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Jul 15, 2025 • 59min

The Preventive State | Alan Dershowitz

Join Michael in his conversation with Professor Alan Dershowitz about his new book The Preventive State, The Challenge of Preventing Serious Harms While Preserving Essential Liberties which articulates a jurisprudence of prevention which endeavors to balance the needs of governments to prevent future harm while balancing the need to protect fundamental civil liberties.Alan Dershowitz has been litigating, teaching, and writing about law and policy for more than 60 years. He was the youngest tenured professor in the history of Harvard Law School and taught on the Harvard faculty for fifty years as the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law. This is his 57th book and his magnum opus.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Jul 8, 2025 • 1h 10min

Gareth Gore | Opus, The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy in the Catholic Church

Join Michael in his conversation with Gareth Gore about his new book, Opus, The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy in the Catholic Church, which documents the rise and secret history of the Opus Dei movement. Gareth is a financial journalist and editor with two decades of experience covering some of the biggest financial stories in over 25 countries.His writing has been published in Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and International Financing Review. He is the host of The Syndicate, which tells the behind the scenes story of the biggest financial deals in history. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Jun 25, 2025 • 59min

Becky Aikman | Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II

Join Michael in his conversation with Becky Aikman about her new book, Spitfires, The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II which tells the story of the American Women who flew the world’s most dangerous aircraft through the treacherous skies over Great Britain during World War II.Becky Aikman is the author of two books of narrative nonfiction: her memoir, Saturday Night Widows, and Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge. Aikman worked as a journalist at Newsday and has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. She lives in New York.https://www.beckyaikman.com/books/spitfiresAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Jun 17, 2025 • 1h 8min

Joan Nathan | My Life in Recipes, Food, Family, and Memories

Join Michael in his conversation with Joan Nathan about her fabulous book, My Life in Recipes, Food, Family, and Memories which uses recipes to look back on her life, her family history, and her personal journey discovering Jewish cuisine from around the world.Joan is the author of twelve cookbooks. Her books have won awards from both the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the James Beard Foundation. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times and Tablet Magazine and host of the PBS television series Jewish Cooking in America. She was also senior producer of Passover: Traditions of Freedom, an award-winning documentary sponsored by Maryland Public Television.Joan NathanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Jun 10, 2025 • 1h 12min

Robert Edsel | Remember Us, American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II

Join Michael in his conversation speaking with Robert Edsel about his new book Remember Us, American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II which follows twelve main characters over a six-year span from 1940-1946 in war-torn Maastricht, Netherlands.Robert M. Edsel is the New York Times bestselling author of four non-fiction books including The Monuments Men which served as the basis for Academy Award recipient George Clooney’s 2014 film.Mr. Edsel has received numerous honors including the National Humanities Medal, awarded by President George W. Bush.He has been honored with the Texas Medal of the Arts; the President’s Call to Service Award; the Hope for Humanity Award, presented by the Dallas Holocaust Museum; and the Foundation for the National Archives’ Records of Achievement Award. Mr. Edsel is also the Founder and Chairman of the Monuments Men and Women Foundation.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Jun 3, 2025 • 1h 9min

National Cancer Survivors Day | Ali Rogin, author of Beat Breast Cancer Like A Boss, and Dr. Felice Gersh

In this special edition honoring National Cancer Survivors Day, join me in this reissue of my interview journalist Ali Rogin, author of Beat Breast Cancer Like A Boss, and Dr. Felice Gersh, integrative medicine physician, women's health advocate and author.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 27, 2025 • 1h 5min

Mary Annette Pember | Medicine River, A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

Join Michael in his conversation with Mary Annette Pember about her new book Medicine River, A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools which is a deeply personal account of Native American boarding schools in the United States, and the legacy of abuse wrought by them on her own family and Native culture and life.Mary is a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of the Wisconsin Ojibwe. She is national correspondent for ICT News and has worked as an independent journalist focusing on Native American issues since 2000. She is the recipient of numerous journalism awards. She was a Rosalyn Carter Fellowship recipient for Mental Health Journalism as well as an Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellow at the University of Southern California.Mary Annette Pember | http://www.mapember.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 20, 2025 • 1h 12min

Daniel James Brown | Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

Join Michael Zeldin for this timely conversation of anti-Asian racism with Daniel James Brown as they discuss his book, Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II: a compelling saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions and sacrifices that Japanese Americans and their families made for the sake of the country and the world. Guest Daniel James Brown I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Diablo Valley College, the University of California at Berkeley, and UCLA. I taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford before becoming a technical writer and editor. I now write narrative nonfiction books full time. My primary interest as a writer is in bringing compelling historical events to life as vividly and accurately as I can. I live in the country outside of Seattle, Washington with my wife, two daughters, and an assortment of cats, dogs, chickens, and honeybees. When I am not writing, I am likely to be birding, gardening, fly fishing, reading American history, or chasing bears away from the bee hives. Follow Dan on Twitter: @DJamesBrown  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 13, 2025 • 1h 13min

Miracles and Wonder, The Historical Mystery of Jesus by Elaine Pagels

Join Michael in his conversation with Professor Elaine Pagels about her new book Miracles and Wonder, The Historical Mystery of Jesus which explores the life and the enduring legacy of Jesus to attract and inspire.Professor Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of the Gnostic Gospels which won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. She was a MacArthur Fellow and was awarded a National Humanities Medal in 2015.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 6, 2025 • 1h

Rossana D'Antonio | 26 Seconds: Grief and Blame in the Aftermath of Losing My Brother in a Plane Crash

Join Michael in his discussion with Rossana D’Antonio about her new book, 26 Seconds, Grief, Blame in the Aftermath of Losing My Brother in a Plane Crash, which tells the harrowing story of the crash of TACA airlines flight 390 in Honduras, which was piloted by her brother.Rosanna is a licensed engineer with expertise in infrastructure design and emergency management. She is a Fellow with the American Society of Civil Engineers and serves as a member of the Board of Directors. She is a strong advocate of airline safety.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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