Have You Not Read with Jonathan Burdett

Jonathan Burdett

Exploring history and biography through thoughtful, in-depth conversations with writers and historians. Join me as I unpack the stories that shaped our world, one page at a time. haveyounotread.substack.com

  1. Aug 10

    1873 with Liaquat Ahamed

    Hi Folks, On today’s episode, I sat down with financial historian Liaquat Ahamed to discuss his new book 1873, a book that chronicles the world’s first great depression. We discuss monetary policy, boom and bust cycles, and the parallels between the railroad boom of the late 19th century and the AI boom in our era. Enjoy! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Aug 5

    The Lords of Easy Money with Christopher Leonard

    Hi Folks, On today’s episode, my guest was Christopher Leonard, business reporter, investigative journalist, and author of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy. In this episode, Chris and I sprint through the last 20 years of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, explore what went wrong, and find solutions to the problems confronting us. Enjoy! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Jul 17

    American Covenant with Yuval Levin

    Hi Folks, My guest for today’s episode was Yuval Levin, director of social, cultural, and constitutional studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a leading thinker on politics, culture, and history. In today’s episode, he joins me to discuss his newest book, American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation and Could Again. Enjoy! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

    American Covenant with Yuval Levin

  4. Jul 14

    Decade of Disunion with Robert W. Merry

    Hi Folks, Today’s guest is Robert Merry, veteran, journalist, historian, and author of five books. Robert is a man of many talents, an Army veteran, a former publishing executive, and a historian, but the bulk of his career has been covering American politics as a reporter and a journalist since the Nixon administration. He is here with me today to talk about his latest book Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War. Enjoy! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

    Decade of Disunion with Robert W. Merry

  5. Jul 8

    The Pursuit of Happiness with Jeffrey Rosen

    Hi Folks, Today’s guest was Jeffrey Rosen, historian, professor of constitutional law at George Washington University, host of the brand-new podcast “The Blessings of Liberty”, and author of The Pursuit of Happiness. For those of you who may not be aware, Jeffrey was the second-ever guest on my podcast, and he returned today to talk about his book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. Enjoy! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

    The Pursuit of Happiness with Jeffrey Rosen

  6. Jun 25

    American Midnight with Adam Hochschild

    Hi Folks, My guest today was Adam Hochschild, journalist, writer, historian, author of 11 books, and lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Adam and I spoke about his newest book, American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis. His book tells the story of a forgotten, dark chapter in American history between World War I and the Roaring Twenties. It’s a sobering story of where we have been and a reminder of our duty to uphold the values we hold dear. Enjoy the episode! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

    American Midnight with Adam Hochschild

  7. Jun 19

    The Wreck of the Mentor with Eric Jay Dolin

    Hi Folks, My guest today was Eric Jay Dolin, a graduate of Brown, Yale, and MIT, and an award-winning author of 17 books, including his latest The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail. Enjoy the episode! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

    The Wreck of the Mentor with Eric Jay Dolin

  8. Jun 10

    Captain's Dinner with Adam Cohen

    Hi Folks, My guest for today’s episode is Adam Cohen, lawyer, journalist, writer, and author of five books on law and history. He has taught at Yale Law School, served on the New York Times editorial board, and written for the Washington Post, LA Times, and the Atlantic, among others His latest book is The Captain’s Dinner, a shipwreck, an act of cannibalism, and a murder trial that changed legal history forever, which is a story of the 1884 sinking of the yacht Mignonette, the killing and cannibalization of its cabin boy, and the landmark legal case the changed British history. Enjoy the episode! Get full access to Jonathan Burdett at haveyounotread.substack.com/subscribe

    Captain's Dinner with Adam Cohen
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