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In this conversation with Mitch Kokai, Senior Political Analyst at the John Locke Foundation, we take an in-depth look at North Carolina's 2025 General Assembly. With Republicans controlling both houses but lacking a veto-proof supermajority, significant bills—from immigration enforcement to budget disputes—are making waves. We'll explore the dynamics shaping the session, key policy battles, and what this all means for North Carolinians.The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Dewey's Bakery, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.

In this week's episode, Dan and guest Juan Williams, Senior Political Analyst for Fox News and a columnist for The Hill, debate policing and accountability. They also discuss the special election; tariffs; Liberation Day; and Williams' new book, New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America's Second Civil Rights Movement, released in January.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Watch Call me Back on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastTo contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenorOn Thursday, the IDF released the scathing findings of its probe into the military failures that led up to and accompanied the massacre of October 7, 2023. According to those findings, the military vastly underestimated Hamas's capabilities, misread its intentions, and failed to mount an effective response to the mass invasion of Israel's borders. The IDF's probe into its own failures reveals both the extent to which warnings went ignored, and the extent to which so many communities in Southern Israel were forced to fend for themselves. While some of these findings come as no surprise, they are still shocking and devastating to process. We spoke with two of Israel's leading national security journalists to walk through the key points of the findings.  Amos Harel is the Defense Analyst at Haaretz, and Nadav Eyal is a Senior Political Analyst at Yediot Achronot. CREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorMARTIN HUERGO - Additional EditingYARDENA SCHWARTZ - Executive Editor of Ark MediaGABE SILVERSTEIN - Research  YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama's presidency was met with furious opposition, and a volcanic new movement-a second civil rights movement-began to erupt.rnrnNew Prize for These Eyes is a follow up to his bestselling novel Eyes on the Prize, which accompanied the PBS series of the same name. In his new book, Williams outlines what fires, furies, and frustrations distinguish this 21st century movement from its predecessor and brilliantly traces the arc of this new civil rights era--from Obama to Charlottesville to January 6th.rnrnToday's movement is dealing with new realities. With demographic changes and a social media savvy generation, activists are making history in a new economic and cultural landscape. In an interview with Fox News, Williams said, "I hope that all Americans, all people in this country will be able to say after they read this book, 'Oh my gosh. I am a historic figure.' And see themselves as actors in this moment of creating American history."rnrnJuan Williams is a prizewinning journalist and historian and the author of numerous books. Williams worked for The Washington Post as a celebrated national political correspondent, White House correspondent, and editorial writer. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Ebony. He is currently the Senior Political Analyst for Fox News Channel and a columnist for The Hill.

Mark Preston is Vice President of Political & Special Events and Senior Political Analyst for CNN — but that doesn't even begin to describe his role at the network. He cut his teeth covering the Jon Benet Ramsay case, the Olympic bombing and then decided he needed more excitement — so he came to Washington, D.C. For as good as he is at his work, he spends half of today's conversation giving credit to those who mentored him, those he learned alongside of, and those he credits for the long list of awards he has earned. Mark Preston's humor shines through in this winding tale of how we got here — and it's his self-deprecating humor that keeps everyone around him laughing. Come for the war stories, stay for the lightning round. It's the first of 2025, and it's a fun one. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefridayreporter.substack.com

Dr. O'Neil joins Mike to talk about the possibility of Arizona's legislature flipping to a Democratic controlled majority.

Steven talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the Democratic National Convention. The younger voters do not think deficit spending is not a big deal.

One year out from the presidential election, and less than three months until the first of the Republican primary contests, the coming year is set to be a whirlwind of political drama — primaries, debates, conventions, the unprecedented legal trials of a former president and the US Constitution being tested as never before. With Joe Biden looking to cement his legacy as president, Republican candidates crisscrossing the country to shore up support, and Donald Trump ploughing his own path back to the Oval Office, on-the-ground insights are key to understanding a presidential race like no other.What are the key issues and trends to watch as we head into an election year? What happens if Donald Trump wins his party's nomination, but is convicted of a crime? What does the future of US politics look like?To answer these questions, USSC hosted a live event with Politico Chief Washington Correspondent Ryan Lizza, and New York Magazine Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi in conversation with USSC Director of Research Jared Mondschein.Ryan Lizza is Politico's Chief Washington Correspondent. He was formerly Senior Political Analyst for CNN and The New Yorker's Washington correspondent from 2007 to 2017.Olivia Nuzzi is Washington Correspondent for New York Magazine. She has also written for Politico Magazine and The Washington Post. She was named in Forbes' 2018 “30 under 30” list.

As Gaza's people face starvation from Israel's war and siege, the US and EU reveal plans to send supplies. But the US and EU members have also been busy supplying weapons to Israel. Will their new initiatives help Gaza? Or are they just a PR exercise for US President Joe Biden and his EU allies? In this episode: Mansour Shouman, Aid activist who has been in Gaza throughout the war until two weeks ago. Dr Mads Gilbert, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Tromso.  Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's Senior Political Analyst. Host: Hashem Ahelbarra Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

After being two of Monday's guests on CSPAN's Washington Journal, Senior Political Analyst for the Washington Examiner Michael Barone joins Joe on HIS show! Talking about his new book; Mental Maps of the FoundersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mozambique held local elections in early October but the results announced by the election commission threaten to spark a political crisis. Business Day TV spoke to Louw Nel, Senior Political Analyst at Oxford Economics Africa, for his take on the fraught political situation and its potential impact on the country's economy.

Senior Political Analyst at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Prof. John Osei Bobie Boahen has said that the decision of the NPP to dismiss its 4 senior members for campaigning against the party, is a step in the right direction

The hour starts with Senior Political Analyst for FiveThirtyEight.com Nathaniel Rakich to discuss post-Election Day results. Democrats celebrating, Republicans befuddled in their losses around the county. Why were projected poll forecasts upset? What made the difference? What does this mean for the 2024 election which we are officially inside a year of.

