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Back to Search#1669 A Conversation About Political Violence in America
In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, Clay asked his good friend Beau Breslin of Skidmore College to join him in a conversation about political violence in America. Political…
Published on 4 hours ago
Bittersweet Homecoming
Clay talks about his 2025 trek across America in his 23-foot Airstream following the Lewis and Clark trail. Clay discusses RV life and provides a sense of what a day in the life of an RV drifter is l…
Published on 1 week ago
Lunch With America’s Leading Steinbeck Scholar
Clay and his friend Russ Eagle interview Robert DeMott, one of the greatest living Steinbeck scholars, at his fishing cabin on the Madison River, south of Bozeman, Montana. DeMott is the author of th…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Ten Books on the American Revolution
Frequent guest, Lindsay Chervinsky, makes a late summer appearance to discuss Ten Books on the American Revolution. Ken Burns recently said the American Revolution was the most important event since …
Published on 3 weeks ago
Jefferson and Madison on Vacation
Clay's conversation with historian Louis Masur about his new book A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, & the Forging of a Friendship. In 1791, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison went on a monthlong t…
Published on 4 weeks ago
The Rivers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Clay and his good friend Russ Eagle discuss the rivers Lewis and Clark traveled from Pittsburgh to the Pacific Ocean, including the Ohio, the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Clearwater, the Snake, and…
Published on 1 month ago
Presidential Finances
Clay interviews Megan Gorman, the author of the excellent new book, All the President’s Money: How the Men who Governed America Governed their Money. Gorman is a nationally respected money manager fo…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Clay’s conversation with Claire Martin, who hiked the entire Pacific Crest Trail in 2020, more than 2,400 miles through some of the most rugged landscapes in America. Claire was a 2018 graduate of Th…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
#1661 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a New Constitution for the United States
Frequent guest Beau Breslin of Skidmore College and one of his prize students, Prairie Gunnels, talk about a capstone project for Beau’s Introduction to American Politics Course, in which students us…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ten Things: The Real Patrick Henry (Live)
Clay’s conversation with popular guest Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky on Patrick Henry. Henry began his life as a shopkeeper but rose to become the governor of Virginia and one of the handful of most essenti…
Published on 2 months ago