American Purpose's Bookstack
The books and ideas podcast from American Purpose.
We found 10 episodes of American Purpose's Bookstack with the tag “politics”.
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Episode 42: Parag Khanna on societal upheaval
October 29th, 2021 | 35 mins 40 secs
books, history, politics
Climate change, pandemics, social upheaval, technological change—all these things are uprooting our modern conceptions of what a settled life can and should be. This week, Parag Khanna joins host Richard Aldous to talk about all this and his new book Move: The Forces Uprooting Us.
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Episode 41: Matthew Sturgis on Oscar Wilde and social mores
October 22nd, 2021 | 31 mins 13 secs
books, history, politics
What does the life of Oscar Wilde tell us about #metoo and predatory celebrity culture, in Victorian England and today? More than you might imagine, and in surprising ways at that. This week, Matthew Sturgis joins host Richard Aldous to talk about his new book, Oscar Wilde: A Life, to discuss all this and more.
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Episode 40: Anne-Marie Slaughter on American renewal
October 15th, 2021 | 34 mins 10 secs
american, books, history, politics
Can America bounce back in an era of crisis? Absolutely it can, says Anne-Marie Slaughter, as she joins our host Richard Aldous to discuss her new book Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics.
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Episode 39: Harold James on political terminology
October 1st, 2021 | 26 mins 1 sec
books, history, language, politics
The importance of language cannot be overstated in today’s overheated political climate. To think through how best to navigate the language wars, Professor Harold James joins host Richard Aldous to discuss his new book The War of Words: A Glossary of Globalization.
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Episode 38: H.R. McMaster on America's future battlegrounds
September 24th, 2021 | 40 mins 1 sec
america, books, history, military, politics
As his most recent book Battlegrounds comes out in paperback, General H.R. McMaster joins host Richard Aldous for a whirlwind tour of the geostrategic landscape for the United States, and the challenges the country faces in sustaining its commitments abroad.
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Episode 37: Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili on Afghanistan and State-Building
September 17th, 2021 | 31 mins 13 secs
afghanistan, america, books, history, politics
Could it all have gone differently? Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili joins host Richard Aldous to talk about what the West repeatedly gets wrong in tackling the devilishly difficult problems of international development and democracy promotion.
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Episode 36: Toby Harnden on the CIA's mission in Afghanistan
September 10th, 2021 | 34 mins 7 secs
afghanistan, america, books, history, politics, terrorism
Richard Aldous sits down with author Toby Harnden to discuss his new book First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11.
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Episode 35: Peter Hartcher on Australia's China Challenge
August 2nd, 2021 | 36 mins 49 secs
australia, books, china, history, politics
Australia is the world’s test case for how a democratic country’s dependence on China can be turned against it. The Sydney Morning Herald’s Peter Hartcher joins Richard Aldous to discuss exactly how this has happened in his new book, Red Zone: China’s Challenge and Australia’s Future.
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Episode 34: Firmin DeBrabander on the Internet's Threat to Privacy
July 23rd, 2021 | 26 mins 15 secs
america, books, history, internet, politics
Is there any hope for safeguarding privacy in the age of the internet? Firmin DeBrabander, professor of philosophy at Maryland Institute College of Art, joins Richard Aldous to discuss his book Life After Privacy: Reclaiming Democracy in a Surveillance Society.
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Episode 33: Shawna Kay Rodenberg on Growing Up in Kentucky
July 16th, 2021 | 29 mins 53 secs
america, books, history, politics
This week, author Shawna Kay Rodenberg joins host Richard Aldous to discuss her moving new book, Kin: A Memoir, about family, forgiveness, and growing up in Eastern Kentucky.