David speaks with Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate.com, about last week’s arguments before the Supreme Court concerning the contested healthcare bill. Lithwick spent time in the courtroom during the three day of argument in regards to the legality and constitutionality of the Affordable Healthcare Act, a.k.a Obamacare. In what she described as arguments that were “dark and cruel,” Lithwick wrote in depth about the subject on Slate.com.

Original Air Date: 04-2-2012

David speaks with Georgia Military College professor Jeffrey Wells about his new book The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City’s Most Infamous Murders. Between 1909 and 1915, a serial killer may have stalked the streets of Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, leaving as many as 20 bodies — mostly black women in their 20s — in his wake. Although many suspects were arrested, no one was ever identified as the Atlanta Ripper. A century later, authorities are still baffled as to the killer’s true identity.

Original Air Date: 03-26-2012

David speaks with journalist and author Thomas Peele about his book Killing the Messenger: A Story of Radical Faith, Racism’s Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist. In 2007, Oakland-area journalist Chauncey Bailey was murdered by a nineteen-year-old member of the Black Muslim cult. This cult, run by Yusuf Bey as an offshoot of the Nation of Islam, was run out of the infamous Your Black Muslim Bakery in Palo Alto. After Chauncey Bailey’s investigations led him close to the true nature of the cult and the bakery, he was murdered by order of Yusuf Bey IV. This book, along with the work of other journalists, led to the arrest and conviction of Yusuf Bey IV for the murder of Chauncey Bailey.

Original Air Date: 03-20-2012

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David chats with conservationist and television personality Pete Bethune. Perhaps best known for his role on the Emmy-nominated series Whale Wars, Bethune has dedicated his life to conserving the resources of the open seas. On the series Whale Wars, crews follow Bethune as his stops whaling vessels from reaching their destinations by any means possible. In addition, Pete uses his resources to help stop large vessels from fishing off the coast of poor nations that rely heavily on income from fishing.

Original Air Date: 03-8-2012

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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 in a country where the citizens typically aren’t in full agreement with the government.

Original Air Date: 02-22-2012

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