Book Author Podcast – Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right by Anne Nelson

Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right by Anne Nelson Anne-nelson.com In 1981, emboldened by Ronald Reagan’s election, a group of some fifty Republican operatives, evangelicals, oil barons, and gun lobbyists met in a Washington suburb to coordinate their attack on civil liberties and the social safety net. These men and women called their coalition […]

Book Author Podcast – Pelosi by Molly Ball Interview

Pelosi by Molly Ball Interview Time.com/author/molly-ball NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An intimate, fresh perspective on the most powerful woman in American political history, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, by award-winning political journalist Molly Ball She’s the iconic leader who puts Donald Trump in his place, the woman with the toughness to take on a lawless president and defend American democracy. Ever […]

Book Author Podcast – Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser

Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her? What if women had been the […]

Book Author Podcast – The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media from the Founding Fathers to Fake News by Harold Holzer

The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media from the Founding Fathers to Fake News by Harold Holzer An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents’ attacks on our freedom of the press. “The FAKE NEWS media,” Donald Trump has tweeted, “is not my enemy, it is the enemy of […]

Book Author Podcast – First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks

Book Author Podcast – First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks

First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would […]

Book Author Podcast – Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics By Heather Lende

Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics Heather Lende Heatherlende.com The writer whom the Los Angeles Times calls “part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott” now brings us her quirky and compassionate account of holding local office. Heather Lende was one of the thousands of women inspired to take a more active role in politics during the past […]

Book Author Podcast – Dr. Jason Fung Interview The Obesity Code & The Complete Guide To Fasting Books

Dr. Jason Fung Interview The Obesity Code & The Complete Guide To Fasting Books , The landmark book from New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Jason Fung, one of the world’s leading experts on intermittent fasting for weight-loss and longevity, whose 5-step plan has helped thousands of people lose weight and achieve lasting health. “Not only full of insights but also […]

Book Author Podcast – The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit by Ian Buruma

The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit by Ian Buruma Bard.edu From one of its keenest observers, a brilliant, witty journey through the “Special Relationship” between Britain and America that has done so much to shape the world, from World War II to Brexit. It’s impossible to understand the last 75 […]

Book Author Podcast – The Trump Women: Part of the Deal by Nina Burleigh Interview

The Trump Women: Part of the Deal by Nina Burleigh Interview Ninaburleigh.com New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Nina Burleigh, explores “the stark details of the forces that shaped [Donald] Trump’s thinking about women” (The New York Times) in this comprehensive, provocative, and critical account of the six women who have been closest to Trump. Previously published as […]

Book Author Podcast – One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias

One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias What would actually make America great: more people. If the most challenging crisis in living memory has shown us anything, it’s that America has lost the will and the means to lead. We can’t compete with the huge population clusters of the global marketplace by keeping our population static […]