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Brad Meltzer and Jon Mensch recounted the plot to kill George Washington by soldiers assigned to protect him during the Revolutionary War.

Yale environmental law Professor Daniel Esty presented 40 ideas to move toward ecological sustainability.

Dr. Jerrold Post talked about his book, Dangerous Charisma: The Political Psychology of Donald Trump and His Followers, in which he provided a psychological profile of President Donald Trump…

George Beebe, former director of Russian analysis at the CIA, talked about his book, The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Escalate to World War III, on the downward spiral i…

CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle offered her guide to reading and understanding the U.S. Constitution.

Entrepreneur Chris Wilson talked about his book, The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose, in which he reflected on his incarceration and life after prison.

Tee Marie Hanible, a retired Marine gunnery sergeant and veteran of the Iraq War, talked about her book, The Warrior Code: 11 Principles to Unleash the Badass Inside of You, on becoming a wa…

Gregory Jaczko recounted his time with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for which he served as chair from 2009-2012.

Seth Blumenthal explained how youth participation in the Republican Party grew under Richard Nixon and through the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

Nathaniel Philbrick provided a history of the Revolutionary War’s Battle of the Chesapeake, which was integral to the Continental Army’s eventual victory.

Tim Wu talked about his book, The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age, in which he questioned whether “big tech,” big pharma," and other corporations that are “too big to fail”…

Lisa Margonelli explored termites, from their hive and swarm behavior and the over $20 billion dollars of damage they cause each year to military and scientific research to develop artificia…

Joseph Kelly, literature professor at the College of Charleston, provided a history of the Jamestown colony.

New York Times Magazine's Jeanne Marie Laskas discussed letters from Americans that President Obama received and responded to while in office. Several Office of Presidential Correspondence s…

Bestselling author Steven Johnson argued that people can no longer make decisions and explored the impact that has on military strategy, environmental planning, psychology, and more.

Paleontologist Nick Pyenson explored the evolution of whales, from their anatomy to current migratory patterns.

Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, chronicled the efforts to rebuild western Europe following World War II.

American University professor Sarah Snyder examined how human rights activism in the 1960s was folded into American foreign policy in the succeeding years.

Hendrick Meijer recalled the political career of Michigan Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

Abigail Marsh, using her research of psycopathic and altruistic brains, described the science behind fear and how people respond to it.