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Richard Aldous

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Biweekly conversations between Richard Aldous, Bard College professor and distinguished historian, and authors on their newest books.

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Episode 158: Tevi Troy on the Epic Clashes between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry
FEB 23, 2025
Episode 158: Tevi Troy on the Epic Clashes between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry
<p>In this week’s episode of <em>Bookstack,</em> host Richard Aldous sits down with Tevi Troy, presidential historian, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Heath and Human Services, and prolific author to discuss Troy’s new book, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510781740/the-power-and-the-money/"><em>The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510781740/the-power-and-the-money/"> </a>(Skyhorse Publishing). </p><p><em>Bookstack</em> is now a production of <em>American Purpose</em> at <em>Persuasion</em>.</p><p>Follow <em>Persuasion </em>on <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/JoinPersuasion">X (Twitter</a>), <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/persuasion-community/">LinkedIn</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyw69DKDfr9Vj1PkRmnI7w">YouTube</a> to keep up with our latest articles, podcasts, and events, as well as updates from excellent writers across our network.</p><p>And, to receive pieces like this in your inbox and support our work, subscribe below. Bookstack listeners can take advantage of a 20% offer for paid <em>Persuasion</em> membership, with access to special columns and bonus <em>Good Fight with Yascha Mounk </em>podcast content.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.persuasion.community/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.persuasion.community/subscribe</a>
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31 MIN
Episode 157: Katherine C. Epstein on How Theft of 20th Century Tech Built the National Security State
FEB 9, 2025
Episode 157: Katherine C. Epstein on How Theft of 20th Century Tech Built the National Security State
<p>In this week’s episode of <em>Bookstack,</em> host Richard Aldous sits down with Katherine C. Epstein, associate professor of history at Rutgers University-Camden and author of the new book, <a target="_blank" href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/author/E/K/au201473458.html"><em>Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State</em></a> (The University of Chicago Press).</p><p><em>Bookstack</em> is now a production of <em>American Purpose</em> at <em>Persuasion</em>.</p><p>Follow <em>Persuasion </em>on <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/JoinPersuasion">X (Twitter</a>), <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/persuasion-community/">LinkedIn</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyw69DKDfr9Vj1PkRmnI7w">YouTube</a> to keep up with our latest articles, podcasts, and events, as well as updates from excellent writers across our network.</p><p>And, to receive pieces like this in your inbox and support our work, subscribe below. Bookstack listeners can take advantage of a 20% offer for paid <em>Persuasion</em> membership, with access to special columns and bonus <em>Good Fight with Yascha Mounk </em>podcast content.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.persuasion.community/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.persuasion.community/subscribe</a>
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35 MIN
Episode 156: Lindsay Chervinsky on John Adams' Republic-Forging Precedents
JAN 22, 2025
Episode 156: Lindsay Chervinsky on John Adams' Republic-Forging Precedents
<p>In this week’s episode of <em>Bookstack,</em> host Richard Aldous talks to presidential historian Lindsay M. Chervinsky, author of the new book, <a target="_blank" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/making-the-presidency-9780197653845?cc=us&#38;lang=en&#38;"><em>Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic</em></a> (Oxford University Press).<em>Note: this episode was recorded in early January 2025.</em></p><p><em>Bookstack</em> is now a production of <em>American Purpose</em> at <em>Persuasion</em>.</p><p>Follow <em>Persuasion </em>on <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/JoinPersuasion">X (Twitter</a>), <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/persuasion-community/">LinkedIn</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyw69DKDfr9Vj1PkRmnI7w">YouTube</a> to keep up with our latest articles, podcasts, and events, as well as updates from excellent writers across our network.</p><p>And, to receive pieces like this in your inbox and support our work, subscribe below. Bookstack listeners can take advantage of a 20% offer for paid <em>Persuasion</em> membership, with access to special columns and bonus <em>Good Fight with Yascha Mounk </em>podcast content.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.persuasion.community/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.persuasion.community/subscribe</a>
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Episode 155: Michael Mandelbaum on the Titans of the Twentieth Century
DEC 13, 2024
Episode 155: Michael Mandelbaum on the Titans of the Twentieth Century
<p>In this week's episode of <em>Bookstack,</em> host Richard Aldous talks to Michael Mandelbaum, author of the new book, <a target="_blank" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-titans-of-the-twentieth-century-9780197782477"><em>The Titans of the Twentieth Century: How They Made History and the History They Made</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-titans-of-the-twentieth-century-9780197782477"> </a>(Oxford University Press).</p><p><em>Bookstack</em> is now a production of <em>American Purpose</em> at <em>Persuasion</em>.</p><p>Follow <em>Persuasion </em>on <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/JoinPersuasion">X (Twitter</a>), <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/persuasion-community/">LinkedIn</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyw69DKDfr9Vj1PkRmnI7w">YouTube</a> to keep up with our latest articles, podcasts, and events, as well as updates from excellent writers across our network.</p><p>And, to receive pieces like this in your inbox and support our work, subscribe below. Bookstack listeners can take advantage of a 20% offer for paid <em>Persuasion</em> membership, with access to special columns and bonus <em>Good Fight with Yascha Mounk </em>podcast content.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.persuasion.community/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.persuasion.community/subscribe</a>
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30 MIN
Episode 154: Caitlin Rivers on the Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks
DEC 2, 2024
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32 MIN