The U.S. immigration policy space has seen a high degree of dynamism—and disorder—over the past year. A raft of new humanitarian and legal immigration policies has been advanced amid record unauthorized arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, a growing recognition that migration is increasingly hemispheric in nature, the end of a pandemic-era expulsions policy that the government had come to rely upon, and continued congressional inaction on immigration. The courts have been active players, in some cases blocking prominent executive-branch policies. And some states, led by Texas and Florida, have noisily entered the arena. Where is this turbulent period headed? How is the Biden administration executing on its vision for a new post-pandemic strategy at the border and beyond? Is long-standing executive branch pre-eminence on immigration eroding as the courts and states assume greater roles? And where is immigration likely to stand as an issue in upcoming national elections? MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner leads a panel of experts in tackling these and other issues. Speakers: Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow and Director of U.S. Immigration Policy Program, MPI Ronald Brownstein, Senior Editor, The Atlantic, and Senior Political Analyst, CNN Linda Chavez, Senior Fellow, Open Society, Niskanen Center, and President, Becoming American Initiative Angela Maria Kelley, Chief Advisor, Policy and Partnerships, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Blas Nuñez-Neto, Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy and Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) www.migrationpolicy.org

From LibertyNation.com: A new war breaks out, or new hostilities in a long-simmering one. Can Israel prosecute an effective war and not kill a staggering number of innocents? If not what should they do? Also – what's the truth abou the charge Hamas beheaded children? We discuss that and more with LN's Dave Patterson, LN's National Security Correspondent, and Tim Donner our Senior Political Analyst.

Zimbabweans will be heading to the polls in August, during a climate of intensified economic hardship largely driven by hyperinflation and currency issues. Business Day TV spoke to Louw Nel, Senior Political Analyst at Oxford Economics Africa about Zanu-PF's chances of winning the election amid the current circumstances.

In this episode, Dr. Mansharamani speaks with John Avlon, Senior Political Analyst at CNN and author fo the recently released LINCOLN AND THE FIGHT FOR PEACE. John shares lessons learned from his study of American political history and his thoughts on how we can move beyond today's political polarization. He also reflects on Lincoln's recipe for peace (unconditional surrender followed by a magnanimous peace) and how it has remained an influential factor in American foreign policy for more than a century.

Our friends at More Perfect dove into Clarence Thomas's past to make sense of his ideology today. You'll hear from:   Juan Williams — Senior Political Analyst at Fox News Corey Robin — Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center Angela Onwuachi-Willig — Dean of Boston University School of Law Stephen F. Smith — Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School   The More Perfect team inspired us to do our own deep-dive: Unearthing Thomas's ideological roots, and what they mean for the Court's looming opinions. Pair this episode with our last drop, “Clarence Thomas and his Hotep Supreme Court.”  Tell us what you think. Instagram and Twitter: @noteswithkai. Email us at notes@wnyc.org. Send us a voice message by recording yourself on your phone and emailing us, or going to Instagram and clicking on the link in our bio. “Notes from America” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. Tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on notesfromamerica.org or on WNYC's YouTube channel.

To many Americans, Clarence Thomas makes no sense. For more than 30 years on the Court, he seems to have been on a mission — to take away rights that benefit Black people. As a young man, though, Thomas listened to records of Malcolm X speeches on a loop and strongly identified with the tenets of Black Nationalism. This week on More Perfect, we dig into his writings and lectures, talk to scholars and confidants, and explore his past, all in an attempt to answer: what does Clarence Thomas think Clarence Thomas is doing? Voices in the episode include: • Juan Williams — Senior Political Analyst at Fox News • Corey Robin — Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center • Angela Onwuachi-Willig — Dean of Boston University School of Law • Stephen F. Smith — Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School Learn more: • 1993: Graham v. Collins • 1994: Holder v. Hall • 1999: Chicago v. Morales • 2003: Grutter v. Bollinger • 2022: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College • 2022: Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina • “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas” by Corey Robin • “Black Conservatives, Center Stage” by Juan Williams • “Just Another Brother on the SCT?: What Justice Clarence Thomas Teaches Us About the Influence of Racial Identity” by Angela Onwuachi-Willig • “Clarence X?: The Black Nationalist Behind Justice Thomas's Constitutionalism” by Stephen F. Smith • “My Grandfather's Son” by Justice Clarence Thomas Supreme Court archival audio comes from Oyez®, a free law project by Justia and the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School. Support for More Perfect is provided in part by The Smart Family Fund. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @moreperfectpodcast, and Twitter @moreperfect.

Katersky and the guys talked about the Durham Report being full of falsehoods. Michael says this report proves that the Russian dossier was a complete hoax.

Aaron and the guys talked about the alleged rape case against Trump. E. Jean Carrol says she experienced a painful and frightening experience in a dressing room when former President Trump attacked her. Katersky said do not expect Trump to appear at the trial.

