Join Michael in his conversation with Oliver Franklin-Wallis as they discuss him new book, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future which takes inside the secretive multi-billion-dollar waste management industry and shares a blueprint for building a healthier and more sustainable future before we are buried in our own trash.

Join Michael in his conversation with Sally Jenkins about her new book which explores seven fundamental principles behind great decision-making gleaned from her decades-long career as one of the great sports writers of our time.

Join Michael in his conversation with Professor Laurel Leff about her recent book, “Well Worth Saving: American Universities’ Life-and-Death Decisions of Refugees from Nazi Europe.”

Join Michael in his discussion with historian Heather Hendershot on the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and compellingly argues that this convention was a pivotal moment in American history.

Join Michael in his conversation with Michael Finkel to discuss his new book which chronicles the life of Stephane Breitwieser the most prolific art thief in history.

Join Michael in conversation with Jim Abrahams and David Zucker, two of the creators of Airplane!, discussing their book 'Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story Of Airplane!'

Join Michael Zeldin in his conversation with Heather Cox Richardson as they discuss her new book, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Join Michael in his conversation with NPR’s Steve Drummond about his new book chronicling the work of Truman’s Senate Investigative Committee that battled fraud, waste, and abuse in the military-industrial complex during the war years.

Join Michael in his conversation with Rachel Louise Martin as they discuss her new book which tells the forgotten story of the first high school to attempt court-mandated desegregation in the wake of Brown v. Board in Clinton, Tennessee in 1956.

Join Michael in his conversation with Paul Kix as they discuss his new book You Have to be Prepared to Die Before you can Begin to Live: Ten weeks in Birmingham that Changed America which tells the behind-the-scenes story of the momentous 1963 Birmingham Campaign to end segregation in the most dangerous city in America.

Join Michael in his conversation with Jeffrey Toobin as they discuss Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism, from the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 to the US Capitol on January 6th and the future.

Join Michael in his conversation with Joan Biskupic as they discuss her new book Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right and its Historic Consequences.

A discussion with Mehdi Hasan on his new book Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking.

A conversation with Stephen Moore about the book he co-authored with Gary Oezle, All Roads Lead to the Birchmere: America’s Legendary Music Hall, chronicling the creation and growth of the Birchmere.

On today’s show Michael Zeldin will be speaking with Mark Whitaker to discuss his new book Saying It Loud: 1966-The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement.

Alexander Rose is the author of Washington’s Spies (the basis for the AMC drama series, Turn: Washington’s Spies, on which he served as a writer/producer), and several other nonfiction books.

Sammi Katz and her co-author Olivia McGiff have created a vibrant mixology book for both seasoned and newbie drinkmakers

On today’s show we will be speaking with Patrick Bringley about his new book All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me.

On today’s show we continue our two-part conversation with Karoun Demirjian and Rachel Bade about their book, Unchecked, The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump.

Join Michael Zeldin in his conversation with Karoun Demirjian and Rachel Bade about their book, Unchecked, The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump.