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Great PodversationsGeraldine Brooks and Jacki LydenThis conversation features best-selling author Geraldine Brooks and former NPR journalist Jacki Lyden discussing Brooks’ book, “Horse: A Novel” before a live audience at the Kentucky Author Forum. This conversation was recorded on March 27th, 2023 at the Kentucky Center in Louisville.Geraldine Brooks grew up in Australia and became a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald, and later with The Wall Street Journal. Brooks was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2006 for her novel “March”. Many of her novels and nonfiction books have been New York Times bestsellers. Her first novel, “Year of Wonders”, is...2023-05-1257 min
Lannan Center Podcast2022 Lannan Symposium | Writing in a Time of CrisisAboutWe write to make sense of the world around us. From war and political violence to natural disasters and pandemics – how have writers of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction responded to crises in their nation’s history? Panelists: Rabih Alameddine, Aleksandar Hemon, and Patricia Smith; Chaired by Jacki LydenMusic: Quantum Jazz — "Orbiting A Distant Planet" — Provided by Jamendo.2022-03-231h 14
NPR's Book of the DayThe people caught in the middle of war in 'A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena'Back in 2013 author Anthony Marra wrote a book that is every bit as timely today. A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena takes place in Chechnya, a place very familiar with warring with Russia, in 2004. It's a story about the people - everyday, ordinary people - war and its aftermath impacts. Marra told NPR's Jacki Lyden that he wrote "a novel about people who are trying to transcend the hardships of their circumstances by saving others."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-03-0707 min
Mentally Healthy Nation2: The Fight to Remove Homosexuality From the DSMIn this episode, we bring you the recording of a virtual panel discussion about the documentary "CURED". "CURED" highlights a pivotal moment in the APA's history, and the fight for LGBTQ equality, when activists and psychiatrists challenged the DSM classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder. Listen as writer, journalist, and recipient of the APA's 2021 Patient Advocacy Award Jacki Lyden; the film's co-director, Patrick Sammon; CEO and Medical Director of the APA, Dr. Saul Levin; medical journalist and psychiatry fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Jack Turban; and one of our podcast hosts, Archivist and Librarian at...2021-10-1155 min
Hear Me Now PodcastTrauma-Informed CareThe people of Afghanistan have lived with the trauma of war for close to 50 years. Jacki Lyden is�� a writer and former host & correspondent for NPR News,��who first went to Kabul just as the Taliban left a generation ago.�� She taught journalism for an American NGO in Afghanistan, and has maintained ties with Afghan friends and colleagues...Heidi Miller, M.D. is the Medical Director of the St. Louis Regional Health Commission and a consultant for Alive & Well Communities, a nonprofit promoting equity-centered trauma-informed care in the midwest. Dr. Miller collaborated to design a cur...2021-09-2335 min
The Medical MindTell Me Something GoodThis episode features an excerpt from the presentation, "Tell Me Something Good" by veteran NPR reporter Jacki Lyden, who discusses with compassion and humor the shifting narratives of family sacrifice, luck, and endurance that have made her and her mother long-term survivors. Lyden is the 2021 recipient of APA’s Patient Advocacy Award.2021-07-2113 minThe Medical MindTell Me Something GoodThis episode features an excerpt from the presentation, "Tell Me Something Good" by veteran NPR reporter Jacki Lyden, who discusses with compassion and humor the shifting narratives of family sacrifice, luck, and endurance that have made her and her mother long-term survivors. Lyden is the 2021 recipient of APA’s Patient Advocacy Award.2021-07-2113 min
Shadow // YaddoEpisode 4: HomeAndrew O’Hagan discusses his “proudly misspent youth” as well as his imaginative landscape and new novel, Mayflies; Gabriel Kahane shares work from his groundbreaking oratorio on homelessness; and NPR veteran Jacki Lyden reports as herself from the Heartland in this week’s episode, themed “Home.” Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, The Oregon Symphony, Stevie Macleod, Phoebe Legere.2020-10-2930 min
To The Best Of Our KnowledgeWearing it On Your Sleeve (update)Fashion Matters Jacki Lyden on Why Fashion Matters; A Philosophy of Fashion; Gender and Race on the Runway; Fashion, Fast and Slow; The Hindus: An Alternative History.2016-02-0752 min
To The Best Of Our KnowledgeWhy fashion mattersHow clothing shapes our indentities, cultures, economies and environment Jacki Lyden on Why Fashion Matters; A Philosophy of Fashion; Gender and Race on the Runway; Fashion, Fast and Slow; BookMark: Edward Hirsch on "Memorial"; On Our Minds: Quan Barry Writes Vietnam.2015-03-0852 min
America AbroadJordan on the Frontline: An International Town HallThe Middle East today is more unstable than ever. The war in Syria has created a tremendous humanitarian crisis, with more than three million refugees having fled to neighboring countries, and the rise of ISIS has destabilized Iraq and Syria and threatens other countries in the region.
Sitting right in the middle of all this instability is the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a key US ally.
To better understand the war in Syria, the huge influx of refugees, and the rise of ISIS, America Abroad -- in collaboration with public radio station WHYY and the Jordan Media Institute -- hosted...2015-01-0851 min
Radio InterviewsPakistani Photographers Take A Personal Picture Of HomeLast year, National Geographic offered a photo camp for emerging Pakistani photographers to explore the tribal areas of their country. Seventeen photographers spent six days around Islamabad learning to tell stories with photos.
On June 12, 2013, a selection of those photos were on display at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., in an exhibit called Pakistan Through Our Eyes.
A few of the photographers were interviewed by Jacki Lyden on NPR's All Things Considered.2013-06-1705 minInternewsPakistani Photographers Take A Personal Picture Of HomeLast year, National Geographic offered a photo camp for emerging Pakistani photographers to explore the tribal areas of their country. Seventeen photographers spent six days around Islamabad learning to tell stories with photos.
On June 12, 2013, a selection of those photos were on display at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., in an exhibit called Pakistan Through Our Eyes.
A few of the photographers were interviewed by Jacki Lyden on NPR's All Things Considered.2013-06-1705 min
Third Coast Audio Library :: AllThese Are a Few of Jacki Lyden's Favorite ThingsJacki Lyden has been an NPR contributor and host for more than two decades, reporting on vital issues at home and abroad and winning numerous awards for her work.Year: 20042009-12-231h 23Third Coast Audio Library :: Conference SessionsThese Are a Few of Jacki Lyden's Favorite ThingsJacki Lyden has been an NPR contributor and host for more than two decades, reporting on vital issues at home and abroad and winning numerous awards for her work.Year: 20042009-12-231h 23