Michael Ostrolenk is a powerhouse connector, inspirational coach and dear friend of The Unveil Podcast. This episode digs into: Michael's background and journey through the landscape of personal development and inner work Michael's experience in various different settings - from consciousness contemplation to SEALFit - and the similarities between the two! How Michael does 'life' - including conflict - with all that he knows and has experience in And SO much more - this is a rich, yet deeply practical conversation. Learn more about Michael here. Michael's Bio Michael has been exploring the relationship between post-conventional living, transformational leadership, optimizing health and regenerative paradigms his whole life. His interest in human growth and personal development began when he was 9 years old and worked with psychotherapist Pat Lawson learning biofeedback, meditation and guided imagery. In the late 1990's he received his master's degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, from John F. Kennedy University and he completed post-graduate training in somatic psychology from the California Institute for Integral Studies. As part of his post-graduate studies in body-oriented psychology, he was also trained and certified as a massage therapist from the McKinnon Institute. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, he served patients dealing with mental illness, neurological impairments (Center for Adaptive Learning), chronic & life-threatening diseases and relationship problems. This included working with the Cancer Support Community in San Francisco which was founded by Treya Wilber.   During this time, he served on the Board of Directors for the Health Medicine Forum as well as the Project Director for their Health Panel Program under the tutelage of Dr. Len Saputo. In the early 2000's Michael joined Ken Wilber as a founding member of the Integral Institute. Around this time, he also got certified in Spiral Dynamics under Don Beck Ph.D. and Wade Mindsets under Jenny Wade Ph.D. Ostrolenk, is also a transpartisan Social entrepreneur, who is a leading expert in the field of transpartisan public policy. He has successfully convened policy initiatives in the areas of transparency, privacy, defense, foreign policy and national security from 2001-2020 including; Co-founded and served as National Director of the Liberty Coalition, a transpartisan coalition of groups working to protect civil liberties, privacy and transparency 2005-2020 Created and led the transpartisan Medical Privacy Coalition. 2001-2007, Served as Senior Political Analyst for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons 2001-2011 and Citizens for Health 2001-2016 In response to unConstitutional wars, in 2008, Ostrolenk co-founded the American Conservative Defense Alliance, which promoted a traditionally conservative foreign and defense policy. He was also a fellow at ICIT: Center for Cyber-Influence Operations Studies (CCIOS) in 2018. From 2016-2020 he served as Coalition Coordinator for the National Election Defense Coalition.  Michael is a Master Coach and Head Instructor with SEALFIT Unbeatable Mind Academy. He worked closely with CDR Mark Divine (Ret- U.S Navy SEAL) in creating the Unbeatable Mind Online Accelerated Learning program in 2010. He also co-created and ran Unbeatable Mind's Master Mind group called the Inner Circle (2015-2019.) He also worked with Sean Hargans Ph.D. in 2018 in co-creating the Unbeatable Mind Coach in Training Program which included program development, teaching and supervisory roles. He presently serves as faculty for the program. He also helped to organize and coordinate SEALFIT's annual training and learning summits 2015-2019.  Finally - and his connection to Unveil - Michael is the Director of Human Resilience at Apeiron Zoh where he works with medical and psychological staff in creating online and in-person programs seeking to transcend the limits of human performance and health. 

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On this episode of Intrigue Outloud, Haviv Rettig Gur and Gilad Kariv join Ethan Plotkin to discuss Israel's ongoing protests, how lawmakers are responding, and why time may not be on Israeli democracy's side.Haviv Rettig Gur is the Senior Political Analyst at the Times of Israel.Rabbi Gilad Kariv is a constitutional law expert and member of the Israeli Knesset from the Labor Party.Anatomy of a self-sabotaging reform by Haviv.Thanks to our sponsor, Power Corridor.

Mitch Kokai, Senior Political Analyst with the John Locke Foundation, discusses the issues that are likely to come up in the new NC legislative long session that began yesterday.  Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Gibbs and Murphy were joined by a man whose many titles will take up most of our episode description. He is a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, a Senior Political Analyst for CNN, and the author of “Rock Me on the Water: 1974 — The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics”. Now that the dust has settled they look back on the midterms and discuss the upcoming races, if there are still swing states, and the future of both parties. Plus Ron shares his favorite book! 

The 2022 midterm elections are around the corner. We talk to the political experts about key races to watch and critical issues at stake. Hear some race predictions and how the different outcomes might impact the baking industry. Recorded on September 12, 2022. With special guests: Lee Sanders, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ABA and Jim Ellis, Senior Political Analyst, BIPAC

Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor at Atlantic Magazine and Senior Political Analyst for CNN, has written Rock Me on the Water, about how 1974 was a watershed year for culture and politics -- when the media started to pay attention.

John Avlon is an author and a Senior Political Analyst at CNN. He was previously editor-in-chief at The Daily Beast and has written books about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Preet and Avlon discuss why he remains optimistic about the country's future, how history can be used as a lens to understand the present, and whether we need a third political party in the U.S.   Plus, Preet answers listener questions about the search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago and what it means for a potential prosecution of Donald Trump. In the bonus for CAFE Insiders, Avlon explains why he believes we need a Marshall Plan for 2022 and the similarities between Joe Biden and the fictional television character, Ted Lasso. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider.  For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/deep-in-bizarro-world-with-john-avlon/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss what inspiration we can draw from Ukraine’s fight for its survival and what we can learn from Abraham Lincoln about defending liberalism as we square off against political extremism.John Avlon is a Senior Political Analyst and anchor at CNN and the former editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018. He is also the author of several books including, most recently, Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit renewdemocracy.substack.com

Receive the most important news & analysis on Israel/Palestine straight to your inbox! Sign up to our newsletter, Deep Dive Daily: https://bit.ly/3LrCUxE Twitter: @pdeepdive Instagram: @pdeepdivegram   16th June 2020: Mark Seddon spoke with author, columnist and Al-Jazeera's Senior Political Analyst, Marwan Bishara. Topics covered include: The ‘Annexation Government'; Trump's ‘Deal of the Century'; ‘Greater Israel and the One State Solution'; The Cover of COVID-19; Palestinian unity – a chimera?; Can a settler state ultimately survive; The EU blows hot and cold; looking to the future...

