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Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro talks about the history of U.S. Supreme Court nominations and the confirmation battles that sometimes accompany them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
ListenEric Jay Dolin, Author, "A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author and 2020 Kirkus Book Prize finalist Eric Jay Dolin talks about the destruction caused by hurricanes throughout U.S. history and the science and technology being applied to deal with them tod...
ListenHarold Holzer, Author and Historian, Part Two from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author and historian Harold Holzer examines the relationship, often hostile, between the media and U.S. presidents going back to George Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
ListenRichard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the UK-based medical journal The Lancet, talks about the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to it by governments around the world. Learn more about your ad choic...
ListenPamela Constable, Former Bureau Chief of Afghanistan and Pakistan, The Washington Post from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Pamela Constable recently completed a lengthy tour as the Washington Post's Afghanistan/Pakistan bureau chief. She talks about her work, the people she's met, the issues she's covered, and conditio...
ListenHarold Holzer, Author and Historian from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author and historian Harold Holzer examines the relationship, often hostile, between the media and U.S. presidents going back to George Washington. During part one of our two-part interview with Mr...
ListenKatherine Gehl, Founder, Institute for Political Innovation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Katherine Gehl, founder of the Institute for Political Innovation, argues that our current political system is leading to voter disenchantment and an unhealthy level of partisanship, and suggests w...
ListenElaine Weiss, Author "The Woman's Hour" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Journalist and author Elaine Weiss discussed her book, "The Woman's Hour," about the lead-up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920, that granted wome...
ListenReihan Salam, President, Manhattan Institute from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Manhattan Institute president Reihan Salam discussed whether the COVID-19 pandemic and current civil unrest in the country will lead to people moving out of large U.S. cities, as was seen after the...
ListenChris Wallace, Author of "Countdown 1945" and Fox News Host from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace discusses his book, “Countdown 1945,” about the creation of the atomic bomb and President Truman’s thinking during the months leading up to its use on Hiroshima, Japan...
ListenRepresentative John Lewis (D-Georgia) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Representative John Lewis (D-Georgia) discussed his life and involvement in the civil rights movement, including the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, during which he was severely beate...
ListenJohn Burtka, Executive Director and Acting Editor, The American Conservative from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
John Burtka, executive director and acting editor of The American Conservative, talks about the special edition of the magazine which examines where American conservatism came from and where it is ...
ListenErin Geiger Smith, Voting in America from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Journalist Erin Geiger Smith talks about the history of voting in the United States and some of the issues surrounding voting today, including low voter turnout, voter suppression, and the reliabil...
ListenSiddhartha Mukherjee, U.S. Response to Covid-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Physician and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the medical science that is being used to combat it. Learn more about y...
ListenElena Conis, "Vaccine Nation" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talks about the development of the polio vaccine in the 1950s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenPeniel Joseph, Professor of History, University of Texas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of Texas history professor Peniel Joseph talks about the activism and converging ideologies of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., and the importance of their thinking on the fight fo...
ListenSteve Inskeep, host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” discussed his book, Imperfect Union, which chronicles John and Jessie Fremont and their exploration of the American West in the 19th century. Learn m...
ListenPeggy Wallace Kennedy, "The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter’s Journey to Reconciliation" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Peggy Wallace Kennedy talked about her segregationist father’s controversial career as the former four-term Alabama governor and presidential candidate, and his later political conversion after alm...
ListenMalcom Gladwell, "Talking to Strangers" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Malcolm Gladwell discussed his new book, Talking to Strangers, about how people make judgments, often inaccurately, about strangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenJeff Guinn, "The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison’s Ten-Year Road Trip" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Historian Jeff Guinn talked about his book The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison’s Ten-Year Road Trip, on the highly-publicized summer road trips taken by Henry Ford and Thomas E...
ListenSusannah Cahalan, Journalist, "The Great Pretender" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Journalist Susannah Cahalan talked about her book, The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness, about a 1973 experiment, led by Stanford psychologist David...
ListenCraig Fehrman, Journalist, "Author in Chief" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman analyzes American presidents through the lens of the books they’ve written. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLual Mayen, South Sudanese Refugee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lual Mayen recounted his journey from life as a South Sudanese refugee to a Washington, D.C.-based video game developer and CEO of his company Junub Games. He was gaining acclaim for his work on pe...
