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On May 27, 2019, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, best-selling author (and Kara's friend) Tony Horwitz was on book tour for his latest work, Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide, when he died suddenly. He left behind two sons and his wife, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks, whose books include March and Horse.  Dealing with Tony's death, taking time to grieve his passing and remembering their life together are at the center of Brooks' latest memoir, Memorial Days. Brooks and Kara reminisce about Tony's life, reflect on the challenge of grieving in a culture that is “averse to sad,” and ponder how Tony would have continued his “barstool democracy”  — an attempt to span the political divide already shaking the nation — under Trump 2.0. They also discuss her latest project, a chapter in Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service, edited by acclaimed author Michael Lewis, which will be released on March 18th.  This interview was recorded live at Sixth & I, a center for arts, entertainment, ideas, and Jewish life in Washington, D.C., and hosted in partnership with Politics and Prose Bookstore, Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this very special episode, we have the opportunity to speak with author and former professor Dr. Leah Redmond Chang to discuss her latest book, Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power. This narrative history looks at the intertwined lives of Catherine de' Medici (the Queen of France from 1547 to 1559), Elisabeth de Valois (Queen of Spain from 1559 through 1568) and Mary, Queen of Scots (Queen of Scotland from 1542 through 1567). Leah's extensive research showcases how the history of these three queens represent the trials and tribulations women faced in the 16th century and the parallels to modern society. Listen today and be sure to get your copy of Young Queens from your favorite bookseller! Signed copies can also be found at Politics and Prose Bookstore (politics-prose.com).     Support the show

Scorpions Dancing Jeff MorleyI'm Looking Through You SPECIAL 6-8-2022 Jefferson Morely Jefferson Morley's latest book, Scorpion's Dance delves into the relationship between President Richard Nixon, and spymaster Richard Helms. Both men had roots going back to the 1950s, and the clandestine efforts against Fidel Castro. They would face off again as Watergate evolved into an event that would bring down a presidency.Morley is an investigative reporter and author in Washington DC who has worked as an editor and writer for the Washington Post, Salon, The New Republic, Arms Control Today, and AlterNet. His rich and provocative non-fiction narratives lay bare the inner workings of the CIA with archival research and extensive interviews.Morley's ground-breaking journalism about emerging new evidence in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is collected in the Kindle ebook, CIA & JFK: The Last Assassination Secrets.Jefferson Morley Websites: https://jfkfacts.org/ https://jeffersonmorleybooks.com/Scorpion's Dance at Politics and Prose Bookstore on Connecticut Ave on June 13. https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/jefferson-morley-scorpions-dance-president-spymaster-and-watergateOur Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA https://www.amazon.com/Our-Man-Mexico-Winston-History/dp/0700617906/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383018514&sr=8-1&keywords=our+man+in+mexicoAmazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Morley/e/B001ILHJ9K/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jeffersonmorleyOCHELLI LINKS:If You Appreciate what Ochelli.com Radio Does: https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Effect - Uncle - Age of Transitions - T-shirts and MORE: https://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/OchelliEffectLIVE LISTENING OPTIONS:OCHELLI.COM https://ochelli.com/listen-live/ RADDIO https://raddio.net/324242-ochellicom/ ZENO https://zeno.fm/radio/ochelli-radio/ TUNEIN http://tun.in/sfxkx

