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Back to SearchBill McKibben: "Here Comes the Sun"
Episode 496
Michael Smerconish invites environmentalist and author Bill McKibben to the program to discuss McKibben's new book "Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilizati…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Jeffrey Selingo: "Dream School"
Episode 495
Together, Michael and Jeffrey unpack the myths of scarcity, the pitfalls of the Common App, and the immense pressure students face in today’s admissions arms race.
If you have a student in your life c…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
David Shimer: "Rigged"
Episode 494
Michael speaks with David Shimer, author of "Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference." Shimer traces a century of CIA and KGB election meddling, drawing parall…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Elie Honig: "When You Come At The King"
Episode 493
Michael welcomes back CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig to discuss his brand-new book "When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President from Nixon to T…
Published on 2 months ago
A conversation 18 years in the making: Richard Louv on "Last Child In The Woods"
Episode 492
Listen to Episode #340 from 2007
Richard Louv is co-founder of the Children & Nature Network.
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Published on 2 months ago
Kevin Flynn: "102 Minutes"
Episode 491
From the Spring of 2005, Michael's conversation with Kevin Flynn, co-author of "102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers." This is the dramatic and moving account …
Published on 2 months ago
Stephen Starring Grant: "Mailman"
Episode 490
When the pandemic hit, Stephen Grant — a married father of two recently diagnosed with cancer — lost his corporate job and urgently needed health insurance. So he became a rural mail carrier in Appal…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Jean Twenge: "10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World"
Episode 489
Listen here to Episode #27: Michael's 2017 conversation with Dr. Jean Twenge about "iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Un…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Barton Gellman: "Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State"
Episode 488
From the archives, Michael’s conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barton Gellman, on his book “Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State.” In 2013, Edward Snowden’s m…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Michael Bamberger: "The Man Who Heard Voices"
Episode 487
Michael's conversation with longtime sportswriter and bestselling author Michael Bamberger, author of "The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale." In his …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago