100 Years of 100 Things: Women in the Military; New Yorker Magazine; Catskills Hotels; Street Photography

As we observe Memorial Day, enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations from the centennial series: Katherine Sharp Landdeck , professor of history and director of Pioneers Oral History Project at Texas Woman's University and the author of The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (Crown, 2020), talks about American women in the military over the last century. David Remnick , editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about another centenarian, The New Yorker , which published its first issue on February 21, 1925. Phil Brown , University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Science at Northeastern University, founder and president of the Catskills Institute and the author of several books, including Catskill Culture: A Mountain Rat's Memories of the Great Jewish Resort Area (Temple University Press, 1998), takes us through the last 100 years in The Catskills -- the hotels, the camps and the people. Sam Barzilay , creative director & co-founder of Photoville, looks at the history of street photography, from the invention of the Leica hand-held 35mm camera which made capturing "the decisive moment" possible, to the challenges presented by AI and smartphone technology of today. These interviews were lightly edited for time and clarity; the original web versions are available here: 100 Years of 100 Things: Women in the Military (Apr 30, 2025) 100 Years of 100 Things: The New Yorker Magazine (Jan 31, 2025) 100 Years of 100 Things: Catskills Hotels (Aug 14, 2024) 100 Years of 100 Things: Street Photography (Apr 22, 2025)