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Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey
Aug 6, 2026
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The World’s Sport
Jul 17, 2026
53m 59s
After the Fireworks
Jul 9, 2026
41m 24s
The Boston Watch Party
Jun 19, 2026
34m 25s
America’s Orwell
Jun 11, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/6/26 | Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey | We’re at sea this time on our own Odyssey, a voyage between the ancient epic that refuses to die and Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie version for us in this summer of 2026. It’s the story ... The post Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | World Cupfootball+5 | — | — | SpainArgentina | World Cupfootball+5 | — | 53m 59s | ||
| 7/9/26 | American historyFourth of July+3 | — | — | United States | Fourth of JulyAmerican history+3 | — | 41m 24s | ||
| 6/19/26 | sportsWorld Cup+3 | — | — | Boston | BostonWorld Cup+3 | — | 34m 25s | ||
| 6/11/26 | Cold Warpolitics+3 | — | — | — | Dwight MacdonaldCold War+5 | — | 49m 39s | ||
| 5/29/26 | Yiddish SocialismJewish Labour Bund+4 | Molly Crabapple | Jewish Labour Bund | EuropeRussia | Molly CrabappleJewish Labour Bund+5 | — | 45m 19s | ||
| 5/14/26 | Muskismmoney+3 | Quinn SlobodianBen Tarnoff | Muskism | — | Muskismmoney+5 | — | 55m 19s | ||
| 4/23/26 | churchempire+4 | — | Open Source with Christopher Lydon | — | PopePresident+4 | — | 40m 39s | ||
| 4/16/26 | Jackie RobinsonMajor League Baseball+3 | — | Major League BaseballKings and Pawns | — | Jackie RobinsonMLB+5 | — | 47m 07s | ||
| 4/3/26 | slaverycivil disobedience+5 | — | — | BostonVirginia | Anthony BurnsHenry David Thoreau+5 | — | 40m 52s | ||
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| 3/26/26 | subway shootingBernie Goetz+4 | — | — | Manhattan | Bernie Goetzsubway shooting+4 | — | 38m 15s | ||
| 3/20/26 | Israeli-American WarIran+4 | Daniel Immerwahr | Open Source with Christopher Lydon | IsraelIran | Israeli-American WarIran+4 | — | 35m 15s | ||
| 3/11/26 | World War IIIgeopolitics+3 | — | Open Source with Christopher Lydon | — | World War IIIJeffrey Sachs+5 | — | 37m 28s | ||
| 3/6/26 | warIran+4 | — | U.S.Israel | Iran | Iranwar+5 | — | 31m 51s | ||
| 2/19/26 | Bernie Sanderspolitical campaigns+3 | — | — | BrooklynVermont | Bernie SandersBrooklyn+4 | — | 51m 28s | ||
| 2/5/26 | lifeafterlife+4 | George Saunders | — | — | George Saundersafterlife+5 | — | 31m 54s | ||
| 1/22/26 | global citizenshipBuddhism+3 | Pico Iyer | Marty Supreme | — | Pico IyerMarty Supreme+4 | — | 45m 50s | ||
| 1/8/26 | Age of Hemispheric Empires | We’re getting our heads around the invasion of Venezuela and what feels like a rough new rule book for the so-called world order. Cue Greg Grandin, the hemispheric historian who wrote that big book America, ... The post Age of Hemispheric Empires appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | A Thousand Years of Capitalism | We’re talking about capitalism this time, trying to reckon the power of big money to shape—even rule—the human species. Capitalism is the one-word name given to a thousand-year-old force. It’s not a science or doctrine ... The post A Thousand Years of Capitalism appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 11/15/25 | John Updike’s Vocation | We’re rediscovering John Updike in the afterlife of a great writer. The Selected Letters of John Updike, just published, come to 800 pages of unguarded messages to his wives and lovers, to his mother and ... The post John Updike’s Vocation appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 10/28/25 | Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope | Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope is Brandon Terry’s long-awaited personal and philosophical case for struggle and optimism in the long civil rights movement in our country. It’s a map of our minds and our memories, a ... The post Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 10/9/25 | Stress-Testing the Rule of Law | What is breaking down or what’s broken when the governor of Illinois says he’s being invaded by the National Guard of Texas under President Trump’s orders, or when the president is dueling with Oregon and ... The post Stress-Testing the Rule of Law appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 9/25/25 | Mrs. Dalloway at 100 | Call this Mrs. Dalloway’s podcast. We’re reading classic fiction from a century ago for light on the strangeness of the world in our day, or maybe just for relief reading a great old book. The ... The post Mrs. Dalloway at 100 appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 9/11/25 | Where Are the Intellectuals? | We’re with the cultural historian Robin D.G. Kelley at UCLA, who has the nerve to ask: where have our thinkers gone in Trump time? Not the experts or the influencers, but the grander minds who ... The post Where Are the Intellectuals? appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
| 8/29/25 | Russia and Ukraine in 2025 | We’re in the fourth summer of hot warfare between Russia and Ukraine. It’s a cruel and deadly war that doesn’t know how to stop. Anatol Lieven. Our guest to offer a helping hand is the ... The post Russia and Ukraine in 2025 appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon. | — | ||||||
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