Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by President Trump earlier this year, discusses the unfolding Russia investigation and how special counsel Robert Muller
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Claudia Zeisberger: Mastering Private Equity
For years, Claudia Zeisberger has found herself being asked what might seem like a straightforward question: What is Private Equity. Now, Zeisberger has taken those
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David Litt: Those Hopey, Changey White House Years
Obama speechwriter David Litt joins us for a conversation about his new book, Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years, A Speechwriter’s Memoir. As
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John Denniston: Can Silicon Valley Change Farming to Alleviate Global Poverty, Food Shortages — and Make Money?
John Denniston is a former partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with a history of investing in green tech. He’s now Chairman of Shared X,
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Joshua Green: The Storming of the Presidency
If you’re going to read one book on politics this summer vacation, it should be Devil’s Bargain – Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming
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Graham Allison: Are U.S. and China Headed for War?
That’s the provocative, timely, and somewhat scary question posed by one of America’s great authorities on international affairs: Harvard’s Graham Allison. Allison is the author
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Ron Williams: Former Aetna Chairman & CEO on Leadership & Culture
It’s a question that any executive or wannabe executive asks: What defines great leadership? Are great leaders born – or can the skills be learned?
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Sen. Al Franken: “I Freed Up the Funny”
I spoke with Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) about Russia, Pres. Trump, health care — and which is more fun: Saturday Night Live or the U.S. Senate.
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Sidney Blumenthal: On Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton
Sidney Blumenthal, a key adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton and the author of Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol.
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Tom Walker (a.k.a. Jonathan Pie): The Absurd Humor of Politics
I spoke with actor and comedian Tom Walker — more widely known as Johnathan Pie for his hilarious rants about the 2016 election — on
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Alexa Koenig: The Internet Can Help Stop Human Rights Abuse
Alexa Koenig is Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley, a 2015 winner of a prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective
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Garry Kasparov: Why Trump Will Lose Playing Putin’s Dangerous Game
Garry Kasparov, the Russian political activist and chess grandmaster, joins us on Political Wire Conversations for a discussion about Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and their
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