Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Ask a cartographer – they’ll tell you – every map has a story, and every map is lying to you in one way or another. A critical look at how maps affect our attitude toward our neighborhoods and our world.
Guests
- Mark Monmonier Distinguished Professor of Geography at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, author of "Bushmanders & Bullwinkles: How Politicians Manipulate Electronic Maps and Census Data to Win Elections" (Pub: The University of Chicago Press)
- Susan Schulten Author of "The Geographical Imagination In America, 1880-1950" (Pub: The University of Chicago Press)
- Ward Kaiser Retired, former Executive Director of Friendship Press, of the National Council of Churches; author, working on 2 books on maps, "Seeing through Maps: The Power of Images that Shape our World View" and "A New View of the World"
- Allen Carroll Chief Cartographer with National Geographic Maps
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