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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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Season 1 Episode 108
Robert A. Caro
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and National Humanities Medal recipient
Drew Gilpin Faust
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Season 1 Episode 105
Drew Gilpin Faust
Former president of Harvard University and author
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David Rubenstein uncovers the evolution of the American story.
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