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The Wall Street Journal's Russell Gold talked about his book, Superpower: One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy, in which he reported on alternative energy resources.

Jared Cohen looked at the eight vice presidents who became president due to the deaths of their predecessors.

Tyler Cowen talked about his book, Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero, in which he argued that large corporations play an important role in U.S. society and are often…

Lynne Olson talked about her book, Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler, in which she recalled the life of Marie-Madeleine…

Author Elaine Shannon talked about her book, Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire, on the life and crimes of Paul LeRoux and the Drug…

Former Federal Reserve examiner Carmen Segarra talked about the close relationship between the New York Federal Reserve Bank and the financial giant Goldman Sachs.

Russian and European Studies professor Kristen Ghodsee explored whether women fare better economically under capitalism or socialism.

Deborah Blum, director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, reported on the science behind and the development of food safety regulations in the United States.

University of Notre Dame Professor Roy Scranton explored climate change, war, violence, and more.

Joanne Freeman talked about her book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. She described the process of researching the topic and said she found that while…

Deborah Blum, director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, reported on the science behind and the development of food safety regulations in the United States.

ABC News' Dan Abrams recalled Abraham Lincoln’s last legal case, a murder defense of twenty-two-year-old Peach Quinn Harrison in 1859.

Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and lawyer Joshua Matz explored the history of impeachment and its potential role in the 21st century.

Alissa Quart talked about the economic pressures that American families face.

Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explored the concept of time.