That Said With Michael Zeldin

On today’s show, we will be speaking with Scott Eyman about his fascinating new book, Charlie Chaplin vs. America, When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided which explores the life and times of the movie genius leading to his banishment from the United States in 1952. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today’s show we will be speaking Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his book Keep Sharp:Build a Better Brain at any Age which tackles the subject of brain health from the perspective of what we can do to build and maintain a better brain to prevent cognitive decline. Dr. Gupta is an Associate Professor of neurosurgery at Emery University School of Medicine, a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and...

Join Michael in his conversation with Jane Fox about her new book The Hungry Mother: Recipes for Recovery and Life in the Kitchen which traces Jane’s past struggles with addiction, her recovery, and how cooking and faith provided a path to sustained sobriety . Jane is a NY State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate and co-founder of NERALI, a sobriety resources for the Long Island Jewish Community. Sh...

Join Michael in his conversation with Oliver Franklin-Wallis as they discuss him new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future which takes inside the secretive multi-billion-dollar waste management industry and shares a blueprint for building a healthier and more sustainable future before we are buried in our own trash.  Oliver is an award-winning magazi...

Join Michael in his conversation with Sally Jenkins about her new book, The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life, which explores seven fundamental principles behind great decision-making gleaned from her decades-long career as one of the great sports writers of our time. Sally Jenkins has been a Washington Post columnist and feature writer for more than twenty years. She has been a...

Join Michael in his conversation with Professor Laurel Leff about her recent book, Well Worth Saving: American Universities’ Life-and-Death Decisions of Refugees from Nazi Europe which explores the how American Universities made decisions about which scholars fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe were worth saving and those who they left to die. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...

Join Michael in his discussion with historian Heather Hendershot in a discussion of her new 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 and compellingly argues that this convention was a pivotal moment in American history when the notion of a liberal biased media became mainstreamed and...

Join Michael in his conversation with Michael Finkel to discuss his new book, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession which chronicles the life of Stephane Breitwieser the most prolific art thief in history responsible for the theft of over 200 works of art in a ten-year period worth nearly two billion dollars. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privac...

Join Michael in his conversation with Jim Abrahams and David Zucker, two of the three writers and directors of the film Airplane! About their new book, Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story Of Airplane! Airplane!, released in 1980, remains one the most revered film comedies clocking in at number 10 on the American Film Institute top 100 comedies of all time. Michael’s special guest host is...

We begin season four with a very special guest: Professor Heather Cox Richardson. Professor Richardson will discuss her new book, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America which chronicles the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and offers suggestions on how best to combat it. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Michael in his conversation with Steve Drummond as they discuss his new book, The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two which chronicles the work of Truman’s Senate Investigative Committee that battled fraud, waste, and abuse in the military-industrial complex during the war years. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-O...

Join Michael in his conversation with Rachel Louise Martin as they discuss her new book A Most Tolerant Little Town: The Explosive Beginning of School Desegregation which tells the forgotten story of the first high school to attempt court-mandated desegregation in the wake of Brown v. Board in Clinton, Tennessee in 1956. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:...

Join Michael in his conversation with Paul Kix as they discuss his new book You Have to be Prepared to Die Before you can Begin to Live: Ten weeks in Birmingham that Changed America which tells the behind-the-scenes story of the momentous 1963 Birmingham Campaign to end segregation in the most dangerous city in America; frighteningly known as “Bombingham”. These ten weeks shaped the course of the...

Join Michael in his conversation with Jeffrey Toobin as they discuss his chilling new book, Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism which traces the rise of the right-wing extremism from the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 to the riot at the US Capitol on January 6th and what it portends for the future. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircl...

Join Michael in his conversation with Joan Biskupic as they discuss her new book, Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right and its Historic Consequences. Topics include an analysis of some of the Court’s most explosive issues including abortion and LBGTQ+ rights, gerrymandering and voting/ballot access, and free exercise of religion cases as well as the impact of the three T...

Join Michael in his conversation with Mehdi Hasan to discuss his new book Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking . Arguments are everywhere, Hasan argues, and form the lifeblood of democracy as the only surefire way to establish the truth. In this discussion we  explore the art of argument and rhetoric, and  communicating with confidence and success whether around...

Join Michael in his conversation with Stephen Moore about the book he co-authored with Gary Oezle: All Roads Lead to the Birchmere: America’s Legendary Music Hall, which chronicles the creation and growth of the Birchmere one of America’s great independent music venues just outside of Washington, DC. Michael's special guest is Peter Noone. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Pr...

Join Michael in his conversation with Mark Whitaker to discuss his new book Saying It Loud: 1966-The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement which tells the story of how the Black Power movement spearheaded by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) challenged the Martin Luther King Jr. lead traditional civil rights movement in the turbulent year of 1966. Advertising Inq...

Join Michael in his conversation with Alexander Rose about his new The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy which tells a fascinating story of a Liverpool-based spy v. spy struggle between two Americans to build and defeat the building of a Confederate Navy which, if successful, surely could have changed the outcome of the Civil War. Advertising Inquiri...

Sammi Katz and her co-author Olivia McGiff have created a vibrant mixology book for both seasoned and newbie drinkmakers. It celebrates the craft of cocktail design, from raw ingredients to finished, delightful refreshments. Each page is fully illustrated with rich, inspiring gouache paintings, making it a visual delight that stands out from other bartender books. This book encourages readers to e...

Join Michael in his discussion with Patrick Bringley about his new book All the Beauty in the World, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me. Patrick was a museum guard at the Met for ten years. His book offers and intimate perspective of one of the greatest art museums in the world as seen through the eyes of a young man who was dealing with a tragic loss. Joining Michael as a special guest to hel...

On today’s show we continue our two-part conversation with Karoun Demirjian and Rachel Bade about their book, Unchecked, The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump . The book provides a fascinating, behind-the-scenes detailed analysis of how, according to their reporting, House Democrats hesitated for too long to stand up to President Trump and then pulled punches in b...

Join Michael in his conversation with Karoun Demirjian and Rachel Bade about their book Unchecked, The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump which provides a fascinating, behind-the-scenes detailed analysis of how, according to their reporting, House Democrats hesitated for too long to stand up to President Trump and then pulled punches in both impeachments in favor o...

Join Michael in his conversation with Ann Hagedorn as they discuss her critically acclaimed book, Sleeper Agent: The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away, which is the chilling, little-known story of a successful American-born, Soviet-trained spy in the U.S. atomic bomb project during World War Two. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today’s show we continue our two-part conversation with Carl Bernstein about his new memoir, Chasing History, A Kid in the Newsroom . which traces his family history, self-education, and the origins of his storied career in journalism.  It is a tour de force of a young man with a passion for journalism and determined commitment to the tru Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priv...