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QA: Sebastian Thrun, AI Pioneer & Tech Entrepreneur
Tech entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun talks about his work in Silicon Valley and the future of artificial intelligence. Thrun, formerly a vice president …
2 years, 3 months ago
AW: Ijeoma Oluo, "Be a Revolution"
Writer Ijeoma Oluo looked at how everyday Americans are fighting oppression in our systems and institutions to bring about change in communities. She…
2 years, 3 months ago
AB: Mary Beth Tinker on Book Bans & Free Speech
Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker discussed Iowa's state law on "age-appropriate" books in public school libraries. About Books also reported on …
2 years, 3 months ago
BN: H.W. Brands, "Founding Partisans"
Henry William Brands Jr. has written close to 40 books in the past 36 years. The Portland, Oregon, native is a professor of history at the University…
2 years, 4 months ago
QA: Betty Koed, "Scenes"
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Retired U.S. Senate Historian Betty Koed shares stories from her book "Scenes: People, Places and Events That Shaped the United Sta…
2 years, 4 months ago
AW: Donald McNeil, "The Wisdom of Plagues - Lessons from 25 Years of Covering Pandemics"
Journalist Donald McNeil spoke about what he's learned from covering pandemics for 25 years for the New York Times. He was interviewed by Science Ma…
2 years, 4 months ago
BN: Ep 150 Nigel Hamilton, "FDR at War" Trilogy
When Nigel Hamilton was a student at Cambridge University in Great Britain, he stayed for a brief time with Winston and Lady Churchill at their home …
2 years, 4 months ago
AW: David Stockman, "Trump's War on Capitalism"
Reagan OMB director David Stockman argued that the economic policies of the Trump administration were a failure. He was interviewed by New York Times…
2 years, 4 months ago
AB: Brad Meltzer's Ordinary People Change the World Series
Author Brad Meltzer discussed the 10th anniversary of his children's series Ordinary People Change the World. About Books also reported on the latest…
2 years, 4 months ago
BN: Kira Anne West, Defense Attorney
It has been 3 years since the January 6th events at the U.S. Capitol occurred. Since that time close to 300 individuals have been charged with a crim…
2 years, 4 months ago