Books 1881 Videos
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
Air Date 07/11/2020A compilation of conversations with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. 01:06:32 -
Toni Morrison
Air Date 07/10/2020Conversations with the author of "Beloved" and "The Bluest Eye." 01:21:53 -
George Saunders
Air Date 11/14/2017George Saunders discusses his Man Booker Prize-winning novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." 20:58 -
Chris Ware
Air Date 11/13/2017Cartoonist Chris Ware introduces his latest book, "Monograph." 31:26 -
David Ignatius
Air Date 11/07/2017David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post, talks about Saudi Arabia, President Trump's China visit, and his new spy novel. 27:01 -
Griffin Dunne
Air Date 11/03/2017A look at the Netflix documentary, "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold," with director Griffin Dunne. 25:16 -
Kurt Andersen
Air Date 11/01/2017Kurt Andersen, author of "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire," on U.S. history and politics. 14:58 -
Nancy Koehn
Air Date 10/31/2017Nancy Koehn on her book about courage and leadership, "Forged in Crisis." 17:21 -
Michael Korda
Air Date 10/31/2017Michael Korda on his historical memoir, "Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory." 24:00 -
Roger Altman
Air Date 10/27/2017Investor Roger Altman discusses Trump's tax plan, income inequality, and the economy. 14:56 -
Jennet Conant
Air Date 10/24/2017Jennet Conant on her biography, "Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist." 20:49 -
Marvin Kalb
Air Date 10/24/2017Marvin Kalb discusses his latest book, "The Year I Was Peter the Great." 20:54 -
Rich Cohen
Air Date 10/19/2017Author and TV writer Rich Cohen talks about his new book, "The Chicago Cubs: A Story of a Curse." 15:23 -
Walter Isaacson
Air Date 10/16/2017Walter Isaacson talks about his latest biography, "Leonardo da Vinci." 49:07 -
Ray Dalio
Air Date 09/18/2017The chairman and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates introduces his new book, “Principles: Life and Work." 30:53 -
Richard McGregor
Air Date 09/06/2017A look at inter-Asian relationships with the author of "Three Tigers, One Mountain." 26:19 -
'Fantasyland'
Air Date 08/07/2017Kurt Andersen introduces his new book, "Fantasyland: How American Went Haywire." 17:10 -
Joshua Green
Air Date 07/18/2017Joshua Green introduces his new book, “Devil’s Bargain.” 30:26 -
Jesse Eisinger
Air Date 07/12/2017Jesse Eisinger, the author of “The Chickenshit Club." 20:50 -
Peter Baker
Air Date 07/06/2017Peter Baker introduces his new book, "Obama: The Call of History." 22:23 -
David Grann
Air Date 06/15/2017David Grann introduces his new book, "Killers of the Flower Moon." 12:41 -
Harold Evans
Air Date 06/07/2017Sir Harold Evans introduces his new book, “Do I Make Myself Clear?: Why Writing Well Matters.” 20:51 -
Alan Alda
Air Date 06/07/2017Alan Alda introduces his latest book, “If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?" 17:04 -
Senator Al Franken
Air Date 05/31/2017Senator Al Franken introduces his new memoir, "Al Franken: Giant of the Senate." 43:16 -
Senator Ben Sasse
Air Date 05/26/2017Senator Ben Sasse introduces his new book, “The Vanishing American Adult." 28:52 -
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Air Date 05/24/2017Neil deGrasse Tyson introduces his latest book, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry." 27:59 -
Jeff Pegues
Air Date 05/24/2017Jeff Pegues of CBS News on his new book, "Black and Blue: Inside the Divide Between the Police and Black America." 11:49 -
Rock Positano
Air Date 05/15/2017Dr. Rock Positano introduces his new book, "Dinner with DiMaggio." 20:03 -
Admiral WIlliam McRaven
Air Date 05/11/2017Admiral William H. McRaven introduces his new book, "Make Your Bed." 18:55 -
Sally Bedell Smith
Air Date 05/09/2017Biographer Sally Bedell Smith introduces her newest book, "Prince Charles." 19:34 -
Tabitha Soren
Air Date 05/04/2017Photographer Tabitha Soren introduces her new book, "Fantasy Life." 15:21 -
