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President Obama’s Chief Pollster, Joel Benenson: On What He’s Watching Most Closely Now and What the Path Forward is for Republicans and Democrats (#14)
Season 1 Episode 14
Find out the 3 keys to success for campaigns; who has the best polls (Fox News); what the biggest shifts in the electorate are; what he's watching mo…
5 years, 9 months ago
President of Pew Research Center, Michael Dimock: On the Attitudes and Trends Shaping America Today (#13)
Season 1 Episode 13
Find out how what America is looking for in a leader has changed. In addition, not only are there doubts about the mechanics and logistics of the U.S…
5 years, 9 months ago
Yale Professor, Amy Chua: On How Group Identity and a Failure to Realize Its Importance Has Caused the Rise of Partisanship and the Failure of U.S. Foreign Policy (#12)
Season 1 Episode 12
Find out how group identity has caused bitter partisanship in the U.S. and the failure of U.S. policies in Vietnam and other countries, from an origi…
5 years, 9 months ago
Former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul: What Vladimir Putin Is Really Like and What He Wants Now (#11)
Season 1 Episode 11
Get an inside account from former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, who’s known Putin for nearly 30 years, on what Vladimir Putin is really like,…
5 years, 9 months ago
Harvard Professor, Alex Keyssar: On What Could Go Wrong With Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election and When Congress Picks the President (#10)
Season 1 Episode 10
Find out why Americans don’t elect a president by popular vote, how the U.S. ended up with the convoluted system of voting it has today, and why it’s…
5 years, 10 months ago
Former Ambassador to Israel and Egypt, Dan Kurtzer: An Inside Perspective on Israel and the Middle East (#9)
Season 1 Episode 9
Find out from former ambassador to both Israel and Egypt, Dan Kurtzer, why Bahrain and the UAE really signed agreements with Israel, the surprising r…
5 years, 10 months ago
MIT Professor, Andrew McAfee: On Prospering From Fewer Resources & Getting More From Less (#8)
Season 1 Episode 8
Most people believe that taking better care of the planet means reducing consumption, learning to share and reuse, and restraining growth. Is that ar…
5 years, 10 months ago
Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt: On AI, Tech, COVID-19, and Making the World A Better Place (#7)
Season 1 Episode 7
Find out how former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sees the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and tech. As leader of NY Governor Cuomo's COVID-19 task …
5 years, 10 months ago
Former Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff: On National Security Issues Today (#6)
Season 1 Episode 6
Michael Chertoff, a former Secretary of Homeland Security, federal prosector, judge and Assistant U.S. Attorney General, provides a unique perspectiv…
5 years, 11 months ago
Founder of Khan Academy, Sal Khan: On Scaling to One Billion Students (#5)
Season 1 Episode 5
Find out how the founder of Khan Academy built the world’s largest online learning platform, what he is doing now, and how he is reimagining educatio…
5 years, 11 months ago