Open Source with Christopher Lydon

Recent Episodes

The Great Trump Debate: Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader

Posted February 2, 2017 • 00:49:54

On Super Bowl weekend, we’ve lined up a couple of hall of fame political players who run outside Establishment lines to help us watch the game that’s...

Just Say No!

Posted January 26, 2017 • 00:49:43

Millions of people marched over the weekend, showing the outlines of a global, feminist, anti-racist, anti-Trump resistance… maybe. The question...

The Obama Years

Posted January 19, 2017 • 00:49:52

What the “Yes I Can” president wanted most of all was to bring together a robust democracy in spirit if not every line of substance. What he ran...

Silvio Berlusconi: The Godfather of Trumpismo

Posted January 12, 2017 • 00:49:56

According to Henry Kissinger, “Donald Trump is a phenomenon that foreign countries haven’t seen.” Don’t tell that to the Italians. The parallels...

Good News for Bad Times: Gospel Music from Boston

Posted January 5, 2017 • 00:49:57

In transition time, pre-inauguration, was there ever a clearer cue for Gospel music? “Good news for bad times,” it’s been called. Sanctified...