Podcasts by CUNY TVs Conversations with Jim Zirin
Conversations in the Digital Age with Jim Zirin is a talk show designed to illuminate the news by taking the time required to understand and interpret national and world events. The series features high-profile guests from the worlds of politics, law, business, foreign relations, national security, counterterrorism, media, lifestyles, literature, the arts, and the military. The series is hosted by Jim Zirin, a leading litigator and contributor to major publications including Forbes, the Daily Beast, the Nation, The Times of London and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of two books, The Mother Court -- Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court, and Supremely Partisan—How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court. Jim served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division under the legendary Robert M. Morgenthau.
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Is There A Thumb Nail On The Scale of Lady Justice? from 2022-12-05T12:40
Journalist Dahlia Lithwick writes a best-selling book profiling 8 women lawyers who fought for equal rights during the Trump era. Her account begins in 2016 and ends with the Dobbs abortion decisio...
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Are There No Red Lights For Alan Patricof from 2022-11-21T21:30
Venture capitalist Alan Patricof never stops. At age 88, he completed the NYC Marathon, started a new fund with a 10-year horizon, made new friends, and never ceased to enjoy his life. He shares hi...
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Did Harvey Weinstein Get A Fair Trial? from 2022-10-24T21:30
Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Was A Master of Hollywood, Winning 81 Oscars in Two Decades. But, His Appetite For Sex Brought Him Down. He is Serving A Life Sentence For Sexual Misconduct. Author K...
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What is the strongest case against Donald Trump? from 2022-09-26T21:30
Seasoned lawyer Martin London reviews the indictable crimes of which Donald Trump may be accused. As a top litigator, he addresses the tactics of where DOJ will want to bring its case, when Marrick...
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What In The World Keeps Richard Haass Up At Night? from 2022-07-28T21:30
Richard Haass, President of Council on Foreign Relations discusses world affairs, Ukraine, Russia, China, covid and climate change. He says he’s worried that the fragility of our democracy and poli...
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What is the Case For Universal Voting? from 2022-07-11T09:30
Harvard Professor and Author Miles Rapoport, makes the case for mandatory voting in U.SA. There’s a slim hope of passage, but he argues the advantages of a procedure that has worked in Australia an...
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Can You Take On Putin And Win? from 2022-06-20T21:30
Bill Browder, author of “Freezing Order, fought Putin’s corruption, and paid a price. His lawyer was murdered, he was charged with fraud in Russia, and subpoenaed to reveal the identity of Russian ...
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Was Harry Truman One of Our Greatest Presidents? from 2022-05-23T21:30
Jeffrey Frank has written about Harry Truman’s presidency. With his “buck stops here” attitude, Truman accomplished the rebuilding of Europe with the Marshall Plan, the formation of NATO, the recog...
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Why Does Bill Barr’s Book Top the Best Seller List? from 2022-04-11T21:30
Legal issues making headlines with Ketanji Jackson, Clarence Thomas, and Merrick Garland; Plus Bill Barr’s memoir and will Merrick Garland indict anyone over January 6? Legal analyst Elie Honig sur...
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Does Pursuit of Justice Create Injustice? from 2022-03-14T21:30
CNN legal analyst Laura Coates was a top prosecutor in Washington, D.C. She tells Jim Zirin of the conflicted feelings of a black female lawyer having a duty to prosecute members of her own communi...
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Did Abraham Lincoln Break The Constitution? from 2022-02-21T21:30
Harvard constitutional scholar Professor Noah Feldman testified at Trump’s first impeachment. In his new book, “The Broken Constitution,” he argues Lincoln broke a“compromise constitution” that app...
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Why the Empty Supermarket Shelves? from 2022-02-07T21:30
Shannon O’Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations, acknowledges that covid has resulted in dislocation throughout the supply chain with consequent rising prices and rampant inflation. But, there, ...
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Are Christians Vanishing in the Middle East? from 2022-01-24T21:30
War Correspondent Janine di Giovanni spent decades covering the Mid-East conflict. Her new book “The Vanishing” recounts the dwindling Christian populations of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and even Gaza. Sh...
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What Is It Like to Face the Music? from 2022-01-10T21:30
Peter Duchin, the premier society bandleader and pianist of our time, led a charmed life and dated Audrey Hepburn and Kim Novak. Then came a devastating stroke, leaving his left hand paralyzed and ...
