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Intriguing hour-long conversations with people who are making things happen. Hosted by Peter Slen. New episodes every Sunday evening. From the network that brings you "Washington Today" and "Lectures in History" podcasts.
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FEED DROP BOOKNOTES+: Richard J. Evans, "Hitler's People"
Sir Richard J. Evans has been writing about Germany and Adolf Hitler for his entire professional life. He was knighted in Britain in 2012 for his serv...
Christopher Scalia, "13 Novels Conservative Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read)"
Critic and opinion writer Christopher Scalia, son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, recommends 13 novels with conservative themes that, he says, are...
Every Screen on the Planet: Emily Baker-White on the Future of Technology and Society
Last week, President Trump announced that a deal had been reached between the U.S. government and China regarding the control of the widely popular so...
Peter Navarro Reflects on Politics, Prison, and the Trump Presidency
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro went to prison in 2024 after being found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to...
Ann Butler, "Wife, Mother, Spy" - Women, Espionage, and the CIA
Ann Butler was a CIA spy for 25+ years. She donned disguises, used false names, and learned how to evade surveillance. She did this clandestine work w...
John Malone, "Born to Be Wired"
Liberty Media chairman and cable TV pioneer John Malone, author of "Born to Be Wired," discusses his life and entrepreneurship. Mr. Malone's many busi...
Jason Riley, "The Affirmative Action Myth"
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley, author of "The Affirmative Action Myth," argues that the racial preference policies of the 1960s and 70s ha...
Syndicated Columnist George Will on His Life & Career
Author and writer George Will, whose nationally syndicated column has been running since 1974, discusses his life and career in the opinion business....
Jane McManus, "The Fast Track"
Sports journalist and academic Jane McManus, author of "The Fast Track," discusses the rise in popularity of women's sports since the early 1970s and...
Lee Hawkins, "I Am Nobody's Slave"
Journalist and musician Lee Hawkins, author of "I Am Nobody's Slave," talks about the impact that slavery and Jim Crow have had on his family through...
Nicole Kobie, "The Long History of the Future"
Technology reporter Nicole Kobie, author of "The Long History of the Future," talks about how technology evolves and discusses why many predicted tech...
Cornel West & Robert George, "Truth Matters"
Progressive professor Cornel West and conservative professor Robert George talk about their decades-long friendship and teaching together at Princeton...
Presidential Legacies
David Kramer (G.W. Bush Institute), Stephanie Streett (Clinton Foundation), Alice Yates (George & Barbara Bush Foundation), and Mark Updegrove (LBJ Fo...
Dr. Robert Malone, "PsyWar"
Dr. Robert Malone, recently appointed to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, talks about his book "PsyWar," in which he argues tha...
Rosie Rios, America250 Commission Chair
July 4, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In 2016, Congress established the America250 Commission t...
Jonathan Turley, "The Indispensable Right"
George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley discusses the history of free speech in America and the people who advanced it. He a...
Peniel Joseph, "Freedom Season"
University of Texas at Austin history professor Peniel Joseph, author of "Freedom Season," talks about the pivotal events of 1963 that impacted the Ci...
Mark Whitaker, "The Afterlife of Malcolm X"
Former Newsweek editor and managing editor of CNN Worldwide, Mark Whitaker, discusses the life and legacy of the Black nationalist leader Malcolm X, w...
Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK Co-Founder
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the pro-peace, feminist grassroots organization CODEPINK, talks about her life as an activist and CODEPINK's current cam...
Jason Riley, "The Affirmative Action Myth"
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley, author of "The Affirmative Action Myth," argues that the racial preference policies of the 1960s and 70s ha...
Rick Steves, "On the Hippie Trail"
Travel writer Rick Steves talks about his 1978 journey along the "Hippie Trail" and the 60,000-word journal he kept of the trip which he recently publ...
Christopher Cox, "Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn"
Former U.S. Congressman Christopher Cox (R-CA), author of "Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn," takes a critical look at the 28th President of the Un...
John Kasich, "Heaven Help Us"
Former Ohio governor John Kasich (R) talks about the good work done by religious institutions and people of faith in the United States. In his book "H...
Kathleen deLaski, "Who Needs College Anymore?"
Education Design Lab founder Kathleen deLaski, author of "Who Needs College Anymore?," questions if the U.S. higher education system, with its skyrock...
Jane McManus, "The Fast Track"
Sports journalist and academic Jane McManus, author of "The Fast Track," discusses the rise in popularity of women's sports since the early 1970s and...
Nicole Kobie, "The Long History of the Future"
Technology reporter Nicole Kobie, author of "The Long History of the Future," talks about how technology evolves and discusses why many predicted tech...
Rick Steves, "On the Hippie Trail"
Travel writer Rick Steves talks about his 1978 journey along the "Hippie Trail" and the 60,000-word journal he kept of the trip which he recently publ...
Lee Hawkins, "I Am Nobody's Slave"
Journalist and musician Lee Hawkins, author of "I Am Nobody's Slave," talks about the impact that slavery and Jim Crow have had on his family through...
Syndicated Columnist George Will on His Life & Career
Author and writer George Will, whose nationally syndicated column has been running since 1974, discusses his life and career in the opinion business....
Loretta Ross, "Calling In"
Activist and professor Loretta Ross, author of "Calling In," discusses the excesses of cancel culture and the need for a more inclusive way to hold pe...
Meryl Gordon, "The Woman Who Knew Everyone"
New York University journalism professor Meryl Gordon, author of "The Woman Who Knew Everyone," talks about the life of socialite and Democratic fundr...
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), "All the President's Money"
House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY), author of "All the President's Money," talks about his committee's 15-month investigation...
Tara Roberts, "Written in the Waters"
National Geographic explorer Tara Roberts travels the world documenting underwater wrecks of some of the 12,000 slave ships that operated during the A...
Louis Ferrante, "Borgata: Clash of Titans" PART 2
Former mafia associate Louis Ferrante talks about "Borgata: Clash of Titans," volume two of his history of the American mafia that covers the years 19...
Louis Ferrante, "Borgata: Clash of Titans" PART 1
Former mafia associate Louis Ferrante talks about "Borgata: Clash of Titans," volume two of his history of the American mafia that covers the years 19...
Reginald Dwayne Betts on Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Reginald Dwayne Betts originally read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail" – King's defense of the use of nonviolent civil diso...
Judge Frederic Block, "A Second Chance"
U.S. District Court judge Frederic Block (Eastern District of New York) talks about the application of the 2018 First Step Act, under which federal pr...
Nigel Hamilton, "Lincoln vs. Davis" PART 2
Military historian and presidential biographer Nigel Hamilton talks about the military face-off between two American presidents – Abraham Lincoln and...
Nigel Hamilton, "Lincoln vs. Davis" PART 1
Military historian and presidential biographer Nigel Hamilton talks about the military face-off between two American presidents – Abraham Lincoln and...
Sharon McMahon, "The Small and the Mighty"
Former high school government teacher and host of the "Here's Where It Gets Interesting" podcast, Sharon McMahon, author of "The Small and the Mighty,...