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Guest Interviews

AUDIO: Lisa Margonelli on Oil

A few parts of this interview with author Lisa Margonelli really blew my mind. I didn’t agree with everything she said, but nearly every minute was thought-provoking, especially the second half of the segment.

 
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AUDIO: Lisa Margonelli on Oil

AUDIO: Chrystia Freeland on the Super Rich

Reuters global editor-at-large Chrystia Freeland joined Pete today for a really fascinating discussion on just what’s happening in America with regard to an elite “super rich” class and their relation to the the rest of us.

 
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AUDIO: Chrystia Freeland on the Super Rich

AUDIO: Tamim Al-Barghouti on Tunisia/Egypt Uprisings

We got a ton of positive feedback on this interview, the first of two Pete conducted with Palestinian author and poet, Prof. Tamim Al-Barghouti in January. Listen and see why it was a listener favorite.

 

AUDIO: Tamim Al-Barghouti on Tunisia/Egypt Uprisings

AUDIO: Prof. Eric Segall on the Second Amendment

Our in-house go-to guy on all things Constitutional, Eric Segall spells out the controversy around the right to bear arms, making lots of listeners’ heads spin. We had many requests for this clip. Enjoy!

 

AUDIO: Prof. Eric Segall on the Second Amendment

Comedian Roundtable 2010 Wrap Up

Frequent guest Dean Obeidallah is an award winning comedian who was at one time a practicing attorney and appeared on

Comedian Roundtable 2010 Wrap Up

Prof. Christine Fair on Afghanistan and Iraq

C. Christine Fair is an assistant professor in the Center for Peace and Security Studies (CPASS), within Georgetown University

Prof. Christine Fair on Afghanistan and Iraq

Dr. Aaron Carroll Smashes More Health Care Myths


Dr. Aaron Carroll is the Associate Professor of Pediatrics, the Director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine; he

Dr. Aaron Carroll Smashes More Health Care Myths

Journalist Bryan Bender on Pentagon’s Revolving Door

Bryan Bender is a reporter for the Boston Globe

Journalist Bryan Bender on Pentagon’s Revolving Door

Education Reformer Diane Ravitch on What to Do with Our Schools

Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. In addition, she is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She shares a blog called Bridging Differences with Deborah Meier which is hosted by Education Week. She also blogs for Politico.com and the Huffington Post.

Education Reformer Diane Ravitch on What to Do with Our Schools

Health Watchdog Dr. Sidney Wolfe on Big Pharma Fraud


Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D. is the director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group

Health Watchdog Dr. Sidney Wolfe on Big Pharma Fraud