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Has It Become Tougher To Move Up In America? from 2021-12-13T21:30
Jennifer Morton, immigrated from Peru, attended Princeton, and became a philosophy professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She talks about the ethical trade-offs confronting a striving college...
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Are Presidential Friends Good For The Country? from 2021-11-29T09:30
Lawyer and strategist Gary Ginsberg best-selling book “First Friends,” explains the special relationships between 9 presidents and the unelected persons who were influential in their lives. He shar...
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Has The American Experiment Worked? from 2021-11-17T21:30
David Rubenstein, philanthropist, investor, and talk show host, has written “The American Experiment” in which he presents 31 interviews with leading Americans. He tells Jim Zirin that despite our ...
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Does Biden Have A Foreign Policy? from 2021-11-01T21:30
President Biden’s foreign policy appears to channel Trump’s in many significant respects (Cuba, Iran, China, Middle East). Diplomat Frank Wisner says Biden is headed towards a new foreign policy st...
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Is It Smart To Give Away Power? from 2021-10-18T21:30
Matthew Barzun was a political fundraiser for Obama, and ambassador to Sweden and England. In his new book “The Power of Giving Away Power,” he argues that what gets results in life is not top down...
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Are We Any Safer Than We Were On 9/11? from 2021-10-04T09:30
Jane Harman served in the House of Representatives for 17 years. She has written a sobering new book titled, “Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard Problems Makes Us Less Safe.” She go...
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Do I Need A Third Shot? from 2021-09-20T21:30
Dr. Ian Lipkin is a world-class virus hunter. He has ridden the lethal storm of Covid 19, and updates us on the variants. He tells Jim Zirin to wear a mask indoors, and get his booster shot as soon...
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Did Bill Barr Corrupt the Justice Department? from 2021-09-13T21:30
Author and former Southern District prosecutor Elie Honig new best-selling book describes how Attorney General Bill Barr corrupted the justice department. Barr, in his zeal to do Trump’s bidding vi...
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Is Caroline’s The Queen of Comedy? from 2021-07-06T21:30
Caroline Hirsh founded comedy club “Carolines On Broadway,” which featured stand-up comedians Jay Leno, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. Hirsch broke new ground opening the doors to female comics. Sh...
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Are Shakespeare’s Politics Relevant Today? from 2021-06-28T21:30
Harvard Professor Stephen Greenblatt wrote a book about political tyrants in Shakespeare from Macbeth to Coriolanus. He draws a parallel between tyrants in Shakespeare and in our time. They bully, ...
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What Are the Traditions of American Diplomacy? from 2021-06-21T21:30
Bob Zoellick was Deputy Secretary of State and President of the World Bank. He discusses American foreign policy, applauds the influential diplomats who succeeded, criticizes those who didn’t, and ...
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What Are the Traditions of American Diplomacy? from 2021-06-21T21:30
Bob Zoellick was Deputy Secretary of State and President of the World Bank. He discusses American foreign policy, applauds the influential diplomats who succeeded, criticizes those who didn’t, and ...
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Who Hijacked America’s Response to Covid? from 2021-05-31T21:30
Covid has claimed the lives of nearly 600,000 Americans. How many of these lives could have been saved? Nina Burleigh, author of “Virus, Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America’s Respon...
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What Did Oslo Accomplish? from 2021-05-24T21:30
The Oslo peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians were achieved in 1992. Tony Award-winning director Bart Sher tells JIm Zirin how he filmed the HBO movie based on the very human Oslo story.
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Will We Make a Newer Better Deal with Iran? from 2021-05-17T21:30
In 2015, the U.S. concluded a nuclear deal with Iran, and Trump withdrew from the Join Comprehensive Plan of Action. Diplomat Frank Wisner hopes to put the deal back on track before the summer when...
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Will Trump Go To Jail? from 2021-04-19T21:30
Harvard Law Professor Larry Tribe has considered all civil suits, and potential federal and state criminal charges targeting Donald Trump. He tells Jim Zirin that Trump has better defenses in the p...
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Has the GOP lost the center? from 2021-04-05T21:30
Council on Foreign Relations President, Richard Haass tells Jim Zirin why he changed his voter registration to non-affiliated, and says that America under Trump has lost the respect of other nation...
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Can Biden Bring America Back? from 2021-03-15T21:30
Leon Panetta was White House Chief of Staff for Clinton, CIA Director and Secretary of Defense for Obama. He tells Conversations With Jim Zirin that America lost ground internationally under Trump ...
