Best The Academy Of Classical Christian Studies Podcasts (2025)

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Classical California KDFC: Classical Music for the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond. Talking with Bill Lueth. 36:24

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Classical Music continues to be a popular music form for all ages. San Francisco's KDFC which will soon be re-branded as Classical California along with KUSC in Los Angeles on October 27, 2025 is a key part of San Francisco's music scene.

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Now we are here: Family Migration, Children's education and dreams of a better life. Talking with author Gabrielle Oliveira. 37:23

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Gabrielle followed the lives of 16 migrant families from Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras who have settled in the North East United States. Education for their children was a prime motivator to put up with the vagaries of the informal immigration process.

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Conversation Starter 06 | Could You Apologize? with Josh Spears 5:05

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Send us a text In this Conversation Starter, Josh wonders aloud: If you had no time and no outside resources, could you tell a coherent story about things that matters? ---------- We want to hear from you! Email us your questions and critiques to [email protected] The Academy of Classical Christian Studies

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The House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America's most consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr. Talking with author, Professor Marion Orr. 51:52

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Conversation Starter 05 | We Need Roots with Fr. Nathan Carr 4:32

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When do I start ? The Karl Malden Memoir. Talking to co-author Carla Malden and Shaun Chang. 1:01:39

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Karl Malden's career as an actor spanned the stage, the big screen and TV. He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1952 for his performance in A Streetcar Named Desire. He co-authored the memoir with his daughter Carla Malden.

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Mayor Lurie's plan to upzone San Francisco faces an uphill struggle. Talking with Tim Redmond 31:34

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The plan to upzone wide swaths of San Francisco, especially on the Westside of the City faces widespread opposition. Recalled Supervisor for District 4 Joel Engardio and State Senator Scott Wiener are major proponents of the plan. What happens next ?

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The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace. Talking with author David Woolner. 1:03:10

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The last 100 days of Franklin Roosevelt's life coincided with some momentous events in US history. As WWII was drawing to a close, the Yalta Conference brought together the three Allied leaders, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to confront some of the thorniest issues of the day and that still loom large to this day. That conference laid the groundw…

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Conversation Starter 04 | Memory and Our Digital Age with Andrew Black 5:46

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Send us a text In this conversation starter, Andrew explains this month's more practical turn, reflects on our general compulsion to record, and suggests the great potential of thoughtful revisiting. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] The Academy of Classical Christian Studies

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Buiding New Homes in Lagoon Valley, California. Talking with Curt Johansen. 28:32

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Lagoon Valley is a master planned community close to Vacaville, California about 65 miles NE of San Francisco. It's a new community of homes incorporating economic prosperity, environmental preservation and social responsibility. When completed by 2030 it will comprise 1000 homes.

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The San Francisco Maritime Museum. Talking with CEO Darlene Plumtree. 24:12

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The Maritime Museum along with the historic ships at Hyde Street Pier is part of the National Park that celebrates San Francisco's rich and deep maritime history. With Fleet Week coming up October 11th and 12th the Museum will be holding a viewing party at the pier to watch the Parade of Ships and the Blue Angels. Check Maritime.org website to buy …

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The Council Episode 01 | Memory: Remembered and Redeemed 42:21

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Send us a text In this inaugural episode of the Academy podcast reboot, Andrew, Nathan, Eric and Josh, reignite our listeners with that oh so familiar accessible pretension. Our intrepid quartet ties together the past several weeks’ individual podcasts into a coherent narrative about the nature and redemption of memory. And of course, along the way…

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Supervisor Joel Engardio loses the Recall Election. Talking with Albert Chow 25:59

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San Francisco had never recalled an incumbent Supervisor, until September 16th, 2025, when Joel Engardio lost his seat on the Board of Supervisors. Preliminary results showed that 64.6 % of the voters in District 4 voted to recall him. Early into the evening, Engardio conceded the loss, but claimed that he was on the right side of history. Albert C…

