CommPRO and the Museum of Public Relations proudly present That Said With Michael Zeldin, a weekly podcast of the ideas, events, and people that shape our world hosted by TV legal and political analyst Michael Zeldin.
Join Michael in his conversation with Rachel Slade about her new book which offers a compelling history of American textile manufacturing as told through the story of American Roots, a vibrant Maine company founded by Ben and Whitney Waxman.
Join Michael in his conversation with Jeffrey Rosen about his compelling new book, The Pursuit of Happiness, How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.
Join Michael in his conversation with Janet Wallach about her new book, Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy chronicling the life of Marguerite Harrison, America’s first female spy.
Join Michael in his conversation with Katie Couric about her most interesting memoir, Going There, which chronicles her groundbreaking professional career while also intimately telling the story of her life beyond our TV screens.
Join Michael in his conversation with Fergus Bordewich about how President Grant, his attorney general, Amos Akerman, and Major Lewis Merrill led the successful, multi-year assault on the Ku Klux Klan.
Join Michael in his conversation with Dave Kindred as they discuss his new memoir My Home Team: A Sportswriter’s Life and the Redemptive Power of Small-Town Girls Basketball.
Join Michael and Doug as they delve into the intersection of history, legacy, and the imperative of DEI in today's business landscape.
Join Michael in his conversation with Professor Edward L. Ayers about his fascinating new book American Visions: The United States, 1800-1860 which explores the revealing history of this most formative period in US history when voices of dissent and innovation help create visions of America still resonant today.
Join Michael in his conversation with Scott Eyman about his fascinating new book, Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided which explores the life and times of the movie genius leading to his banishment from the United States in 1952. In these days of cancellation, Eyman gives us the urgency by highlighting the danger that government interference poses to artistic speech.
In this episode of That Said, the spotlight is on Dr. Gupta's insights from his book, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at any Age, with a particular focus on how the five pillars can be applied to business leaders.
Join Michael in his conversation with Jane Fox about her new book, The Hungry Mother: Recipes for Recovery and Life in the Kitchen which traces Jane’s past struggles with addiction, her recovery, and how cooking and faith provided a path to sustained sobriety.
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.
