The World in Time

Stories and insight from today’s leading writers and thinkers

January 12, 2026

September 27, 2019

The World in Time:

William Dalrymple

Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company. More

September 13, 2019

The World in Time:

Isabella Tree

Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm. More

August 16, 2019

The World in Time:

Ziya Tong

Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World. More

June 28, 2019

The World in Time:

Rick Atkinson

Lewis H. Lapham talks with the author of The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777. More

June 14, 2019

The World in Time:

David Wallace-Wells

Lewis H. Lapham talks with the author of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming. More

May 31, 2019

The World in Time:

Brenda Wineapple

Lewis H. Lapham talks with the author of The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation. More

May 17, 2019

The World in Time:

Nigel Hamilton

Lewis H. Lapham talks with the author of War and Peace: FDR’s Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943–1945. More

May 03, 2019

The World in Time:

Greg Grandin

Lewis H. Lapham talks with the author of The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America. More

LQ Podcast

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LQ Podcast

Robert Weide

September 17, 2014

Curb Your Enthusiasm executive producer and documentary filmmaker Robert B. Weide has profiled the biggest names in comedy. More

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LQ Podcast

Soviets & Spies

April 30, 2014

Did an Englishman assist in the murder of Rasputin? Did a man knowns as the “Ace of Spies” almost carry off the assassination of the entire Bolshevik power structure? More