Lewis Lapham and Dick Cavett talk about Cavett’s life and television career, the lessons in humor they learned from Mark Twain and Groucho Marx, and that time they both tried out for a musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby while attending Yale in the 1950s. Listen to find out who got the part.
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies. More
Lewis Lapham talks with historian John Julius Norwich about one of the most successful institutions the world has ever known. More
This week on the podcast, Donovan Hohn speaks with Francine Prose, author of 1974: A Personal History. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with the author of The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Adventurer: The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with Eric Foner, author of Battles for Freedom: The Use and Abuse of American History. More