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Does Biden $1.9 Trillion Relief Plan Help the Economy? from 2021-03-01T21:30
Biden wants to help people with a $1.9 trillion covid relief plan, but will it be inflationary? MSNBC Economic Contributor Steven Rattner joins Conversations With Jin Zirin to share the pitfalls, a...
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Is Democracy Still In Danger? from 2021-02-15T21:30
Trump is out of office and off Twitter for a while. The mob that savaged the Capitol has gone home. Or have they? DHS has warned of potential violence agitated by Biden’s electoral victory. Will ou...
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Will Our Democracy Survive In A Post-Pandemic World? from 2021-02-01T15:58
CNN host and journalist Fareed Zakaria writes about 10 lessons learned in a post pandemic world. He tells "Conversations with Jim Zirin" the link between the covid crisis and the January 6th assaul...
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Can Biden Fix Our Foreign Relations? from 2021-01-08T21:30
Trump’s America First policies have left us bereft of allies and multilateral arrangements. Former NATO Ambassador Nick Burns tells Jim Zirin that it'll be a challenge for Joe Biden to repair the U.S.
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What Will Become of the GOP? from 2021-01-04T21:30
Trump lost the election, but won’t admit it. Former New York Governor George Pataki disagrees. He tells "Conversations With Jim Zirin" Republicans must cooperate with Biden on issues of vital inter...
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Free Elections Furnish from 2020-12-14T10:00
Anne Applebaum, Author of "Twilight of Democracy" joins "Conversations With Jim Zirin" to discuss authoritarianism in Eastern Europe, Turkey and even the U.S. She says free elections are no guarant...
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How Does Sherrod Brown Do It? from 2020-12-07T21:30
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) served 3 terms, and sits at a desk in the senate chamber, that's formerly occupied by 8 progressive senators. He talks about his experiences in his new book "Desk 88" o...
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What Best Defines A Leader? from 2020-11-30T09:30
Author David Rubenstein of "How To Lead" joins "Conversations With Jim Zirin" to discuss his new book. He interviews 31 outstanding leaders of our time, and shares the secret of leadership is to ha...
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Who Are The Great Spymasters? from 2020-11-23T21:30
Chris Whipple, Author of "The Spymasters" tells" Conversations With Jim Zirin" how 17 CIA directors have shaped U.S. History. While some directors got it wrong the successful ones are those who had...
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How Did Women Get the Vote? from 2020-11-09T21:30
This year marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment gurantying women the right to vote. "She Votes!" podcaster Lynn Sherr joins "Conversations With Jim Zirin" and shares how suffragist Susan B. An...
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Are We Seeing A Blue Wave On Election Day? from 2020-11-02T21:30
Will Biden’s lead in the popular vote translate into an electoral victory? Will the Democrats flip the Senate?Political analyst and pollster Doug Schoen tells JIm Zirin chances are even for the Dem...
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Have Evil Geniuses Stifled the American Dream? from 2020-10-19T21:30
Kurt Andersen, Author of "Evil Geniuses" traces economic inequality back to the 70's and shares how the Koch brothers and their cohorts rolled back social gains of the 60's, and created economic di...
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What is Jim Baker's Legacy? from 2020-10-12T21:30
James. A Baker served 4 Presidents, presidential campaigns, and was White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State. Authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser discuss thei...
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Has Trump Botched the Covid Crisis? from 2020-10-05T21:30
Bill Gates said Trump has mishandled the COVID-19 crisis from “start to finish.” Dr. Ian Lipkin, a world-class virus hunter talks the misleading messaging, the junk science, disease symptoms and tr...
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Has Coronavirus Killed Donald Trump? from 2020-07-06T21:30
With coronavirus dominating the news, many have lost sight that we are facing national elections in November. Political analyst Doug Schoen reads the tea leaves on what will happen with the White H...
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Should We Be Defunding The Police? from 2020-06-29T21:30
Mayor De Blasio wants to slash $1 billion from the NYPD budget as a measure of reform following the tragic murders in Minneapolis and Atlanta. Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly shares how budget c...
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Does America Have A Human Rights Problem? from 2020-06-22T21:30
America has a human rights crisis, from our covid 19 response, censoring information on the infection, to our record of police brutality. Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch talks about lessons to learn.
