Two very different tales about making stuff up about the CIA. Your host shares the story of Sylvia Press, who in... more

As decibel levels continue to rise, threatening human existence we turn to two listening experts for help. George Prochnik and... more

One of our heroes Barbara Ehrenreich passed away earlier this year. She was one of America’s best undercover journalists. We... more

Jeremiah Moss’s Feral City is much much more than a Covid memoir. In many ways it is a continuation of... more

Yvette Gonzales tells us a first person story about what its like to be transgender in Prison. Gender theorist B.... more

In their new book  Hollywood and Israel, film scholars Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman take us behind and beyond the... more

911 final reprise. George Bush celebrates the anniversary of 911 with some new ‘dark’ paintings. Your host marks the occasion with... more

Growing up in Glasgow in the 1960s James Campbell got into loads of trouble. At the age of 15 he... more

Citizens armed only with Molotov cocktails battle with Russian tanks on the streets of… Budapest.  In November of 1956 Russian... more

On May 10th 1941 Rudolf Hess flew from Germany to Scotland. He hoped to bring the Nazis and the British... more

“G.S.” was one of the first friends I made when I moved to Bozeman, Montana many years ago. The story... more

One million plus dead Americans into the pandemic and the ‘long covid’ odds are now 1 in 5. What happened?... more

Does art have anything to offer us in these trying times? Your host visits the 59th International Art Biennale in... more

Hitler and Goebbels read Walter Benjamin in the bunker, Orson Wells discovers the magic of the fake crowd. Plus, a profile... more

New York’s new mayor recently announced a new strategy to fight crime. As the New York Daily News proclaims: BROKEN... more

We conclude our investigation into Hollywood’s retelling of the secret crimes, conspiracies and lies that rocked America in the first... more

When he was 16 your host mistook the Hollywood movie The Manchurian Candidate for real life. This confusion led to... more

Journalists may write the first draft of history but Hollywood prints the legends and the myths. The 1976 film All... more

After testing positive in Lisbon, your host assesses Portugal's expat and exile scenes.  Plus! lunch with the writer Joseph Roth... more

*** New ToE series debuting next week about truth, lies, American democracy and the 50 year legacy of deepthroat and... more