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 76: Mary Ziegler on the Anti-Abortion Movement
July 30th, 2022 | 33 mins 44 secs
books, history, politics
What’s the relationship between the fight over abortion, campaign finance reform, and the rise of Trump? Historian Mary Ziegler joins host Richard Aldous to talk about her new book Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment.
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Episode 75: Jonathan Pelson on China's dangerous domination of 5G
July 22nd, 2022 | 32 mins 8 secs
books, history, politics
How big is the threat from China really in the telecommunications space? Jonathan Pelson warns host Richard Aldous that we should not underestimate it. Read his new book Wireless Wars: China’s Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We’re Fighting Back.
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Episode 74: Ezrachi and Stucke on Big Tech’s threat to innovation
July 15th, 2022 | 39 mins 37 secs
books, history, politics
Is all innovation the same? Is there such a thing as toxic disruption? And is there any cause for optimism even as tech has failed to deliver us a utopia? Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice E. Stucke join host Richard Aldous to talk about their new book, How Big Tech Barons Smash Innovation—and How To Strike Back.
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Episode 73: James Kirchick on the hidden history of gay Washington
July 8th, 2022 | 30 mins 30 secs
books, history, politics
National security, secrecy, paranoia, suicide, and the rise of modern civil rights—James Kirchick joins host Richard Aldous to talk about the untold story of the nation’s capital, and his new book Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington.
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Episode 72: Thomas S. Kidd on Thomas Jefferson
July 1st, 2022 | 31 mins
books, history, politics
On this Fourth of July weekend, historian Thomas S. Kidd joins host Richard Aldous to talk about the contradictions of Thomas Jefferson, as detailed in his new book Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh.
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Episode 71: Aaron Friedberg on Getting China Wrong
June 24th, 2022 | 33 mins 34 secs
books, history, politics
What we have been doing with China has clearly not been working. How can we course-correct? Renowned Asia scholar Aaron L. Friedberg joins host Richard Aldous to discuss his excellent new book Getting China Wrong.
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Episode 70: Lev Menand on the Federal Reserve
June 17th, 2022 | 33 mins 22 secs
books, history, politics
With the Federal Reserve making bold moves this week, Lev Menand, author of the new book The Fed Unbound: Central Banking in a Time of Crisis, joins host Richard Aldous to talk about how the makers of monetary policy still need to adapt to the uncertain future.
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Episode 69: Frederic C. Hof on Obama and Syria
June 13th, 2022 | 32 mins 9 secs
books, history, politics
This week, Ambassador Frederic C. Hof joins host Richard Aldous to talk about his wrenching experience of almost negotiating a lasting Israeli-Syrian peace, as detailed in his new book Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace.
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Episode 68: Nelly Lahoud on the bin Laden papers
June 3rd, 2022 | 30 mins 53 secs
books, history, politics
A look into the inner life of a notorious murderer—Nelly Lahoud joins host Richard Aldous to talk about her new book, The Bin Laden Papers: How the Abbottabad Raid Revealed the Truth about Al-Qaeda, Its Leader, and His Family.
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Episode 67: Jimmy Soni on PayPal's entrepreneurs
May 20th, 2022 | 29 mins 48 secs
books, history, politics
With Elon Musk in the news, it’s a good time to look back at some recent history. Jimmy Soni joins host Richard Aldous to talk about his book The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley.