Podcast Episodes

ABC: Douglas Brinkley on America at 250, D-Day, and the Space Race

Bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley joins David M. Rubenstein in the Capitol's Kennedy Caucus Room to discuss America's 250th anniversa…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

The 1990s Golden Era of Black Sitcoms

PBS Newshour co-anchor Geoff Bennett talks about the history of Black comedy in America and its impact on culture and politics.

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3 months ago

Craig Fehrman, "This Vast Enterprise"

Author Craig Fehrman has written a new history of the expedition of Lewis and Clark. It's called "This Vast Enterprise." In the prologue to his 515-…

3 months ago

Q&A: Jean Becker & Tom Collamore, "Don't Tell the President"

Jean Becker and Tom Collamore, former staffers to President George H.W. Bush, discuss the work done by advance teams for presidential events, includi…

3 months, 1 week ago

ABC: America’s Book Club: Andrew Ross Sorkin in Conversation with David Rubenstein

Bestselling author and CNBC journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin joins David M. Rubenstein at the New Orleans Book Festival to discuss his book examining th…

3 months, 1 week ago

AW: Palantir's CTO on Rebuilding the American Industrial Base

Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar talked about how the U.S. can revive its industrial base and win the defense technology race against A…

3 months, 1 week ago

Antony Beevor, "Rasputin"

Sir Antony Beevor, an historian based in London, has authored 13 books which have sold at least 8.5 million copies and been translated into 35 differ…

3 months, 1 week ago

Q&A: Howard Mortman, "Extreme Mortman" Podcast Host

This year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner will take place on Saturday, April 25th, at the Washington Hilton. In preparation, we look…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

ABC: Pulitzer Finalist Alice McDermott Talks Novels and Writing Process with David Rubenstein

Three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Alice McDermott joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her novels, writing process, and work as a creative writing p…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

AW: What is conciousness? with Michael Pollan

Author Michael Pollan ("A World Appears") discussed the science of consciousness and the human experience with bestselling author Michael Lewis. This…

3 months, 2 weeks ago