American Purpose's Bookstack
The books and ideas podcast from American Purpose.
About the show
Weekly conversations with authors of new and recent books.
Host Richard Aldous is a historian and professor at Bard College, New York, and the author of several books, including Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian; Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship; The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli.
For more about American Purpose, visit www.americanpurpose.com.
Episodes
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Episode 3: Francis Fukuyama on the End of History and the Last Man
October 30th, 2020 | 29 mins 17 secs
books, history, libralism, politics
Francis Fukuyama joins host Richard Aldous to discuss how his seminal work has aged, the challenges liberalism is facing today from both the left and the right, and why now is the perfect time to start a new magazine.
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Episode 2: Lindsay M. Chervinsky on the Origins of the Presidential Cabinet
October 23rd, 2020 | 28 mins 29 secs
books, founding, history
Lindsay M. Chervinsky joins Bookstack host Richard Aldous to discuss her new book 'The Cabinet.'
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Charles A. Kupchan on 'Isolationism'
October 16th, 2020 | 34 mins 7 secs
books, foreign policy, history
Author Charles A. Kupchan joins Bookstack host Richard Aldous to discuss his new book 'Isolationism.'