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Season 1 Episode 9
It was the most watched, the most bitter and the most partisan US Supreme Court confirmation process in more than 25 years. Elise and Steve explain w…
7 years, 4 months ago
Words Matter Library: Thomas E. Ricks’ “Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom”
Season 1
Elise and Steve put Tom Ricks’ “Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom” into the Words Matter Library.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Tom Ricks pr…
7 years, 4 months ago
Steve Kornacki, author of “The Red and The Blue" - Words Matter Interview
Season 1 Episode 8
Description: The 1990s saw the birth of modern political tribalism. Steve Kornacki’s important new book, “The Red and The Blue,” explores the battles…
7 years, 4 months ago
Words Matter Library: Steve Kornacki’s "The Red and The Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism."
Season 1
In a new segment we put Steve Kornacki’s The Red and The Blue in the the Words Matter Library brought to you by Audible.
Today, America is deeply div…
7 years, 5 months ago
Preet Bharara: LIVE from the 92nd Street Y - Words Matter Interview
Season 1 Episode 7
LIVE from the 92nd Street Y. In their first interview in front of an audience - Elise and Steve talk with former US Attorney for the Southern Distric…
7 years, 5 months ago
US Senate candidate Mike Espy - Words Matter Interview
Season 1 Episode 6
Elise and fellow native, Professor Eddie Glaude, are back home in Mississippi and interview U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy. They’ll talk trade, tari…
7 years, 5 months ago
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson - Words Matter Interview
Season 1 Episode 5
Elise talks with Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson about the 17th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Secretary Johnson reflects …
7 years, 5 months ago
The Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain
Season 1 Episode 4
John McCain was a decorated war hero, a maverick Senator and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee. He lived by a set of values and principles tha…
7 years, 6 months ago
Tim O’Brien, author of "TrumpNation" - Words Matter Interview
Season 1 Episode 3
Elise and Steve talk to "TrumpNation" author Tim O’Brien about how he beat Donald Trump in a $5 billion lawsuit. Tim talks about what it's like to wa…
7 years, 6 months ago
Omarosa and "All the best people" - Elise's Final Word
Season 1
Donald Trump promised that he would hire "all the best people" for his Administration. Elise explains how Trump's attacks on Omarosa expose his twist…
7 years, 6 months ago