Emily de La Bruyère on China's COVID soft power plays
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We spoke with Emily de La Bruyère of FDD on how China is looking for geopolitical advantage in the midst of the pandemic.
September 8, 2020
Mary Shelley and Her Plague Masterpiece
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We spoke with Eileen Hunt Botting about Mary Shelley and The Last Man, the first post-apocalyptic novel, set in a world devastated by plague.
August 31, 2020
Allan Lichtman on Why Trump Will Lose
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We spoke with legendary political predictor Allan Lichtman about the President's chances and what COVID will mean for voting.
August 23, 2020
Jonathan Granoff on COVID and Global Security
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We spoke to Jonathan Granoff, president of the Global Security Institute, on how we can step up the fight against the pandemic.
August 20, 2020
Steven A. Cook on the UAE, Israel, and Lebanon
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We spoke to Steven A. Cook about the historic Israel/UAE deal and the recent explosion in Beirut, and what these mean within the global COVID crisis.
August 17, 2020
Tali Farhadian Weinstein on COVID vs. the Justice System
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We spoke with a current candidate for Manhattan DA, on the justice system vs. the pandemic and her vision for the office.
August 5, 2020
COVID, Debt, and the Global Economy
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We spoke to Douglas Rediker on the economic and fiscal effects of COVID globally and the massive uncertainties there.
July 22, 2020
Thomas Mann and the Literature of Disease
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We spoke with eminent Germanist and intellectual historian David Wellbery on Nobel laureate Thomas Mann and the literature of disease.
July 20, 2020
Africa and the Developing World Vs. Covid
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We spoke with Michelle Gavin, former U.S. ambassador to Botswana, about Africa and COVID and how pandemics hit the developing world.
July 16, 2020
Where Does Quarantine Come From?
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The new episode of our podcast features John Henderson on the history of quarantine and why Florence's response to plague in 1630 will seem eerily familiar.
July 13, 2020
