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Rep. Jim Clyburn tells the cautionary tale of ‘The First Eight’
Rep. James Clyburn joins Margaret Hoover to talk about “The First Eight,” his recent book about the eight Black South Carolinians who served in Congr…
9 months ago
Elliott Abrams makes the case for a democratic Venezuela
Elliott Abrams, who was U.S. special representative for Venezuela in President Trump’s first term, responds to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicol…
9 months, 1 week ago
Bari Weiss on the ‘perfect storm’ fueling antisemitism in America
In a 2020 interview, journalist Bari Weiss discusses the rise of antisemitism on the right and left and her book, “How to Fight Anti-Semitism.” Weiss…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Rob Reiner’s 2019 warning about the fate of American democracy
Rob Reiner talked to Margaret Hoover in 2019 about politics, activism, and his concerns for America’s future. Following the death of Reiner and his w…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on Trump’s second-term National Security Strategy
Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Margaret Hoover to talk about President Trump’s new National Security Strategy and how his second term foreign poli…
10 months ago
Assessing William F. Buckley Jr.’s legacy with biographer Sam Tanenhaus
One hundred years after William F. Buckley Jr.’s birth, Margaret Hoover sits down with biographer Sam Tanenhaus to reflect on the original “Firing Li…
10 months, 1 week ago
Robert George and Cornel West: Revisiting a conversation with an ideological odd couple
Conservative Robert George and progressive Cornel West talk to Margaret Hoover about their long-standing friendship that bridges their ideological di…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus on the rise of the creator economy
Dave Wiskus, founder and CEO of the streaming service Nebula, sits down with Margaret Hoover to talk about the rise of the creator economy, the decli…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on ‘The American Revolution’
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein sit down with Margaret Hoover to discuss their latest project, “The American Revolution,” ahead of its premie…
11 months ago
Andrew Ross Sorkin on the 1929 crash, the Depression, and Herbert Hoover’s legacy
Financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin sits down with Margaret Hoover to talk about his new book, “1929,” and what the lessons of the Great Depressi…
11 months, 1 week ago