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Conversation Starter 03 | What Color Are Your Memories? with Josh Spears 4:05

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Send us a text In this Conversation Starter, Josh invites you to consider how you interact with your memories.By The Academy of Classical Christian Studies

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Redux Americana: Atlanticism, the US and the Third Age of Global Conflicts. Talking with Alp Sevimlisoy. 50:31

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NATO, the 76 year old defence pact of 32 countries that has weathered the Cold War, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, collapse of the USSR and liberation of Eastern Europe without firing a shot, faces new challenges: the Third Age. Renewed super power rivalry, the rise of populism and political disarray among liberal democracies, as well as European fea…

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CryptoCurrency: Unraveling investment strategies for Crypto enthusiasts. Talking with Mukarram Mawjood. 38:57

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Investing in Crypto is poised to take off since the Department of Labor has recently clarified its' ruling on cryptocurrency investing through 401k accounts. Learn what the risks and potential rewards are for this class of alternate investment are and whether it is an appropriate choice for you.

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Conversation Starter 02 | Déjà Vu in the Wrong Direction with Fr. Nathan Carr 5:15

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Send us a text In this Conversation Starter, Fr. Carr continues the conversation on memory by exploring contemplation, enjoyment, and memorial.By The Academy of Classical Christian Studies

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The Neptune Project and Sailing for Parkinsons: Talking with Skipper Tan Raffray, Bertrand Delhom and Amy Bridge. 37:46

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Can Sailing as an athletic exercise help people with Parkinsons ? Listen to the episode to learn from Bertrand, a person with Parkinsons, about his experience sailing around the world in the Ocean Globe Race in 2023/24.

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Artificial Intelligence meets Cybersecurity: Talking with Caleb Mattingly, Founder, Secure Cloud Innovations. 29:33

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Cybersecurity is all about protecting computer systems, networks and data from digital attacks. Will Artificial Intelligence reduce the power of the hackers and bad actors or enhance it ?

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Fireproofing your home during California Wildfire Season. Talking with Steve Hawks of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. 29:05

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IBHS is the leading safety institution that establishes standards that are used in building standards particularly at risk for fire among other risks. With September and October being the peak of wildfire season in Northern California, Steve Hawks joins us to discuss improving building standards to mitigate wildfire risk.…

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Conversation Starter 01 | Memory and Participation with Andrew Black 5:11

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Send us a text In this Conversation Starter, Andrew welcomes listeners to a new season, explains what's happening to the Podcast this year, and invites you to have a conversation on the ways you regularly access the distant past.By The Academy of Classical Christian Studies

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Playback: Talking with author Carla Malden. 44:09

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Carla Malden is an accomplished screen writer, novelist and memoirist. Among her literary works is the memoir "When do I Start", which she co-authored with her father, Academy award winning actor Karl Malden.

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Artificial Intelligence meets Cybersecurity: a marriage made in heaven or hell ? Talking with Andrew Reddie. 45:59

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Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of Cybersecurity. Risk = Threat x Vulnerability x Consequence

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Talking with World Business Academy CEO Rinaldo Brutoco 37:18

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Rinaldo discusses the potential impact of tariffs on the corporate sector and the need to revamp the insurance industry before it collapses.

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Commune, a documentary film. Talking with Jonathan Berman and Christian Ettinger. 36:57

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The Black Bear Ranch was established as a commune in Summer 1968 by a group of young men and women from San Francisco. Located 318 miles North East of San Francisco in remote Siskyou County on 80 acres, it still exists. The re-mastered 2005 film was re-released in Summer 2025.

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Podcasting 101 - Making a successful podcast - A tale of two podcasts. Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog. 53:50

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Shaun highlights two podcasts Still the Place and We are Knot Done Yet that feature actresses who starred in Melrose Place and Knots Landing respectively, reminiscing about the shows. But the styles of the two podcasts are in stark contrast with lessons for making a successful show.

