Adam Gopnik

As I've written before, I'm a skeptical of claims, like Jonathan Gottschall's, about the power of stories to make us better people. Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker is skeptical too. Gopnik argues that Gotschall's more central claim—that stories increase our empathy, and “make societies work ...Read MoreRead Full Story

Adam Gopnik & Dan Abrams; Frederick Kempe;Steven Erlanger, Dominique Moisi & Natalie Nougayrede; Kathy FrestonAdd this to your queueAdded: Wed May 18 17:57:11 UTC 2011Air date: Tue May 17 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 53:26Read Full Story

Adam Gopnik & Dan Abrams; Frederick Kempe;Steven Erlanger, Dominique Moisi & Natalie Nougayrede; Kathy FrestonAdd this to your queueAdded: Wed May 18 17:57:11 UTC 2011Air date: Tue May 17 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 53:26Read Full Story

I chose this book because I heard Gopnik on NPR’s “The Moth” podcast where he told the story of how he and his wife had different tastes in food, but that they compromised because of their love for one another. A great story, and much of this flavor was found in his book. What I enjoyed about the book was the analysis of the moral and cultural concepts surrounding food’s place in our world. For instance, today we envy those who ate only fresh food but at one time fresh was the food of...Read Full Story

What goes on the dining table has never mattered as much to our lives as what goes on around it, says Adam Gopnik, a staff writer for The New Yorker. Guest host John Donvan talks with Gopnik about his new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.usRead Full Story