Jul 30, 2020
@claudiacragg speaks here with J Chester Johnson about a side of his grandfather, Lonnie Burch, that he never knew and only discovered late in his own life. His new book is Damaged Heritage and is he says a 'story of reconciliation'.
The 1919 Elaine Race Massacre, arguably the worst in US history (see more details...
Jul 23, 2020
Jul 16, 2020
Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here for @KGNU with Lacy Crawford @lacy_crawford about her memoir, 'Notes On A Silencing'.
One night in October 1990, a young Lacy Crawford took a phone call at her dorm, surprised to hear an older boy pleading for her to come help him. Crawford was mystified but convinced there...
Jul 9, 2020
Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with Larry Tye about his new book, Demagogue.
This is a definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, according to Tye, based on first-ever review of his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently unsealed transcripts...
Jul 2, 2020
When our younger son finished reading Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar some years ago, he commented that it was not only an extraordinary literary work but also, of course, a source for rare insight into the complications of mental illness.
This reminded me of a conversation (not so much a formal interview, you understand)...