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Speaking Up, Standing Strong: Confronting Anti-Semitism together. In conversation with Oleg Ivanov, Executive Director Stand with Us, Northern California. 56:59

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Chabad of the Neighborhood, West Portal Avenue, San Francisco welcomed a live podcast discussion about Anti-Semitism at the historic Empire Theater, the home of Chabad of the Neighborhood. Rabbi Mendel Levin and Devorie Levin were our hosts for the evening.

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The Comeback. The 2024 Elections and American Politics. Talking with co-author Jack Pitney. 41:55

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The 2024 campaign and in particular the 57 days between Biden's disastrous debate June 27th and Harris' formal acceptance of the Democratic Nomination August 23 was one of the most tumultuous and consequential periods in modern Presidential history. The Comeback relates Donald Trump's unlikely return to the White House.…

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Analog Sun - a Fable. Talking with author Alex Woodard. 40:15

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Adam has two addictions: drugs and digital technology. Robbed and finding himself in an alley without his smart phone, he is untethered from the internet and his self created reality. He stumbles into town and meets several characters on an involuntary road trip who show him a life and experiences beyond the digital world.…

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When it all Burns. Fighting Fire in a Transformed World. Talking with Jordan Thomas. 44:14

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The Los Padres Hotshots are an elite corps of Wildfire Fighters - like Navy Seals - who race into California's wildfires with chainsaws, shovels and pick axes, to halt the advance of fires. As civilians flee the fire, Hotshots aggressively arrest the advance of flames by carving fire lines through the blazing forests and undergrowth. Wildfires have…

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Lotic AI: Artificial Intelligence meets Behavioral Science. Talking with CEO and Founder William Welser IV 44:10

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While millions of Americans track their biometrics daily - steps, heart rate, blood pressure - how do we interpret that data and give it context ? Can we use it to improve the quality of our lives, and make better health decisions ? Lotic AI enables you to do that.

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American Zealots. Inside Domestic Right Wing Terrorism. Speaking with author Arie Perliger. 35:58

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Political violence in America is on the rise. As the Nation has grown more diverse through immigration, militant violence has grown. Attacks have targeted religious and ethnic minorities, law enforcement and have been perpetrated by anti government extremists, religious extremists and lone wolf shooters.…

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Apple in China. The Capture of the World's Greatest Company. An in depth interview with author Patrick McGee. 1:04:42

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With a market Capitalization of $ 3.1 Trillion, Apple makes 500,000 iPhones everyday mostly in China. 90% of iPhones are produced there. Apple has built the world's most advanced electronic production supply chain in China, not America.

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Space in the Bay Area. Research, Technology, Commercialization. Talking with Sean Randolph. 38:35

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The Bay Area is home to a significant space industry. It benefits from the national labs located here, research universities and venture capital industry.

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A CIA False Flag Plot. Lee Harvey Oswald, New Orleans, August 1963. Setting up the Fall Guy. Talking with Jefferson Morley. 48:36

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George Joannides was a CIA Branch Chief at the CIA Miami Station. He was responsible for the Anti Castro student group the DRE. The DRE baited Oswald in New Orleans for passing out pro Castro flyers. They also ensured that Oswald was interviewed on radio and TV as a left wing Castro sympathizer. Those clips were used after the assassination to bols…

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The Power of the Independent Voter. Talking with Adam Brandon 40:58

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Independent voters, especially among Gen Z and Millennials is a growing cohort and eschews the binary choice of Democrat or Republican parties, unlike their Baby Boomer parents. Such a political realignment could help break the polarized politics that plagues our country.

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My Mom Jayne. A film by Mariska Hargitay. Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog. 45:54

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Jayne Mansfield was a Hollywood film star of the late 1950s and early 60s. Her daughter Mariska Hargitay has directed this documentary with a strong personal memoir of her Mother. It can be seen on HBO.