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Do Legal Issues Govern Our Destiny? from 2020-06-15T21:30
Protests in the U.S., which Trump threatened to put down with the army. MN Police indicated for murder; Barr tries to dismiss Flynn case; Dahlia Lithwick shares how Trump politics undermines the law.
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Are We Losing Ground in the World? from 2020-06-08T21:30
Author Richard Haass discusses his new book "The World: A Brief Introduction" in which he delves into the history of the world order. He tells Zirin our citizens
must learn about governmen...
Will Israel Annex The West Bank? from 2020-06-01T21:30
Israel held its 3rd election in a year, resulting in Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu forming a coalition, where he remains head of government. Ambassador of Israel Daniel Kurtzer shares what this mea...
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Can The Metropolitan Opera Survive the Coronavirus? from 2020-05-26T16:38:33
The Metropolitan Opera has been with us since 1883, and
has never faced a more existential threat. The 3800 seat theater went dark in March. GM Peter Gelb tells Jim how he has used technol...
Have We Stopped Paying Attention? from 2020-05-18T21:30
Author Casey Schwartz has written "Attention-A Love Story," about the human phenomenon we call attention. A brilliant piece of scientific journalism, her book is at the same time a personal memoir,...
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Will The Pandemic Be A Game Changer Between U.S&N.Korea? from 2020-05-04T21:30
Former Ambassador Christopher Hill shares with Jim Zirin that neutralizing North Korean nukes is a national security priority that can't be overlooked during this pandemic. He talks about the U.S. ...
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Who Will Reopen America? from 2020-04-27T09:30
Trump said he is the final authority on “Opening up America Again.” But former Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson tells Jim Zirin that the Constitution puts the responsibility on the...
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Have We Neglected Public Health Long Enough? from 2020-04-20T21:30
Dr. Ian Lipkin, a world class virus hunter and specialist in chronic diseases, offers his assessment of the coronavirus, its symptoms,diagnosis and treatment options. He shares with Jim Zirin his e...
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Have We Seen The End Of Diplomacy? from 2020-03-09T21:30
Have We Seen The End Of Diplomacy? Former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns shares with Jim Zirin what the state of diplomacy is like in the Trump presidency.
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Is Assassination Now Our Policy? from 2020-03-02T21:30
Is Assassination Now Our Policy? Former Ambassador and Diplomat Frank G. Wisner discusses U.S. conflict with Iran on "Conversations With Jim Zirin."
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What's Up At The New MOMA? from 2020-02-24T21:30
In October 2019, the New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) reopened, expanding its space by 47,000 sq. ft,
and rebooting its curatorial approach to feature new artists, diverse in origin...
What Is Russia's Relationship With The United States? from 2020-02-04T12:56:38
In 2019, Vladimir Putin masterfully played a weak hand. He saw an opening: the U.S. was distracted by impeachment, NATO was in the doldrums, Britain was pointing inward with Brexit, and when we ...
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Is the Metropolitan Museum of Art Reinventing Itself? from 2020-01-27T17:14:34
Max Hollein is the new director of the encyclopedic Metropolitan Museum of Art. He took the job with a reputation for shaking things up. He tells Jim Zirin of the planned celebration of the Museum’...
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Has Trump Gutted Philanthropy's Optimism? from 2020-01-13T21:30
Stephen Heintz, CEO and President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, co-founded a back channel dialogue leading to a nuclear deal with Iran. He launched a bottom-up dialogue between Israelis and Pal...
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What Did The Knapp Commission Accomplish? from 2020-01-06T21:30
As we confront the 40th anniversary of the Knapp Commission and the days of Frank Serpico, two distinguished former police commissioners Raymond W. Kelly and Richard J. Condon reflect on the Commis...
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How Do We Fix Gender Bias? from 2019-12-16T21:30
Reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal, Joanne Lipman wrote a bestselling book "That’s What She Said." She tells Jim Zirin how she would overcome the unconscious gender bias in the Americ...
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Who Was Richard Holbrooke? from 2019-12-09T21:30
Richard Holbrooke was Clinton’s Ambassador to the UN. He opposed the Vietnam war early on. He helped end the war in Bosnia. But his character was deeply flawed. Holbrooke’s biographer George Packer...
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How Did Women Get The Right To Vote from 2019-12-02T21:30
Journalist Lynn Sherr tells Jim Zirin how women got the right to vote as we approach the anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
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Is the Art World All About Money? from 2019-11-11T21:30
Author Michael Shnayerson takes us inside the multi million dollar contemporary art world in his new book "Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art."
