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.
Gripping Life Stories
Mediation master William Ury, of Getting to Yes fame, provides an inside account of the the peace deal that ended Colombia’s civil war. The talks began with a high-risk secret move deep in the jungle…
British Mideast expert Emma Sky went to Iraq in 2003 on a mission to help the Iraqi people. She was greeted by an assassination attempt. And then…
Beah’s best-selling memoir led a NY Times reviewer to wonder “how anyone comes through such unrelenting ghastliness and horror with his humanity and sanity intact.” This conversation provides some answers.
The former First Lady and I discuss the roots of her fierce advocacy for mental health coverage, the opposition to women’s rights that she encountered on Capitol Hill, her full partnership with Jimmy, and more.
I interviewed Ted Turner in a CNN Radio studio in 2013. The launching point for our conversation was a new book by journalist Todd Wilkinson called “Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet.” We talked about the inspiration he derived from Jacques Cousteau; the vast swaths of land he bought out west and why he chose to focus on protecting buffalo and prairie dogs. We also discussed his legendary frugality in CNN’s early days; his love of the classics; why he paid me so little; and much more. It’s a small window on a man who had a global impact.