With the possibility of a bi-partisan deal in the Senate to pass the first new gun legislation in a quarter century, we ask special guest Ron Brownstein, why now? As Senior Editor at The Atlantic and Senior Political Analyst at CNN, Brownstein has a special knack for looking at polling data and finding things other reporters miss. In this episode, he explains what he's found and how it is, at least, partially responsible for the movement after so many years.Ron sticks around to help us understand how the January 6th Hearings are playing. We're taking a look at recent polling, the ratings, and how it's all being covered in the media. Will the hearings, no matter how compelling the evidence presented that Donald Trump effectively led an attempted coup, change any minds or make any difference in the November midterms? Lee and Ron compare notes on that one.Finally, we figured since we had him on the show, we might as well go all-Brownstein and talk to Ron about his new New York Times bestseller, Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics. It's all about how the pop culture of 1970s L.A. both predicted, and beat, the political movements of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Plus, there's a fun story about the Beatles missing a big gig.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about the first night of the Jan. 6 committee hearings. DA Kevin Hayden discusses Mayor Michelle Wu's release of the complete file on former Boston Police Patrolman's Association union chief and convicted child-sex abuser Patrick Rose, Sr. He also talks about concerns over illegal guns in Mass. Hayden is the interim District Attorney for Suffolk County, and he's running for election for a full term as DA this fall.  David Gergen shares his thoughts on the future of youth leaders in politics, and the potential for mandatory community service. Gergen is a Senior Political Analyst for CNN, the Founding Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard and a professor at the Kennedy School. He was a presidential advisor to four administrations. His new book is “Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders are Made.” Corby Kummer talks about the upcoming expiration of universal free school lunches, and updated us on the latest news from the baby formula shortage. Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. John Rosenthal discusses the state of gun reform in Mass., and updated us on upcoming March for Our Lives gatherings. Rosenthal is a longtime gun control advocate, and the founder of the group Stop Handgun Violence. Red Shaydez talks about her work in Boston's music scene. She also performed her songs “I'm Not the Victim,” “I Like Dreamin'”, and “Catch a Vibe” live at the Boston Public Library. Red Shaydez is a rapper, entrepreneur, and youth mentor. She's also the Vice Chair of Events for the group Women in Music, and the host of the Boston Public Library's second annual Teen Music Maker Showdown. We end the show by asking listeners about their experiences with Boston's Open Streets initiative, which creates car-free spaces on select roads in Boston during the summer.

