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Slate's The Afterwordinactive

Publisher |: Slate Podcasts

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Books,; Interview,; Literature,; Non-Fiction

Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Literature

The Afterword features Slate's June Thomas interviewing the authors of new nonfiction books.

People |: June Thomas (@junethomas)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Brooklyn, NY
Premiere Date |: 2011-12-16
Finale date |: 2013-02-28
Frequency |: Biweekly
Explicit |: No

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33 Available Episodes (33 Total) / Average duration: 00:27:37

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

33 Available Episodes (33 Total)Average duration: 00:27:37

Feb 28, 2013

00:43:44

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.

Feb 25, 2013

01:01:02

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.

Feb 22, 2013

00:00:46

After 30 episodes, The Afterword is going on hiatus.

Jan 31, 2013

00:28:34

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

Jan 17, 2013

00:25:59

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

Jan 02, 2013

00:24:20

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

Dec 20, 2012

00:21:56

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

Dec 06, 2012

00:24:28

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

Nov 22, 2012

00:25:13

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

Nov 08, 2012

00:24:16

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

Oct 25, 2012

00:28:36

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

Oct 11, 2012

00:30:44

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

Sep 27, 2012

00:25:02

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.

Sep 13, 2012

00:30:15

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

Aug 30, 2012

00:26:35

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

Aug 16, 2012

00:28:19

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

Aug 02, 2012

00:35:13

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

Jul 19, 2012

00:25:20

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

Jul 05, 2012

00:28:19

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

Jun 21, 2012

00:28:25

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

Jun 07, 2012

00:25:55

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

May 24, 2012

00:26:40

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

May 10, 2012

00:26:15

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

Apr 26, 2012

00:22:23

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

Apr 12, 2012

00:30:25

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

Mar 29, 2012

00:32:10

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

Mar 15, 2012

00:28:43

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

Mar 01, 2012

00:25:03

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

Feb 16, 2012

00:26:56

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

Jan 28, 2012

00:27:16

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

Jan 14, 2012

00:24:14

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.

Dec 30, 2011

00:29:40

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

Dec 16, 2011

00:18:43

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

Feb 28 | 00:43:44

Karen Russell, Live at Politics and Prose

Feb 25 | 01:01:02

Quiet: Susan Cain, Live at Politics and Prose

Feb 22 | 00:00:46

The Afterword Is Going on Hiatus

Jan 31 | 00:28:34

The Afterword: Lawrence Wright on Scientology

Jan 17 | 00:25:59

The Afterword: Learning How To Look

Jan 02 | 00:24:20

The Afterword: Inside the Hotel Industry

Dec 20 | 00:21:56

The Afterword: The Man With 18 Miles of Books

Dec 06 | 00:24:28

The Afterword: Anne Applebaum on the Iron Curtain

Nov 22 | 00:25:13

The Afterword: Oliver Burkeman on the Negative Path to Happiness

Nov 08 | 00:24:16

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

Oct 25 | 00:28:36

The Afterword: Jeffrey Toobin on Obama and the Supreme Court

Oct 11 | 00:30:44

The Afterword: Christopher Bonanos on the Polaroid Story

Sep 27 | 00:25:02

The Afterword: Lynn Povich on The Good Girls Revolt

Sep 13 | 00:30:15

The Afterword: Paul Tough on How Children Succeed

Aug 30 | 00:26:35

The Afterword: Garret Kezier on Privacy

Aug 16 | 00:28:19

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

Aug 02 | 00:35:13

The Afterword: Tanner Colby on Integration

Jul 19 | 00:25:20

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

Jul 05 | 00:28:19

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

Jun 21 | 00:28:25

The Afterword: Daniel Gross Challenges the Myth of American Decline

Jun 07 | 00:25:55

The Afterword: Pam Belluck on Island Practice

May 24 | 00:26:40

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

May 10 | 00:26:15

The Afterword: Alison Bechdel on Are You My Mother?

Apr 26 | 00:22:23

The Afterword: Why We Love the Water

Apr 12 | 00:30:25

The Afterword: The Life and Music of James Brown

Mar 29 | 00:32:10

The Afterword: How Creativity Works

Mar 15 | 00:28:43

The Afterword: A Year of Buying Black

Mar 01 | 00:25:03

The Afterword: Making a Toaster From Scratch

Feb 16 | 00:26:56

The Afterword: Rez Life

Jan 28 | 00:27:16

The Afterword: The Midlife Industrial Complex

Jan 14 | 00:24:14

The Afterword: An Aging Amateur Enters the Octagon

Dec 30 | 00:29:40

The Afterword: Stealth of Nations

Dec 16 | 00:18:43

The Afterword: Updating the Dictionary

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