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After Words

224 Episodes

61 minutes | Mar 19, 2023
Kathleen McLaughlin, "Blood Money: The Story of Life, Death, and Profit Inside America's Blood Industry"
Journalist Kathleen McLaughlin looked at how & why selling blood plasma has turned into a $20 billion dollar business for the medical industry.  She was interviewed by Stat News investigative reporter Olivia Goldhill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
53 minutes | Mar 12, 2023
Mia Love, "Qualified"
Former Republican Representative from Utah, Mia Love reflects on her journey to Congress and why she believes more women and minorities should run for office. She's interviewed by Axios Senior Politics Reporter Eugene Scott.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
57 minutes | Mar 5, 2023
Nick Tabor, "Africatown - America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created"
Nick Tabor traced the history & impact of nearby industries on Africatown in Alabama, a community established by the last slaves brought to the U.S. in 1860. He reported on the conditions of the community up through today with some direct descendants of the founders of Africatown still residing in the community.  He was interviewed by White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Vice Chair Catherine Flowers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
59 minutes | Feb 26, 2023
Todd Bensman, "Overrun - How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History"
Center for Immigration Studies fellow Todd Bensman took a critical look at the immigration issues at the U.S. southern border. He was interviewed by Daily Caller investigative immigration reporter Jennie Taer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
60 minutes | Feb 19, 2023
Joanna Schwartz, "Shielded - How the Police Became Untouchable"
UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz examined how the U.S. legal system handles police misconduct. She was interviewed by New York Law School professor Kirk Burkhalter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 minutes | Feb 12, 2023
Maya Kornberg, "Inside Congressional Committees"
Author Maya Kornberg looked at the functions of congressional committees and examined their strengths and weaknesses.  She was interviewed by American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Kevin Kosar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
59 minutes | Feb 5, 2023
Saket Soni, "The Great Escape"
Author and community organizer Saket Soni retold the story of how a group of men from India came to the U.S. as guest workers and became trapped in forced labor. He was interviewed by Migration Policy Institute senior fellow Muzaffar Chishti.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55 minutes | Jan 29, 2023
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), "Crushed - Big Tech's War on Free Speech"
Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) argued that big tech companies like Apple and Google are hurting commerce and censoring speech. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal reporter Ryan Tracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56 minutes | Jan 22, 2023
Philip Bump, "The Aftermath"
Washington Post columnist Philip Bump examined how baby boomers have impacted the U.S economy and political system and how future generations will fare. He was interviewed by Millennial Action Project president Layla Zaidane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 minutes | Jan 15, 2023
Ben Crump and Armstrong Williams, "Crisis in the Classroom"
Talk show host Armstrong Williams and Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump shared their concerns about the education system in America. They were interviewed by Politico education editor Delece Smith-Barrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
59 minutes | Jan 8, 2023
Steven Sund, "Courage Under Fire"
Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund provided his personal account of the events leading up to the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. He was interviewed by New York Times congressional reporter Luke Broadwater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
49 minutes | Jan 1, 2023
Linda Villarosa, "Under The Skin: The Hidden Toll Of Racism On American Lives And On The Health Of Our Nation"
The New York Times listed author Linda Villarosa's "Under The Skin" as one of the "Ten Best Books of 2022." In this podcast, we hear more from her on the book, the research, and racial disparities in health care. After Words will return with new episodes on Saturday, January 7th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
127 minutes | Dec 25, 2022
Booknotes + : Stacy Schiff, "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams"
Stacy Schiff has written books about Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, and the Witches of Salem. And now it's Samuel Adams, a Massachusetts man Thomas Jefferson called the Father of the American Revolution. Stacy Schiff, appropriately born in Adams, Massachusetts, is our guest this week. Her book is titled "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams." Mr. Adams was born in Boston and lived for 81 years from 1722 to 1803. He's also been called the most Puritan and the most populist of the American Founders. If you met him before his forty-first birthday, according to author Schiff, you probably wouldn't consider him much of a success. Includes bonus interview material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 minutes | Dec 18, 2022
Nouriel Roubini, "MegaThreats"
Economist Nouriel Roubini offered his thoughts on how the U.S. can avoid what he calls the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal senior writer Jon Hilsenrath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 minutes | Dec 11, 2022
Steve Case, "The Rise of the Rest"
Entrepreneur & AOL co-founder Steve Case talked about his efforts to create start up opportunities, spur innovation & create jobs around the country. He was interviewed by Atlantic Magazine CEO Nicholas Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 minutes | Dec 4, 2022
Chloe Sorvino, "Raw Deal - Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat"
Forbes Magazine's Chloe Sorvino reports on the future of the U.S. meat industry. She's interviewed by former George W. Bush administration Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 minutes | Nov 27, 2022
Booknotes+ Nell Wulfhart, "The Great Stewardess Rebellion"
"The Great Stewardess Rebellion" is about the women who changed the working conditions for stewardesses in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The author, Nell Wulfhart wrote the New York Times "Carry-On" column from 2016 to 2019. In the introduction to her book, Ms. Wulfhart writes that: "It wouldn't be much of an exaggeration to say that in the 1960s the airplane cabin was the most sexist workplace in America." Since then, she adds, the "flight attendants' achievements are, even from today's perspective, remarkable: they forced the airlines to promote them alongside men, to pay them fairly, to treat them as legitimate workers."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 minutes | Nov 20, 2022
Emily Flitter, The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America
The New York Times' Emily Flitter reports on the barriers that people of color face when interacting with the U.S. financial services industry. She's interviewed by author and Brookings Institution senior fellow Andre Perry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
64 minutes | Nov 13, 2022
Beth Truesdale, "Overtime - America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer"
Sociologist Beth Truesdale looked at the future of retirement and whether working longer provides better financial security for workers.  She was interviewed by Wellesley College economics professor Courtney Coile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
59 minutes | Nov 6, 2022
Major Garrett and David Becker, "The Big Truth"
CBS News' Major Garrett & Center for Election Innovation & Research Founder David Becker addressed the allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election & rebuilding confidence in American democracy. They're interviewed by Politico national investigative correspondent Heidi Przybyla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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