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The Great Progression 2025 - 2050. Talking with Futurist and Author Peter Leyden. 43:04

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An era of great technological change is unfolding before us which will transform every aspect of our lives sooner than you think.

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Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy ? Talking with author Professor James Fishkin. 53:49

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To reduce the chasm of polarization in American Politics, Professor Fishkin has developed a successful process of Deliberative Polling that he has employed in 160 cases in the US and overseas to great success.

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Michelangelo' s Sistine Chapel. The Exhibition. Talking with Martin Biallas. 29:31

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Michelangelo's 34 frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, which he painted in the 16th Century, are considered to be one of the greatest artworks in the Western artistic canon. Martin Biallas, the CEO of SEE Global Entertainment, walks us through the creative genius behind the Exhibition which is currently on display at San Francisco's St. Mary's Cathedral…

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The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe. Talking with author Marlene Daut 1:02:32

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Henry Christophe was a Haitian revolutionary leader and patriot who fought in the Battle of Savannah against the British. He rose through the ranks of the French Army to become a General. Then went on to be President and subsequently King of the State of Haiti.

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Nature's Genius: Evolution's lessons for a Changing World. Talking with author David Farrier. 44:20

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Life has found ways to adapt on Earth for almost 4 billion years. Climate change, industrial pollution and diseases pose new and additional burdens on all forms of life. Yet adaptation continues all around us.

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10 year Moratorium on State Regulation of Artificial Intelligence. Talking with Justin Hendrix. 28:29

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The Big Beautiful Bill contains AI legislation that would preclude all states from regulating AI for 10 years. Any existing laws would be paused for 10 years. Such action could decimate consumer protections. But AI fans argue that having 50 states each legislating their own rules would hamstring AI development putting the US at a competitive disadv…

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Accountability in Politics: Is there such a thing ? Talking with Lura Forcum 41:31

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Independent voters are a growing slice of the American electorate: They swung to Trump in 2024 and 2016 and Biden in 2020. The Independent Center focuses on these voters who are fiscally responsible, socially tolerant and free to choose the best options for themselves, their families and communities.…

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Los Angeles Anti ICE Riots and the California National Guard. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney. 28:13

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When President Trump federalized the CA National Guard during the LA riots, he set up a confrontation with Governor Gavin Newsom who sued the Administration in Federal Court. While Newsom won the first round, Trump has appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with the CA National Guard continuing under the command of the President pending the …

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Why Nothing Works - Who killed progress and how to bring it back, Talking with author Marc J. Dunkelman 45:12

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For almost 50 years Progressivism has favored a Jeffersonian approach giving weight to the individual's concerns pushing power down instead of a Hamiltonian approach favoring pushing power up.

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America's Antisemitism Problem. Talking with Dr. Arie Perliger, Professor of Security Studies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell. 48:10

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Antisemitism has emerged as a growing threat to America's Jewish community. Academia has been a breeding ground for this pernicious philosophy. Professor Perliger outlines its' origins and early steps to confront it on campus and in society.

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San Francisco's Comeback. Talking with Erica Sandberg. 42:24

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Mayor Daniel Lurie is 5 months into his term as Mayor of San Francisco and he is getting good marks so far. Journalist and San Franciscan Erica Sandberg discusses how the Mayor is managing a major transformation of The City by The Bay.

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Science Cuts will mortgage our Tech Future. Talking with Sean Randolph, Bay Area Council 29:55

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Cuts to Universities' federally funded research budgets are impacting the top Scientific Research Universities in the United States. We have started to feel it here in Silicon Valley. Where will it lead ?

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1925: A Literary Encyclopedia. Talking with author Tom Lutz. 45:44

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1925 marked a peak year in American Literature with the publication of The Great Gatsby, In our Time, The Harlem Renaissance. Tom has created a reference work marking the outstanding books and authors of the pivotal year for American Literature.