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Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers) & Dr. Ben Sawyer (MTSU History) share conversations with great thinkers from a variety of backgrounds – historians, artists, legal scholars, political figures and more –who help us uncover the many roads that run between past and present. For more information, visit TheRoadToNow.com If you'd like to support our work, join us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheRoadToNow
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You may think you know Anthony Scaramucci: a Harvard Law School graduate who cut his teeth at Goldman Sachs, went on to build two successful businesses and had an 11-day stint in the White House. What people don’t know is he’s an avid reader, endlessly curious, history buff with a restless mind. In his new podcast, Open Book, listeners will hear and get to know the real Anthony: the proud son of immigrant parents, a long-suffering New York Mets fan and a father of five. Each week, he’ll invi ...
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Two guys talking **it - A Gastroenterology and Hepatology podcast
A/Prof Jon Segal and Dr James Haridy
“Two Guys Talking $#it” is a podcast where two Gastroenterologists break down complex topics into engaging, educational, and occasionally humorous conversations. From liver health to gut microbiota and everything in between, A/Professor Jonathan Segal and Dr James Haridy deliver insights, share the latest research, and discuss clinical pearls with the odd guest in tow. Comments, suggestions, questions please contact us on twitter @2guystalkingit or leave a comment below..
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The Psychic Who Solved Murders The FBI Couldn’t - John Edward & Robert Hilland
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33:56Robert Hilland is a former police officer and FBI Special Agent who worked in law enforcement for 30 years. He worked a number of high-profile cases including the investigation of serial killer John Smith.John Edward is a psychic medium, lecturer, and multiple New York Times bestselling author who has connected people to Other Side energies for nea…
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Patrick McGee was the Financial Times’s principal Apple reporter from 2019 to 2023, during which time he won a San Francisco Press Club Award for his coverage. He joined the newspaper in 2013, in Hong Kong, before reporting from Germany and California. Previously, he was a bond reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He has a master’s degree in global…
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Teaching history to a middle schooler is a very different task than teaching a university student, but those doing the teaching have a lot in common (and could probably learn a lot from each other). In this episode, recorded as part of a live event sponsored by the Tennessee Council for History Education, Ben is joined by his MTSU colleague (and fr…
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Jake Tapper: The Trial That Exposed the War on Terror
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32:27Jake Tapper is a CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent, currently anchoring an award-winning two-hour weekday program, The Lead with Jake Tapper. He is also the best-selling author of six books. Get his latest book, which I learned a lot from Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War here: https://amzn.t…
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The Crushing Loneliness of Growing Up With Autism - Leland Vittert
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30:47Leland Vittert is the host of On Balance with Leland Vittert and serves as NewsNation’s Chief Washington Anchor. A veteran journalist, Vittert joined NewsNation in May 2021, where he has been pivotal in covering national affairs and delivering special reports across the network’s primetime weeknight newscasts. Before joining NewsNation, Vittert wor…
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#348 Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer w/ Jake Tapper
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58:21The War on Terror that followed the 9/11 attacks took place on battlefields across the globe, but it also took place in our legal system. In this episode, CNN’s Jake Tapper joins us to discuss his new book, Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War, and how dedicated public servants saved countless lives by brin…
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October 2025 Q&A: Post-Trump America, Zohran Mamdani as Mayor, and more
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27:34Your support for Open Book has been overwhelming. As an expression of my gratitude, I am committed to recording monthly Q&A sessions where I answer all your questions. If your question hasn't been answered yet, please keep submitting it, and I promise that I will get to it. This Q&A covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, cryp…
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CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig: Trump’s War on the Rule of Law
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33:29Elie Honig is CNN’s Emmy-nominated Senior Legal Analyst, writes a weekly column for New York Magazine and Cafe.com, hosts podcasts on the law and true crime for Vox Media, is a Rutgers University scholar, and is special counsel to the law firm Lowenstein Sandler. His book is one of the must-read political books of the fall, get it here: When You Co…
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An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War w/ Robert K.D. Colby
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1:03:48The American Civil War and the end of slavery in the US may seem like one and the same from our modern perspective, but for those living through the conflict, the abolition of human bondage was anything but certain. Even into the last days of the war, slave traders in Confederate-held cities continued to auction off human beings, realizing handsome…
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James Holland is Back: The Forgotten Campaign That Shaped the World We Live In
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43:50James Holland is the author of Cassino ’44, The Savage Storm, Brothers in Arms, Sicily ’43, Normandy ’44, Big Week, The Rise of Germany, and The Allies Strike Back in the War in the West trilogy, Burma ’44, and Dam Busters. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries Battle of Britain and Dam Busters for the BBC. He is also the…
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Historian James Holland: What World War II Teaches Us About Today
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37:46James Holland is the author of Cassino ’44, The Savage Storm, Brothers in Arms, Sicily ’43, Normandy ’44, Big Week, The Rise of Germany, and The Allies Strike Back in the War in the West trilogy, Burma ’44, and Dam Busters. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries Battle of Britain and Dam Busters for the BBC. He is also the…
