Stanford and the Twentieth Century

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Joined by expert witnesses, writer and producer Daniel Rey explores the life and work of major global figures with a Stanford connection

Episodes

  1. 19/11/2019

    King and I: Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement

    Stanford professor Clayborne Carson joins Daniel to appraise Martin Luther King’s role in the civil rights movement.

    35 min

  2. 11/11/2019

    Alexander Kerensky: Overthrown by the Bolsheviks

    Stanford professor Bert Patenaude joins Daniel to examine the singular life of Alexander Kerensky, the Russian revolutionary overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917.

    45 min

  3. 05/11/2019

    Harry Hay: The Father of Gay Liberation

    Historians Joey Cain and Will Roscoe join Daniel to share an intimate portrait of their close friend, the ‘Father of Gay Liberation’, Harry Hay.

    51 min

  4. 28/10/2019

    Edith Head: Hollywood's Most Decorated Woman

    Artistic director Susan Claassen transports us to the Golden Age of Hollywood, vividly telling the pioneering story of costume designer Edith Head—the winner of eight Academy Awards.

    39 min

  5. 22/10/2019

    Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space

    Lynn Sherr, friend and biographer of Sally Ride, reveals a complex and extraordinary figure who was both destined for greatness and eager to inspire a generation of young women.

    47 min

  6. 22/10/2019

    John Steinbeck: Of Prizes and Critics

    Stanford professor Gavin Jones joins Daniel to champion the merits of a much-loved author disdained by the literary elite: John Steinbeck.

    40 min

  7. 13/10/2019

    Stanford and the Twentieth Century short promo

    A brief introduction to a series exploring the life and work of major figures connected to Stanford University. Expert guests will join host Daniel Rey to discuss John Steinbeck, Sally Ride, Edith Head, Harry Hay, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Alexander Kerensky and Martin Luther King.

    2 min
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Joined by expert witnesses, writer and producer Daniel Rey explores the life and work of major global figures with a Stanford connection

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