Compelling conversations about books, history and ideas.
Ilyon Woo, author of Master Slave Husband Wife, recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.
Former Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), co-author of Profiles in Mental Health Courage, talked about Americans who…
Jochen “Jack” Wurfl, author of My Two Lives, talked about surviving as a Jew in Nazi Germany and his later life and succ…
Filmmakers Zachary Treitz and Christian Hansen discussed their four-part Netflix docu-series American Conspiracy: The Oc…
Miami University Professor Steven Conn talked about his book, The Lies of the Land, in which he argued that the reality …
Times of London U.S. editor David Charter, author of Royal Audience, talked about Queen Elizabeth II’s special relations…
Dr. Uché Blackstock, author of Legacy, talked about being a Black physician in the United States and the inequities faci…
Columnist Rob Henderson, author of “Troubled,” talked about growing up as a troubled child in the U.S. foster care syste…
Patti Davis talked about her book, Dear Mom and Dad," a memoir written as a letter to her late parents, former President…