Scorpions Dance Jefferson Morley The Ochelli Effect 6-6-2022 Jefferson MorleyChuck welcomed Jeff Morley to discuss his latest book. Watergate and the actors and actions running through and wrapped in history have been written about in many different ways. Scorpions Dance is the best book on Watergate since Secret Agenda. This part of the podcast is more than one hour long.(From The Overview)Scorpions' Dance by intelligence expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley reveals the Watergate scandal in a completely new light: as the culmination of a concealed, deadly power struggle between President Richard Nixon and CIA Director Richard Helms.Rigorously researched and dramatically told, Scorpions' Dance uses long-neglected evidence to reveal a new perspective on one of America's most notorious presidential scandals.Jefferson Morley Websites: https://jfkfacts.org/ https://jeffersonmorleybooks.com/Scorpion's Dance at Politics and Prose Bookstore on Connecticut Ave on June 13. https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/jefferson-morley-scorpions-dance-president-spymaster-and-watergateOur Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA https://www.amazon.com/Our-Man-Mexico-Winston-History/dp/0700617906/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383018514&sr=8-1&keywords=our+man+in+mexicoAmazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Morley/e/B001ILHJ9K/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jeffersonmorleyFor the remainder of the show, Chuck opened phone lines. There were no callers, so Chuck just sort of thought out loud for about a half-hour and played a song and a half while asking listeners to consider what they lend their energies to.OCHELLI LINKS:If You Appreciate what Ochelli.com Radio Does: https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Effect - Uncle - Age of Transitions - T-shirts and MORE: https://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/OchelliEffectLIVE LISTENING OPTIONS:OCHELLI.COM https://ochelli.com/listen-live/ RADDIO https://raddio.net/324242-ochellicom/ ZENO https://zeno.fm/radio/ochelli-radio/ TUNEIN http://tun.in/sfxkx

Future energy technologies like fusion and hydrogen promise to be ‘game changers' that could power our world and fuel our future. Both solutions have been talked about for decades yet remain just out of our grasp - but for how long? Current renewables like wind and solar can't get us all the way to net zero while decarbonising carbon heavy sectors. Therefore, inventing, innovating and investing in future low carbon energy solutions such as fusion and hydrogen is key to success. But getting new technologies to commercial scale in time will require rapid collaboration on a global scale. So, what does the future of energy look like and what will the next five years hold?Here to help navigate the topic are a series of industry experts. Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems joins to extol the exciting potential of fusion energy, and what the technology means for the future of human development. Founding partner of AP Ventures, Kevin Eggers explains how to unlock the hydrogen economy and Lisa Rebora, Senior Vice President of Emerging and Future Business at Equinor discusses how to fund, support and foster future solutions.Show sources and credits: FT resources, UNFCCC, Politics and Prose Bookstore, The US State Department (DOE), BloombergNEF, ITER, CSPAN, IEA, UK Government. All soundbites used with permission. This content is paid for by advertisers and is produced in partnership with the Financial Times' Commercial Department. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Back in 2016 the pizza restaurant owner James Alefantis began to receive a large number of abusive messages on social media. Confused and afraid, he goes online and to his horror discovers dozens of bogus articles describing how the basement of his pizza joint is being used to traffic and molest children. The architect of this so-called “child sex ring”, the fake articles conclude, is presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her inner circle. Later that year, Edgar Welch burts into the restaurant armed with guns. He fires several shots into a cabinet where he believes the children are being kept. In this episode of Bad People, criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw and comedian Sofie Hagen discuss the mental gymnastics required to believe in conspiracy theories and how such beliefs can lead to violence. Welsch committed a crime that landed him in prison and left the community traumatised, but he thought he was saving children, so does that make him a bad person? We discover that Welsch is not a special case, on the contrary, conspiracy beliefs are very common and we are all vulnerable to their potentially harmful influence. This episode includes audio from an interview with Hillary Clinton at the Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, CBS Evening News, Fresh Air with Dave Davies from NPR, CNN and BBC World Service.Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen Producer: Louisa Field Assistant Producer: Simona Rata Music: Matt Chandler Editor: Rami Tzabar Academic Consultants for The Open University: Lara Frumkin and James Munro Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan HaskinsBad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.#BadPeople_BBC

Emma Goldberg, editorial assistant at The New York Times and the author of Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic (Harper, 2021), talks about the doctors who graduated last spring, and began working with COVID patients during the height of the pandemic in New York City.   EVENT June 10, 8PM: Register for the Politics & Prose Bookstore virtual event with Emma Golberg and Nicholas Kristof HERE.

