Episodes

  • A Former US Marine's Journey from Russian Prison to the Ukrainian War

    A Former US Marine's Journey from Russian Prison to the Ukrainian War
    Mar 15 2026
    Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed discussed his 2019 arrest and imprisonment in Russia and his decision to volunteer in war against the Russians in Ukraine after his release. This event was hosted by Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • How AI is Transforming Healthcare

    How AI is Transforming Healthcare
    Mar 8 2026
    Dr. Robert Wachter examined the future of artificial intelligence being used in health care. The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • America's Black Botanical Legacy

    America's Black Botanical Legacy
    Mar 1 2026
    Biologist Beronda Montgomery explored the botanical knowledge developed by African Americans. Harvard Book Store hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia

    Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia
    Feb 22 2026
    Finance and Tech reporter David Morris reported on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. POWERHOUSE Arena in New York City hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History

    The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History
    Feb 15 2026
    Former FBI investigator Tim Carpenter recounted the true-life detective story spearheaded by the Bureau's Art Crime Team, which found itself on the trail of a thief who stole thousands of cultural artifacts -- and human remains -- from around the world. The Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee hosted this event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The State and the Soldier

    The State and the Soldier
    Feb 8 2026
    Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, examined the relationship between civilian and military leadership in America going back to the country's founding. This event was hosted by AEI in Washington, D.C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary with Stafan Fatsis

    The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary with Stafan Fatsis
    Feb 1 2026
    Stefan Fatsis describes his experience as a lexicographer in training at Merriam-Webster to learn how words are added to the dictionary. Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA, hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture

    Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture
    Jan 25 2026
    How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? That’s the question posed by humor columnist Dave Barry’s 2025 memoir titled, Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up.   This week on C-SPAN's Afterwords podcast, a discussion on satire and humor with Dave Barry and novelist Carl Hiaasen. Hiaasen also has a new book titled Fever Beach. It’s a satirical crime novel, which he says was inspired by real events in Florida and the January 6th riot at the Capitol. That conversation between authors Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen, coming up in just a minute on AfterWords..   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins