Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
While many people complain about the homogenization of American culture, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Michael Kammen thinks today’s pop culture is fascinating just as it is. Kammen joins Kojo to explain the roots of popular culture and its interesting evolution over the past two centuries.
Guests
- Michael Kammen Author; Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture at Cornell University
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