That Said With Michael Zeldin

Join Michael in his conversation with senior Rolling Stone music writer David Browne about his new book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital which traces the history of the folk, rock, and blues music scene in the West Village from 1957 through the end of the 1980s. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:/...

Join Michael in his discussion with Eddie Glaude Jr. to discuss the crossroads at which America finds itself and his prescription for action. Professor Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and a MSNBC political commentator. He is the author of numerous award-winning books; including: Begin Again: James Baldwin's...

Join Michael in his conversation with Caroline Alexander about her new book Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World which is a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most brutally challenging and rarely examined campaigns of World War II in the China, Burma, India theater of war. Caroline is the author of numerous  bestselling books  of non-f...

Join Michael in his conversation with Corey du Browa about his fun book An Ideal For Living, A Celebration of the EP—Extended Play  which chronicles the history of the extended play record and offers Corey’s selection of the top EP by decade and of all time. Corey duBrowa - https://x.com/coreydu Burson - https://x.com/bursonglobal Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-O...

Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts . Saving Grace offers a compelling prescription for navigating the times in which we find ourselves. Grace, Kirsten compellingly, argues is what makes human coexistence possible. Guest Kirsten Powers Kirsten Powers is a New York Times bestselling author, USA Today columnist and CNN senior political analy...

Join Michael in his discussion with Lydia Abarca Mitchell in part two of our discussion of The Swans of Harlem which tells the story of the creation of the Dance Theater of Harlem and their five original dancers. Lydia was the first principal ballerina for the Dance Theater of Harlem. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Michael in his conversation with Karen Valby about her new book The Swans of Harlem:Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History which tells the story of the five original ballerinas in the Dance Theater of Harlem. This is Karen’s second book. She is a frequent contributor to Vanity Fair, and her writing has appeared in, among other place...

Douglas Brinkley, Rice University Professor of Humanities and History and CNN Presidential historian, joins host Michael Zeldin to discuss how history will assess the Trump presidency, Trumpism, and this period of American history Douglas Brinkley’s previous conversation with Michael https://redcircle.com/shows/9628320e-8ac7-43bc-b394-79d0ca7fc4d7/episodes/e2c0f018-e24b-4ea0-82ad-d465eab19917 Adve...

Tragedy on Trial, The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial, which reveals as never before the entire and shocking story of the 1955 trial of Emmett Till’s murderers. Based on extensive research, and accompanied by photos of the trial Collins brings the story alive, revealing all its manipulations of justice. https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Trial-Infamous-Emmett-Murder/dp/1531027490 Advert...

Michael is speaking with Wright Thompson about his new book, The Barn The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi which is a revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till. https://www.instagram.com/wrightthompsonbooks/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Abbott Kaler’s new book Eden Undone, a true story of sex, murder, and utopia at the dawn of World War II , explores the universal and timeless desire to seek utopia by three sets of exiles to the Galapagos Islands. Abbott is the author of four New York Times bestselling works of narrative nonfiction.  She is a native of Philadelphia, where she has spent six years as a journalist covering crime, ad...

Michael’s guest is ​Thomas ​Fuller. He’s here to talk ​about ​his ​inspirational ​new ​book, ​The ​Boys ​of ​Riverside, ​A ​Deaf ​Football ​Team ​and ​the ​Quest ​for ​Glory, ​which ​tells ​the ​story ​of ​the ​California ​school ​for ​the ​Deaf, ​Riverside ​and ​its ​pursuit ​of ​a ​football ​championship ​in ​California. The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory: 97803855...

Join Michael in his conversation with Graham Moore about his new book of historical fiction entitled The Wealth of Shadows, Money is a Dangerous Weapon in which he tells the story of a group of US Treasury Department officials and their efforts to bring down Nazi Germany through economic warfare.  Graham is a New York Times-bestselling novelist and Academy Award-winning filmmaker. His novels — The...

Join Michael in his conversation with Dana Bash about her important new book America’s Deadliest Election the Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History which tells the story of the 1872 Louisiana Governor’s race and the lessons it holds for the present. From CNN’s Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, the fast-paced story of the extraordinary election that led to hundreds...

Join Michael in his conversation with John Della Volpe the Director of Polling in the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School about his book Fight, How Gen Z is Channeling their Fear and Passion to Save America as well as the results of his September 2024 Harvard YouthPoll. Fight , has been called “the definitive account of America’s next great generation,” and provides an in depth exp...

Mary ​Louise ​Kelly joins Michael to talk about her book, It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs . In it she writes ​about ​the ​dual ​pressures ​that of ​the ​work ​life ​balance ​in ​an ​honest, ​funny, ​revelatory, ​and ​immensely ​relatable ​way. ​Mary ​Louise ​has ​been ​reporting ​for ​National ​Public ​Radio ​for ​nearly ​two ​decades ​and ​is ​now ​the ​co ​host ​of ​All ​Things ​Con...

Join Michael in his conversation with Larry Weber about his new book The New Age of Reason, Harnessing the Power of Tech for Good which posits that we are in the midst of a new wave of technology—one that’s ushering our world to an entirely new era for the good. Larry Weber is a successful entrepreneur, thought leader, author, and founder of several global marketing companies. Larry is a globally-...

Join Michael in his conversation with Judge Patricia Broderick about her new book Reinventing the Wheel, Hard Roads Can Lead To Beautiful Places which chronicles her life’s story from a life-altering car crash at age seventeen to her judgeship on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Reinventing the Wheel: Hard Roads Can Lead to Beautiful Places: Broderick, Patricia A Advertising Inquiri...

Join Michael in his conversation with Ali Velshi about his new book Small Acts of Courage, A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy which tells the 125 years of his family’s history as advocates for social justice as a living, breathing experience—a way of life more than an ideology. Small acts of courage matter. Sometimes, they change the world. Our history books are filled with the stor...

 Join Michael in his conversation with David Rubenstein about his new book The Highest Calling, Conversations on the American Presidency which chronicles the journeys of the presidents who have envisioned America as it now exists, what they envision for its future, and their legacy on the world stage. For years, bestselling author David M. Rubenstein has distilled the contours of American democra...

Join Michael in his conversation with Anne Applebaum about her new book Autocracy, Inc which tells an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them. We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top. He controls the police. The police threaten the people with violence. Th...

This Labor Day weekend,  That Said  revisits an intriguing conversation with Michael Finkel about his book  The Art Thief . The book chronicles the extraordinary life of Stephen Breitweiser, the most prolific art thief in history, and has recently climbed the bestseller lists of both the New York Times and Washington Post with its paperback release. This interview is being re-released for two comp...

Join Michael in his discussion with David Gergen about his book, Hearts Touched with Fire, How Great Leaders are Made as they explore the fundamental attributes necessary to become a leader and the key leadership lessons David has stockpiled from his half-century of public service. David Gergen https://twitter.com/David_Gergen https://www.david-gergen.com/ https://www.commpro.biz/news/a-conversati...

Join Michael in his updated discussion with historian Heather Hendershot in a discussion of her book When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America, which revisits the TV coverage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; a pivotal moment in American history when the notion of a liberal biased media became mainstreamed and nationalized. This discussion will also focus...

Join Michael in his updated discussion with E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Miles Rapoport about their new book 100% Democracy, The Case for Universal Voting, which argues that mandatory participation in our electoral system should be the cornerstone of our Democracy. Simply put, the authors make a compelling argument that it is time for the United States to recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right...