Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Dan Drayer
From cave paintings to Genghis Khan to this weekend’s Preakness, the relationship between horses and humans is continuous and intertwined. We get an update on the horse industry in our region, and review the impact horses have had on art, literature, politics, economics, and more.
Guests
- John Scheinman Freelance journalist; covers Horse Racing for The Washington Post and other papers
- J. Edward Chamberlin University Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Toronto; and author of "Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations (BlueBridge)
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