This special non-fiction episode includes commentary about the attempted insurrection on January 6th, 2021 and extended reading/listening/watching resources. Transcript available here Related to the complicity of Capitol police (be it active or passive) Aljazeera is reporting on the FBI's warning US Law Enforcement before the attack. They also have live updates pertaining to the insurrection, Donald Trump, consequences, and lack thereof. BBC News has an article called The 65 Days that Led to Chaos at the Capitol that helps track some of the key moments, predominately on social media, that led to Wednesday's action as well as the evolution of the Stop the Steal quote, movement. Unicorn Riot's reporting on Proud Boy's leader Henry Tarrio's arrest. Tarrio was arrested before the attempted insurrection, upon arrival to DC, because in December of 2020 he carried out a hate crime against a Black church in the area. His arrest revealed two illegal high capacity firearms. I think this one is particularly important because it helps illustrate that Wednesday's action was part of a steady violent escalation, very much reinforced by racism, rather than a spontaneous show of political ideology. PRX's podcast Reveal's most recent episode Democracy Under Siege dives into the attempted coup and explores a historical parallel Politics and Prose Bookstore has lecture/reading from On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder free on YouTube. It's a bit over an hour. The takeaway is, it can happen and it happens fast. It Could Happen Here is Robert Evan's podcast from 2019 that considers the possibility of a modern American civil war. Speaking of imaginings of a modern US civil war, Omar El-Akkad's American War is a work of speculative fiction that reads like historical fiction. As a former conflict journalist El-Akkad brings intense realism to his dystopia. (Affiliate link included, purchasing through Bookshop helps support DDP) And, if you're turning to SpecFic right now, obviously, read Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. If it's not an option for you right now due to funds. A teacher has done a very cool thing and shared a reading on Youtube to help get students through shelter in place. She also displays the PDF text. In June of last year Politico wrote about the current golden age of conspiracy theories. Reporter Jake Hanrahan's podcasts Q Clearance delves into the origins of the Qanon conspiracy. Also, check out our Bingo, Fascism card! It's free, and terrifying.

Yale University historian Greg Grandin's iconoclastic 2020 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction winner maps the political and intellectual contours of the idea of American frontier itself. After 400 years of expansion, the rage of the U.S. boundary regions begins to contract inward on itself, with the Trump Administration (and the "The Wall") as their political (and physical) symbol. Talk by Dr. Grandin at D.C.'s Politics & Prose Bookstore on the back half!

Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post columnist, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, and the author of Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), talks about his new book and what the election will mean for America's relationships with other countries. →EVENT: Fareed Zakaria will discuss his new book with former U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power on Wednesday, October 14 at 6 pm ET, hosted by P&P Live, the virtual book channel of Politics and Prose Bookstore.  Ticket info here.   

Tracking your why, your how, your money and your time with Katherine Reynolds Lewis.A few assorted links, comments and toolsToggl time tracker  (https://toggl.com)The 3Ps: Pay, Prestige and Personal PassionKatherine's Excel Spreadsheet:Katherine's Press Club slide show and her checklist for new clients. (https://www.katherinerlewis.com/freelance-advice/)#AmReading:KJ: City of Girls: A Novel (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594634734) , Elizabeth GilbertKatherine: Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond - And How Parents Can Help (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780738235080) , Phyllis FagellCode Like a Girl: Rad Tech Projects and Practical Tips (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781524713898) , Miriam PeskowitzSearching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062834300) , Jean Kwok#FaveIndieBookstore(s):Politics and Prose Bookstore (https://www.politics-prose.com/) , Washington, D.C.East City Bookshop (https://www.eastcitybookshop.com/) , Washington, D.C.Solid State Books (https://www.solidstatebooksdc.com/) , Washington, D.C.Bard's Alley (https://www.bardsalley.com/) , Vienna, VAKatherine:KatherineRLewis.com  (https://www.katherinerlewis.com/)Twitter (https://twitter.com/KatherineLewis)Instagram  (http://instagram.com/katherinereynoldslewis)Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Katherine.R.Lewis/)This episode was sponsored by Author Accelerator, the book coaching program that helps you get your work DONE. Visit https://www.authoraccelerator.com/amwriting for details, special offers and Jennie Nash’s 2-tier outline template.Find more about Jess here (http://www.jessicalahey.com/) , and about KJ here (https://kjdellantonia.com/) .If you enjoyed this episode, we suggest you check out Marginally, a podcast about writing, work and friendship (https://www.marginallypodcast.com/) . This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

This bonus episode features an edited conversation between Dani Shapiro and journalist and genealogy expert, Jennifer Mendelsohn, at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

