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Midterm Elections Preview: Blue Wave or Red Save? (Live from Harvard Kennedy School)

October 31, 2018 admin Politics

On Oct. 26 I hosted a great panel discussion on the 2018 midterm elections at Harvard’s Kennedy School. Guests included GOP strategist Rick Wilson, CNN legal and

Richard Clarke: “Democracy is on the Ballot”

October 19, 2018 admin International Affairs

Richard Clarke, national security analyst and host of the Future State podcast, joined me for a discussion on the future of our country. Subscribe via

John Chambers: Connecting the Dots

October 18, 2018 admin Business & Economics

Chairman Emeritus of Cisco John Chambers discusses digital innovation, market shifts, disruption… and his new book “Connecting the Dots: Lessons for Leadership in a Startup World” (with Diane Brady)

Michael Lewis: Who’s Running Our Government?

October 12, 2018 admin Public Policy

Michael Lewis joins me for a conversation about his excellent new book, The Fifth Risk, revealing truths that might seem funny if they weren’t so scary.

Rebecca Traister: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger

October 2, 2018 admin Culture, Public Policy

Rebecca Traister, author of a must-read new book Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger joined me for a discussion on how the role

Beth Comstock: Imagine It Forward

October 1, 2018 admin Business & Economics

If throughout its history GE brought good things to life, you might say that – along with a few select others – Beth Comstock brought

Major Garrett: What It’s Like to Cover the Trump White House

September 26, 2018 admin Politics

Major Garrett, author of Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride and chief White House correspondent for CBS News, joined me for a first hand look into one

Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership in Turbulent Times

September 18, 2018 admin Culture, Public Policy

Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Leadership in Turbulent Times, joined me to discuss presidential leadership in the age of Donald Trump. Subscribe via iTunes or

David A. Kaplan: The Most Dangerous Branch

September 7, 2018 admin Public Policy

With the Senate confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh as the backdrop, David Kaplan, author of the new book, The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme

Dr. Annette Stanton: The Science of Survivorship

September 6, 2018 admin Science

This conversation, part of BCRF’s Investing Breast Cancer podcast series, is an outstanding and thoughtful conversation on stress, breast cancer, and the science of survivorship.