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How Hot Does It Get In The Hamptons? from 2019-11-04T21:30
Author Holly Peterson talks about her popular novel on "It's Hot In The Hamptons" -- A steamy novel about women to live and love in the Hamptons.
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What Gun Control Makes The Most Sense? from 2019-10-28T21:30
America tops the world in gun ownership. Many gun owners are criminals or have psychiatric problems. Assault weapons may be freely purchased with minimal background checks. Gun shop owner and NRA ...
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Does Roy Cohn Rule The Oval Office From The Grave? from 2019-10-21T21:30
Roy Cohn was an unscrupulous lawyer who knew how to beat the system. For 15 years Cohn was Trump’s lawyer, fixer and political mentor. Cohn’s cousin David Marcus shares the inside stories on Roy C...
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What Do Theater Directors Do? from 2019-08-13T21:30
With two smash hits on the boards, To Kill a Mockingbird and My Fair Lady, Tony award winning director Bart Sher is the “King of old Broadway.” He tells Jim Zirin that he approached both plays with...
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Does History Offer Hope in Tumultuous Times? from 2019-04-15T21:30
Bill vanden Heuvel has been in the trenches with spymaster “Wild Bill” Donovan; run for Congress against John Lindsay; marched with Martin Luther King; accomplished prison reform; and served as Jim...
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Does History Offer Hope in Tumultuous Times? from 2019-04-15T21:30
Bill vanden Heuvel has been in the trenches with spymaster “Wild Bill” Donovan; run for Congress against John Lindsay; marched with Martin Luther King; accomplished prison reform; and served as Jim...
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Has Trump’s Foreign Policy Served America Well? from 2019-04-08T09:30
Ours is a distressed planet it appears we can no longer manage or lead. Our traditional alliances are in tatters. Our relationship with China has worsened. The summit with North Korea has failed. ...
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Have We Come To Accept Fake News? from 2019-04-01T21:30
The term “fake news” is associated with Donald Trump, but it was with us long before he promised to “Make America Great Again.” Former Columbia School of Journalism Dean Nicholas Lemann Analyzes th...
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Is A Military Confrontation With China Inevitable? from 2019-03-25T21:30
From the Peloponnesian Wars to World War I, when a rising power challenges a dominant power, the result is often armed conflict. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd tells Jim Zirin that we ...
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Is Facebook Doing More Harm Than Good? from 2019-03-18T21:30
Over 2.5 billion subscribers enjoy Facebook. But, in the tech world that if the product is free you are the product. Roger McNamee, Author of the bestselling
Zucked-Waking Up to the Facebo...
Where Will Gloria Strike Next? from 2019-03-04T21:30
In a spectacular 40–year career, feminist attorney Gloria Allred has been an advocate for the victims of race or gender discrimination, and sexual harassment. Called the “master of the press confer...
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Are Diversity And Sex Corrupting Our Culture? from 2019-02-11T21:30
Heather MacDonald thinks outside the mainstream box. She sees many minority students mismatched with elite universities. She sees rape culture as a delusion, arguing women must take responsibility ...
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Can DNA Free Our Innocent Prisoners? from 2019-01-28T12:58:35
The Innocence Project, using DNA evidence, has exonerated 362 people in prison, including 20 on death row. Top-notch Innocence Project lawyer Nina Morrison, advocate for the accused, shares how DNA...
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Did Kim Play Trump In Singapore? from 2019-01-24T19:22:54
Did Kim Jong Un Play President Trump In Singapore? Former Ambassador Christopher Hill shares his insight on the meetings.
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Will The Next World War Be Fought In Cyberspace? from 2019-01-14T21:30
Many nations have just joined us in condemning China for
stealing technical secrets, including artificial intelligence.
Xi has said AI is a core technology that would transform his...
What Makes Arne Glimcher Tick? from 2018-12-11T21:30
Arne Glimcher founded a small Boston gallery in 1960, and built his esthetic dream into the billion dollar Pace Gallery in New York, a destination for the most important collectors, curators an...
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Do Art Critics Matter? from 2018-12-10T21:30
New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz rarely misses a gallery or museum opening. With a stroke of a pen, he can make or destroy a new artist. Known as the "people's critic" he shares his insigh...
