And he is currently professor of history at university of southern california. His new book tells the story of the first three centuries of the european encounter with north america from about 1500 1800. He opens with a bold statement, there can be no understanding of American Culture and history without an understanding of the role played by catholic people and the unfolding drama of the catholic experience. Who were those people and what were their roles. Please stay with us and after the break we will speak to professor starr and scratch on his sound of historical knowledge font of historical knowledge. Welcome back to mosaic. Our guest today is professor kevin starr , author dasher author of the book, continental ambitions. Let me ask about your title. You say in your introduction there are many fine histories of catholics in north america with a regional and historical perspective. It is a larger perspective, why did you adopt it . I adopted the larger perspective because it was a
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February 19, 2021
The Navigator sails again: Michelle Langstone meets Che Fu
A pioneering New Zealand voice, a neighbour, and not finished yet. Ahead of the 20-year anniversary concert for his great album, Michelle Langstone talks to Che ‘Fu’ Ness.
Portraits by Edith Amituanai.
I lived next door to Che Fu for a year when I was a Uni student. It was in between his breakthrough debut album 2b S.Pacific, and the 2001 multi-platinum hit Navigator. I think I only ever saw him twice during that whole time – once on the street when I was walking up my front steps, when I went bright red and tripped over and once putting out the bins when I tried to act cool. I thought living next door to a musician might mean we’d hear the strains of song coming from the backyard, but mostly we’d just hear the low murmur of voices,