Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMark Halperin: "How To Beat Trump"
Episode 399
Looking back at the 2020 presidential campaign, listen to his conversation Michael had with political analyst Mark Halperin, author of "How To Beat T…
1 year, 8 months ago
Annie Jacobsen: "Nuclear War"
Episode 398
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the tri…
1 year, 8 months ago
David Maraniss: "Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World"
Episode 397
An account of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome reveals the competition's unexpected influence on the modern world, in a narrative synopsis that pays …
1 year, 8 months ago
William J. Kole: "The Big 100"
Episode 396
Journalist William J. Kole, reluctant but newly minted member of AARP, explores the looming era of super-aging—incredibly longer lifespans overall, a…
1 year, 8 months ago
Nelson DeMille: "Wild Fire"
Episode 395
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille comes a suspenseful new novel featuring Detective John Corey and an all-too-plausible conspi…
1 year, 8 months ago
Amy Chozik: "Chasing Hillary"
Episode 394
The dishy, rollicking, and deeply personal story of what really happened in the 2016 election, as seen through the eyes of the New York Times reporte…
1 year, 8 months ago
Joan Williams: "White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America"
Episode 393
Michael is joined by Joan Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law and Hastings Foundation Chair at University of California, in a chat about her boo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Amy Chua: "Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations"
Episode 392
Michael invites lawyer and writer Amy Chua to join him in a conversation about Chua's thought-provoking book "Political Tribes: Group Instinct and th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Adam Buckman: "Jerk: How I Wasted My Life Watching Television"
Episode 391
Listen to Michael chat with author Adam Buckman in a conversation about his book "Jerk: How I Wasted My Life Watching Television." Original air date …
1 year, 9 months ago
Yair Zivan: "The Centre Must Hold"
Episode 390
Division in society. The spread of misinformation. The rise of extremism. Centrism holds the answers. Listen to Michael's conversation with Yair Ziva…
1 year, 9 months ago