nonadult