ListenJames Wallner, Historian and Professor at American University from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former U.S. Senate aide James Wallner, who currently researches and writes about Congress at the R Street Institute, joins us to talk about the role and power of Senate Majority Leaders throughout ...
ListenJames Wallner, Historian and Professor at American University from 2020-04-19T04:00
Former U.S. Senate aide James Wallner, who currently researches and writes about Congress at the R Street Institute, joins us to talk about the role and power of Senate Majority Leaders throughout ...
ListenJames Wallner, Historian and Professor at American University from 2020-04-19T04:00
Former U.S. Senate aide James Wallner, who currently researches and writes about Congress at the R Street Institute, joins us to talk about the role and power of Senate Majority Leaders throughout ...
ListenDr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 2020-04-05T05:00
We profile Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984 and a prominent member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Learn more about you...
ListenAmity Shlaes, Author and Economic Historian on U.S. Response to Crises from 2020-03-29T05:00
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation chair, author and economic historian Amity Shlaes joins us to talk about the history of U.S. government responses to economic crises, including the Great Dep...
ListenChristian McMillen, Author of "Pandemics: A Very Short Introduction" from 2020-03-22T05:00
Christian McMillen talks about the history of pandemics. He is the author of “Pandemics: A Very Short Introduction” and is a University of Virginia associate dean for social sciences. Learn more ab...
ListenSteve Inskeep, Author of "Imperfect Union" from 2020-03-15T05:00
NPR “Morning Edition” host Steve Inskeep discusses his book, “Imperfect Union,” which chronicles John and Jessie Fremont and their exploration of the American West in the 19th century. Learn more a...
ListenPeggy Wallace Kennedy, Author of "The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter's Journey to Reconciliation" from 2020-03-08T05:00
Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former 4-term Alabama governor and presidential candidate segregationist George Wallace, talks about her father’s controversial career and his later political con...
ListenCarl Cannon, Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics on Super Tuesday from 2020-03-01T05:00
Carl Cannon, Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics, discusses the history of Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenNotable Speakers of the House with Matthew Green from 2020-02-23T05:00
Matthew Green looks back over history&into our own time to talk about notable Speakers - including Henry Clay, Joe Cannon, Newt Gingrich, and current Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He is a Catholic Universi...
ListenCraig Fehrman, "Author in Chief" from 2020-02-16T05:00
Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman analyzes American presidents through the lens of the books they've written. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenQ&A with Lual Mayen from 2020-02-09T05:00
Lual Mayen recounts his journey from life as a South Sudanese refugee to a Washington, D.C.-based video game developer and CEO of his company Junub Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
ListenKathryn Sullivan, "Handprints on Hubble" from 2020-02-02T05:00
Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, talks about being part of NASA's first class of female astronauts and her participation in the launch and maintenance of the Hubble Spac...
ListenIowa Caucuses History from 2020-01-26T05:00
David Yepsen talks about the history of the "First-in-the-Nation" Iowa caucuses, which are held this year on February 3, 2020. Mr. Yepsen was the chief political writer for the Des Moines Register,...
ListenHistory of the New Hampshire Primary from 2020-01-19T05:00
Former [New Hampshire Union Leader] Publisher and now Editor-at-Large Joseph McQuaid talks about his state's presidential primary history. This year's primary is February 11, 2020.Learn more about ...
ListenHistory of Impeachment in the Senate from 2020-01-12T05:00
Historian emeritus of the U.S. Senate, Donald Ritchie, talks about the process and history of Senate impeachment trials, including those of Presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, a...
ListenDaniel Weiss, "In That Time" from 2020-01-05T05:00
Daniel Weiss, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, talks about the life of poet Michael O'Donnell, who went missing in action during the Vietnam War after the helicopter he was pilo...
ListenDr. Azra Raza, "The First Cell" from 2019-12-15T05:00
Dr. Azra Raza, professor of medicine and director of the MDS Center at Columbia University, takes a critical look at the way we have treated cancer in the United States since the early 1970s and di...
ListenHolly Jackson, "American Radicals" from 2019-12-08T05:00
University of Massachusetts professor Holly Jackson discusses her book, [American Radicals], about the people, inspired by the Founding Fathers, who worked to spread freedom and equality in the Uni...
ListenPresidential Press Coverage from 2019-12-01T05:00
The Newseum's Patty Rhule talks about how the press has covered American presidents over the course of our history. She is vice president of the museum's content and exhibit development.Learn more ...
