Episodios

  • BN+: Richard John Neuhaus, "As I Lay Dying"

    BN+: Richard John Neuhaus, "As I Lay Dying"
    Mar 3 2026
    On May 26, 2002, our guest on the Booknotes television program was Richard John Neuhaus . His book, "As I Lay Dying: Meditations Upon Returning." The Neuhaus interview received one of the biggest responses of any during the history of the 16-year program. Neuhaus was 66 at the time and told us that several years earlier, he had a ruptured tumor that almost killed him. During a series of complicated operations, weeks in critical condition, and months in slow recovery, he was brought face to face with his own mortality. As he lay dying, he found that despite his faith, he had been quite unprepared for the experience. In 1990, Richard John Neuhaus, a writer and Lutheran minister, became a Catholic priest. He died of cancer in 2009 at age 72. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Q&A: Steve Israel Explores Espionage and Science in The Einstein Conspiracy

    Q&A: Steve Israel Explores Espionage and Science in The Einstein Conspiracy
    Mar 2 2026
    Former U.S. Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) discusses his book, "The Einstein Conspiracy," a novel based on an actual plot by the Nazis to silence physicist Albert Einstein during the 1930s. Einstein, a prominent critic of Hitler, moved to the United States with his wife in 1933 and became a citizen in 1940. This interview was recorded at Theodore's Book in Oyster Bay, New York, an independent bookstore opened by Mr. Israel in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • ABC: Pulitzer Winner Rick Atkinson on Revolutionary War and WWII Trilogies with David Rubenstein

    ABC: Pulitzer Winner Rick Atkinson on Revolutionary War and WWII Trilogies with David Rubenstein
    Mar 1 2026
    Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson joins David M. Rubenstein at the National Archives to discuss his trilogies examining the Revolutionary War and World War II and view artifacts in the Archives' vault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • AW: America's Black Botanical Legacy

    AW: America's Black Botanical Legacy
    Mar 1 2026
    Biologist Beronda Montgomery explored the botanical knowledge developed by African Americans. Harvard Book Store hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m
  • BN+: David Sirota on Master Plan: How Corporate Power Reshaped America

    BN+: David Sirota on Master Plan: How Corporate Power Reshaped America
    Feb 24 2026
    David Sirota, who is based in Denver, Colorado, has some very strong views about money and politics. His book is called "Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America." There are 11 chapters which reflect the 11 episodes of his podcast, "Master Plan." In order to tell his story, he points his finger at the 1971 Powell secret memo. That's former US Supreme Court Associate Justice Lewis Powell, who served on the Supreme Court from 1972 to 1987. He died in 1998 at age 90. Author Sirota, who is 50, writes that the Powell memo laid out a comprehensive step-by-step strategy for corporate America to regain control, protect its interests, and reshape the political and legal system of the United States to favor business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 10 m
  • Q&A: Wil Haygood Explores Race, Conflict, and the Vietnam War in The War Within a War

    Q&A: Wil Haygood Explores Race, Conflict, and the Vietnam War in The War Within a War
    Feb 23 2026
    Former Washington Post correspondent Wil Haygood, author of "The War Within a War," discusses the experience of Black American soldiers in Vietnam and the struggle for racial equality, happening at the same time, back home in the United States. He also talks about growing up in Columbus, Ohio, during this period, where, as a child, he witnessed this dichotomy firsthand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • ABC: Linda Chavez: Former Reagan Official and Conservative Commentator

    ABC: Linda Chavez: Former Reagan Official and Conservative Commentator
    Feb 22 2026
    Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m
  • AW: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia

    AW: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia
    Feb 22 2026
    Finance and Tech reporter David Morris reported on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. POWERHOUSE Arena in New York City hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 5 m