When your life gets too comfortable, you stop taking risks. Loss aversion takes hold and you become complacent. You stop innovating. You stop being dynamic. By the time you realize you've become irrelevant, it's already too late to change. This is one of the main themes behind the work of Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen). Tyler writes one of the most influential economics blogs in the world – if not THE most influential – at marginalrevolution.com. He's also an economics professor at George Mason University. In Tyler's book, The Complacent Class, he argues that Americans are getting too comfortable, and not taking risks – or, as the title would imply, they're getting complacent. Average is Over – another of Cowen's books argues. The complacency of Americans is leading to The Great Stagnation, another of Tyler's books. Instead of being stagnant, we should be dynamic. Keep learning, take risks, and step out of your comfort zone. This, Tyler believes, will lead to economic growth, which Tyler argues is a good thing in his latest book, Stubborn Attachments. I was thinking about the theme of taking risks and stepping outside of your comfort zone just before I wrote this intro in a cafe in Chicago. Moments prior, I was thinking about how – out of all of the places in the world – this cafe was not where I wanted to be in that moment. Not only had my Colombian visa application been rejected, but my first AirBNB stop in Chicago turned out to have a bedbug infestation – so I had to hastily move to a different one. But then I realized that while my life is riddled with problems in recent months – and if you're interested in details, listen to my recent notes right here on this podcast, especially "An Update on My Colombian Visa." While my life has these problems, these problems lead to growth. They're problems that lead to a lifestyle that I have built and that I continue to build. I could avoid all of these problems by living a more comfortable and stable lifestyle, but that wouldn't help me grow in the ways I want to grow. It would cause me to stagnate. Critically important, I've designed my life and work to withstand volatility – whether that's political, financial, or emotional volatility. Not only can I withstand that volatility, I can grow from it. I've built this outlook with the support of Tyler's thinking. I find him to have a holistic view of the economics that rule our world – with uncommon emphasis on art, culture, and creativity. So, this is perfect timing to have Tyler on the show. In this conversation, we'll explore: Why should you move? Tyler says that even if you're merely considering a change, that probably means you should make that change. He explains the data that tells you why. Is there a "next Austin" just waiting to explode in growth? Find out where that "next Austin" might be so you can get there first and take advantage of the opportunity. One way we get complacent is by trusting algorithms to make all of our decisions for us, whether that's on Netflix or Facebook or Amazon. How can you be "anti-algorithm", and how can being "anti-algorithm" help you be more dynamic. Image credit: [Politics and Prose Bookstore](https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicsandprose/5907532234/in/album-72157627002886179/ ). Love Your Work is now available on Pandora! Pandora recently launched a podcast genome, and Love Your Work is one of the few hand-picked podcasts included in the public beta. To sign up for the beta, go to https://pandorapodcastbeta.splashthat.com Love Your Work is now fully listener-supported! Patreon supporters are now covering ALL production costs for Love Your Work! Join our wonderful Patreon backers at patreon.com/kadavy. Free Creative Productivity Toolbox I quadrupled my creative productivity. Sign up and I'll send you the tools I count on: kadavy.net/tools Feedback? Questions? Comments? I love to hear anything and everything from you. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Tweet at me @kadavy, or email me david@kadavy.net.     Sponsors http://audible.com/loveyourwork Show notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/tyler-cowen-interview/