'Chaos and Culture'
Air Date 05/03/2017A look at a new Greek cultural center, with architect Renzo Piano and author Victoria Newhouse. 19:08 -
'Shattered'
Air Date 05/03/2017Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, the co-authors of "Shattered." 20:45 -
David McCullough
Air Date 05/02/2017David McCullough introduces his new book, "The American Spirit." 32:11 -
Sheila Nevins
Air Date 04/28/2017Sheila Nevins, the president of HBO Documentary Films, presents "You Don't Look Your Age..." 14:50 -
Calvin Trillin
Air Date 04/27/2017Calvin Trillin on his re-issued and expanded collection of true homicide stories, "Killings." 15:07 -
Frances FitzGerald
Air Date 04/25/2017Frances FitzGerald introduces her new book, "The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America." 15:24 -
Wendy Lesser
Air Date 04/24/2017Wendy Lesser, the author of “You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn.” 11:56 -
Philip Gorski
Air Date 04/11/2017Philip Gorski introduces his new book, "American Covenant." 09:04 -
Alyssa Mastromonaco
Air Date 03/29/2017Alyssa Mastromonaco introduces her memoir, “Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?" 13:36 -
Ariel Levy
Air Date 03/28/2017Ariel Levy presents "The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir." 18:50 -
Kati Marton
Air Date 03/23/2017Author Kati Marton presents her latest book "True Believer: Stalin's Last American Spy." 09:01 -
P. J. O'Rourke
Air Date 03/03/2017P. J. O'Rourke presents his new book, "How The Hell Did This Happen? The Election of 2016." 18:46 -
Omar Saif Ghobash
Air Date 02/28/2017Omar Saif Ghobash, ambassador of the UAE to Russia, presents his new book, “Letters to a Young Muslim.” 13:44 -
Jay Wright
Air Date 02/28/2017Jay Wright, head basketball coach of the Villanova Wildcats, talks about the upcoming NCAA tournament and his new book, "Attitude." 21:57 -
Tyler Cowen
Air Date 02/27/2017Tyler Cowen presents his new book, "The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream." 12:28 -
Jack Spencer
Air Date 02/22/2017Fine art photographer Jack Spencer presents his new book, "This Land: An American Portrait." 10:21 -
George Saunders
Air Date 02/17/2017Author George Saunders introduces his debut novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." 27:38 -
Brad Stone
Air Date 02/07/2017Author Brad Stone presents “The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World.” 14:29 -
John Avlon
Air Date 01/31/2017Journalist John Avlon introduces his new book, “Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations.” 18:11 -
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Air Date 01/24/2017Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy introduces his latest book, “The Genius of Judaism.” 23:06 -
Mark Shriver
Air Date 12/16/2016Mark Shriver introduces his book "Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis." 15:44 -
Andy Cohen
Air Date 12/12/2016Andy Cohen, host of Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live," introduces his new memoir, "Superficial." 13:03 -
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Air Date 12/06/2016Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his debut novel, “The Sympathizer.” 20:12 -
Sebastian Mallaby
Air Date 11/23/2016Sebastian Mallaby introduces his biography of Alan Greenspan, "The Man Who Knew." 13:53 -
Larry Kudlow
Air Date 11/02/2016Larry Kudlow introduces his book, “JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American Prosperity." 25:47 -
Jon Meacham
Air Date 11/01/2016Jon Meacham discusses the new paperback release of his book on George H. W. Bush. 17:15 -
J. D. Vance
Air Date 10/18/2016Author J. D. Vance talks about his memoir about working-class white America, "Hillbilly Elegy." 19:17 -
Remembering Edward Albee
Air Date 09/27/2016An appreciation of playwright Edward Albee, who died earlier this month at the age of 88. 15:15 -
Ian McEwan
Air Date 09/23/2016Ian McEwan discusses his new book, “Nutshell.” 27:32