Followed by a brief q a should there be time for us to do that. I am so pleased tonight to introduce two of our friends and colleagues, the first being dr. Saje mathieu. Dr. Mathieu is an associate professor of history at the university of minnesota. She is just finishing a faculty fellowship at Harvard Universitys center for studies in American History. She earned a joint phd in history and africanamerican studies and specializes in 20th century american and africanAmerican History with an emphasis on immigration, war, race, globalization, social movements and political resistance. She is the author of a number of books, one of which is available outside and i would encourage you to grab a copy while you can. An oncoming book as well, the glory of their deeds a global history of black soldiers in the great war era. And saje was working on that book as part of your work at the warren center. Are we close to publication . I started it when i was five. So it is almost done. Really saje i
People are here to hear you talk about kauffman stadium. Have you talked to the audience about who you are and what you have done prior to writing about ballparks, which is a long story . Paul i have spent most of my life i have been lucky because i have spent my life about what interests me, but i guess so have you. Whitney i try. What pisses me off. Paul whether it pisses you off or you like it. I have already i have always loved architecture and journalism and i am not very good at making choices. I have found a place where the two of them intersect. Whitney did you study architecture . Paul i studied architectural history. I went to yale, a place where those of you went to princeton do not always acknowledge. Whitney i heard about it. In connecticut . Paul a place called connecticut. I studied architectural history. I then began a career as a journalist. I toyed with going to architecture school. I thought the world had enough second rate architects and did not need another. I did
Architectural critic. People are here to hear you talk about kauffman stadium. Have you talked to the audience about who you are and what you have done prior to writing about ballparks, which is a long story . I have spent most of my life i have been lucky because i have spent my life about what interests me, but i guess so have you. I try. Or i guess about what pisses me off. Off her it passes you whether it pisses you off or you like it. I am not very good at making choices. I found a place where my interests intersect. Did you study architecture . I studied architectural history. I went to yale, a place where those of you went to princeton do not always acknowledge. I heard about it in connecticut . A place called connecticut. I struggled i studied architectural history. I then began a career as a journalist. I toyed with going to architecture school. I thought the world had enough second rate architects and did not need another. Did think i was a pretty decent writer. Working at th
To intimidate someone by threatening their therapy dog. Dont do that. Along with joe, willie and me we have Mike Barnicle, Nbc News National Political reporter Heidi Pryzbyla and prize winning columnist, very wise, and associate editor of the Washington Post eugene robinson. Heidis getting wired up. Did we get a text . This morning well be joined by two former trump insiders, former white house staffer cliff sims is here for his book team of vipers. How mad are you, willie, he stole your title for your upcoming morning joe expose, right . Right . Well, mines going to be dark, a little darker than cliffs book. Im working on it with a publisher. Ill let you proof it. Lets just say weve been over some very rocky roads in our yet here we are. Longest running anchor team on television. Seriously, come on. Can you name four people who have been around for like 12 years of a tv show every day. Just grinding it out, man. The iron man, Mike Barnicle. Former trump transition chair Chris Christie
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