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Every week, David Rothkopf talks with the authors of important new books in politics and policy, as well as policymakers and thought leaders about the biggest issues facing the United States and our allies.

  1. 2024-09-17

    A Return to Common Sense: A Conversation with Leigh McGowan

    The core ideals of America are in peril, and the problem goes beyond just this election cycle. Despite all the doom and gloom, there is a path forward to get the country back on track. PoliticsGirl Leigh McGowan joins David Rothkopf to discuss her new book, A Return to Common Sense, and outline the ways to fix America before we really blow it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    37 min

  2. 2024-09-10

    Reagan: His Life and Legend - A Conversation with Max Boot

    Ronald Reagan is a near mythological figure in American politics — so how do we separate fact from fiction and reckon with his controversial legacy? Max Boot joins David Rothkopf to discuss his new book, Reagan: His Life and Legend, and how the 40th president’s journey from New Deal Democrat to conservative avatar paved the way for Donald Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 min

  3. 2024-09-03

    Making the Presidency: A Conversation with Lindsay Chervinsky

    Why does our democracy work the way it does? While each founding father was critical to the story of American democracy, John Adams was fundamental to establishing many of the precedents we think of as law today. Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky joins David Rothkopf to discuss her new book, “Making the Presidency,” and how we’ve overcome challenges to democracy before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min

  4. 2024-08-06

    Autocracy, Inc.: A Conversation with Anne Applebaum

    Modern day dictators a far cry from the autocracies of old. Modern day strongmen are backed by an elaborate network of financial structures, surveillance, propaganda, and crucially, other autocrats. Anne Applebaum joins David Rothkopf to discuss her newest book Autocracy, Inc., and share how democracies must reconfigure their foreign policy to combat this new threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min

  5. 2024-07-05

    I Will Show You How It Was: A Conversation with Illia Ponomarenko

    After more than two years, the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on. Yet the Ukrainian spirit remains as unshakeable as ever. Illia Ponomarenko joins David Rothkopf to discuss his book, “I Will Show You How It Was,” and share how Ukrainians and the world can draw inspiration from the earliest days of the conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min

  6. 2024-06-12

    The End of Ambition: A Conversation with Steven Cook

    The US can’t seem to figure out the Middle East. Decades of involvement in the region has had mixed results to say the least. So where did we go wrong? Steven Cook, author of the new book “The End of Ambition” joins David Rothkopf to explain America’s past, present, and future in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    37 min

  7. 2024-06-04

    World on the Brink: A Conversation with Dmitri Alperovitch

    The competitive relationship between the US and China manages to be both novel, and strikingly familiar. With shades of the Cold War, the potential for escalation is a constant threat. Dmitri Alperovitch joins David Rothkopf to discuss his book “World on the Brink” and how the US can win a Cold War with China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min

  8. 2024-05-09

    Trying Trump: A Conversation with Norm Eisen

    It’s safe to call Trump’s ongoing legal woes the trial of the century. At least for far. But what remains in store for the trial, and how likely is the prosecution to secure a conviction? Norm Eisen joins David Rothkopf to discuss his new guidebook to the trial, “Trying Trump,” and to breakdown both the trial so far and what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min
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Every week, David Rothkopf talks with the authors of important new books in politics and policy, as well as policymakers and thought leaders about the biggest issues facing the United States and our allies.

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    The DSR Network
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
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