Scheer Intelligence
Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
Latest episodes
Mar 4, 2022 • 35min
Chairman Greg Sarris on the reincarnation of the American Indian
Greg Sarris, Tribal Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, explores the urgent need for an American future rooted in indigenous knowledge.
Feb 25, 2022 • 47min
A “deep moral rot" is at the heart of the Navy SEALs
Journalist Matthew Cole joins Robert Scheer to discuss his hard-hitting book, “Code Over Country,” about SEAL Team 6, the most celebrated unit in the Navy SEALs elite special forces unit.
Feb 18, 2022 • 43min
Is It too late to protect our privacy in the internet age?
Leading privacy lawyer Neil Richards joins Robert Scheer to discuss his new book “Why Privacy Matters” and whether we can still claw back some control over our personal data.
Feb 11, 2022 • 43min
American exceptionalism is on deadly display in Ukraine
Oliver Stone, creator of the Showtime documentary series “The Putin Diaries,” speaks to Robert Scheer about the escalating crisis in Ukraine.
Feb 4, 2022 • 36min
America gets Islam all wrong. Muslim Americans pay the price
Middle East expert Juan Cole talks about lesser known peaceful Muslim movements and how the U.S. maligns a Muslims at home and abroad.
Jan 28, 2022 • 46min
Michael Ratner was a revolutionary lawyer unlike any other
The late human rights lawyer took on some of the most important cases of our time, including defending Guantanamo Bay detainees and representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Jan 14, 2022 • 42min
Meet the real Hunter S. Thompson, one of the most distinctive American voices of the past century
Peter Richardson joins Robert Scheer to discuss his latest book, “Savage Journey,” on the legendary Gonzo journalist.
Dec 31, 2021 • 34min
Remembering Joan Didion, a "singular" California writer and a "helluva lot of fun"
On this week’s “Scheer Intelligence,” Wasserman joins host Robert Scheer to talk about the larger-than-life writer they both greatly admired, but also the flesh-and-bones woman they both knew personally: Joan Didion.
Dec 24, 2021 • 33min
A come to Jesus sermon from the Rev. Chris Hedges
During another pandemic holiday season when everyone could use a little faith, the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist talks to Robert Scheer about putting Christ back into Christmas.
Dec 17, 2021 • 1h 2min
This whistleblower is a decades-long thorn in the U.S. government’s side
Joseph Carson has spent most of his career as a federal employee challenging everything from the country’s nuclear weapons program to its whistleblower adjudication infrastructure.
