Deep Background with Noah Feldman

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Every story has a backstory, even in today’s 24-hour news cycle. In Deep Background, Harvard Law School professor and Bloomberg View columnist Noah Feldman brings together a cross-section of expert guests to explore the historical, scientific, legal, and cultural context that help us understand what’s really going on behind the biggest stories in the news.

Check out Noah Feldman’s audiobook, Takeover: How a Conservative Student Club Captured the Supreme Court

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