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BN: Diana Henriques, "Taming the Street"
Diana Henriques is the author of 5 previous books including "The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust." Originally from Bryan, Texas,…
2 years, 9 months ago
AW: Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson, "American Gun"
Wall Street Journal reporters Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson discuss the history of the AR-15 and how the weapon has influenced American gun cul…
2 years, 9 months ago
BN: Kenneth Rendell, "Safeguarding History"
Historian Andrew Roberts calls this week's guest Kenneth Rendell the "manuscript whisperer." Rendell's new book is about his travelling the world dur…
2 years, 9 months ago
Q&A: Michael Green, "The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership"
Kevin McCarthy earned a place in the history books this week as the first Speaker of the House to be voted out of office. Just 9 months into his term…
2 years, 9 months ago
AW: Melissa Kearney, "The Two-Parent Privilege"
Economist Melissa Kearney argues that the decline in two-parent married households is a driving factor in many of America's economic issues. She was …
2 years, 9 months ago
BTSA: Life of Frederick Douglas w/ Prof. David Blight
Our guest this week is Pultizer-Prize-winning Yale Professor David Blight. He expounds on the life of Frederick Douglas when he learned to read and w…
2 years, 9 months ago
BN: Fox News Contributor Karl Rove on America's Broken Politics
"America is deeply divided. Our politics is broken, marked by anger, contempt and distrust. We must acknowledge that reality but not lose historical …
2 years, 10 months ago
QA: Randall Eliason, On Senator Bob Menendez's First Trial
In a dip into the Q&A archives, an interview from 2017 with former federal prosecutor and George Washington University Law School professor Randall E…
2 years, 10 months ago
AW: Adam Nagourney, "The Times"
New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney looked at the successes and failures of the last four decades of "the paper of record," The New York Times. He…
2 years, 10 months ago
AB: The Internet Archive & Digital Libraries
Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle discusses digital libraries, legal disputes over electronic book lending, and copyright laws.
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2 years, 10 months ago