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Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow

Season 7 Episode 1
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Rick Atkinson

Rick Atkinson

Season 7 Episode 2
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Geraldo Cadava

Geraldo Cadava

Season 7 Episode 3
26:39
Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

Season 7 Episode 4
26:39
Stuart Eizenstat

Stuart Eizenstat

Season 7 Episode 5
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Harold Holzer

Harold Holzer

Season 7 Episode 6
26:39
Tiya Miles

Tiya Miles

Season 7 Episode 7
26:39
Doris Goodwin

Doris Goodwin

Season 7 Episode 8
26:09
Ben Steil

Ben Steil

Season 7 Episode 9
26:39
Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Season 7 Episode 10
26:39
Bash and Fisher

Bash and Fisher

Season 7 Episode 11
26:39
Andrew Sorkin

Andrew Sorkin

Season 7 Episode 12
26:40
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History with David Rubenstein

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Produced by the New York Historical Society, "History with David Rubenstein" explores American history in half-hour conversations with distinguished authors and scholars who tell the country’s diverse stories, and explain why the past matters, how it informs the present, and what it portends for the future.
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Ron Chernow
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Season 7 Episode 1
Ron Chernow
Biographer Ron Chernow discusses the complex life of writer and humorist Mark Twain.
Alex Prud'homme
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Season 6 Episode 10
Alex Prud'homme
Alex Prud'homme on the political power wielded by the White House kitchen.
Kai Bird
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Season 6 Episode 9
Kai Bird
Prize-winning historian Kai Bird offers a riveting account of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Danielle Allen
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Season 6 Episode 8
Danielle Allen
Professor Danielle Allen makes the case for civic engagement as the path to justice.
Jeffrey Rosen
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Season 6 Episode 7
Jeffrey Rosen
Author Jeffrey Rosen on what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders.
Robert Caro
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Season 6 Episode 6
Robert Caro
Robert A. Caro on political power and the legacy of 36th President Lyndon Johnson.
Stacy Schiff
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Season 6 Episode 5
Stacy Schiff
Award-winning author Stacy Schiff explores the often-overlooked revolutionary Samuel Adams.
Steve Inskeep
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Season 6 Episode 4
Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition on Lincoln's skill at crossing political lines.
Selwyn Vickers
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Season 6 Episode 3
Selwyn Vickers
Selwyn M. Vickers on the lasting legacy of slavery and Reconstruction.
Lindsay Chervinsky
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Season 6 Episode 2
Lindsay Chervinsky
Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky presents the unique challenges faced by John Adams.
Ned Blackhawk
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Season 6 Episode 1
Ned Blackhawk
Author and professor Ned Blackhawk on the essential history of America’s Indigenous peoples.
Robert A. Caro
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Robert A. Caro
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and National Humanities Medal recipient
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