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What Does Robert Mueller Have On Donald Trump? from 2018-12-03T09:56:06
Robert Muller has been silent, but the noose is tightening on Donald Trump. Muller's "witch hunt" has already resulted in two highly detailed indictments naming Russian Nationals in conspiracies t...
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Where Are The Legal Lions Of Yesteryear? from 2018-11-26T21:30
Bob Piggott’s fascination is New York’s legal landmarks, mainly
courthouses where the big cases went down. He finds in the City
few monuments to the great lawyers and judges who spr...
Who Will Control Congress in 2019? from 2018-11-15T09:29:36
Five months ago, pollster Doug Schoen predicted that Democrats
would flip the House of Representatives, and the GOP would retain
control of the Senate. Doug shares his predictions f...
Does Donald Trump Really Respect Women? from 2018-11-12T21:30
Donald Trump said, "there's nobody who has more respect for women than I do." From his three wives to Stormy, and Kristen, Trump’s record on women is flawed. Journalist Nina Burleigh, author of th...
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Does Donald Trump Really Respect Women? from 2018-11-12T21:30
Donald Trump said, "there's nobody who has more respect for women than I do." From his three wives to Stormy, and Kristen, Trump’s record on women is flawed. Journalist Nina Burleigh, author of th...
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Is Free Speech In Danger On College Campuses? from 2018-11-05T21:30
Should universities permit campus speech that is racist, sexist
or likely to promote violence? Princeton politics professor
Keith Whittington, tells Jim Zirin that free speech is an...
Why Does Ken Langone Love Capitalism from 2018-10-22T21:30
Ken Langone, Co-Founder of Home Depot and one of Forbe's wealthiest man in America shares his secrets of success in his new book "I Love Capitalism."
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Is Xi Jin Ping's Third Revolution Fizzling Into A Trade War? from 2018-10-01T21:30
Ix Xi Jinping's Third Revolution Fizzling Into Trade War? Author Liz Economy discusses the tense relationship between U.SA and China's relations. What does a trade war mean to Americans?
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Is a Sitting President Immune from Criminal Prosecution? from 2018-06-25T09:30
NYU Law Professor Samuel Issacharoff answers the question "Is a Sitting President Immune from Criminal Prosecution?".
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Is an “America First” Policy Contrary to American Interests? from 2018-06-18T09:30
Is an “America First” policy on trade contrary to American interests? Former Under Secretary of State Robert Hormats analyzes Trump's recent trade moves with Jim Zirin.
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Is There a Path to Peace Anywhere in the Middle East? from 2018-06-11T09:30
Middle East expert Elliott Abrams talks with Jim Zirin about the new controversial US Embassy in Jerusalem, rioting in Gaza, an aborted deal with Iran, and an intractable conflict in Syria.
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Will the House Flip in November? from 2018-06-04T21:30
Political analyst Doug Schoen gives Jim Zirin his predictions for the mid-term elections, and discusses the possibility of impeachment.
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Is There a “Lizard Wisdom” to Trump’s Foreign Policy? from 2018-05-21T21:30
Council on Foreign Relations director of studies James Lindsay talks with Jim Zirin about Trump's bull-in-a-china-shop techniques, and how other world leaders may react.
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Can We Fix Our Damaged Democracy? from 2018-05-14T09:30
Can We Fix Our Damaged Democracy? LBJ Domestic Adviser and Carter Cabinet Member Joseph A. Califano, Jr. tells Jim Zirin how we got here, and what changes need to be made.
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What Is It Like to Work in a War Zone? from 2018-05-07T09:30
In the tradition of iconic female war correspondents like Martha Gellhorn, journalist Janine di Giovanni spent the past 30 years risking her life to cover war zones in troubled areas of the world f...
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Is There Too Much Oversight at the NYPD? from 2018-04-30T09:30
As the city continues to see lower crime rates, New York Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill tells Jim Zirin of the NYPD’s renewed commitment to improve police-community relations and its relation...
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Are We in the Most Dangerous Period Since World War II? from 2018-04-23T09:30
Jim Zirin talks with Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass about the international problems the U.S. is facing, and whether they are of our own making.
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What Is the Case for Impeachment? from 2018-04-09T09:30
The "prediction professor," Allan Lichtman discusses his new book The Case for Impeachment, and why he believes President Trump will be impeached before the end of his first term.