ListenPresidential Nominating Process from 2019-11-24T05:00
Lara Brown of George Washington University discusses how the current presidential nominating system developed. She is the political management school director at George Washington University&author...
ListenA Reporter's View of Afghanistan, Pakistan&Iraq from 2019-11-17T05:00
Pamela Constable recently completed a lengthy tour as the [Washington Post]'s Afghanistan/Pakistan bureau chief. She talks about her work, the people she's met, the issues she's covered, and condit...
ListenSusannah Cahalan, "The Great Pretender" from 2019-11-10T05:00
Journalist Susannah Cahalan discusses her book, [The Great Pretender], about a 1973 experiment led by Stanford psychologist David Rosenhan that was conducted to test the legitimacy of psychiatric h...
ListenSupreme Court Chief Justices from 2019-11-03T04:00
Elizabeth Papez - a litigator and partner in the firm of Gibson Dunn, and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas -- discusses several hi...
ListenChris Arnade, "Dignity" from 2019-10-27T04:00
Former Wall Street trader turned photojournalist Chris Arnade discusses his book, [Dignity], in which he documents the plight of those living on the margins of society in America.Learn more about y...
ListenAlan Kraut from 2019-10-20T04:00
American University Distinguished Professor of History Alan Kraut looks back at our politics and policies over the past two plus centuries to see how they transformed the laws designed to manage im...
ListenJeff Guinn, "The Vagabonds" from 2019-10-09T04:00
Historian Jeff Guinn writes about the highly publicized summer road trips taken by Henry Ford and Thomas Edison between 1914-1925 in his book, [The Vagabonds].Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
ListenHistory of Tariffs from 2019-10-06T04:00
The Smithsonian Institution's Peter Liebhold discusses the history of tariffs in managing the U.S. economy. He is a work and industry curator at the National Museum of American History. Learn more ...
ListenJames Banner, "Presidential Misconduct" from 2019-09-29T04:00
Historian James Banner discusses his book, "Presidential Misconduct: From George Washington to Today" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHeritage Foundation President Kay Coles James from 2019-09-22T04:00
Kay Coles James about her life, career in government and politics, and her work as president of the Heritage Foundation think tank in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
ListenMalcolm Gladwell, "Talking to Strangers" from 2019-09-15T04:00
Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell discusses about his new book, [Talking to Strangers], about how we make judgments, often inaccurately, about people we don't know.Learn more about your ad choice...
ListenMargaret O'Mara, "The Code" from 2019-09-08T04:00
University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara discusses her book, [The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America], about the rise of Silicon Valley and the role that the federal...
ListenDavid McCullough from 2019-05-19T04:00
Historian David McCullough discusses his latest book, [The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West].Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
ListenDavid Maraniss from 2019-05-12T04:00
Journalist and author David Maraniss discusses his book, [A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father].Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHarold Holzer and Amity Shlaes from 2019-05-06T04:00
Harold Holzer and Amity Shlaes talk about C-SPAN's latest book, [The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best - and Worst - Chief Executives].Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
ListenDavid Brooks from 2019-04-28T04:00
New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses his book "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenQ&A with Senate Youth Program from 2019-04-21T04:00
High school students from the U.S. Senate Youth Program talk about their week in Washington and what they've learned from the experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSusan Page from 2019-04-15T04:00
USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses her book, [The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty].Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenDoug Brinkley from 2019-04-07T04:00
Historian Douglas Brinkley talks about his book, "American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenJoan Buskupic from 2019-03-31T06:00
Supreme Court reporter Joan Biskupic discusses her biography of Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Robert Caro from 2019-03-24T05:00
Author and LBJ biographer Robert Caro discusses his book, [Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing].
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Matthew Hoh from 2019-03-17T05:00
Iraq War veteran and former State Department official Matthew Hoh talks about his article, "Time for Peace in Afghanistan and an End to the Lies."
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Amy Greenberg from 2019-03-10T06:00
Penn State history professor Amy Greenberg discusses her book [Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk].
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Eileen Rivers from 2019-03-03T06:00
U.S. Army veteran Eileen Rivers talks about her book "Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan."
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Elizabeth Samet from 2019-02-24T06:00
West Point English professor Elizabeth Samet discusses her annotated edition of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs.
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Monica Norton from 2019-02-17T06:00
Monica Norton, Washington Post deputy local editor, talks about James Baldwin's "If Beale Street Could Talk" and the impact the book had on her as a teenager.
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Jackie Speier from 2018-11-18T06:00
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) talks about her memoir, [Undaunted: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back].
