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Back to SearchKevin Hines: "Cracked, Not Broken"
Episode 472
Kevin Hines attempted suicide in 2000 in San Francisco and fortunately lived to tell about it, and wrote a powerful memoir in 2013. In 2016, there was a string of suicides on the University of Pennsy…
Published on 2 months ago
David Litt: "It's Only Drowning"
Episode 471
Surfing, politics, and...finding common ground! Michael is joined by former Obama speechwriter and author David Litt to discuss his new book "It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Sophie Gilbert: "Girl on Girl"
Episode 470
Michael Smerconish is joined by Atlantic staff writer Sophie Gilbert to discuss her new book, "Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves." Together, they explore t…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Seymour Hersh: "Reporter"
Episode 469
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author and preeminent investigative journalist of our time—a heartfelt, hugely revealing memoir of a decades-long career breaking some of the most impact…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
David Soucie: "Why Planes Crash"
Episode 468
There is one reason why planes crash. Michael asks the question to David Soucie in this conversation about his book "Why Planes Crash: An Accident Investigator's Fight for Safe Skies." This interview…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Marcus Luttrell: "Lone Survivor"
Episode 467
Follow along a Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan in this true story of survival and difficult choices.
On a clear night in late June 2…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Walter Isaacson: "Einstein"
Episode 466
In 2007, Michael welcomed bestselling author Walter Isaacson to talk about "Einstein: His Life and Universe." Listen to the author of the acclaimed bestseller "Benjamin Franklin" discuss the first fu…
Published on 3 months ago
Dawn Staley: "Uncommon Favor"
Episode 465
An inspiring conversation between Michael and Dawn Staley about her book "Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three." A three-time Olympic gol…
Published on 3 months ago
Jocelyne & Monique Lamoureux: "Dare To Make History"
Episode 464
The Lamoureux twins—Olympic gold medalists on the historic 2018 US women’s ice hockey team—tell their story of grit and determination, from youth hockey dominated by boys to the big business of elite…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Bill Clinton & James Patterson: "The First Gentleman"
Episode 463
America has a powerful new president... And her husband's on trial for murder. Former President Bill Clinton and bestselling author James Patterson are back with another thriller: The First Gentlemen…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago