Imagining the Early Roots of One's Radical Imagination
November 4, 2018
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Jamie Bernstein, Writer, Narrator, Broadcaster and Filmmaker. Among other topics the conversation pays a homage to Jamie's father, the "West Side Story" composer Leonard Bernstein.
Episode Number
212
Program
Genre
Neighborhood
About the Program
The Radical Imagination
The Radical Imagination looks at radical alternatives of what the United States could be like, offering a safe space in which people can discuss what they imagine in order to transform the criminal justice system, economic system, political system, etc.; understanding that the same issues that...
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