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- 🇺🇸US · Books#8830K to 100K
- 🇹🇷TR · Books#199500 to 3K
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15K to 52K🎙 ~2x weekly·18 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
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31K to 103K🇺🇸97%🇹🇷3% - Active Followers
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12K to 41K
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Kara Swisher on the Future of Technology and Journalism
Jun 21, 2026
1h 01m 11s
Lois Romano on Mary Todd Lincoln's Life, Legacy and Mental Health
Jun 14, 2026
1h 02m 12s
David Baldacci on Storytelling, Suspense, and the Publishing World
Jun 7, 2026
1h 02m 47s
Ann Patchett on Writing, Bookstores & Storytelling with David Rubenstein
May 31, 2026
1h 02m 14s
Candice Millard Discusses Theodore Roosevelt, James A. Garfield & Winston Churchill
May 17, 2026
1h 02m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/21/26 |  Kara Swisher on the Future of Technology and Journalism | Journalist Kara Swisher joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and technology, human longevity, and her interviewing style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 11s | ||||||
| 6/14/26 |  Lois Romano on Mary Todd Lincoln's Life, Legacy and Mental Health | Bestselling Mary Todd Lincoln biographer Lois Romano joins David M. Rubenstein at Ford's Theatre to discuss Lincoln's early life, time in the White House and mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 12s | ||||||
| 6/7/26 | David Baldacci on Storytelling, Suspense, and the Publishing World | Bestselling author David Baldacci joins David M. Rubenstein for a wide-ranging conversation about his journey from practicing law in Washington to becoming one of the world's most successful thriller writers. He discusses his approach to crafting suspenseful stories, seeing his novel Absolute Power adapted into a film by Clint Eastwood, and the evolving relationship between technology and publishing. Baldacci also explains his involvement in a lawsuit against major AI companies and shares his views on protecting authors' work in the age of artificial intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 47s | ||||||
| 5/31/26 |  Ann Patchett on Writing, Bookstores & Storytelling with David Rubenstein | Bestselling author Ann Patchett joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her novels, children's books, nonfiction work, and what it's like to own her own bookstore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 14s | ||||||
| 5/17/26 |  Candice Millard Discusses Theodore Roosevelt, James A. Garfield & Winston Churchill | Bestselling Historian Candice Millard joins David M. Rubenstein at the U.S. Capitol to discuss her books about Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Winston Churchill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 35s | ||||||
| 5/10/26 |  Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War | Bestselling historian, podcaster, and newsletter author Heather Cox Richardson joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss democracy and her books on the Revolutionary War and Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 38s | ||||||
| 5/3/26 | Douglas Brinkley on America at 250, D-Day, and the Space Race | Bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley joins David M. Rubenstein in the Capitol's Kennedy Caucus Room to discuss America's 250th anniversary and his books about Walter Cronkite, the space race, Hurricane Katrina and D-Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 31s | ||||||
| 4/26/26 | Andrew Ross Sorkin in Conversation with David Rubenstein | Bestselling author and CNBC journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin joins David M. Rubenstein at the New Orleans Book Festival to discuss his book examining the 1929 stock market crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 45s | ||||||
| 4/19/26 | Pulitzer Finalist Alice McDermott Talks Novels and Writing Process with David Rubenstein | Three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Alice McDermott joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her novels, writing process, and work as a creative writing professor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 10s | ||||||
| 4/12/26 | David Rubenstein on the Presidency, Congress & Economy — Interview with Evan Smith at Tulane Book Festival | Journalist Evan Smith interviews America's Book Club Host David M. Rubenstein about the presidency, Congress, and the state of the economy in a special episode from The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 03m 30s | ||||||
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| 3/29/26 |  Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover Biography & American History Road Trip | Historian and Yale University Professor Beverly Gage joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her Pulitzer Prize winning biography of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and her road trip across America visiting historic sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 16s | ||||||
| 3/8/26 |  Journalists Peter Baker & Susan Glasser Discuss Profiling Putin, Trump, and Other Leaders | Married journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser join David M. Rubenstein to discuss collaborating to write books profiling key newsmakers including Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 32s | ||||||
| 3/1/26 | Pulitzer Winner Rick Atkinson on Revolutionary War and WWII Trilogies with David Rubenstein | Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson joins David M. Rubenstein at the National Archives to discuss his trilogies examining the Revolutionary War and World War II and view artifacts in the Archives' vault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 30s | ||||||
| 2/22/26 | Linda Chavez: Former Reagan Official and Commentator | Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 00m 58s | ||||||
| 2/1/26 | Pulitzer Prize–Winning Historian Jon Meacham | Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham joined David M. Rubenstein to discuss his biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and George H.W. Bush, and his upcoming book on Dwight Eisenhower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 00s | ||||||
| 1/25/26 | Christopher Buckley on Satire, Politics, and Writing Fiction | Christopher Buckley is a novelist, essayist, humorist, critic, magazine editor and memoirist. The only child of publishing icon William F. Buckley, Christopher's books have been translated into sixteen foreign languages. He has worked as a merchant seaman and White House speechwriter. He has written for many newspapers and magazines and has lectured in over 70 cities around the world. He was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 09s | ||||||
| 1/11/26 | Cal Ripken Jr.: Baseball Iron Man on 2,632 Consecutive Games and His Hall of Fame Career | Baseball hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. joins David M. Rubenstein to discussed his legendary career and his work as a bestselling author, and gave viewers a tour of memorabilia from his decades in baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 30s | ||||||
| 12/21/25 | Pulitzer Prize Winner Rita Dove on Poetry and American History | Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her upbringing and writing process and reads from her poem "Lady Freedom Among Us." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 42s | ||||||
| 12/14/25 | Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks Explains What Makes Us Happy | Author and Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the science of happiness, his path to becoming an expert on happiness and how people can lead happier lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 49s | ||||||
| 12/7/25 | Jodi Picoult on Storytelling, Ethics, and the Power of Fiction | Bestselling writer Jodi Picoult, author of 29 novels, discusses her writing process, adapting her books for Hollywood and why one of her books has been banned across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 23s | ||||||
| 11/23/25 | Chef José Andrés on Food, Humanity, and Global Relief Efforts | Jose Andres joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his career, his global relief efforts with World Central Kitchen, his books, and his love of food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 18s | ||||||
| 11/16/25 |  Walter Isaacson on the Minds That Shape Our Modern World | Walter Isaacson is a Professor of History at Tulane. He has been the editor of Time Magazine, the CEO and Chairman of CNN, and the CEO of the Aspen Institute. He is the author of Elon Musk (2023), Leonardo da Vinci (2017), Steve Jobs (2011), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), and Kissinger: A Biography (1992). Isaacson is a graduate of Harvard College and Pembroke College of Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He began his career at The Sunday Times in London and then New Orleans’ Times-Picayune. He joined TIME in 1978 and served as a political correspondent, national editor, and editor of digital media before becoming the magazine’s 14th editor in 1996. He became chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, and then president and CEO of the Aspen Institute in 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 57s | ||||||
| 11/9/25 | David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History | Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books including "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Wager" and visits the vault of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 35s | ||||||
| 11/2/25 |  Pulitzer Prize Author Stacy Schiff on Writing History That Feels Alive | Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her biographies of Cleopatra, Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams before visiting the vault of the National Archives to view the Treaty of Paris and other priceless documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 09s | ||||||
| 10/26/25 |  Justice Amy Coney Barrett on "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution" | Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins host David M. Rubenstein to discuss her new book, her early life and her view of the Constitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 35s | ||||||
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2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.