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Q&A

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Intriguing hour-long conversations with people who are making things happen. Hosted by Peter Slen. New episodes every Sunday evening. From the network that brings you "Washington Today" and "Lectures in History" podcasts.

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Jul 6, 2026

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Amy Wax 24.06.2018

University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Amy Wax talked about the limits of free expression on college campuses in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michio Kaku 08.04.2018

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku talks about his book, [The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Chua 25.03.2018

Yale University Law School professor Amy Chua discusses her book, [Political Tribes], about the role that group identity plays in shaping domestic and foreign affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Bowler 25.02.2018

Prosperity gospel scholar, Kate Bowler, discusses her memoir, [Everything Happens for a Reason], in which she reflects on being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at the age of 35. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Mills 11.02.2018

New York Times staff photographer Doug Mills talks about some of the photos he took during the 2016 presidential race and discusses what it's like to cover President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caitriona Perry 28.01.2018

Caitriona Perry, former Washington correspondent for RTE, Ireland's public service broadcaster, talks about her book, [In America], which chronicles her encounters with Trump supporters during the 2016 presidential election season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daryl Davis 19.11.2017

Musician and author Daryl Davis talks about his efforts over the past 30 years to befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan to try to understand their hatred and to convince them that they are wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison Stanger 29.10.2017

Allison Stanger, professor of international politics and economics at Middlebury College in Vermont, talks about students' reaction to the appearance of author Charles Murray on Campus last March. Both were attacked by students following the event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manal Al-Sharif 16.07.2017

Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Manal Al-Sharif talks about her book, [Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pat Buchanan 02.07.2017

Columnist and political commentator Pat Buchanan, who served as a speechwriter and senior adviser to President Nixon, discusses his book, [Nixon's White House Wars]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Mark Cheathem 14.05.2017

Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem discusses his book, [Andrew Jackson, Southerner], and talks about the comparisons made between President Jackson and President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Heather McGhee 05.02.2017

Heather McGhee, president of Demos, talks about an August 2016 appearance on Washington Journal and how a call from a white man in North Carolina, who said he was prejudiced, started a conversation about race in America and evolved into a friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Benjamin Ginsberg 22.01.2017

Johns Hopkins University political science professor Benjamin Ginsberg discusses his book, [What Washington Gets Wrong: The Unelected Officials Who Actually Run the Government and Their Misconceptions about the American People]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Robert Strauss 18.12.2016

Robert Strauss discusses his book, [Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Candice Millard 06.11.2016

Historian Candice Millard discusses her book, [Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Corey Pegues 17.07.2016

Former New York Police Department Deputy Inspector Corey Pegues discusses his book, [Once a Cop: The Street, the Law, Two Worlds, One Man], about his experiences in law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Michael Ramirez 03.01.2016

Editorial cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Ramirez talks about his career and his book, [Give Me Liberty or Give Me Obamacare]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Edmund Morris 10.08.2014

Author Edmund Morris discusses his most recent book [This Living Hand: and Other Essays], his upcoming book on Thomas Edison, his career as a biographer of presidents and other notable figures, and how he approaches his craft as a writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Robert Dallek 02.02.2014

Author Robert Dallek talks about his recently released historical narrative, "Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House." Dallek describes his book as taking an inside look at the brain trust surrounding President Kennedy's administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with Amity Shlaes 10.02.2013

Bloomberg correspondent and author Amity Shlaes talks about her biography of President Calvin Coolidge, [Coolidge], in which she traces the life of the president from his early days through his presidency and ultimate return to New England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with John Paul Stevens 09.10.2011

Former Justice John Paul Stevens discusses his memoir detailing the workings of the Supreme Court, including his personal views of and interactions with the five most recent chief justices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A with John Doar 25.01.2009

John Doar, former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, talked about his involvement in several major civil rights events during the 1960s. In 1962, he worked to gain the entry of James Meredith into the then-segregated University of Mississippi. In 1963, he confronted and calmed protesters in Jackson, Mississippi, after the assassination of Medgar...

Q&A with William Seale 15.12.2008

In this 2008 interview from C-SPAN's Q&A series, the late historian and author William Seale discusses the history of the White House and its residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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