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Press: Audio & Video


Jun 2015

Video: World Monuments Fund: ‘Opulent Buddhism’ in the Forbidden City

Andrew Solomon discusses the creation, rediscovery, and ongoing conservation of the retirement retreat of the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799).

Jun 2015

Audio: Fresh Air: Pregnant Women With Depression Face Tough Choices, No Easy Answers

Pregnant women who suffer from serious depression face a difficult dilemma: Should they continue taking medication and risk side-effects to the fetus, or go without?

Jun 2015

Video: Good Morning America: Depression Could Overshadow the Bliss of Being with Child

ABC’s JuJu Chang interviews Andrew Solomon on depression during pregnancy, which affects up to 20% of women.

May 2015

Audio: The Takeaway: Depression During Pregnancy is a Double-Edged Sword

Women who suffer from depression during pregnancy face a difficult question without a clear answer: What’s worse for the fetus, a depressed mother or prescription drugs?

May 2015

Video: New York Times Magazine on Vine: The Secret Sadness of Pregnancy with Depression

Story by Andrew Solomon. Photograph by Carla van de Puttelaar.

May 2015

Video: Hay Festival: The Wellcome Book Prize Lecture

A short excerpt from the Wellcome Book Prize lecture, delivered at this year’s Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom.

May 2015

Audio: New York Times Book Review Podcast: On the Move

On this week’s podcast, Andrew Solomon talks about Oliver Sacks’s new memoir, “On the Move.”

May 2015

Audio: Freethought Radio: Courageous Satire

Freethought Radio interviews Andrew Solomon about PEN American Center’s “Freedom of Expression Courage Award” to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Apr 2015

Video: WSJ Interviews Andrew Solomon on Charlie Hebdo Award

PEN president Andrew Solomon discusses the controversy surrounding the PEN Award honoring Charlie Hebdo.

Apr 2015

Audio: ABC Radio Australia: Je Suis Charlie?

Host Phillip Adams interviews PEN President Andrew Solomon on PEN’s decision to award its Freedom of Expression Courage Award to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.