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Intriguing hour-long conversations with people who are making things happen. Hosted by Peter Slen. New episodes every Sunday evening. From the network that brings you "Washington Today" and "Lectures in History" podcasts.
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Dec 7, 2020 • 59min
Susan Schulten and Eric Rauchway, Historians on contentious presidential transitions
Historians Susan Schulten and Eric Rauchway talk about two of the most contentious presidential transitions in U.S. history - in 1861, between James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln, and in 1933, between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 30, 2020 • 1h 3min
Elaine Weiss, Author "The Woman's Hour"
Journalist and author Elaine Weiss discussed her book, "The Woman's Hour," about the lead-up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920, that granted women the right to vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 23, 2020 • 1h 3min
James Taing, Documentary Filmmaker
Filmmaker James Taing discusses his documentary “Ghost Mountain,” about the 1979 massacre of Cambodian survivors of Pol Pot’s Killing Fields by Thai soldiers along the Thailand-Cambodia border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2020 • 58min
Sarah Brayne, Author "Predict and Surveil"
University of Texas at Austin sociology professor Sarah Brayne talks about the use of big data and new surveillance technologies by law enforcement, and discusses where this kind of policing may be headed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 3min
David Savage, Los Angeles Times, 20th Anniversary of Bush v. Gore SCOTUS Case
David Savage, Los Angeles Times, 20th Anniversary of Bush v. Gore SCOTUS Case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 1min
Matthew Weil and Laura Hautala on Election Security
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Matthew Weil and CNET’s Laura Hautala talk about mail-in ballots, election security, and the evolution of voting machines since the 1960s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 26, 2020 • 58min
Kathleen Belew and Jillian Melchior on Proud Boys and Antifa
The University of Chicago’s Kathleen Belew and the Wall Street Journal’s Jillian Kay Melchior talk about the Proud Boys and Antifa, right and left-wing groups, respectively, that have used violent tactics to further their goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2020 • 1h 1min
Nic Novicki, Founder and Director, Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
Actor Nic Novicki, founder and director of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, talks about the 2020 entries and the winning films in three categories: best awareness campaign, best editor, and best film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2020 • 1h 2min
Isabel Wilkerson, Author, 'Caste: The Origin of our Discontent'
Author and 2020 Kirkus Book Prize finalist Isabel Wilkerson argues that the United States has a hidden caste system that has played a role throughout its history and produced the racial divisions and injustices we see today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 5, 2020 • 60min
Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
The Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro talks about the history of U.S. Supreme Court nominations and the confirmation battles that sometimes accompany them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
