Episodios

  • Peter Osnos, "LBJ and McNamara"

    Peter Osnos, "LBJ and McNamara"
    Sep 16 2024
    Author and publisher Peter Osnos talks about "LBJ and McNamara," a book-length Substack serial and soon to be book about President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's handling of the Vietnam War. Mr. Osnos, Saigon correspondent for the Washington Post during the war, also talks about publishing Robert McNamara's memoir "In Retrospect" and the meetings he had with McNamara in preparation for that book, which Mr. Osnos recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Steven Ford on Gerald Ford's Presidency

    Steven Ford on Gerald Ford's Presidency
    Sep 9 2024
    Fifty years ago, on August 8, 1974, President Nixon, who was under threat of impeachment, announced that he would resign from office. The following day, Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States. Gerald and Betty Ford's son, Steven Ford, provides a behind-the-scenes look at that tumultuous period in American history and President Ford's term in office, including his decision to pardon Richard Nixon on September 8, 1974. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • Patrick Kennedy, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage"

    Patrick Kennedy, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage"
    Sep 2 2024
    Former congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) talks about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he says still surrounds it. He shares the stories of the people profiled in his book, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage," including himself and members of his own family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 7 m
  • Virginia Ali & Bernard Demczuk, "Breaking Barriers with Chili"

    Virginia Ali & Bernard Demczuk, "Breaking Barriers with Chili"
    Aug 25 2024
    We sat down with Ben's Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali and Ben's Chili Bowl official historian Bernard Demczuk to talk about the history of the Washington, DC, landmark. Opened in 1958 by Ben and Virginia Ali, Ben's Chili Bowl has been a hangout for civil rights activists, politicians, and celebrities for over 65 years. Recently, Bernard Demczuk published a book about Mrs. Ali and Ben's titled "Breaking Barriers with Chili." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 6 m
  • George Takei, "My Lost Freedom"

    George Takei, "My Lost Freedom"
    Aug 19 2024
    Author and actor George Takei talks about growing up in internment camps in the U.S. during World War II, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Mr. Takei and his family were four of the 120,000 Japanese Americans to be forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to military-run camps during the war on the orders of President Franklin Roosevelt. Mr. Takei has recently published a children's book about his experiences titled "My Lost Freedom." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 m
  • World War II Veterans Steven Ellis & Rolf Slen

    World War II Veterans Steven Ellis & Rolf Slen
    Aug 12 2024
    We sat down with two World War II veterans – former U.S. Navy gunnery officer Steven Ellis and former U.S. Army Air Force B-24 navigator Rolf Slen – to talk about their experiences during the war. Mr. Ellis, age 99, and Mr. Slen, age 100, both served in the Pacific Theater. Of the 16.4 million Americans who served in uniform in World War II, 119,550 were still alive as of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • Steven Conn, "The Lies of the Land"

    Steven Conn, "The Lies of the Land"
    Aug 5 2024
    In "The Lies of the Land," Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) history professor Steven Conn argues that the reality of rural America today is vastly different from the way it is often portrayed by politicians and the media. He says rural Americans have not been left behind or been overlooked and are just as connected to the forces of American modernity – militarization, industrialization, corporatization, and suburbanization – as people living in the rest of the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 5 m
  • Tammy Bruce, "Fear Itself"

    Tammy Bruce, "Fear Itself"
    Jul 29 2024
    Columnist and Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce, author of "Fear Itself," argues that progressive Democrats have weaponized fear to increase government control over American citizens. She also argues that the mainstream media helps stoke fear through its biased coverage of topics like COVID-19, climate change, and racism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 5 m