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#347 A Graphic History of the Civil War w/ Andrew Fialka & Anderson Carmen
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53:43Guerilla violence in the American Civil War was once considered a fringe topic of study, but the scale of the violence and its impact on society had a tremendous impact on the US during and after the conflict. In this episode, we speak with historian Andrew Fialka and illustrator Anderson Carmen about their new book, Hope Never to See It: A Graphic…
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What Benjamin Franklin Taught Me About Money, Mistakes, and Meaning I Mark Skousen
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31:00Mark Skousen holds the Doti-Spogli Chair of Free Enterprise at Chapman University in California. As an eighth-generation direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin, he has had a lifelong interest in the “grandfather” of our nation. Dr. Skousen’s career has often followed that of his illustrious ancestor, as a publisher, author, financial advisor, teach…
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#346 A Forgotten History of Chinese Life in the United States w/ Beth Lew-Williams
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56:49Chinese immigrants helped establish America’s foothold on the western coast, yet few of us know what life looked like for those Chinese people who came to live in the US. In this episode, Beth Lew-Williams joins us to discuss her new book, John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life Under American Racial Law, which blends extensive archi…
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This One Decision Stopped Russia From Controlling Everything
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24:51Benn Steil is a senior fellow and director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War, winner of the New York Historical Society’s Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History and the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Douglas Dillon Award. Get a copy of his…
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#345 How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong w/ David J. Lynch
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57:45Washington Post Global Economics Correspondent David J. Lynch joins Ben & Bob for a discussion about his new book The World’s Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (and What Would Make it Right) (Public Affairs, 2025). David has a unique perspective on globalization; first as a journalist who has spent the last four decades covering th…
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September 2025 Q&A - Work-Life Balance, Working in the White House & Biggest Regrets
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33:57Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. He is the host of the podcast Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci. A graduate of Tufts University and Harvard Law School, he lives in Manhasset, Long Island.…
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Visit https://expressvpn.com/openbook and you can get an extra four months FREE. Juliet Schor is an economist and a professor of sociology at Boston College and is the bestselling author of numerous books, including The Overworked American, After the Gig, and The Overspent American. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of…
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How the American Dream Became Temporary w/ Louis Hyman
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46:35It’s Labor Day, so we’re sharing one of our favorite conversations on the history of labor in the US- our 2018 conversation with Louis Hyman on his book Temp: The Real Story of What Happened to Your Salary, Benefits & Job Security. We hope you have a great holiday! This episode originally aired as episode 103 on August 18, 2018. This rebroadcast wa…
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What They’re Not Telling You About The Future of Money
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28:45Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://www.indeed.com/OPENBOOK Kenneth Rogoff is Maurits C. Boas Professor of Economics at Harvard University and former International Monetary Fund chief economist. One of the world’s foremost observers on the global economy, he is coauthor of the New York Times bestselling This T…
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#344 The Last Forty Years of American Politics w/ Joe Lockhart
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59:55Joe Lockhart served as White House Press Secretary for President Bill Clinton from 1998-2000, and played central roles in Presidential campaigns from Walter Mondale to John Kerry. In this episode, Joe joins us to recap how the political landscape has changed since the 1980s and the paths that Democrats might pursue in their efforts to escape the po…
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Blake Bailey is the author of biographies of Philip Roth, John Cheever, Richard Yates, and Charles Jackson. He won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians, a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was also a finalist for the Pu…
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The Untold Story of How New York Became a City for the Rich
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26:00Jonathan Mahler is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of the bestselling Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning, which was adapted as an ESPN miniseries, and The Challenge, a New York Times Notable Book. His journalism has received numerous awards and been featured in The Best American Sports Writing. About the host: …
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Mourning the Presidents w/ Lindsay Chervinsky
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1:00:11A Presidency is defined by the decisions that a person makes while serving as Executive, but a Presidential legacy is about much more than that. In Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture, (UVA Press, 2023)Lindsay Chervinsky and Matthew Costello have brought together a collection of chapters that explore the ways that mourning …
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Putin, Trump & The Secrets of the World’s Most Powerful Editor
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28:50This week on Open Book, Anthony sits down with Lionel Barber. Lionel Barber was the Editor of the Financial Times from 2005 until January 2020, widely credited with transforming the FT from a newspaper publisher into a multi-channel global news organization. During his editorship, the FT passed the milestone of one million paying readers, winning m…
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