Beste Brigid Baker Podcasts (2024)

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BN+: Max Boot, "Reagan: His Life and Legend" 1:09:41

6h ago1:09:41

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Max Boot, in his 836-page book titled "Reagan: His Life and Legend," says that his is the first definitive biography of the 40th president. Boot suggests that Edmund Morris, the president's official biographer, "appeared to be so flummoxed by the complexities of Reagan's character that he produced 'Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,' that was widely…

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Q&A: John Mackey, "The Whole Story" & Steven Pinker, "Rationality" 1:09:24

24h ago1:09:24

1:09:24

This week on Q&A, Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey and Harvard University psychology professor Steven Pinker discuss their books. John Mackey, author of "The Whole Story," talks about the rise of Whole Foods, the organic foods grocery store chain, and his political and intellectual development. Professor Steven Pinker talks about the role that ra…

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Stephanie Baker, "Punishing Putin" 1:05:38

1d ago1:05:38

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Bloomberg News' Stephanie Baker looked at the global impact of U.S-led economic sanctions against Russia following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. She was interviewed by author and Brookings Institution senior fellow Angela Stent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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AW: Stephanie Baker "Punishing Putin" 1:05:38

1d ago1:05:38

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Bloomberg News' Stephanie Baker looked at the global impact of U.S-led economic sanctions against Russia following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. She was interviewed by author and Brookings Institution senior fellow Angela Stent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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BN+: Brenda Wineapple, "Keeping the Faith" 1:09:49

7d ago1:09:49

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Brenda Wineapple calls them "two gladiators." The year was 1925. She writes that "the ubiquitous politician William Jennings Bryan and the criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow, each of them national celebrities for decades, were going into battle over God and science and the classroom and, not incidentally, over what it meant to be an American." Brenda …

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Q&A: Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon" 1:07:41

9d ago1:07:41

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Historian Heath Hardage Lee, author of "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon," talks about the life and times of the former First Lady (1969-74). She says that Pat Nixon, who was voted "Most Admired Woman in the World" in 1972, was largely mis-portrayed by the press, who characterized her as being elusive and "plastic." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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Brigid Schulte, "Over Work" 1:02:55

10d ago1:02:55

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Journalist Brigid Schulte examined the future of work and explored how to better align workplace culture with the needs of American workers. She was interviewed by Business Insider chief correspondent Aki Ito. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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AW: Brigid Schulte, "Over Work" 1:02:55

10d ago1:02:55

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Journalist Brigid Schulte examined the future of work and explored how to better align workplace culture with the needs of American workers. She was interviewed by Business Insider chief correspondent Aki Ito. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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AB: Kirk Cameron, "Born to Be Brave 33:30

12d ago33:30

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Actor Kirk Cameron discussed his latest book, "Born to Be Brave," on American culture and faith. He also discussed his series of children's books and experiences hosting story hours at public libraries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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BN+: Harvey Mansfield on Presidential Immunity 1:14:59

14d ago1:14:59

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Harvey Mansfield has been a professor of political philosophy at Harvard for over 6 decades. He retired from the classroom in 2023 at age 91. However, he's not finished thinking and writing about his favorite subject: democracy and how it works. In the Wall Street Journal of September 7, 2024, Professor Mansfield wrote an essay with this opening: "…

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Q&A: Francis Collins, "The Road to Wisdom" 1:06:07

16d ago1:06:07

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Former National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins, author of "The Road to Wisdom," talks about the milestones in his career, including his work on the Human Genome Project and the COVID-19 vaccine. He also talks about his Christian faith, the importance of engaging with those we disagree with, and the current distrust of science and…

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Timothy Snyder, "On Freedom" 1:04:24

17d ago1:04:24

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Yale University professor Timothy Snyder argued that freedom is often misinterpreted and offered his thoughts on what freedom is and isn't. He was interviewed by George Washington University political science professor and author Elisabeth Anker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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AW: Timothy Snyder, "On Freedom" 1:04:24

