Mark Halperin and John Heilemann – Double Down

Double_Down_SquareDavid is joined by author Mark Halperin and John Heilemann to talk about their latest book Double Down: Game Change 2012. This book is a comprehensive and unbiased account of the 2012 Presidential election and tells the tales that each side perhaps did not want to be told. This book serves as a bit of a sequel to their book Game Change which chronicled the 2008 election in much the same way.





Original Air Date: 12-13-2013


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Stanley Crouch – Kansas City Lightning

Charlie_Parker-150x150Jazz critic/author Stanley Crouch returns to chat with David about his new book Kansas City Lightning: The Life and Times of Young Charlie Parker. This book traces the origins of the legendary jazz saxophonist and how he went from a young man in Kansas City to Baltimore and Chicago and finally to New York City where he finally became the jazz legend we know today.


Original Air Date: 12-06-2013


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Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy – The Siege

Taj_Hotel-150x150David is joined by authors Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy to chat about their new book The Siege: 68 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel. This book chronicles the events of November 26-28 2008 when 10 Pakistani men under the guidance of Lashkar-e-Taiba took control of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India. In this attack, thirty-three were killed and many more were injured as this terrorist organization seized the five-star hotel.



Original Air Date: 12-04-2013


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