Have you ever wanted to make positive changes, only to feel stonewalled and frustrated by the system and others?   Today, Michael Ostrolenk is back for part #3 of his podcast interviews.    We discussed the challenges around our current system and how it can feel impossible to create change in any area of our lives.   We also put forward some ideas of how all of us can make positive lasting change, both in our own lives and in the institutions that serve us.   And as this was recorded some time ago, we're jazzed to announce that Michael has joined the world-class faculty at the Stress to Success S.H.I.F.T. Institute!   Tune in and enjoy listening while learning!    Topics Discussed: How can we as individuals make successful lasting change? Change is made harder because our society and institutions have expectations that run counter to it. However, it's not impossible! The importance of advocating for yourself and your needs A vision for a new health and healing paradigm The use of epigenetics testing to determine best nutrition and other healing practices for each individual The difference between Eastern and Western medical approaches The importance of all medical arms to work together for the best interest of patients Here is a summary of Michael's extensive bio: Master's degree in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology, from John F. Kennedy University Post-graduate training in somatic psychology from the California Institute for Integral Studies  Certified massage therapist from the McKinnon Institute Marriage and Family Therapist, he has served patients dealing with mental illness, neurological impairments (Center for Adaptive Learning), chronic & life-threatening diseases and relationship problems. This included working with the Cancer Support Community in San Francisco  Served on the Board of Directors for the Health Medicine Forum, as well as the Project Director for their Health Panel Program – a group of health-care practitioners from all disciplines who were dedicated to the collaborative exploration, practice and advancement of patient-centered integrated medicine Michael has helped with research exploring the use of various body/mind practices and traditional medicine approaches to cancer, energy medicine for ALS, neurofeedback  Founding member of the Integral Institute Certified in Spiral Dynamics A Transpartisan Social entrepreneur, who is a leading expert in the field of transpartisan public policy. He has successfully convened policy initiatives in the areas of transparency, privacy, defence, foreign policy and national security from 2001-2020 including;  Co-founded and served as National Director of the Liberty Coalition, a transpartisan coalition of groups working to protect civil liberties, privacy and transparency 2005-2020  Created and led the transpartisan Medical Privacy Coalition Served as Senior Political Analyst for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons 2001-2011 and Citizens for Health 2001-2016 In response to unConstitutional wars, Ostrolenk co-founded the American Conservative Defense Alliance in 2008, which promoted a traditionally conservative foreign and defence policy. He was also a fellow at ICIT: Center for Cyber-Influence Operations Studies (CCIOS) in 2018. From 2016-2020 he served as Coalition Coordinator for the National Election Defense Coalition. Serving as Co-Director and President of Reuniting America, he organised and ran transpartisan leadership retreats from 2006-2008. He was also on the steering Committee for Open the Government 2015-2019.  Has also consulted for Edwatch , Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics , International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Pentagon Budget Campaign and the Arlington Institute Graduate of SEALFIT's three-week academy and SEALFIT Kokoro camp, and is now a Master Coach and Head Instructor with SEALFIT's Unbeatable Mind Academy.  Master Coach for Spartan 7 Round Table Phalanx Executive Experiential and Leadership Course The Director of Human Resilience at Apeiron Zoh where he works with medical and psychological staff in creating online and in-person programs seeking to transcend the limits of human performance and health He has also studied various martial arts including Tae Kwon Do, Japanese Jujitsu, Krav Maga, and Shaolin Kempo. Michael is also certified in MovNat. Some of his other training in somatic and transpersonal psychology includes: Body-Mind Practices – East and West;  Healing and Heuristic Potential of Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness; Sensory Awareness;  Family Systems: Somatic Movement Approaches I;  Family Systems: Somatic Movement Approaches II;  The Body: Experiences and Conceptualized Towards a Practical Phenomenology;  Altered States of Consciousness;  Intelligence and Insight Ways of Knowing;  Body Oriented Psychotherapy- Panic & Depression;  Body Oriented Psychotherapy- Inner Critic.  … Not bad for someone who struggled with a learning disability!   Connect with Michael Ostrolenk: The Emergent Human: Website: https://www.michaeldostrolenk.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mostrolenk --   SUBSCRIBE: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-heal-with-dr-irene/id1561226627 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pxldTJY5MZmneyz8IpSvm Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFTN-EU3umbz_0d0GFwk_Bw Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/selfheal-with-dr-irene TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health--Wellness-Podcasts/Self-Heal-(with-Dr-Irene)-p1421793/ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3NlbGZoZWFsaW5nLm1pbmRzaGFyZWNvbGxhYm9yYXRpdmUubGlic3lucHJvLmNvbS9yc3M Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/2461592   Connect with us! 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New York Times-best selling author David Gergen - White House adviser to four presidents of different parties, CNN senior political analyst, and founder of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School - presents an inspiring and practical guide for emerging young leaders as well as seasoned change makers. In HEARTS TOUCHED WITH FIRE: How Great Leaders are Made (Simon & Schuster; May 10, 2022; 978-1-9821-7057-8; $29.00 hardcover), he draws on vivid examples from personal experience, history and recent headlines - from Churchill to AOC and dozens more across the public landscape - to shine a light on pathways forward. Gergen describes himself as a short-term pessimist but a long-term optimist. The next several years are likely to be rough in America, he believes, but the long-term outlook holds much greater promise. Our prospects for success, he argues, now rest heavily upon preparing rising generations for lives of service and leadership. As a White House adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton, Gergen gathered invaluable lessons on leadership that he has shared for more than two decades with students at the Harvard Kennedy School. But he has long hoped to write a book that would spread those lessons more widely. In the past few years, that dream has taken on greater urgency, with growing threats to democracy at home and abroad. "Who would have believed," Gergen writes, "that for the first time since the Civil War, we would begin tearing ourselves apart? Who would have imagined that our democracy - and long-standing democratic traditions across the world - might be on the brink of collapse? But here we are. It feels as if we are driving on the side of a cliff in the middle of the night with our lights out. We all know it, but we cant seem to stop it." A Historic Passing of the Torch What we are witnessing, he notes, is an historic passing of the torch from Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation to Millennials and Gen Zers. The latter two generations, born between 1982 and 2009, are the biggest and diverse cohort in our history - and will soon be the most powerful. They have faced profound challenges in just the first two decades of the 21st century - including terrorism, deep recessions, climate disasters, racial and gender inequities, a deadly global pandemic and a poisonous polarization of our politics. The Millennials and Gen Zers are changing the face of leadership in many ways. Gergen shows how in the journeys of climate activist Greta Thunberg, the Parkland students fighting for gun sanity, Pakistani female education advocate Malala, and the organizers of the MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. They are leading from the bottom up as well as the top down, skillfully using the power of social media and protest marches. Their experiments in leadership have brought out the biggest numbers in history in protests over women's rights, racial equity, voter suppression, gun rights and gay rights. Even as ways to exercise leadership are evolving, Gergen points out, some qualities and skills remain eternal. Courage and character, for example, have been prerequisites for great leadership through millennia, from the classical Greeks and Romans down to Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. Gergen worked early in the White House for both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Both had courage but the first lacked character and was driven out by scandal; the second was a man of character who looks better and better through the rear view mirror. The Leader's Journey: Inner and Outer Gergen begins with a consideration of some of the most profound questions in understanding leadership. Does leadership really matter, after all? Why do we need great leaders? What are their most important qualities or traits? Why, in our society, has leadership largely been restricted in the past to white men? How can we best accelerate the spread of diversity? Gergen then describes the development of a leader in two parts: an inner journey and an outer journey. An effective leader, he argues, must first become self-aware and then achiever self-mastery. It is not enough just to be smart and talented. You must be able to master yourself before you can serve others. Your inner work should help you identify your core values and your True North. In sum, Gergen tells us how to become "author of your own life", as leadership guru and dear friend Warren Bennis puts it. Unfortunately, almost every rising leader suffers from harsh, unexpected blows - crucibles as they are called in leadership circles. They can take many shapes and forms, and they can destroy your professional as well as personal life. Yet with the right outlook, grit and perseverance, some of our most celebrated leaders have emerged stronger from such hardships. Crucibles also have the potential to instill in us great moral purpose and an opportunity to solidify our goals. As a rising leader conquers her inner journey, they must also make a transition from internal preparation to rubbing up against the outside world. In this outer journey, you must learn how to lead up, down and sideways - managing your boss, building your team, collaborating with others outside your team. Then again, how do you find a mentor? Or a sponsor? What's the difference between them? Importantly, how can you master the arts of public persuasion and deeply social media? As journey towards leadership isn't completed overnight; most fine it the work of a lifetime. Leadership in Action As the leader's inner and outer journeys converge, leadership must be put into action. You do not become a good leader, Gergen says, by studying under a lamp or earning a third or fourth academic degree. You must be "in the arena," as Theodore Roosevelt famously put it. Gergen explains why leaders must learn to lead in a crisis-making time to prepare when they can, then acting smartly when the crisis hits. Conversely, he also looks at the darkness that can descend when a leader abandons their True North and self-destructs. Finally, Gergen incorporates three of his favorite, but often overlooked, aspects of leadership: learning from history, a wicked sense of humor, and the creation of an integrated life so you have joy as well as passion. In addition, he appends a list of twenty key takeaways-an executive summary for people on the run-including such items as: Have Three Objectives Early, You're Never Too Young to Lead, and Maintain a Celestial Spark.In HEARTS TOUCHED WITH FIRE, David Gergen shares vital lessons on leadership gained from his remarkable half century in the public arena. It is not only a fitting graduation gift, but also a powerful assurance that we have every reason to be hopeful about the future if we remember who we are, take heart from the past, and unleash the idealism of today's passionate young leaders. ABOUT DAVID GERGEN David Gergen has devoted more than half a century to public service. Coming off a Navy stint, he served as a White House adviser to four US presidents of both parties: Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton. He recounted those experiences in a New York Times bestseller, Eyewitness to Power. In the 1980s, he began a second career, serving as the editor of US News & World Report and for five years a regular Friday night partner with Mark Shields as a PBS commentator on McNeil/Lehrer. Since 1999, he has served as a professor of public service and founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School. For more than two decades, he has also been a senior political analyst for CNN, where he is a respected voice in national and international affairs.Book Available on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Hearts-Touched-Fire-Great-Leaders/dp/1982170573

