Joining Michael for this conversation about America’s past, present, and future, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, are David Blight – Yale History Professor and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Frederick Douglass; Peter Baker – Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times; Susan Glasser – Staff Writer at The New Yorker.
Pulitzer winner Liaquat Ahamed (Lords of Finance) on his new book 1873 and why today’s trillion-dollar AI boom may echo the crash that broke the world.
AI is shifting the ground beneath us in many fields. When the ground shifts in the world of cyber security, Laura Galante, former Director of the U.S. government’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, is a great person to have on your side.
Robert Malley has been a U.S. negotiator in multiple Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a U.S. Special Envoy to Iran, and a White House point person in the campaign against the Islamic State. He joined me for this insider’s Middle East briefing and a preview of his new book, Tomorrow is Yesterday.
The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos has spent years diving deep into the world of the ultra-rich. His jaw-dropping reporting, in The Haves and Have Yachts, sheds light on why so much wealth in America is concentrated in the hands of so few.
Journalist Julia Ioffe, of Puck.News, began her American journey as a seven-year-old Soviet-Jewish refugee. Now a go-to expert on Russia, she joins me to unmask Vladimir Putin and more
An uplifting and empowering Wavemaker Conversation with Professor Loretta J. Ross, about her alternative to “cancel culture.”
It begins with her assignment as the “handler” of an Aryan Nations defector.
My wide-ranging conversation with the Holocaust survivor, author, teacher, and Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
Spencer Glendon — former Wellington Management partner and creator of the Probable Futures climate platform — on making a warming world tangible, and which futures we can still avoid.
The former Hardball anchor and I had this conversation in August 2022. He sure saw the warning signs for Democrats in 2024. He also shared great stories from his days in politics.
A rare opportunity to learn from Sanjay – veteran neurosurgeon and CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent – when he’s removed from the rush of breaking news.
Legendary psychoanalyst and best-selling author Dr. Irvin Yalom shares gripping stories and profound insights about what he has taught his patients, and learned from them, about life and death. Pulled from the Wavemaker archives to help us prepare for a happy — or happier — new year.
A legendary figure in modern psychoanalysis, and best-selling author, on coping with existential anxiety and using it to increase fulfillment in life.