David welcomes writer Tanner Colby to chat about his book Some Of My Best Friends Are Black. Named after the phrase that African-Americans find so offensive, this book was inspired by the 2008 Presidential election when Colby realized that although the country was about to elect a black president, he didn’t actually know any black […]
David chats with Vice President of the Soufan Group Don Borelli about the current state of affairs in Africa. While most only folks focus on the negative things happening in Africa, Borelli points out that only China and India have quicker growing economies than Africa. Rich in minerals and oil, Africa is poised for success […]
Based on the recent court decision on the Affordable Care Act, David chats with New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak about Chief Justice Roberts. Thought to be a roadblock in the law’s constitutionality, Roberts shocked the world when the otherwise predictable conservative judge sided on side of Obamacare. Original Air Date: 07-10-2012 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CWDL-Adam_Liptak_Justice_Roberts.mp3]
In the wake of the recent Egyptian presidential elections, David welcomes author and journalist Deborah Scroggins. Scroggins has written for Vogue, Granta, The Nation, The Sunday Times Magazine and many other publications as well as her most recent book Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War On Terror. Scroggins chats about the unexpected victory of […]
Michael D’Antonio talks about his book Forever Blue, the story of Walter O’Malley, the iconoclastic owner of the Dodgers. D’Antonio suggests that O’Malley was at one point “the most hated man in Brooklyn,” and discusses what he found in O’Malley’s personal archive to explain the often controversial actions of the franchise owner. Original Air Date: […]
David speaks with writer Scott Wallace about his book The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes. Stemming from an assignment for National Geographic, The Unconquered tells the story of Wallace’s adventure with explorer Sydney Possuelo to find one of the last remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes in heart of the Amazon. Original Air Date: 07-3-2012 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CWDL-Scott_Wallace_The_Unconquered.mp3]
David chats with former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. Although his work covered many areas of government, he is perhaps most well-remembered for telling Alabama Gov. George Wallace to step down during the legendary desegregation of the University of Alabama. Katzenbach served on the cabinet for J.F.K. and then Lyndon Johnson before returning to the […]
David speaks with managing editor and Executive Vice President of CNN Mark Whitaker about his new book My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir. Whitaker was born the son of a granson of slaves and a French World War II refugee. This unlikely pairing ended in a bitter divorce leaving Whitaker with the emotional tale […]
David speaks with author Ben Mezrich about his new book Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History. This book is based on the unbelievable true story of Thad Roberts, a former NASA employee who organized a heist to steal the world’s largest cache of moon rocks. After successfully […]
David chats with Washington Post journalist William Arkin about his latest book Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State. Based on a collection of articles by Arkin and his partner Dana Priest, this book traces the rise of government spending on security since 9/11 and uncovers the enormous size, shape, mission, […]