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What on Earth is Happening: Climate Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert
Hot enough for you? The three-month period from June to August was the hottest ever recorded, according to the European Union's Copernicus C…
2 years, 8 months ago
Birchers: Author Matthew Dallek
How did we get here politically? It's a question we've asked a lot lately. Author and professor Matthew Dallek has a theory on the origins o…
2 years, 8 months ago
Comedian/Actor/Producer/Author Wayne Federman
Join us for an interview with actor/writer/producer/stand-up Wayne Federman, who helped make a documentary called "George Carlin's American …
2 years, 8 months ago
Wondery Presents: Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting
When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much …
2 years, 8 months ago
Live from the Iowa State Fair
Corndogs, anyone? Major is at the state fair in Des Moines, Iowa, talking politics and eating porkchops. He spent time with an array of poli…
2 years, 8 months ago
All About That Bass (and presidential history): Musician and Podcaster Bob Crawford
As the bassist for The Avett Brothers, Bob Crawford spends a lot of time on the road. When he's on a tour bus or a plane, you can usually fi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Oppenheimer Adjacent: Filmmaker Steve James
In search of an 'Oppenheimer' companion piece? The new documentary, 'A Compassionate Spy,' is our focus on this week's episode, with the fil…
2 years, 9 months ago
Pepperoni Pizza with Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Major sits down for pizza with California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell at Stellina, a Neapolitan pizza joint in DC's Union Market. Swalwell r…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Ben Terris Treatment
Washington Post reporter and author Ben Terris joins Major to discuss his new book, "The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Be…
2 years, 9 months ago
Half Smokes & Historic Firsts: Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
This week, it's all about historic firsts: for the first time in our seven-year history, we paid a visit to the historic Ben's Chili Bowl, a…
2 years, 9 months ago