A New York Times bestselling author and Senior Political Analyst for CNN, David Gergen has been an adviser to four U.S. presidents. David was White House Director of Speechwriting in the Nixon administration, White House Communications Director in the Ford and Reagan administrations, and Counselor to the President in the Clinton administration, serving presidents of both parties at the highest levels. David joins Adam to share his journey and best lessons and advice on leadership and success.

On today's episode (from February), with Michael Barone, we take a look at the upcoming midterms. Michael Barone analyzes the prospects for both parties and suspects one will significantly fair better than the other. Barone dives deep into why there is minimal cooperation between the two parties in today's Congress. Barone later lens historical midterm election trends for the incumbent President's party. The episode concludes with Barone speaking to the overall lacking of unity on policy points and contemporary issues. I hope you enjoy.Rate and subscribe if you enjoyed the content and follow 'overcoming_the_divide'  on Instagram! Michael Barone is currently a Senior Political Analyst for the Washington examiner. Barone also was a Senior Analyst for US News and world report for almost two decades and is a former contributor  for Fox News commentating on US elections and political trendMusic: Coma-Media (intro)                 WinkingFoxMusic (outro)Recorded:  2/2/22

Michael Ostrolenk has been exploring the relationship between post-conventional living, transformational leadership, optimising health and regenerative paradigms his whole life.    His interest in human growth and personal development began when he was 9 years old and worked with psychotherapist Pat Lawson learning biofeedback, meditation and guided imagery.   The fact that Michael started his journey so young really intrigued me!    So, while we will have him on again as a guest to explore the myriad of ways his expertise can help his clients, today's focus is on the adversity and disability Michael experienced as a child.   “Our mess is so often our message” in that it can break us or make us -– and it can be the catalyst for a lifetime of learning and helping others as in Michael's case. Here is a summary of Michael's extensive bio: Master's degree in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology, from John F. Kennedy University Post-graduate training in somatic psychology from the California Institute for Integral Studies  Certified massage therapist from the McKinnon Institute Marriage and Family Therapist, he has served patients dealing with mental illness, neurological impairments (Center for Adaptive Learning), chronic & life-threatening diseases and relationship problems. This included working with the Cancer Support Community in San Francisco  Served on the Board of Directors for the Health Medicine Forum, as well as the Project Director for their Health Panel Program – a group of health-care practitioners from all disciplines who were dedicated to the collaborative exploration, practice and advancement of patient-centered integrated medicine Michael has helped with research exploring the use of various body/mind practices and traditional medicine approaches to cancer, energy medicine for ALS, neurofeedback  Founding member of the Integral Institute Certified in Spiral Dynamics A Transpartisan Social entrepreneur, who is a leading expert in the field of transpartisan public policy. He has successfully convened policy initiatives in the areas of transparency, privacy, defence, foreign policy and national security from 2001-2020 including;  Co-founded and served as National Director of the Liberty Coalition, a transpartisan coalition of groups working to protect civil liberties, privacy and transparency 2005-2020  Created and led the transpartisan Medical Privacy Coalition Served as Senior Political Analyst for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons 2001-2011 and Citizens for Health 2001-2016 In response to unConstitutional wars, Ostrolenk co-founded the American Conservative Defense Alliance in 2008, which promoted a traditionally conservative foreign and defence policy. He was also a fellow at ICIT: Center for Cyber-Influence Operations Studies (CCIOS) in 2018. From 2016-2020 he served as Coalition Coordinator for the National Election Defense Coalition. Serving as Co-Director and President of Reuniting America, he organised and ran transpartisan leadership retreats from 2006-2008. He was also on the steering Committee for Open the Government 2015-2019.  Has also consulted for Edwatch , Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics , International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Pentagon Budget Campaign and the Arlington Institute Graduate of SEALFIT's three-week academy and SEALFIT Kokoro camp, and is now a Master Coach and Head Instructor with SEALFIT's Unbeatable Mind Academy.  Master Coach for Spartan 7 Round Table Phalanx Executive Experiential and Leadership Course The Director of Human Resilience at Apeiron Zoh where he works with medical and psychological staff in creating online and in-person programs seeking to transcend the limits of human performance and health He has also studied various martial arts including Tae Kwon Do, Japanese Jujitsu, Krav Maga, and Shaolin Kempo. Michael is also certified in MovNat. Some of his other training in somatic and transpersonal psychology includes: Body-Mind Practices – East and West;  Healing and Heuristic Potential of Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness; Sensory Awareness;  Family Systems: Somatic Movement Approaches I;  Family Systems: Somatic Movement Approaches II;  The Body: Experiences and Conceptualized Towards a Practical Phenomenology;  Altered States of Consciousness;  Intelligence and Insight Ways of Knowing;  Body Oriented Psychotherapy- Panic & Depression;  Body Oriented Psychotherapy- Inner Critic.  … Not bad for someone who struggled with a learning disability!   Talking points: How his learning disability then led to other mental and emotional challenges like obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) The importance of self-advocacy, even as a child The importance of parental support and listening to the child How “unconventional” solutions like biofeedback, meditation, and martial arts saved him The danger of labelling children with diagnoses rather than seeing them as whole people with needs due to underlying concerns The danger of treating all learning disabilities with a one-size-fits-all approach How he was originally “diagnosed” with being lazy since he really was brilliant in many areas even though his academic performance was low in others How there may be underlying issues like an undiagnosed traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are misdiagnosed if recognized at all That someone diagnosed with a learning disability may actually be neurodivergent and a genius, where they simply think differently.   Connect with Michael Ostrolenk: Website: https://www.michaeldostrolenk.com The Emergent Human Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/mostrolenk  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCueciKwrchJ2gtls5tAHD6A  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ostrolenk-324665/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mostrolenk Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/mostrolenk/     SUBSCRIBE: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-heal-with-dr-irene/id1561226627 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pxldTJY5MZmneyz8IpSvm Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFTN-EU3umbz_0d0GFwk_Bw Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/selfheal-with-dr-irene TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health--Wellness-Podcasts/Self-Heal-(with-Dr-Irene)-p1421793/ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3NlbGZoZWFsaW5nLm1pbmRzaGFyZWNvbGxhYm9yYXRpdmUubGlic3lucHJvLmNvbS9yc3M Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/2461592   Connect with us! 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The Rev. and I had a special guest drop into Baltimore last Thurday, the multi-talented John Avlon. John and I have been friends for a little over 10 years, currently John is a Senior Political Analyst at CNN, formerly he was the Editor in Chief at the Daily Beast and he also worked as a speach writer for Mayor Guilliani. John loves American History and he has authored several great books, one on Washington's Farewell Speech, which we touch on and his new Book titled Lincoln and the Fight for Peace...This insightful discussion of Lincoln during his final weeks is as good as it gets with John qouting Lincoln left and right and the Rev. bringing the hard questions....Enjoy!  

