Podcast Episodes

2025 Printers Row Lit Fest: Maureen Dowd on the Culture of Celebrity in America

This week on After Words — Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd discusses her new book, Notorious, with CNN Chief Political A…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Eric Trump, "Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation"

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, talked about growing up as a Trump and his family's involvement in business and polit…

7 months ago

Karen Hao on Sam Altman’s Leadership and Her Book "Empire of AI"

Journalist Karen Hao discussed her reporting on OpenAI under the leadership of Sam Altman. The Commonwealth Club of California hosted this event.

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7 months, 1 week ago

Rocket Dreams, C. Davenport, Musk, Bezos and Space Race

The Washington Post's Christian Davenport reported on the private companies in space flight and the rivalry between Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Jane Goodall, "Hope For Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink"

Jane Goodall talked about her book Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink (Grand Central Publishin…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump 2024: Joe Concha on Strategy, Media, and The Greatest Comeback Ever

Fox News contributor Joe Concha gave his take on President Donald Trump's return to the White House for a second, non-consecutive term. The Ronald Re…

8 months ago

The Mission: Tim Weiner on How the CIA Operates in the Modern Era

Tim Weiner discussed the history and evolution of the Central Intelligence Agency from the end of the Cold War through the first quarter of the 21st …

8 months, 1 week ago

Lee Tilghman on ‘If You Don’t Like This I Might Die’: Life Inside Influencer Culture

Former influencer Lee Tilghman described the impact on herself of making a career on social media. Strand Books in New York City hosted this event.

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gianno Caldwell, "The Day My Brother Was Murdered" — Crime, Justice, and Loss

Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell's book, The Day My Brother Was Murdered, explores crime and justice in American cities through the stories…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon"

Historian Heath Hardage Lee, author of The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon, talked about the life and times of the former first lady (1969-74). She said that P…

9 months ago