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Sep 10, 2023 • 1h 28min
Finally, Martha Minow
In this intimate interview with Martha Minow, the distinguished professor and leading legal scholar talks about the first Amendment, the “preconditions for a constitutional democracy,” the democratic deficit in the American project, her fondest memories from her tenure as Dean, the impact of her famous father Newton on her own life, why the jury is no longer out on the Internet’s early wishful thinking about future of “citizen journalism,” that infamous “vast wasteland” of American television, the ancient internecine battle of Rugelach vs Babka, why she’s a “hopeful pessimist,” why she’s bearish on the United States and very bearish on the Biden Presidency, and what she really thinks about Donald Trump. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelfertik.substack.com

Aug 6, 2023 • 45min
John Cheever, Finally (Podcast)
In which I profess and explain my love for Cotton and Increase Mather, one of whom loved Cheever's ancestor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelfertik.substack.com

May 14, 2023 • 8min
Nixon in China in Paris
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Apr 9, 2023 • 13min
The Essential Southern Writer You Don't Know (Podcast)
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Mar 26, 2023 • 6min
Finally, An Interview with F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Mar 19, 2023 • 22min
Hunting in Nangarhar, Part II, the Conclusion
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Mar 12, 2023 • 28min
Hunting in Nangarhar, Part I
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Mar 5, 2023 • 7min
Finally, Somehow, #TwitterAndAll, Saving the News (Podcast)
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Feb 26, 2023 • 7min
Philip K Dick, or, Finally, Sci-Fi Comes up Short (Podcast)
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Feb 19, 2023 • 38min
Absolution, Finally
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