David chats with bio-ethicist Tom Murray about the saga of Lance Armstrong and bigger issue of doping in sports. In the case of Lance Armstrong, Tom begins his argument focusing on the nature of doping in cycling. As a cyclist, Murray suggests that an athlete must use performance enhancing drugs to maintain the same level […]
Veteran journalist Tom Baxter reflects on the career and upcoming retirement of Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss. Elected to congress in 1994 during Newt Gingrich’s “Republican revolution,” Saxby has grown into one of the more moderate voices in an increasingly bi-partisan chamber. In January 2013, Chambliss announced that this intense partisanship and inability to get any […]
David is joined by author Taylor Branch to chat about his new book The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement. Taken from three previous books Branch has written on the subject of Martin Luther King Jr., this book highlights 18 of the most essential moments in the Civil Rights Movement. Original Air […]
James Bamford tells the amazing story of two white men who arrived in Congo hoping to start a security company and later became the focus of an epic manhunt. These two soldiers of fortune, Joshua French and Tjostolv “Mike” Moland, had mysteriously murdered the man who was helping them reach safety after their motorcycles succumbed […]
David chats with Beth Schapiro about a recent study on poverty in Atlanta conducted by The Schapiro Group where she serves as President/CEO. This study, which has a specific focus on mutli-generational poverty, looks to find the causes that lead to multi-generational poverty and also searches for answers to the problem. Original Air Date: 1-15-2013 […]
David chats with Sam Fulwood at the Center for American progress on issue of race in the latest Quinten Tarantino film “Django Unchained.” Though it has received rave reviews, some people (including Spike Lee) have been less than gracious with use of slavery to tell a story. Fulwood talks about his impressions after seeing the […]
David chats with author Stephen Davis about his book What the Yankees Did to Us: Sherman’s Bombardment and Wrecking of Atlanta. This book creates a timeline of Sherman and the Union Forces’ journey towards Atlanta and how the destruction ultimately took months not just the few days it took to set the city ablaze. Original […]
As Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez emerges from his third surgery to help fight cancer, David chats with journalist John Dinges about this larger-than-life figure. Since his election in 1998, Chavez has continually clashed with leaders in the United States leading to increasingly tense diplomatic relations even if a surplus of oil has kept economic relations […]
David chats with Wired Magazine Senior Writer Mat Honan about his article “How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking.” On August 3, Honan found out first hand how quick a person’s entire digital persona can be destroyed. In a matter of minutes, hackers infiltrated Honan’s Gmail, Twitter, Amazon, and iCloud accounts […]
David speaks to author Richard Cohen about his new memoir I Want to Kill The Dog, relating to his struggle for domestic harmony despite the horrible shrieks and attacks from one unruly mutt. Having written books on his struggles with cancer and MS, this book serves not just as an ode to the dog he […]