"Don Morrison's 3 Minutes of Madness"

News & Politics Podcasts

Funny, often uplifting and mercifully short. Don Morrison is an author ("The Death of French Culture," "How Obama Lost America,") professor (Tsinghua University in Beijing, Sciences Po in Paris), and former editor at Time Magazine. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Smithsonian, Le Monde, Le Point, Liberation, Caixin and other leading publications. He is a commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio and a columnist for the Berkshire Eagle.

Location:

United States

Genres:

News & Politics Podcasts

Description:

Funny, often uplifting and mercifully short. Don Morrison is an author ("The Death of French Culture," "How Obama Lost America,") professor (Tsinghua University in Beijing, Sciences Po in Paris), and former editor at Time Magazine. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Smithsonian, Le Monde, Le Point, Liberation, Caixin and other leading publications. He is a commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio and a columnist for the Berkshire Eagle.

Twitter:

@donaldmmorrison

Language:

English

Contact:

7182887302

Website:

http://www.podcasts.com/don-morrisons-three-minutes-8e223e8d0

Email:

dmmorrison@aol.com

Episodes

The Winds of War

4/26/2024

As Ben Franklin would advise, we shouldn't make fun of an old guy who stinks up the courtroom.

Duration:00:02:57

The End of the World

4/17/2024

Somebody sent me a silly internet article. Now I'm scared.

Duration:00:02:54

What Would Trump Do?

4/12/2024

The candidate has been surprisingly specific about how he would govern. We should pay attention.

Duration:00:02:51

A Period of Uncertainty

4/5/2024

America is at war. Over punctuation.

Duration:00:02:55

The Cruelest Season

3/27/2024

Ah, spring! Nature's ultimate con job. And we're not helping.

Duration:00:02:55

The Volunteer

3/22/2024

Where is Joseph of Arimathea when we need him? He's here, but you may not have noticed.

Duration:00:02:53

Our Man in Havana

3/15/2024

Cuba is dying, and we're mostly to blame.

Duration:00:02:55

Two Women, One Dream

3/1/2024

How a chance encounter by a couple of women from very different worlds changed the face of music.

Duration:00:02:54

Go Fund Trump

2/25/2024

I started a GoFundMe campaign to pay our ex-president's legal bills. It didn't go the way I expected.

Duration:00:02:40

Taylor Swift for President

2/16/2024

Politics used to be a serious undertaking. Now, it's a TV miniseries. May the best show get renewed.

Duration:00:03:02

A Rhapsody for America

2/10/2024

100 years on, a jazz-infused musical mess still has its charms..

Duration:00:02:56

Royal Pains

2/2/2024

Monarchy has its critics but also its charms. Is there a lesson for America here?

Duration:00:02:57

Keep Our Highways Humorous

1/26/2024

More states are introducing witty road-safety signs. The feds want to stop them.

Duration:00:03:00

The New Puritans

1/18/2024

How book banning became our new national pastime. Only it isn't so new.

Duration:00:02:53

Using the H-Word

1/2/2024

As scientists agitate to retitle a beetle, its unsavory namesake pops up in the U.S. presidential campaign.

Duration:00:02:57

You've Never Had It So Good

12/20/2023

In 1959, a national election hinged on whether the economy was really as good as it seemed. Sound familiar?

Duration:00:03:04

Christ in the Elevator

12/15/2023

Christmas is days away, but its music has been annoying us for weeks. Maybe that's a good thing.

Duration:00:02:54

A Scrooge for Our Time

12/7/2023

Marley was dead. But could his successor as House Speaker learn the true meaning of Christmas?

Duration:00:05:42

Gracie is Missing

11/30/2023

Losing touch with loved ones is bad enough. Not knowing whether they're alive or dead can be torture.

Duration:00:02:43

Recycle This!

11/23/2023

It's great that you separate the reusables from your trash, but you may be doing it all wrong.

Duration:00:02:49