Articles and Broadcasts
Articles by Larry Tye on Jazzmen
How Jazz Musicians Like Louis Armstrong Paid Homage to Trains With Music, New York Times.
The true legacy of D.C.’s Duke Ellington, Washington Post.
Explore 1940s-50s jazz: Jews and Blacks collaborating in America, Tablet Magazine.
Duke Ellington, the jazz legend who became a diplomat, Foreign Policy.
How Black female Jazz performers confronted a racist and misogynistic world, Literary Hub.
Jazz icons defying labels, Jazz Journalists Association.
A melodic journey through music, race, and America, Fortune.
Representing America at its best despite having experienced its worst, American Diplomacy.
The intersection of Two All-American Stories, Nieman Reports.
Louis Armstrong’s enduring legacy in Chicago jazz recording history, Chicago Tribune.
10 of the Best Rock Books of 2024, Culture Sonar. “This is as much a history as it is a riveting story, demonstrating a keen understanding to comprehend the arrival of a music that was predominantly American. Gripping stuff from beginning to end, the book is something of a minor triumph and a must-read.”
The transformative power of jazz legends, Medium.
Celebrating Juneteenth with the timeless influence of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, San Francisco Chronicle.
How Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong Transformed America, WAMC Northeast Radio
Unlocking the rhythms of jazz slang, Billboard.
Swinging through Faith, Christianity Today.
Related Books of Interest: The Jazzmen, American Foreign Service Association.
Black cultural greats helped America realize segregation had to be left in the past, The Kansas City Star.
Interviews with Larry Tye on Jazzmen
Morning Edition with Michel Martin, NPR. LA Times Today with Kelvin Washington, Spectrum News 1.
With Scott Tong and Emiko Tamagawa, WBUR.
Spirit in Action with Mark Helpsmeet, Northern Spirit Radio.
AirTalk with Larry Mantle, Southern California Public Radio, LAist.
With GBH, Boston Public Radio.
On Point with Mindy Todd, WCAI, NPR.
Unraveling the threads of history, Unsung History.
With Francesa Rheannon, Writer’s Voice.
With Michael Krasny, Grey Matter.
With E. Ethelbert Miller, WPFW.
History Unplugged with Scott Rank, Parthenon Podcast.
The Source with Kayla Padilla, Texas Public Radio.
Radio Boston with Tiziana Dearing and Amanda Beland, WBUR.
With the Morning Show, WGTD.
LA Times Today, Spectrum 1 News.
With Michael Barson of Melville House, Bookreporter. Ozarks at Large with Kyle Kellams, KUAF.
With Susan Larson, WWNO. Listening Session with Hot Club of Boston Jazz.
With Greg Stern at Bird & Beckett Books and Records, San Francisco. With Carl Unegbu on A Novel Idea.
With Joshuah Zinn, Houston Public Media.
Articles by Larry Tye on Demagogue
Debunking five myths about McCarthyism, Washington Post.
Donald, you’re no Joe McCarthy — no, wait, yes you are, The Cap Times.
The McCarthy Era’s lessons for today, Chicago Tribune.
McCarthy’s Republican enablers, Washington Post.
Unexpected connections between the Kennedy dynasty and Joe McCarthy, Boston Globe Magazine.
A playbook for a president, Washington Post.
Parallels between Senator McCarthy and President Trump, San Franscisco Chronicle.
On book talks and social connection amidst COVID-19, Boston Globe.
A letter to the editor on the resilience of America, New York Times.
On the fading future of President Trump, CNN.
McCarthy’s battle with Harvard President Nathan Pusey, Harvard Gazette.
On the modern-day reincarnation of McCarthyism, Los Angeles Times.
McCarthy’s clash with Maryland senator Millard Tydings, Baltimore Sun.
The legacy of McCarthy in Trump’s attacks on the military, USA Today.
McCarthy’s defense of Nazis in the Malmedy hearings, Smithsonian Magazine.
Joe Biden’s fight against disinformation, WIRED.
The encounters between Eisenhower and McCarthy, Saturday Evening Post.
On the Yale alumni who worked with or against McCarthy, Yale Alumni Magazine.
On the 2020 election and the repudiation of demagogues, Appleton Post Crescent.
A three-parter in the Appleton Post Crescent and sister USA Today Network papers in Wisconsin: McCarthy’s early stint as a circuit judge, his closest pal Urban Van Susteren and parallels with President Trump.
A precedent for the contemporary Supreme Court battle, cleveland.com.
McCarthy as a standard for the modern-day political liar, Las Vegas Sun.
