Episodios

  • Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Curator

    Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Curator
    Apr 6 2026
    The Smithsonian Institution National Air & Space Museum's Jennifer Levasseur discusses the history of the 135-mission Space Shuttle program (1981-2011), its accomplishments, and two tragic failures that led to the deaths of 14 shuttle astronauts. Ms. Levasseur, the curator in charge of the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, where this interview took place, also takes us on a tour of the shuttle orbiter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Lloyd Blankfein Discusses “Streetwise,” Wall Street Power, and the 2008 Financial Crisis

    Lloyd Blankfein Discusses “Streetwise,” Wall Street Power, and the 2008 Financial Crisis
    Mar 30 2026
    Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, author of the memoir "Streetwise," discusses his upbringing in public housing in Brooklyn, being educated at Harvard, and rising through the ranks of one of the world's largest investment banks. He also talks about the 2008 financial crisis, which happened during his tenure as CEO, and the power and influence of Goldman Sachs executives within the U.S. government going back decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • New York Times Photographer Doug Mills on Covering the White House

    New York Times Photographer Doug Mills on Covering the White House
    Mar 23 2026
    New York Times staff photographer Doug Mills has won 3 Pulitzer Prizes for his work covering the White House & Washington, Super Bowls, Olympics, and many other major events. He tells us that he's taken over one million photographs of President Trump alone. In our conversation, he talks about some of the events he's covered going back to the Reagan administration. He talks about being in the Oval Office and on Air Force One, photographing the Clinton/Gore campaign in 1992, accompanying President George W. Bush on September 11, 2001, and taking the photograph of the attempted assassination of President Trump in 2024, which won him his third Pulitzer Prize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • Lee Bollinger, "University: A Reckoning"

    Lee Bollinger, "University: A Reckoning"
    Mar 16 2026
    Former longtime Columbia University president Lee Bollinger discusses his book "University: A Reckoning," about the purpose and future of universities in the United States. He also talks about protests and free speech on college campuses and the targeting of Columbia, Harvard, and other institutions of higher learning by the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 5 m
  • Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), "Young Man in a Hurry"

    Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), "Young Man in a Hurry"
    Mar 9 2026
    California governor Gavin Newsom (D) discusses his memoir, "Young Man in a Hurry," in which he chronicles moments in his life that influenced his political career. He was mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011 and then served as lieutenant governor before becoming governor in 2019. Gov. Newsom also talks about his personal life, including living with dyslexia, and his relationship with billionaire Gordon Getty, a longtime political benefactor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • Steve Israel Explores Espionage and Science in The Einstein Conspiracy

    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
  • Wil Haygood Explores Race, Conflict, and the Vietnam War in The War Within a War

    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
  • Stewart McLaurin on The People’s House Miscellany: Stories from the White House

    Stewart McLaurin on The People’s House Miscellany: Stories from the White House
    Feb 16 2026
    White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin, author of "The People's House Miscellany," talks about the history of the White House and White House-related trivia. He also discusses the changes that presidents and first ladies have made to the White House's interior and exterior going back to President Thomas Jefferson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 m