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Memorial Day; Life Advice; Susan Page; Moral Injuries; The Mets

1 h 49 min · 25. maj 2026
episode Memorial Day; Life Advice; Susan Page; Moral Injuries; The Mets cover

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For Memorial Day, a new interview on its history, and some recent favorites: * Kenneth C. Davis, author of the "Don't Know Much About History" series and most recently, The World in Books: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction (Scribner, 2024), shares the history of how Americans have observed Memorial Day and its history * Jodi Kantor, New York Times investigative reporter, co-author of She Said (Penguin, 2019) and author of How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work (Hachette, 2026), expands on her Columbia University commencement address where she tried to answer the question, “How, in this environment, is anyone supposed to find and start their life’s work?”. * Queen Elizabeth II interacted with American presidents from Truman through Trump.  Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of The Queen and Her Presidents (HarperCollins, 2026),  relates her history with U.S. leaders throughout her reign. * Michael Valdovinos, a clinical psychologist, veteran, trauma expert and the author of Moral Injuries: When Good Conscience Suffers in a World of Hurt (Harper, 2026), talks about recognizing and healing "moral injuries" that occur not from physical trauma, but from acts that violate the conscience, and are now understood to affect those on the battlefield, and in all walks of life. * A.M. Gittlitz, an organizer and writer and the author of Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team (Astra House, 2026),  looks at the way class and politics and baseball intersect with the story of the Mets baseball franchise.   The first interview was recorded for today.  The others were lightly edited for time and clarity; the original web versions are available here: Advice for Finding Your Life's Work [https://wnyc.org/story/advice-for-finding-your-lifes-work/] (April 22, 2026) The Queen & the Presidents [https://wnyc.org/story/the-queen--the-presidents/] (April 14, 2026) Moral Injuries on the Battlefield and Beyond [https://wnyc.org/story/moral-injuries-on-the-battlefield-and-beyond/] (April 24, 2026) A 'People's History' of the Mets [https://wnyc.org/story/a-peoples-history-of-the-mets/] (March 31, 2026)   photo: Spring Time at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia on April 9, 2024 (Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. To access the official documents and the unedited interview transcript, please visit our digital archive here ➡️ https://goo.su/bCg2fNd [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/] 📻 This conversation matters. Keep it alive. 🔥 [YOUR CLICK FUELS INDEPENDENT MEDIA — DO IT NOW] [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/]🔥

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