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Joanne Freeman from 2018-10-07T06:00
Yale University historian Joanne Freeman discusses her book, "The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War."
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Jeffrey Engel from 2018-09-30T06:00
Southern Methodist University's Jeffrey Engel discusses his book, [When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War].
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Grace Kennan Warnecke from 2018-07-22T06:00
Grace Kennan Warnecke, daughter of American diplomat George Kennan, discusses her memoir, [Daughter of the Cold War]."
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Michio Kaku from 2018-04-08T06:00
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku talks about his book, [The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth].
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Kate Bowler from 2018-02-25T06:00
Prosperity gospel scholar, Kate Bowler, discusses her memoir, [Everything Happens for a Reason], in which she reflects on being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at the age of 35.
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Doug Mills from 2018-02-11T06:00
New York Times staff photographer Doug Mills talks about some of the photos he took during the 2016 presidential race and discusses what it's like to cover President Trump.
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Caitriona Perry from 2018-01-28T06:00
Caitriona Perry, former Washington correspondent for RTE, Ireland's public service broadcaster, talks about her book, [In America], which chronicles her encounters with Trump supporters during the ...
ListenDaryl Davis from 2017-11-19T06:00
Musician and author Daryl Davis talks about his efforts over the past 30 years to befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan to try to understand their hatred and to convince them that they are wrong.
Allison Stanger from 2017-10-29T05:00
Allison Stanger, professor of international politics and economics at Middlebury College in Vermont, talks about students' reaction to the appearance of author Charles Murray on Campus last March. ...
ListenManal Al-Sharif from 2017-07-16T06:00
Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Manal Al-Sharif talks about her book, [Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening].
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Pat Buchanan from 2017-07-02T06:00
Columnist and political commentator Pat Buchanan, who served as a speechwriter and senior adviser to President Nixon, discusses his book, [Nixon's White House Wars].
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Q&A with Mark Cheathem from 2017-05-14T06:00
Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem discusses his book, [Andrew Jackson, Southerner], and talks about the comparisons made between President Jackson and President Trump.
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Q&A with Heather McGhee from 2017-02-05T06:00
Heather McGhee, president of Demos, talks about an August 2016 appearance on Washington Journal and how a call from a white man in North Carolina, who said he was prejudiced, started a conversation...
ListenQ&A with Benjamin Ginsberg from 2017-01-22T06:00
Johns Hopkins University political science professor Benjamin Ginsberg discusses his book, [What Washington Gets Wrong: The Unelected Officials Who Actually Run the Government and Their Misconcepti...
ListenQ&A with Robert Strauss from 2016-12-18T06:00
Robert Strauss discusses his book, [Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents].
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Q&A with Candice Millard from 2016-11-06T05:00
Historian Candice Millard discusses her book, [Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill].
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Q&A with Corey Pegues from 2016-07-17T06:00
Former New York Police Department Deputy Inspector Corey Pegues discusses his book, [Once a Cop: The Street, the Law, Two Worlds, One Man], about his experiences in law enforcement.
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Q&A with Michael Ramirez from 2016-01-03T06:00
Editorial cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Ramirez talks about his career and his book, [Give Me Liberty or Give Me Obamacare].
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Q&A with Edmund Morris from 2014-08-10T06:00
Author Edmund Morris discusses his most recent book [This Living Hand: and Other Essays], his upcoming book on Thomas Edison, his career as a biographer of presidents and other notable figures, and...
ListenQ&A with Robert Dallek from 2014-02-02T06:00
Author Robert Dallek talks about his recently released historical narrative, "Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House." Dallek describes his book as taking an inside look at the brain trust...
ListenQ&A with Amity Shlaes from 2013-02-10T06:00
Bloomberg correspondent and author Amity Shlaes talks about her biography of President Calvin Coolidge, [Coolidge], in which she traces the life of the president from his early days through his pre...
ListenQ&A with John Paul Stevens from 2011-10-09T06:00
Former Justice John Paul Stevens discusses his memoir detailing the workings of the Supreme Court, including his personal views of and interactions with the five most recent chief justices.
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Q&A with John Doar from 2009-01-25T06:00
John Doar, former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, talked about his involvement in several major civil rights events during the 1960s.
Q&A with William Seale from 2008-12-15T06:00
In this 2008 interview from C-SPAN's Q&A series, the late historian and author William Seale discusses the history of the White House and its residents.
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