Michael Barone is a Senior Political Analyst for the Washington Examiner, a Fox News contributor, and a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also the principal co-author of the annual Almanac of American Politics and has written several books on American politics and history.

Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor at Atlantic Magazine and Senior Political Analyst for CNN, has written a book about how 1974 was a watershed year for culture and politics in Los Angeles. --Wait!! Don and John were living and working in L.A. in 1974!  Coincidence? I think not!

John is joined by co-host Pine, a Senior Political Analyst who is currently managing the only citywide DFL endorsed campaign in Minneapolis. After some co-host banter, Nick Kor arrives for a conversation about his run for the Ward 7 seat on the Minneapolis City Council. We talk about the political geography of Ward 7 (East of Hennepin Ave vs. West of Hennepin Ave). How do you convince the apartment dwellers of Ward 7 the stakes are high enough that they should come out and vote in a city election? Among this episode's topics: public safety, housing, the Hennepin Avenue reconstruction, the single room occupancy debate, food carts, and Nick plays his guitar. Watch video clips: youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: twitter.com/wedgelive Support the show: patreon.com/wedgelive Wedge LIVE theme song by Anthony Kasper x LaFontsee

On the premiere episode of Don Lemon Tonight, Don talks with pollster Frank Luntz about what’s going on with the GOP base. As the House is set to vote on a bill to establish an independent panel to investigate the January 6 insurrection, Don speaks with Del. Stacy Plaskett of USVI and then we learn about Critical Race Theory in a piece by CNN’s Jason Carol, followed by a conversation with former Obama Senior Policy Advisor, Ashley Allison. Next, Don has a conversation with Senior Political Analyst, John Avlon and former GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman about the election audit in Arizona. Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aranberg talks with Don about Rep. Matt Gaetz’s associate pleading guilty to sex trafficking. We get an update from Dr. Peter Hotez on the COVID-19 vaccine, Don talks with Emily Bazelon of the NY Times Magazine and Ron Brownstein of The Atlantic about the Supreme Court taking up a case to limit Roe v. Wade. Professor Brendan Nyhan weighs in on the Jeopardy hand gesture controversy. Finally, CNN’s Jake Tapper stops by to talk about his new book The Devil May Dance, and Oren Lieberman files a report on US Navy Pilots seeing UFOs.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Join Michael Zeldin in his conversation with Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor at the Atlantic and CNN senior political analyst, as they discuss his new book, Rock Me on the Water which examines how politics and culture intertwined to reshape American life in the transition from the optimism of the 1960s to the reality of the early 1970s. Ron Brownstein is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of presidential campaigns and national politics. Guest Ron Brownstein Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Senior Political Analyst for CNN & Author of "Rock Me on the Water" Part journalist, part historian, and all shrewd political observer, Ron Brownstein explains the complexities of American politics with lucid precision. As a senior editor for The Atlantic, a Contributing Editor for National Journal, and a senior political analyst for CNN, he produces sharp analysis on politics, policy, the electorate, media, healthcare, and the range of issues informed by his strong sense of American political and national history. Twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Brownstein was cited for “the clarity, consistency, and quality of his political reporting.” He writes weekly columns for both the Atlantic and CNN.com and also appears regularly in National Journal. A prolific and penetrating columnist, Brownstein is, as the Economist said, “one of America's best political journalists,” and the Washington Post called him “one of the gold-plated names of political journalism who can still shape big-pictures conventional wisdom.” Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, his speeches reflect the depth of his knowledge, making him one of the most trustworthy predictors of America's future. Getting It Right, Time After Time. Before taking over the political coverage for Atlantic Media Company, Brownstein served as the national political correspondent and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. In his years at the Times, he earned two finalist nods from the Pulitzer Prize Board for his coverage of the 1996 and 2004 presidential elections. His track record led former President Bill Clinton to cite Brownstein as the “one journalist who generally gets it right, explaining what the issues are and what's going on in the country.” In addition, Brownstein served as chief political correspondent and columnist for U.S. News and World Report for seven months in 1998. He also has appeared frequently on Meet the Press, This Week with George Stephanopolous, Face the Nation, the Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and Washington Week in Review. He has also served as an election analyst for ABC. Brownstein is the author or editor of seven books, including Rock Me on the Water 1974 -The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics, The Power and The Glitter: The Hollywood-Washington Connection, and Storming the Gates: Protest Politics and the Republican Revival. His previous book, Reagan's Ruling Class: Portraits of the President's Top 100 Officials, was a Washington Post best-seller for five weeks. He was editor and co-author of Selecting a President and Who's Poisoning America, and his sixth book, The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America, was named one of the “10 books to curl up with” by the New York Times. . His articles on politics, public policy, books and culture have also appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Vanity Fair, the New Republic, the Financial Times, the Washington Monthly, the Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, the Times Literary Supplement, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday, and the Miami Herald. Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges,

