Full Broadcast 8/28/18

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 This week Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this episode you'll hear: ESPN’s Howard Bryant discussed his new book, "The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism." Sociologist Michael Eric Dyson discussed his new book, "What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race In America." Harvard’s Stephen Greenblatt looked at his new book on politics, "Tyrant: Shakespeare On Politics." Sy Montgomery, journalist and naturalist, talked about her latest book, "The Hyena Scientist." Just in time for the end of summer, John Hodgman discussed his book "Vacationland: True Stories From Painful Beaches." Actor and activist **George Takei discussed the musical "Allegiance," which is based on his real-life experience of living in **a Japanese-American internment camp.