17d ago1:04:24

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Yale University professor Timothy Snyder argued that freedom is often misinterpreted and offered his thoughts on what freedom is and isn't. He was interviewed by George Washington University political science professor and author Elisabeth Anker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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BN+: Megan Gorman, "All the Presidents' Money" 1:07:35

21d ago1:07:35

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The book is titled "All the Presidents' Money." It's about how the men who governed America governed their own money. The author, Megan Gorman, is the founding partner of Chequers Financial Management, a San Francisco-based firm specializing in tax and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals. Megan Gorman writes: "The American presidents …

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Q&A: Michael & Robert Meeropol, Sons of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg on the Rosenberg Spy Case 1:05:08

23d ago1:05:08

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. Their sons Michael and Robert Meeropol, nee Rosenberg, were 10 and 6 at the time. They are our guests this week. The sons talk about their parents' executions, their lives before and after, the anti-communist climate in the…

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AW: Paola Ramos, "Defectors -The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America" 1:01:36

23d ago1:01:36

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Journalist Paola Ramos looked at the rise of far-right Latino voters and what it means for America. She was interviewed by New York Times political reporter Jennifer Medina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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Paola Ramos, "Defectors -The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America" 1:01:36

23d ago1:01:36

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Journalist Paola Ramos looked at the rise of far-right Latino voters and what it means for America. She was interviewed by New York Times political reporter Jennifer Medina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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AB: Fall Book Preview 2024 28:31

26d ago28:31

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Associated Press books and publishing reporter Hillel Italie previews some of the non-fiction books being released in Fall 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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BN+: Lindsay Chervinsky, "Making the Presidency" 1:08:31

28d ago1:08:31

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Lindsay Chervinsky is the brand-new executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. Simultaneously, her new book on John Adams has just been published. The book's title is "Making the Presidency." In her introduction, Chervinsky writes that Adams was "guaranteed to fall short in comparison to George Washington." Sh…

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Q&A: James Allen, Jr., "Not My Chair" 56:26

30d ago56:26

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James Allen, Jr., murdered Tony Sylvester in Las Vegas during a 1980 home burglary, a crime for which he was found guilty and sentenced to death. Mr. Allen, who was a teenager at the time, spent 26 years in prison, including almost 4 years on death row, before being paroled by the state of Nevada in 2008. Since being released, he has spent his time…

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AW: Brooke Harrington, "Offshore - Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism" 1:03:09

30d ago1:03:09

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Dartmouth College professor Brooke Harrington examined the world of offshore finance, how it works and its impact on the U.S. and globally. She was interviewed by Wall Street Journal U.S. tax policy reporter Richard Rubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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Brooke Harrington, "Offshore - Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism" 1:03:09

1M ago1:03:09

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Dartmouth College professor Brooke Harrington examined the world of offshore finance, how it works and its impact on the U.S. and globally. She was interviewed by Wall Street Journal U.S. tax policy reporter Richard Rubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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BN+: Dr. Marty Makary, "Blind Spots" 1:07:45

1M ago1:07:45

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Dr. Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor. He has published more than 300 scientific research articles. His book is called "Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health." In his preface, Dr. Makary says he realizes that much of what the public is told about health is medical dogma, an idea or pra…

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Q&A: Peter Osnos, "LBJ and McNamara" 1:05:34

1M ago1:05:34

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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…

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Kim Wehle, "Pardon Power - How the Pardon System Works - and Why" 1:02:45

1M ago1:02:45

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Former assistant U.S. attorney and law professor Kim Wehle looked at how the pardon system works in the United States. She was interviewed by University of Michigan emeritus professor of law and sociology Richard Lempert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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AW: Kim Wehle, "Pardon Power - How the Pardon System Works - and Why" 1:02:45

1M ago1:02:45

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Former assistant U.S. attorney and law professor Kim Wehle looked at how the pardon system works in the United States. She was interviewed by University of Michigan emeritus professor of law and sociology Richard Lempert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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AB: Patrick Oliver, founder and CEO of Say It Loud! Readers & Writers 18:39

