Show Notes
#1 New York Times-bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell takes our stage with a bold new lens on one of America's most urgent crises. The gun violence epidemic in America seems unstoppable. Why can we find no bipartisan consensus to stop this painful cycle? What are we missing? Deeply reported and characteristically fascinating, Malcolm Gladwell's new book poses new questions about why our efforts to confront one of American society's greatest challenges have fallen short. Gladwell moves beyond familiar debates to uncover hidden patterns, unlikely histories, and uncomfortable truths. Through vivid stories — from a miraculous gunshot survival in Washington, D.C. to a German prison system that defies American assumptions — Gladwell shines new light on American violence, responsibility, and gun reform. At a moment of stalled policy and entrenched positions, Gladwell reframes the conversation: what if the roots of gun violence lie not only in laws, but in culture, systems, and the stories we tell ourselves? What can other countries — and our own past — reveal about what actually works? Don't miss a probing, wide-ranging discussion that opens up new ways of understanding — and confronting — American violence.
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What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he declared that the world had reached "the end of history" — and does he still believe it? One of the most consequential conservative political thinkers of our time, best known for his international bestseller The End of History and the Last Man and for his work advising the presidential administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Francis Fukuyama has spent decades shaping the way policymakers, scholars, and everyday citizens think about power and the fate of liberal democracy. Now, with In the Realm of the Last Man, he offers a strikingly personal new intellectual memoir and a reflection on the ideas and policies he's reconsidered — a life story that doubles as a history of liberalism and political disillusionment over the last 50 years. In his new memoir, Fukuyama's lens turns inward for the first time, tracing his evolution from a young student in the orbit of conservative intellectual legend Allan Bloom to his years in the halls of power in Washington, DC. Opening up about his Japanese American family history, including his relatives' internment during World War II, he reflects with unusual candor on the experiences that changed his thinking — including his public break with neoconservatism over the Iraq War. In a wide-ranging and reflective conversation with author and political scientist Shadi Hamid, hear Fukuyama discuss how his ideas were transformed by his lived experience and how the crises of the 21st century have altered his understanding of democracy's future. Expect a return to the concepts central to Fukuyama's work — the qualities that define human nature, the value of democratic institutions, and his controversial theory of the "Last Man" at the end of history — a rare encounter with a major thinker measuring his own life against the convulsions of history.
American politics has never been louder, more polarized, or more exhausting. Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov are fed up with it. For a live recording of their hit podcast Raging Moderates, Galloway and Tarlov bring their signature mix of sharp analysis, candid debate, and unapologetic frustration with the political extremes that dominate today's discourse. Being a moderate doesn't mean sitting on the sidelines — it means pushing back against bad ideas, wherever they come from. A professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and founder of nine companies, Scott Galloway has become one of the most influential voices in media, technology, business, and politics. Jessica Tarlov, co-host of Fox News' The Five, has built a national following as a thoughtful and fearless advocate for her views in some of the country's most contentious political conversations. The evening begins with a conversation about Tarlov's new book, I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends, an accessible guide to navigating political disagreement with honesty, conviction, and respect. Then, Galloway and Tarlov will do a live taping of Raging Moderates, diving behind the headlines to tackle the biggest stories shaping the upcoming midterms. Expect strong opinions and a conversation that challenges the notion that every issue must be viewed through a partisan lens.
Fauda, the acclaimed Israeli action-drama, returns for a fifth season with a conversation with co-creators Lior Raz, who also stars in the series, and Avi Issacharoff. CNN's Bianna Golodryga moderates. Two years after the October 7 massacre, the members of the Fauda unit are still grappling with a tragedy that struck Israel and transformed their lives at the most personal and painful level. What begins as an unrestrained quest for vengeance soon becomes a perilous mission to prevent a major terrorist attack emerging from an unexpected direction, one that threatens Israel at its most vulnerable point. Raz and Issacharoff discuss the making of the new season, the events and experiences that shaped its story, and the challenge of creating an action thriller as the realities behind the fiction continue to evolve.
Award-winning New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan join us for an inside look at the forces driving President Trump in his second term — and their new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.
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