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Michael Lewis

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.

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Rebecca Traister

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

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importance of leadership

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

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David A. Kaplan

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

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Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner: Who is Mike Pence?

August 30, 2018 admin Politics, Public Policy

Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner, authors of The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence, join me for a discussion of the man who’s a

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Jason Kander courage

Jason Kander: Lessons In Everyday Courage

August 21, 2018 admin Politics, Public Policy

Jason Kander, who proved he could rebuild a combat weapon blindfolded and is currently running for Kansas City Mayor, joined me on the podcast this

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Catherine Rampell: What, Exactly, is Trumponomics?

July 28, 2018 admin Business & Economics, Public Policy

Washington Post opinion columnist Catherine Rampell joined me to help us better understand Trumponomics, the recent GDP numbers — and whether bad economics might just be good

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Amb. Nicholas Burns: What Happened This Week

July 20, 2018 admin International Affairs, Public Policy

Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and current professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Nicholas Burns helps explain what happened in Helsinki (and since), the damage

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Brian Abrams

Brian Abrams: Inside the Obama White House

July 13, 2018 admin Politics, Public Policy

Brian Abrams, author of Obama: An Oral History, joined me for a discussion on the Obama years. It’s a rare opportunity to relive and understand

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Dan Pfeiffer: What Comes Next for Democrats

June 29, 2018 admin Politics, Public Policy

Dan Pfeiffer, former Obama White House communications director, co-host of Pod Save America and author of Yes We (Still) Can, joined me for a discussion

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Steven Brill: Tailspin — America’s Fifty-Year Fall

June 24, 2018 admin Business & Economics, Culture, Public Policy

Steven Brill, author of Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall — and Those Fighting to Reverse It, joined me to discuss what’s wrong with

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Harry Litman: ‘President Trump Thinks He’s a King’

June 12, 2018 admin Public Policy

Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman joined me for a discussion about the confidential 20-page memo by President Trump’s lawyers which argued that he can stop

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