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Back to SearchDavid Litt: "Thanks, Obama"
Episode 209
Michael's conversation with former presidential speechwriter David Litt, on his book "Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years." Original a…
3 years, 2 months ago
Keith Payne: "The Broken Ladder"
Episode 208
Michael's conversation with UNC Chapel Hill Professor of Psychology Keith Payne, author of "The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Thin…
3 years, 2 months ago
Elie Honig: "Untouchable"
Episode 207
National bestselling author Elie Honig (author of 'Hatchet Man', listen to Episode 7 for that conversation) is back with "Untouchable: How Powerful P…
3 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Robert Waldinger: "The Good Life"
Episode 206
Time to create a more meaningful and satisfying life: Michael talks with Harvard University's Dr. Robert Waldinger, co-author (with Dr. Marc Schulz) …
3 years, 2 months ago
Charlie Brandt: "I Heard You Paint Houses"
Episode 205
When "The Irishman" hit theatres, Michael caught up with the author of the book that the movie is based on, Charlie Brandt, "I Heard You Paint Houses…
3 years, 2 months ago
Jack Goldsmith: "In Hoffa's Shadow"
Episode 204
Jimmy Hoffa's associate Chuckie O'Brien's stepson, Jack Goldsmith, tells the moving story of reuniting with his stepfather, and many others, in "In H…
3 years, 2 months ago
Chris Whipple: "The Fight Of His Life"
Episode 203
Amid Chief of Staff Ron Klain leaving the White House and President Biden deciding on a 2024 reelection run, Michael welcomes Chris Whipple, author o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Matt Katz: "American Governor"
Episode 202
Remember "Bridgegate" and Former NJ Governor Chris Christie's 2016 presidential campaign? Matt Katz was the reporter who had the inside story - hear …
3 years, 2 months ago
George Mitchell: "The Negotiator"
Episode 201
Michael's conversation with former Senator George Mitchell of Maine, author of "The Negotiator: A Memoir." Original air date 14 May 2015. The book wa…
3 years, 2 months ago
Keith Ellison: "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
Episode 200
Michael's conversation with then-Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) on his book "My Country, 'Tis of Thee: My Faith, My Family, Our Future." Since 2019…
3 years, 2 months ago