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Journalist Alex Berenson reported on research linking marijuana use to mental illness and violence.

Charles Graeber talked about his book, The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer, in which he reported on scientific advances in cancer research.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel talked about his book, An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives, in which he explored the…

The National Institute of Health’s Jeremy Brown talked about his book, Influenza: The Hundred Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History , the 1918 flu pandemic that killed between…

Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and evolutionary sociobiologist Thomas Patterson talked about their book, The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A…

Hoover Institution fellows Amy Zegart and Herb Lin talked about their book, Bytes, Bombs and Spies, on the use by the U.S. military of offensive cyber weapons. They were joined by George…

Georgetown University Professor Angela Stent examined Russia’s foreign policy and international goals. She was interviewed by Representative Dina Titus (D-NV), a member of the Foreign…

Michael Mandelbaum talked about his book, The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, in which he argued that the peace created around the world with the fall of the Soviet Union is being…

Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke about her book, How Safe Are We, in which she examined American security after September 11, 2001. She spoke Cliff Chanin from the…

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef and spilled close to 11 million gallons of oil. Stan Jones, former investigative reporter with the Anchorage Daily News, recounted the timeline of…

Yoram Hazony discussed his book, The Virtue of Nationalism, recipient of the Conservative Book of the Year Award.

Common Good founder Philip Howard talked about his book, Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Left and Right, in which he offered his thoughts on how to create a more…

Actor and Times Up co-founder Amber Tamblyn talked about her book, Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution, in which she offered her thoughts on political activism.…

Victor Davis Hanson discussed the campaign, election, and presidency of Donald Trump. He’s interviewed by former Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA).

Stacey Abrams, the 2018 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee, talked about her book, Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change, in which she offered her thoughts on…

Devin Fergus talked about his book, Land of the Fee: Hidden Costs and the Decline of the American Middle Class, on the hidden transaction fees that Americans regularly pay and the impact…

Political economist William Davies talked about his book, Nervous States: Democracy and the Decline of Reason, in which he offered his thoughts on the role facts and emotions play in…

Medal of Honor recipient Allen Lynch talked about his book, Zero to Hero: From Bullied Kid to Warrior, on growing up in Chicago and serving in the Vietnam War.

Amy Webb talked about her book, The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and their Thinking Machines Will Change Humanity, in which she argued that artificial intelligence is giving dangerous…

Author and radio show host Larry Elder took viewer phone calls at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.