Ep. 423 — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the House by storm when she beat out 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, winning on a staunchly progressive platform. She is often portrayed as the embodiment o...
17 Dec 20201h 2min
Ep. 422 — Dan Rather
As a young reporter, Dan Rather was no stranger to getting the story by any means necessary, whether that meant sneaking off to use the office phone at Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch or chaining himself to...
10 Dec 20201h 3min
Ep. 421 — Abby Phillip
Growing up, journalist Abby Phillip wanted to be a heart surgeon. But a college service trip through the South caused Abby to reconsider. Inspired by reporters of the civil rights era, she turned her ...
3 Dec 20201h 3min
Ep. 420 — Sen. Mitt Romney
After failing to win the presidency in 2012, Senator Mitt Romney suggested he might be done with national politics for good. But after a move to Utah, the two-time presidential candidate, former Massa...
19 Nov 202048min
Ep. 419 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Governor Andrew Cuomo was just over a year into his third term as Governor of New York when Covid-19 first reached his state. While he was a well-known political figure before, his daily press briefin...
12 Nov 20201h 10min
Ep. 418 — David Plouffe
David Plouffe is a veteran Democratic political strategist who served as Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager and later as senior advisor to President Obama. Just days after the 2020 race was called, ...
9 Nov 202057min
Ep. 417 — Jon Meacham
As a child, historian Jon Meacham would find artifacts from Civil War battles while playing in the Chattanooga hills. To him, history was always tangible. He liked finding the line from the past to th...
2 Nov 20201h 5min
Ep. 416 — Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin may be a well-known, award-winning actor and singer on the big screen and stage, but these days he’s trying out a new medium: social media. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mandy has been ...
29 Okt 20201h 7min
