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Professor William Hitchcock talked about his book, The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s.

Professor Yunte Huang talked about his book, Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History, on the life and times of conjoined twins Chang and Eng…

Robert Kurson talked about Rocket Men, on the 1968 Apollo 8 mission to the moon. For his book he interviewed the three astronauts from the mission, who were ages 87, 87, and 82 when he…

Lillian Cunningham, host and creator of the Washington Post's “Presidential” and “Constitutional” podcasts, talked about the two series and how she learned to create and organize her episodes. She began…

Former professional basketball player and author Etan Thomas talked about his book, We Matter: Athletes and Activism, a series of interviews Mr. Thomas conducted on the interaction between…

Niall Ferguson talked about his book, The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook, on the power of social networks throughout history and their influence…

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku talked about his book, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth.

High school students from the U.S. Senate Youth Program talked about their participation in a week-long government and leadership education program. One hundred four students were selected…

Yale University Law School Professor Amy Chua talked about her book, Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations, about the role that group identity plays in shaping domestic…

John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, talked about his book Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad, published by Threshold Editions. He…

Professor Tom Cronin talked about his book, Imagining a Great Republic, a survey of American novels that have helped tell the story of the American political experiment.

Francisco Cantú talked about his book, The Line Becomes a River. His memoir details his experiences as a border patrol agent and the things he learned about the U.S. immigration system.…

Politico Magazine contributing editor Joshua Zeitz talked about his book, Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson’s White House, about the members of President Johnson’s staff who helped…

Kate Bowler, a Duke Divinity School assistant professor and prosperity gospel scholar, talked about her memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason, on being diagnosed with stage four colon…

Michael Fabey, naval reporter for Jane’s, talked about his book, Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific, on China’s efforts to control the South China Sea.…

New York Times photographer Doug Mills talked about covering President Trump and discussed some of the photos he took during and after the 2016 presidential election. Topics included his…

Author Bill James, a senior Boston Red Sox adviser on baseball operations, talked about his book, The Man from the Train, on one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. For his…

Caitriona Perry, former Washington Correspondent for RTE, Ireland’s public service broadcaster, talked about her book, In America, which chronicles her encounters with Donald Trump campaign…

Mark Bowden talked about his book, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam, about one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

Noah Feldman talked about The Three Lives of James Madison, his book on the former president’s role in creating the Constitution, his co-founding of the Republican Party, and his time as…