George Washington: America’s Reluctant Father
Alexis Coe, host of the Audible series “Presidents Are People Too!” and “No Man’s Land” podcasts, joins us to take a 21st Century look at a figure we all think we know.
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Robert Gates On America’s Post-Cold War Path
Robert Gates, served as secretary of defense under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, former officer in the United States Air Force and worked for the CIA before being appointed director of the agency. He joins us to talk about the government’s use of power.
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The Inner Lives Of Butterflies
Journalist Wendy Williams joins us to talk about the colorful, weird and beautiful ways butterflies survive — and how they help humans live.
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Colson Whitehead Visits The Jim Crow South
Colson Whitehead’s latest novel is based on a real juvenile detention reformatory in 1960s Florida. He joins us to talk about his story of two boys, bound by the trauma around them as they swing between hope and cynicism.
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