Comparing Mitt Romney and Margaret Chase Smith, Salt Lake Tribune.
A conversation with the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
McCarthy and the Republican Party of his times, Portland Press Herald.
More than a single bully, Air Mail.
The rewards of patience, Cape Cod Times.
The first 2020 presidential debate in historical context, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
On the Machiavellian tactics of McConnell’s impeachment vote, Louisville Courier-Journal.
An open letter to Rand Paul, learning from Margaret Chase Smith, Louisville Courier-Journal.
Was McCarthy an anti-Semite? The Forward.
Four Connecticut senators who stood up to McCarthy, Connecticut Magazine.
Modern-day McCarthyism, Tampa Bay Times.
On the legacy of Margaret Chase Smith’s stand against McCarthy, Lincoln Journal Star.
Senator Ron Johnson as a modern-day McCarthy, Capital Times.
Trumpism as the modern-day form and replacement of McCarthyism, Capital Times.
A reflection on McCarthy in the lead-up to Election Day, Capital Times.
McCarthy’s bruising 1946 Senate race against incumbent Robert La Follette Jr., Capital Times.
With a month left before the 2020 elections, connections between Trump and McCarthy, Concord Monitor.
A look inside a trove of new McCarthy archives, American Heritage.
The role of Wheeling, WV, in McCarthy’s rise, Wheeling Intelligencer.
McCarthy’s relationship with the Catholic community, America Magazine.
The senator’s early and framing career, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s stand against McCarthy, Portland Magazine.
Margaret Chase Smith as model for Representative Liz Cheney, Casper Star-Tribune.
McCarthy’s fatal face-off with Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt, Casper Star Tribune.
Joe’s dizzying four-years-in-one high school career, WisPolitics.
McCarthy’s big-bucks benefactors in the Lone Star State, Texas Monthly.
A conversation with Larry about Demagogue, Green Bay Press Gazette.
An interview on the research process for Demagogue, Hollywood Soapbox.
McCarthy’s military service, page 24 of Leatherneck Magazine.
An open letter to Senator Chuck Grassley, Iowa Gazette.
Harvard physicist Wendell Furry’s clash with McCarthy, Tribune-Star.
Applying the Page 99 Test, how McCarthy’s powerful friendships shaped his career.
Myths versus truth on the senator’s demise, HistoryNet.
Edward G. Robinson as a potential onscreen McCarthy, My Book, My Movie.
A shout-out in the Columbus Dispatch.
The birthplace of McCarthyism, Weelunk Magazine.
Interviews with Larry Tye on Demagogue
With Terry Gross on Fresh Air.
With Judy Woodruff on PBS Newshour.
With Lisa Mullins on Here and Now.
At the Chicago Public Library.
With Tom Hall on Midday, WPYR.
With Margery Eagan and Jim Brade on WGBH.
With Donald Ritchie at the John Brademas Center of New York University.
With Riley Callahan on the podcast History Does You.
With Kate Archer Kent on Wisconsin Public Radio.
With Michael Krasny on KQED.
With Conor Moran and John Nichols at the Wisconsin Book Festival.
With Ian Masters on Background Briefing.
With Eric Douglas on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
A C-Span recording of Larry’s talk with the Wisconsin Book Festival.
With David Nasaw at the New York Historical Society.
With Stu Levitan on WORT.
With Jim Engster on WRKF.
With Colin McEnroe on Connecticut Public Radio.
With Dan Polletta on WCPN.
On the Transatlantic History Ramblings podcast.
With David Marsh on Here & There.
With Geoffrey Riley on Jefferson Public Radio.
With Mary Hartnett on KWIT.
With Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.
With Steve Richards on Speaking of Writers.
With Sonali Kolhatkar on Rising Up With Sonali.
With Jim Breslo on The Hidden Truth.
With Lee Rawles on the ABA Journal Podcast.
With Mark Updegrove on the LBJ Library’s With the Bark Off podcast.
With Mark Bennett on the Terre Haute Tribune-Star’s podcast.
With Gary Shapiro on From The Bookshelf.
With Leonard Lopate on WBAI.
With Burt Cohen on Keeping Democracy Alive.
With Rhod Sharp on The Rhodcasts.
With Robert Denning on Working Historians.
With Ken Rudin on Political Junkie.
With Cyrus Webb on Conversations LIVE!.
With Mindy Todd on WCAI’s The Point.
With Brendan O’Meara on Creative Non-Fiction Podcast.
With Daniel Lelchuk on Talking Beats.
With Claudia Cragg on the podcast Chat Chat.
With Mark Helpsmeet on Northern Spirit Radio.