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Rep. James Clyburn on “The First Eight” and the Rise of Black Political Leadership
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) talks about eight Black representatives from South Carolina who served in Congress during the Reconstruction Era. The eight included Joseph Rainey, the first Black politicia…
Published on 7 hours ago
Stewart McLaurin on The People’s House Miscellany: Stories from the White House
White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin, author of "The People's House Miscellany," talks about the history of the White House and White House-related trivia. He also discusses …
Published on 1 week ago
Boyce Upholt on The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi
Journalist Boyce Upholt talks about the history and geography of the Mississippi River and human attempts to control it going back to the Founding Era. He discusses how government-built levees, dikes…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Media Mogul Barry Diller on His Life and Career in Television and Hollywood
In his memoir, "Who Knew," media mogul Barry Diller talks about his career in television and Hollywood, and about his personal life and longtime relationship with fashion designer Diane von Furstenbe…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Jill Dougherty — My Russia: War or Peace and a Life Covering the Kremlin
Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty discusses her life-long interest in Russia, which she first visited in 1969 as an exchange student. A fluent Russian speaker, she spent 10 years covering…
Published on 4 weeks ago
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 service to scholarship. From 2003-2008, Professor Eva…
Published on 1 month ago
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, aren’t widely known by conservatives. In his book "1…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
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 social media platform, TikTok. In April 2024, Congr…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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 comply with a subpoena from the House January 6t…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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 while simultaneously raising five children. As she…
Published on 2 months ago