The historian Douglas Brinkley has written over 20 books on everything from the American space program to Rosa Parks. But more than any other subject, his work has touched on the environment—Teddy Roosevelt’s pioneering preservation work, F.D.R.’s under-appreciated efforts to protect America’s public lands, the fight to save Alaska’s disappearing wilderness, and so forth. On this week’s episode of Table for Two, Bruce Bozzi and Brinkley consider his latest book, The Silent Spring Revolution, and explore how one woman, Rachel Carson, launched an ecological revolution that in turn led to the Clean Air Acts, Earth Day, and a healthy number of popular environmental songs by the likes of Marvin Gaye and Neil Young. Hear a preview of the episode below, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
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05/30/23 • 39 min
Table for Two - Douglas Brinkley
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Everybody. Today is a beautiful day. On Table for two. We're back at the Bustling Tower Bar in Los Angeles, and we're having lunch with renowned historian and New York Times bestselling author Doug Brinkley. Hey, welcome, Hey, great to do this with you. My friend Doug is not only close friends with Champann. They've spent time together in unpredictable places like New Orleans after Katrina and Haiti after the twenty ten earthquake. He's also frie
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