• Episode 58: James Tejani Aims for Smart, Elegant Simplicity

  • Jan 28 2025
  • Length: 52 mins
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Episode 58: James Tejani Aims for Smart, Elegant Simplicity

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  • In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by Dr. James Tejani. James is an associate professor of history at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His first book, A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles—and America came out last year with Norton, and it’s a fascinating history that covers Western settlement, slavery, the Civil War, science and engineering, and much more. Our interview ranges from how Tejani came to think of himself as a writer to how developing tendonitis changed his writing practice.
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