Join Michael Zeldin in his conversation with Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor at the Atlantic and CNN senior political analyst, as they discuss his new book, Rock Me on the Water which examines how politics and culture intertwined to reshape American life in the transition from the optimism of the 1960s to the reality of the early 1970s. Ron Brownstein is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of presidential campaigns and national politics. Guest Ron Brownstein Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Senior Political Analyst for CNN & Author of "Rock Me on the Water" Part journalist, part historian, and all shrewd political observer, Ron Brownstein explains the complexities of American politics with lucid precision. As a senior editor for The Atlantic, a Contributing Editor for National Journal, and a senior political analyst for CNN, he produces sharp analysis on politics, policy, the electorate, media, healthcare, and the range of issues informed by his strong sense of American political and national history. Twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Brownstein was cited for “the clarity, consistency, and quality of his political reporting.” He writes weekly columns for both the Atlantic and CNN.com and also appears regularly in National Journal. A prolific and penetrating columnist, Brownstein is, as the Economist said, “one of America's best political journalists,” and the Washington Post called him “one of the gold-plated names of political journalism who can still shape big-pictures conventional wisdom.” Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, his speeches reflect the depth of his knowledge, making him one of the most trustworthy predictors of America's future. Getting It Right, Time After Time. Before taking over the political coverage for Atlantic Media Company, Brownstein served as the national political correspondent and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. In his years at the Times, he earned two finalist nods from the Pulitzer Prize Board for his coverage of the 1996 and 2004 presidential elections. His track record led former President Bill Clinton to cite Brownstein as the “one journalist who generally gets it right, explaining what the issues are and what's going on in the country.” In addition, Brownstein served as chief political correspondent and columnist for U.S. News and World Report for seven months in 1998. He also has appeared frequently on Meet the Press, This Week with George Stephanopolous, Face the Nation, the Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and Washington Week in Review. He has also served as an election analyst for ABC. Brownstein is the author or editor of seven books, including Rock Me on the Water 1974 -The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics, The Power and The Glitter: The Hollywood-Washington Connection, and Storming the Gates: Protest Politics and the Republican Revival. His previous book, Reagan's Ruling Class: Portraits of the President's Top 100 Officials, was a Washington Post best-seller for five weeks. He was editor and co-author of Selecting a President and Who's Poisoning America, and his sixth book, The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America, was named one of the “10 books to curl up with” by the New York Times. . His articles on politics, public policy, books and culture have also appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Vanity Fair, the New Republic, the Financial Times, the Washington Monthly, the Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, the Times Literary Supplement, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday, and the Miami Herald. Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator.

Center Director Bob Shrum is joined by political strategist Doug Thornell and journalists Ronald Brownstein and Asma Khalid to discuss President Trump and Joe Biden's dueling Town Halls, following Trump's refusal to participate in a virtual presidential debate originally scheduled for the same day. Brownstein is a Senior Political Analyst at CNN and serves as Atlantic Media's Editorial Director for Strategic Partnerships in charge of long-term editorial strategy. Khalid is a political correspondent for NPR who co-hosts The NPR Politics Podcast. Thornell is Partner and Head of SKDKPolitical, having served as a media strategist to the Democratic National Committee, Congressional Black Caucus, and various House, Senate, and gubernatorial campaigns.

John Avlon, a Senior Political Analyst, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the release of the Mueller report. David Urban, Adviser to President Trump's 2020 campaign, talks about what the report means for the President. Sean Wilentz, the Princeton University History Professor, gives historical context to an investigation like this. Our Walter Isaacson talks to Sal Khan, the Founder and CEO of the Khan Academy, about his goal to provide free education to anyone.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Ronald Brownstein is a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Senior Political Analyst at CNN, and a shrewd observer of American politics. In this Conversation, Brownstein shares his perspective on how the midterms reveal further intensification of the geographic and demographic divisions in American politics. Brownstein and Bill Kristol then look ahead to 2020. They assess the strengths and weaknesses of both parties, the key cultural and economic issues that are likely to feature in the campaigns, and whether President Trump might be vulnerable to a primary challenge. This is must-see electoral and political analysis at the highest level.

Ronald Brownstein is a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Senior Political Analyst at CNN, and a shrewd observer of American politics. In this Conversation, Brownstein analyzes factors that fuel our increasingly polarized politics. He explains why these partisan divisions are likely to increase as we head toward elections in 2018 and 2020. Brownstein and Kristol also consider possible outcomes in the midterms, the direction of the Trump presidency, and reflect on the electoral dilemmas both parties face in an atmosphere of intense partisanship.