Our Podcasts

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Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State

FEB 17, 2010 Podcast

Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State

Garry Wills traces how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots, defined the presidency, and redefined the government as a ...

FEB 13, 2010 Podcast

Do You Agree or Resign?

Can you hold to ethical standards and serve a government that makes mistakes? Does becoming a diplomat mean, "my country right or wrong"?

FEB 5, 2010 Podcast

Do People Matter in U.S. Foreign Policy?

Is U.S. foreign policy determined by individual policy-makers and core values, or by external threats and domestic pressures?

Book cover - The Future of Islam

FEB 3, 2010 Podcast

The Future of Islam

Is Islam compatible with democracy and human rights? Will religious fundamentalism block the development of modern societies in the Islamic world? Georgetown's John L. Esposito ...

Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World

FEB 2, 2010 Podcast

Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World's Prosperity Depends on It

In a witty and astute talk, Karabell describes and explains what he calls 'superfusion'--how the economies and capital flows of China and the U.S. ...

JAN 29, 2010 Podcast

Obama's Foreign Policy: What Matters and What Doesn't for America's Future

Elections and campaigns are about options. Governing is about constraints. For Obama--and every president--what happens when foreign policy options meet foreign policy constraints?

JAN 29, 2010 Podcast

In America, Does Pluralist Democracy Still Work?

Has pluralism in America emphasized private interest over public good? Does the market for ideas need more supervision, or should the market rule?

JAN 26, 2010 Podcast

A Question of Values: Google in China, Chinese Products, and Civil Society

Harney (author of "The China Price") and Stewart discuss the human and environmental costs of China's cheap prices; Google in China; fake and dangerous Chinese ...

JAN 25, 2010 Podcast

Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

How does a state make a nuclear bomb? How does it hide its weapons program? How do other states detect nuclear proliferation? Gordin addresses important ...

JAN 22, 2010 Podcast

God and Obama

For President Obama, what is the relation between religion and politics?