Alan Furst: A Contemporary Master of the Historical Spy Novel
We're listening back, on this edition of our program, to a conversation we had in late November of last year with the widely celebrated novelist, Alan Furst. At that time, Furst was just about to...
View Article"A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation"
On this edition of ST, we speak with Aili McConnon, a Canadian journalist, who (along with her brother, Andres) is the co-author of an exciting work of non-fiction called "Road to Valor: A True Story...
View ArticleA Modern Painting at the Crossroads of History, Beauty, Wealth, and Mystery...
On this encore edition of ST, we hear from Anne-Marie O'Connor, a writer for The Washington Post (and formerly The Los Angeles Times), who tells us about her fascinating new work of nonfiction, "The...
View Article"The Revenge of Geography"
In this age of instant worldwide cell-phone communication, pervasive and incessant Internet connectivity, and 24-7 airline transport, geographical borders and topographical boundaries don't really hold...
View ArticleA Noted Expert Speaks in Tulsa on "The Eurozone Crisis"
On today's ST, a detailed discussion of the currency problems affecting certain European countries --- namely, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland. We welcome to our show Dr. Stanley Black of the...
View Article"Max Weber and the Figure" at Philbrook
On this edition of our show, we speak with Catherine Whitney, who's been the Chief Curator and Curator of American Art at the Philbrook Museum of Art here in Tulsa for the past couple of years now.
View ArticleNoted British Historian and Biographer Andrew Roberts to Appear at TU
On this edition of ST, we speak by phone with Andrew Roberts, a longtime historian and biographer whose many books include "The Storm of War," which was named among the "100 Most Notable Books of 2011"...
View Article"A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks"
Today on ST, we speak with the bestselling author of "Just My Type" and other works of wide-ranging, culturally- or historically-driven nonfiction, Simon Garfield. His new book, "On the Map: A...
View ArticleTU's Bell Lecture to Be Delivered by Dr. Clare Haynes of the University of...
On this edition of our program, we offer a fascinating discussion concerning art, religion, and history with Dr. Clare Haynes of the University of Edinburgh. Tomorrow night, Thursday the 7th, Dr....
View ArticleAward-Winning Historian and Biographer Robert Caro Delivers a Presidential...
Our guest on this installment of StudioTulsa is Robert Caro, the widely celebrated historian and biographer whose detailed, tirelessly researched writings have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize (twice),...
View Article"Behind the Scenes of American Diplomacy"
What does it take to be a successful diplomat? How does one best "train" or prepare for this type of work? And how, if at all, does the art of diplomacy differ from how it was, say, twenty or thirty...
View ArticleAt the 2013 Yom Hashoah Commemoration Here in Tulsa: The Kindertransport...
The Yom Hashoah Commemoration --- or Interfaith Holocaust Commemoration --- is an annual event sponsored by the Council for Holocaust Education, which is a committee of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa....
View Article"The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II"
On this edition of our show, we speak with the author and journalist Denise Kiernan, whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Discover, Ms., and...
View Article"A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks" (Encore presentation.)
(Please note: This interview originally aired earlier this year.) Today on ST, we speak with the bestselling author of "Just My Type" and other works of wide-ranging, culturally- or historically-driven...
View Article"Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern...
On this edition of ST, we chat with the author and journalist Scott Anderson, who has reported from Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Bosnia, El Salvador, and many other strife-torn countries, and whose...
View ArticleTulsa's Council for Holocaust Education Observes the 75th Anniversary of...
November 9th of this year marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht --- the "Crystal Night" or "Night of Broken Glass" --- which was a series of sudden, violent, and coordinated attacks against Jews...
View Article"Understanding and Resisting the Power and Privilege of Christian Hegemony"
On our show today, a discussion with Paul Kivel, who is the author of "Uprooting Racism" and the director of the Christian Hegemony Project. Kivel is also a social-justice activist and educator whose...
View ArticleBest of ST in 2013: Biographer A. Scott Berg Offers a Life of Woodrow Wilson
On this edition of The Best of StudioTulsa, we're listening back to our chat with A. Scott Berg, whose bestselling, highly regarded biographies include "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius" (winner of the...
View ArticleBest of ST in 2013: "Lawrence in Arabia"
On this edition of The Best of StudioTulsa, we listen back to our conversation with author and journalist Scott Anderson, who has reported from Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Bosnia, El Salvador, and...
View Article"Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History"
On this edition of ST, an interesting chat with Andrew Carroll, a writer and historian best known for the Legacy Project, which he created, and which tirelessly archives wartime correspondence as...
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