Open Source with Christopher Lydon

Recent Episodes

Say It Loud

Posted December 16, 2021 • 00:50:50

There’s a friendly hour’s conversation here about racial matters and moods. It’s been going on in a bookstore for about 35 years. What’s new...

Blyth Unleashed

Posted December 9, 2021 • 00:50:52

Mark Blyth is the butcher’s son from Dundee, now the American professor of political economics, still with the Sean Connery burr in his voice. Sounds...

The Nutmeg’s Curse

Posted November 4, 2021 • 00:51:00

Glasgow on the Clyde is not the end of the story, but you can see the end from Glasgow: it’ll be more “blah, blah, blah,” says Greta Thunberg,...

A New Day for Boston

Posted October 28, 2021 • 00:50:40

Boston politics has taken a turn. The Last Hurrah was 65 years ago – the classic obituary novel about those noisy Irish rascals who ran City Hall...

The CRISPR Challenge

Posted October 21, 2021 • 00:50:10

This show was originally broadcast on March 11, 2021. The CRISPR challenge is back—first to grasp, then how to apply the biggest scientific breakthrough...