1M ago18:39

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Patrick Oliver, founder and CEO of Say It Loud! Readers & Writers, discusses the need for literary arts programs and his efforts to promote reading among children and young adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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BN+: Ken Khachigian, "Behind Closed Doors" 1:05:44

1M ago1:05:44

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The book is called "Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan & Nixon." It's the title of a memoir by a man who worked closely with both. Ken Khachigian, the author, was a speechwriter and a confidant to former Presidents Nixon and Reagan back in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Near the end of his book, Khachigian, a lawyer based in California, writes: …

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Q&A: Steven Ford on Gerald Ford's Presidency 1:03:58

1M ago1:03:58

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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…

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AW: Joel Pollak, "The Agenda - What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days" 59:38

1M ago59:38

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Breitbart News' Joel Pollak discussed what he thinks a potential second presidential term for Donald Trump should focus on in its first 100 days. He was interviewed by Reason Magazine editor at large Matt Welch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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Joel Pollak, "The Agenda - What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days" 59:38

1M ago59:38

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Breitbart News' Joel Pollak discussed what he thinks a potential second presidential term for Donald Trump should focus on in its first 100 days. He was interviewed by Reason Magazine editor at large Matt Welch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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BN+: David Roll, "Ascent to Power" – Part 2 1:06:52

2M ago1:06:52

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This is the second in a 2-part series with David Roll, a Washington-based attorney, who has written books on Harry Hopkins, George Marshall, and Louis Johnson. Now comes his fourth book, "Ascent to Power," which focuses on Franklin Roosevelt's final days through the sudden transition to the presidency of Harry Truman. Spanning the years 1944-1948, …

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Q&A: Patrick Kennedy, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage" 1:06:50

2M ago1:06:50

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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 meg…

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Jonathan Turley, "The Indispensable Right" 1:05:10

2M ago1:05:10

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Law professor Jonathan Turley highlighted individuals who've fought to exercise & defend the right to free speech throughout U.S. history. He was interviewed by author and American Civil Liberties Union former president Nadine Strossen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon C-SPAN

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BN+: David Roll, "Ascent to Power" – Part 1 1:09:20

2M ago1:09:20

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David Roll, a Washington-based attorney, has written books on Harry Hopkins, George Marshall, and Louis Johnson. Now comes his fourth book, "Ascent to Power," which focuses on Franklin Roosevelt's final days through the sudden transition to the presidency of Harry Truman. Spanning the years 1944-1948, David Roll's newest book looks at the struggles…

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Q&A: Virginia Ali & Bernard Demczuk, "Breaking Barriers with Chili" 1:06:10

2M ago1:06:10

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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 publ…

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BN+: Tevi Troy, "The Power and the Money" 1:08:30

2M ago1:08:30

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Presidential historian Tevi Troy has called his latest book "The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry." Mr. Troy has spent most of his professional life in and around Washington-based government and politics. He is currently a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center. In the introduction to t…

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Q&A: George Takei, "My Lost Freedom" 58:16

2M ago58:16

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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 …

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Eddie Glaude, "We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For" 1:07:16

2M ago1:07:16

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Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude spoke about his views on Black politics & how the Black community moves forward in America's democracy. He was interviewed by Harvard University History, Race, & Public Policy Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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BN+: Maureen Callahan, "Ask Not" 1:16:11

2M ago1:16:11

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Maureen Callahan's book "Ask Not: The Kennedy's and the Women They Destroyed" has been near the top of the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list since its publication in early July. In a review of the Callahan book by Nina Burleigh in the Washington Post, Burleigh writes: "She identifies the wellspring of misogyny in Irish Catholic patriarch Jo…

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Q&A: World War II Veterans Steven Ellis & Rolf Slen 1:03:50

2M ago1:03:50

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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, 119,55…

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