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Back to SearchSherrod Brown: "Desk 88"
Episode 439
Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Ohio’s Sherrod Brown has sat on the Senate floor at a mahogany desk with a proud history. In "Desk 88:…
1 year, 1 month ago
Yoni Appelbaum: "Stuck"
Episode 438
Yoni Appelbaum is a deputy executive editor of The Atlantic and a social and cultural historian of the United States. Before joining The Atlantic, he…
1 year, 1 month ago
Edward Fishman: "Chokepoints"
Episode 437
The epic story of how America turned the world economy into a weapon, upending decades of globalization to take on a new authoritarian axis—Russia, C…
1 year, 2 months ago
Craig Fehrman: "Author in Chief"
Episode 436
In Craig Fehrman’s groundbreaking work of history, "Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote" opens a rich new wi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Nicholas Carr: "Superbloom"
Episode 435
Michael welcomes Nicholas Carr, author of "Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart," a bracing exploration of how social media has w…
1 year, 2 months ago
Fredrik Nystrom: "Lighten the load on your shoulders"
Episode 434
He doesn't believe in diets, and says we should exercise less. Meet Dr. Fredrik Nystrom, professor of medicine at Linkoping University in Sweden. He …
1 year, 2 months ago
Tim Harford: "The Data Detective"
Episode 433
Michael talks with Tim Harford, author of "The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics." Today we think statistics are the enemy, …
1 year, 2 months ago
Brad Meltzer: "The JFK Conspiracy"
Episode 432
From the New York Times bestselling authors of "The Nazi Conspiracy" and "The Lincoln Conspiracy" comes a true, little-known story about the first as…
1 year, 2 months ago
Adam Grant: "Think Again"
Episode 431
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people's minds--and our own. Listen to him discuss "Think Again: The Power of Kn…
1 year, 2 months ago
Jesse Ventura: "Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!"
Episode 430
Jesse Ventura has had many lives as a Navy SEAL, a star of pro wrestling, an actor, and as governor of Minnesota. Listen to Michael's 2008 conversati…
1 year, 3 months ago