Nicole Krauss is an award-winning, best-selling author, was on the New Yorker's list of "20 Under 40" and her latest novel Forest Dark, about the personal transformation of two seemingly disparate individuals, has been called "elegant, provocative and mesmerizing."  The History of Love author who Roxanne calls "provocatively philosophical, fiercely intelligent and poetic," came straight to Just the Right Book on the day of her debut to talk about her new book, which has been called "a brilliant novel" by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Phillip Roth.  Make sure to stay tuned after the interview with Nicole for a special installment of What's On the Front Table with Lissa Muscatine, one of the owners of the renowned Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. Muscatine, a former speechwriter for Hillary Clinton also tells Roxanne about her recent interview with Clinton when the former Secretary of State kicked off her fifteen-city tour at Politics and Prose to promote her new book, What Happened. And only for Just the Right Book Podcast listeners, we are giving away a copy of Nicole's new book, Forest Dark. Visit our Facebook page at Facebook.com/bookpodcast and check out the post at the top with details on how to enter to win! Click here to watch Lissa Muscatine's interview with Hillary Clinton Books in this episode: Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss The History of Love by Nicole Krauss The Aleph-Bet Story Book by Deborah Pessin Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why by Sady Doyle What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carre Glass Houses by Louise Penny  Al Franken, Giant of the State by Al Franken Commonwealth by Ann Patchett Lab Girl by Hope Jahren Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luvvie Ajayi, author of "I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual" counts Oprah, Bono and Shonda Rhimes among her biggest fans. The comic phenom opens up to Roxanne about meeting the top media queens in the biz, moving to the US from Nigeria and how she is helping raise women's awareness for HIV/AIDS. Also in this episode, our very first installment of "What's on the Front Table," a segment about that coveted spot right in front of independent bookstores. Lissa Muscatine, former speech writer for Hillary Clinton and current owner of the Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC tells Roxanne what's on their front table.  I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual By Luvvie Ajayi The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke By Angela Nissel We Should All Be Feminists By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hillbilly Elegy By J.D. Vance Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right By Arlie Russell Hochschild The Fight to Vote By Michael Waldman Swing Time By Zadie Smith Luvvie's blog: http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/ Luvvie's foundation: http://www.theredpumpproject.org/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US military didn’t shrink much under President Obama, and our perpetual state of war has barely waned since 9-11. Author Rosa Brooks says the consequences of this ‘new normal’ reach deep into our society; far beyond the body count of those killed overseas. On this edition, Rosa Brooks speaks about her new book, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything. Special thanks to Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington DC Featuring Rosa Brooks, author of How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything. Host: Andrew Stelzer

The US military didn’t shrink much under President Obama, and our perpetual state of war has barely waned since 9-11. Author Rosa Brooks says the consequences of this ‘new normal’ reach deep into our society; far beyond the body count of those killed overseas. On this edition, Rosa Brooks speaks about her new book, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything. Special thanks to Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington DC Featuring Rosa Brooks, author of How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything. Host: Andrew Stelzer

For the week of the Democratic National Convention: Lissa Muscatine, Speechwriter for Secretary Hillary Clinton (who also collaborated on Hillary Clinton's White House memoir) and Co-Owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., discusses writing Hillary Clinton's most notable speeches and owning one of the most well-known independent bookstores in the nation -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Author of Browsings: A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living with Books   Interview starts at 15:46 and ends at 42:34   My main attraction to a Kindle is only age-related. If my vision deteriorates enough that I need to make the type bigger, then I could see that it's just a wonderful tool to have. But so long as I can enjoy the books that I have, the physical books, I'll stick with them. I have nothing against them [eReaders]. I believe that what fundamentally matters is stories, poems—people need them. The means that we access them isn't crucial at all.    News “Amazon to Release $50 Tablet as it Struggles to Sell Pricier Devices” by Greg Bensinger at The Wall Street Journal - September 7, 2015 (Behind paywall - copy headline and paste into Google) “What's New Tonight from Amazon—Summary of New Kindles and Fires” at The Kindle Chronicles - September 17, 2015 “Amazon Kindle Voyage 2 to be Released November 2015” by Michael Kozlowski at Good e-Reader - July 9, 2015 “Amazon's Kindle Scout Publishing Platform Expands Internationally” - press release September 9, 2015 “20 Years of Amazon.com Bookselling” by Jim Milliot at Publishers Weekly - September 4, 2015   Tech Tip How to type like 1,000 monkeys on a Kindle on-screen keyboard   Interview with Michael Dirda      Reviews of Browsings in The Washington Post, The Minneapolis StarTribune, and Wall Street Journal “Book Shopping with the Best-Read Man in America” by John Lingan at The Paris Review - December 28, 2012 Michael Dirda's reading at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. - August 10, 2015 Twisted Clay by Frank Walford On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling by Michael Dirda The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle Professor Challenger Premium Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle   Content Books published by Kindle Press based on Kindle Scout reader input Housebroken by The Behrg Eddie & Sunny by Stacey Cochran   Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!