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What is the Backstory on the Metropolitan Opera House? from 2018-04-02T21:30
Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb tells Jim Zirin of his new film "The Opera House," which documents the trials and triumphs of closing the opera’s old home in 1966, and constructing a ...
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Are We in a Foreign Policy Crisis of Our Own Making? from 2018-03-26T21:30
With a new Secretary of State in a depopulated and demoralized State Department, amongst many other issues, former State Department official Frank Wisner tell Jim Zirin there many be trouble ahead,...
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What Did Donald Trump Learn from Roy Cohn? from 2018-03-12T09:30
In 1978, writer Ken Auletta profiled for Esquire the pugnacious attorney Roy Cohn whom he called the "personification of evil." Donald Trump was a Cohn client and close friend. Ken Auletta tells Ji...
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Are We Close to Solving the Riddle of Hereditary Disease? from 2018-03-09T21:30
Rick Lifton, a physician and geneticist, is the 11th president of Rockefeller University, a research institution located on Manhattan’s East River. He tells Jim Zirin that Rockefeller is poised to ...
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What Will David Rubenstein Do Next? from 2018-03-05T09:00
A spectacularly successful entrepreneur, patriotic philanthropist, talk show host, and former public servant, David Rubenstein is a man for all seasons. He profiles his career with Jim Zirin, share...
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Is “The Post” Historically Accurate or Fake News? from 2018-02-26T21:30
Is the Oscar Nominated film “The Post” faithful to history in its account of The Washington Post’s Pentagon Papers Case? James Goodale, Fmr Vice Chair and General
Counsel of The New York ...
What’s to Be Done about Economic Inequality? from 2018-01-22T21:30
Jim's guest, Peter Georgescu, arrived in America as a refugee from Communist Romania and rose to become CEO of one of our largest advertising agencies. His book, Capitalists Arise, tells how CEOs m...
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What’s So Special About KentPresents? from 2018-01-08T21:30
Philanthropists Donna and Ben Rosen discuss KentPresents, an annual ideas festival they founded in 2015, which takes place over a three-day weekend in Kent, Connecticut. Speakers include Nobel Laur...
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Does it Matter Who Is the President’s Chief of Staff? from 2017-12-18T09:30
The White House Chief of Staff has little job security. He is unelected, unconfirmed and serves at the pleasure of the President. Chris Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers, tells Jim Zirin that a st...
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Are Facebook and Twitter Out of Control? from 2017-11-13T21:30
"Wired" Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson discusses the Russian Facebook and Twitter election abuses, and tells Jim Zirin that technological advances may have outpaced our ability to cope with them.
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Was Justice Scalia a Conservative, a Liberal or Both? from 2017-11-06T21:30
Justice Antonin Scalia was a rock-ribbed conservative by ideology, who used originalism and textualism approaches to craft his decisions. Judicial historian David Dorsen tells Jim Zirin that on cer...
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Is Trump Doing Enough to Cope with the Opioid Crisis? from 2017-10-30T20:30
To deal with the ever increasing death toll due to opioid overdose, Pres. Trump has now declared a “public health emergency." Dr. Andrew Kolodny of Brandeis tells Jim Zirin we need a massive coordi...
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Why is Linda Fairstein the "Queen of Suspense"? from 2017-10-23T21:30
In her latest mystery thriller Deadfall, former sex crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein takes us on a tour of NYC landmarks, as her heroine tracks down the assassins of the DA. She tells Jim Zirin ho...
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Does the Client Decide a Litigator’s Success? from 2017-10-09T09:30
Marty London had an extraordinary 50-year run as a New York trial lawyer with a spectacular success record that achieved the near impossible. He shares with Jim Zirin some of the fascinating trial ...
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Can President Trump Pardon Himself? from 2017-10-05T21:30
With Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller hot on the trail of Paul Manafort, Mike Flynn, and others close to Donald Trump, many wonder what would happen if Trump fires Mueller? NYU Law Professor Ryan ...
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Are the Scales of Justice Broken in America? from 2017-06-12T21:30
True justice cannot be administered in every case, but when something goes wrong in our system, the outcome can be horrific. Top lawyer and former prosecutor Joel Cohen, author of the blockbuster b...
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What Can the Left Do About Trump? from 2017-05-11T21:30
The year 2016 was an unmitigated disaster for progressives, liberals and Democrats. Not only did Trump take the White House, but Republicans took both houses of Congress, most statehouses, and most...
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