"We are more vulnerable to a radical readjustment," says our guest, New York Times journalist, Diana Henriques, author of the widely praised "A First Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History." She is also the author of “The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust,” a New York Times bestseller.
Read more#138 50/50 Nation? No! Morris Fiorina
Stanford University political scientist Morris Fiorina confronts the widespread assumption that voters are neatly split into rival camps, and argues that neither party can hold a majority for more than a few years. His new book is "Unstable Majorities: Polarization, Party Sorting and Political Stalemate."
Read more#137 The Dangers Of Utopia: Michael Shermer
Our guest, Michael Shermer, is the publisher of Skeptic Magazine and the author of the new book "Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia." Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson calls him "a beacon of reason in an ocean of irrationality."
Read more#133 Facebook and YouTube Threats: Zeynep Tufekci
Professor Zeynep Tufekci is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, "Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest."
Read more#132 The Truth About Robots: Peter Cappelli
Peter Cappelli, Director for Human Resources at the Wharton School is our guest in this episode. His research is both contrarian and eye-opening. Peter has been named one of the most influential thinkers of the decade by HR Magazine, and is the author of "Why Good People Can't Get Jobs."
Read more#130 A Fresh Look at Freedom: Russell Shorto
We discuss the American Revolution through six different pairs of eyes with acclaimed historian and journalist, Russell Shorto, author of the new book, "Revolution Song." Shorto is an acclaimed author. He is well known for the book, "The Island at the Center of the World."
Read more#128 Solutions for America's Opioid Epidemic: Sam Quinones
Our guest, Sam Quinones, author of the highly praised book "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic."
Read more#126 Using Data To Predict the Future: Rebecca Costa
In her new book, “On The Verge,” and on this podcast, Rebecca Costa says we now have the power to predict the future, adapting in advance to changing conditions. She also tells us about the ideas raised on the popular radio show, “The Costa Report” and in her bestselling book, “The Watchman’s Rattle.”
Read more#125 The Harvey Weinstein Sex Scandal: What Next? Anne Thompson
Anne Thompson, Editor-at-Large for the movie-news site, Indiewire, is our guest. Anne is a veteran entertainment journalist who has worked for the Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Entertainment Weekly. She's the author of the book, "The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to The Oscars."
Read more#124 Russia's Threat to U.S. Democracy: Amy Knight
Amy Knight, has been called "the West's foremost scholar of the KGB” by The New York Times. In her book "Orders to Kill "Knight traces Putin's journey from the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the late 1990's to his rise to absolute power in the Kremlin.
Read more#121 Why We Need Stories and Myths: Stephen Greenblatt
Harvard Humanities professor Stephen Greenblatt - author of "The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve" is our guest.
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