The Bill Press Pod

The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler is a new explosive and controversial book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Kertzer, a Professor of Social Science at Brown University. The book tells the story of Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust. Spoiler alert: He did not cover himself in glory. You can buy the book here .Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Maya King, Politics Reporter for The New York Times covering the South, Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent for New York Magazine. His new book on Biden and Obama, The Long Alliance is out in September and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News.Today's podcast is supported by the Ironworkers Union. More information a Ironworkers.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's guest runs down the major and disastrous decisions from this Supreme Court. Elizabeth Wydra is the Constitutional Accountability Center’s President. From 2008-2016, she served as its Chief Counsel. Throughout her tenure she has filed more than 200 briefs on behalf of the Constitutional Accountability Center and clients, which include preeminent constitutional scholars and historians, state and local government organizations, groups such as the League of Women Voters and the AARP, and members of Congress.Bill features the work of the Constitutional Accountability Center whose vision is: "Constitutional Accountability Center envisions a future in which judges, policymakers, academics, non-profit organizations, and the public understand the Constitution, in its most vital respects, to be a progressive document, and always apply the text, history, and values of the whole Constitution to resolve disputes over its meaning." You can support its work at TheUSConstitution.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cassidy Hutchinson and Roe v Wade dominate the news and the Roundtable this week with Ginger Gibson, Deputy DC Editor, NBC News Digital, Amanda Becker, Politics Reporter for 19th News, Allan Smith, Political Reporter for NBC News and Lauren Burke, Writer for The Guardian and Black Press USA and Host of the Burkefile Podcast.  Today, Bill features the amazing work done by Chef Jose Andres and The World Central Kitchen. You can support their work at their website, WCK.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's guest is Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona. This is his fourth term in Congress where he focuses on national security issues and the health and welfare of veterans. He's a veteran himself having served in Iraq as an infantryman in the Marines. He is the son of Hispanic immigrants and the first in his family to attend college, in this case Harvard University.Today’s Bill Press Pod is supported by The Ironworkers Union. More information at Ironworkers.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NOTE: THE PODCAST WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE v WADE.More January 6th Hearing Bombshells. Supreme Court on Guns and Religion, Gun Bill Passes Senate. With Jason Dick, Editor in Chief at CQ-Roll Call, Jennifer Haberkorn, covering Congress for The Los Angeles Times, Abby Livingston, Washington Bureau Chief for the Texas Tribune and Katherine Tully-McManus, covering Congress for Politico.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During the hearings of the January 6th Select Committee, one question keeps coming up, “Did Donald Trump believe he had actually won the election?” “How could it be, that after being told repeatedly that no substantial fraud had occurred, he still maintained he won?”  “Is the man crazy?”It just so happens that we looked into this very question on the Bill Press Pod back in the summer of 2020 with our series, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, based on the bestselling book of the same name. In the podcast, in conversations with a dozen psychiatrists and psychologists, we explored the pathologies that make Donald Trump the person he is. So with that question on our mind, as well as the very real possibility that Trump could once again be president, we thought it prudent to revisit some highlights of the series that illuminate the behavior the January 6th Select Committee is investigating.To try to understand why Donald Trump was ignoring reality and pushing the Big Lie.In this episode you will hear from: the editor of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, Dr. Bandy Lee, a then a psychiatrist on the faculty of the Yale Medical SchoolDr. James Gilligan who was on the faculty of The Harvard Medical School and was for 13 years, the director of the Harvard Institute of Law and PsychiatryDr. Robert Jay Lifton, one of the most prominent psychiatrists in America and one of the originators of the field of psycho-history, which is the study of psychological motivations for war, terrorism, and genocide. He wrote the forward to the first edition of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. He was a lecturer at The Harvard Medical School and is a professor emeritus at The City University of New York.Stanford Professor Emeritus, social psychologist Phillip ZimbardoStephen Soldz, a clinical psychologist and director of the Social Justice and Human Rights program at the Boston Graduate School of PsychoanalysisDr. Judith Herman, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical SchoolDr. Harry Friedman a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical SchoolHarper West, a psychotherapist.Today in the break, Bill reminds us of the truly amazing work of Chef Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen. They are feeding millions of refugees in and around Ukraine as well as at natural disasters around the world and America. You can support their work by making a donation at the world central kitchen website at WCK.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The January 6th Hearings. Pence’s Chances and Gun Safety Stalled in the Senate. With Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal, Amanda Becker, Politics Reporter for 19th News and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A two-part Bill Press Pod today on the January 6th Select Committee hearings. We'll hear from California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, who led the questioning in Monday's hearing and from David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones magazine who was in the hearing room for both sessions. You can read David's work at DavidCorn.com and at MotherJones.com.Today Bill featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster areas and war zones, including over a million meals in and around Ukraine. You can support their work by visiting the World Central Kitchen website at WCK.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The January 6th Special Committee Hearing. The Chances for Any Gun Safety Legislation. With Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal, Igor Bobic, Senior politics reporter at HuffPost and Alayna Treene, Congressional reporter for Axios.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, more information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.