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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.
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Sep 30, 2016 • 31min
Gary Tyler: Cast the First Stone
Robert Scheer sits down with Gary Tyler to discuss his decades wrongly imprisoned and a film about the play he directed while in prison.

Sep 23, 2016 • 34min
David Cay Johnston: The Making of Donald Trump
Robert Scheer sits down with award-winning journalist and author David Cay Johnston to discuss the GOP presidential candidate.

Sep 16, 2016 • 31min
Matt Welch: reason and the libertarian
Robert Scheer sits down with journalist and libertarian Matt Welch to discuss the party's growth during this election campaign.

Sep 2, 2016 • 31min
Mike Farrell: Putting an end to the death penalty
Robert Scheer sits down with actor and activist Mike Farrell to discuss his involvement in the anti death penalty movement.

Aug 19, 2016 • 33min
Chris Hedges: A voice against collective narcissism
Robert Scheer sits down with journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss Hedges' career and influences.

Aug 5, 2016 • 34min
Benjamin Madley and a California Genocide
Robert Scheer sits down with professor and author Benjamin Madley to talk about a little known part of California's history.

Jul 22, 2016 • 31min
John Burton and California Democrats
Robert Scheer sits down with former congressman and current head of the California Democratic Party, John Burton.

Jul 7, 2016 • 34min
Larry Gross and the Formation of the Gay Community
In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with author and academic Larry Gross to discuss how once “invisible” closeted gay men and women eventually formed a powerful community over the middle and late 20th century.

Jun 24, 2016 • 30min
Barbara Williams and “The Hope in Leaving”
In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with actress, singer, and writer Barbara Williams to discuss her new memoir.

Jun 10, 2016 • 34min
Anthony Davis and the Repercussions of a Football Career
Robert Scheer sits down with famed USC and pro football player Anthony Davis and USC dean Jeremy Rosenberg to discuss how brain trauma from years of playing football forever changed Davis' life.