The American Book of Fables

About this episode

Scot Bertram discusses the pedagogical power of fables with Matthew Mehan and explores true crime with Randy Barnett.

Guests: Matthew Mehan and Randy Barnett Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about the pedagogical power of fables and his new book, The American Book of Fables . And Randy Barnett, professor of constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center and director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, discusses his time as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and his new book, Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Scot Bertram

Guests: Matthew Mehan, Randy Barnett

Topics covered

• fables
• education
• law
• crime
• literature

Keywords

• fables
• education
• law
• crime
• literature
• Matthew Mehan
• Randy Barnett

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College, Georgetown University Law Center

Books & works: The American Book of Fables, Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago

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