Letter of Liberty

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Latest Episodes

Episode 25 - Interview with Robert Alter on Qohelet and (Second) Isaiah
October 17, 2018

In this episode, Professor Robert Alter joins the Letter of Liberty to discuss two of the Bible's most powerful books: Ecclesiastes, or Qohelet, and Second Isaiah (Isaiah 40-55). Alter speaks about the radicalism of Qohelet, the mere breath that animates

Episode 24 - Interview with Patrick Newman on Conceived in Liberty
October 10, 2018

*Please note that due to technical difficulties, there were issues with the audio quality of this episode. In this episode, Patrick Newman joins the show to discuss the forthcoming fifth volume of libertarian economist and writer Murray Rothbard's histor

Episode 23 - Interview with Walter Block on Justice
September 26, 2018

In this episode, Professor Walter Block joins us again to discuss justice and law from a libertarian perspective. We talk about justice, vigilantes, what should have happened after the Civil War, and more. A production of WCWP Studios - LIU Post Public R

Episode 22- Interview with Robert Miola on The Tragedy of Macbeth
August 23, 2018

In this episode, Shakespearean scholar and professor Robert Miola joins the Letter of Liberty to discuss the poetry, history, tragedy, and insight behind Shakespeare's greatest tragedy of evil, The Tragedy of Macbeth. A production of WCWP Studios - LIU P

Episode 21 - Interview with Louis DeCaro on John Brown
August 17, 2018

In this episode, historian Louis DeCaro joins Letter of Liberty to discuss the abolitionist John Brown, Brown's attitudes to violence, why Brown is not a terrorist, why he is a hero, and why his central lesson is one of freedom. A production of WCWP Stud

Episode 20 - Interview with John Rumrich on John Milton
August 09, 2018

In this episode, scholar John Rumrich discusses the great poem Paradise Lost, the power of Satan, how Adam and Eve are portrayed in the poem, and what makes Milton so compelling as a poet and thinker. A production of WCWP Studios - LIU Post Public Radio.

Episode 19 - Interview with Ruby Blondell on Helen of Troy
July 12, 2018

In this episode, University of Washington professor Ruby Blondell speaks on Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman of all time; we talk about Homer, the tragic imagination of Helen; in addition, Achilles makes a surprising starring role in this episode.

Episode 18 - Interview with Walter Block on Libertarianism
July 05, 2018

In this episode, Walter Block, economics professor and libertarian scholar, joins the Letter of Liberty to discuss libertarianism, total privatization of everything, and the necessity and goodness of libertarian "Nuremberg trials." A production of WCWP S

Episode 17 - Interview with Gary Saul Morson on Leo Tolstoy
July 01, 2018

In this episode Gary Saul Morson, distinguished scholar of Russian literature, joins the Letter of Liberty to discuss the greatness of Leo Tolstoy, his ability to capture the consciousness of human beings, and his great search for truth that gave such dep

Episode 16 - Interview with Laurence Bergreen on Casanova
June 21, 2018

In this episode, Laurence Bergreen joins the Letter of Liberty to discuss the towering figure of Giacomo Casanova and of the Europe that he was both a part of and that he defined. A production of WCWP Studios - LIU Post Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org