David welcomes former AJC reporter and author Deborah Scroggins to talk about her latest book Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror. This book contrasts the lives of two Muslim women who took two very different paths. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali born activist and writer, denounced her religion shortly following the events […]
Frequent guest Howard Hart joins David to chat about the current nuclear situation in Iran. Howard Hart was the acting CIA Station Chief in Iran during the Iranian Revolution during the late 1970s. Howard discusses not only the likelihood of Iran developing nuclear weapons but also the delicate situation in dealing with a country militarily […]
David speaks with the recently departed New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid. Although this interview was originally recorded in August 2011, it was never aired due to a poor phone connection. However, in light of his death, the interview airs as it was originally recorded in 2011. As a reporter, Shadid went to great […]
David is joined by Nicholas Blanford, the Beirut correspondent for The Times of London and The Christian Science Monitor, to chat about his new book Warriors of God. Using exclusive sources and his own dogged investigative skills, Blanford traces Hezbollah’s extraordinary evolution—from a zealous group of raw fighters motivated by Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution into […]
David speaks with Ahed Al-Hendi, a Syrian activist and blogger. In 2006, as a student of Damascus University, Al-Hendi started a student group aimed at promoting peace and change in the country. As a result, Al-Hendi was jailed and spent over a month in solitary confinement without access to any legal representation. After his release, […]
David speaks with author Janny Scott about her new biography, A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother. During the 2008 campaign while writing a series of articles on Barack Obama for the New York Times, Scott was presented with a small bevy of information on Barack’s mother, Stanley Ann Dunham. After her […]
Wayne Pacelle, the President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, joins David to chat about the challenges facing the nation’s largest animal advocacy group. Since taking the position of President and CEO in 2004, Pacelle has aimed to broaden the scope and influence of the humane society even to the point […]
David speaks with comedy writer Rob Kutner about his latest book, an e-book called “The Future According to Me.” A native Atlantan, Kutner attended The Westminster school with Ed Helms and Brian Bumgartner, both future cast members of The Office. After attending Princeton University, Kutner has gone on to write for Dennis Miller Live, The […]
David speaks with journalist Michael Hastings about his new book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan. This book serves as a longer explanation of a Rolling Stone article he wrote in 2010 profiling the day-to-day business of General Stanley McChrystal that led to General McChrystal’s dismissal. Original Air […]
David speaks with Isabel Wilkerson, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and one-time Emory professor, about her new book 15 years in the making: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration. The book chronicles the migration of African Americans from the South to new homes and opportunities across the United States. […]