Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs
by Jeffrey Sachs
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Season 5 Episode 7: Sven Beckert; Capitalism: A Global History
Oct 6, 2026
55m 37s
Season 5 Episode 6: Steven Nadler
Sep 15, 2026
49m 52s
Season 5 Episode 5: Sam Dalrymple - Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
Jul 7, 2026
54m 25s
Season 5, Episode 4 - Dorothy A. Brown, The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--and How We Can Fix It
Jun 9, 2026
1h 00m 17s
Season 5 Episode 3: Rana Mitter, Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945
May 5, 2026
1h 02m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/6/26 | Season 5 Episode 7: Sven Beckert; Capitalism: A Global History | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Professor Sven Beckert for a compelling discussion of his book Capitalism: A Global History, a sweeping account of the economic system that has transformed how we live, work, and organize our societies. Together, they explore the origins and evolution of capitalism over the past millennium, challenging the idea that it was simply a Western invention. Beckert traces capitalism’s development across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the America... | 55m 37s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Season 5 Episode 6: Steven Nadler | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and philosopher Professor Steven Nadler for a thought-provoking discussion of Baruch Spinoza and Nadler’s book, Spinoza: Atheist. Together, they explore Spinoza’s extraordinary life, his excommunication from Amsterdam’s Jewish community, and his groundbreaking ideas about religion, science, politics, and human freedom. At the heart of the conversation is Spinoza’s controversial conception of God: was he an atheist, a pantheist, or something else e... | 49m 52s | ||||||
| 7/7/26 | partitionmodern Asia+3 | Sam Dalrymple | Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia | British RajYemen+5 | Shattered LandsSam Dalrymple+4 | — | 54m 25s | ||
| 6/9/26 | tax policyracial wealth disparities+3 | Dorothy A. Brown | The Whiteness of WealthGetting to Reparations | — | tax systemBlack Americans+3 | — | 1h 00m 17s | ||
| 5/5/26 | World War IIChina+3 | Rana Mitter | Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937–1945 | ChinaJapan | ChinaWorld War II+5 | — | 1h 02m 05s | ||
| 3/10/26 | assassinationsnational security+3 | James W. Douglass | — | — | JFKMalcolm X+6 | — | 1h 00m 30s | ||
| 1/6/26 | historyinternational relations+3 | Michael J. Carley | Stalin’s GambleStalin’s Failed Alliance+1 | — | StalinHitler+4 | — | 48m 25s | ||
| 9/30/25 | ZionismJewish thought+3 | Yakov M. Rabkin | University of MontrealIsrael in Palestine: Jewish Rejection of Zionism | — | ZionismJewish thought+5 | — | 40m 57s | ||
| 7/8/25 | Platopolitics+4 | James Romm | Bard CollegePlato and the Tyrant | SyracuseSiracusa | PlatoSyracuse+5 | — | 45m 01s | ||
| 6/3/25 | Israel-Palestine conflictZionism+3 | Ilan Pappè | Exeter UniversityLobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic+1 | — | IsraelPalestine+5 | — | 53m 26s | ||
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| 5/6/25 | technologyartificial intelligence+3 | Ray Kurzweil | The Singularity Is Nearer | — | AIAGI+5 | — | 49m 11s | ||
| 4/8/25 | imperial violencecolonial expansion+3 | Lauren Benton | They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence | Europe | imperial violencecolonialism+5 | — | 46m 17s | ||
| 3/4/25 | warhistory+4 | Richard Overy | Why War? | — | warhistory+5 | — | 51m 34s | ||
| 2/18/25 | global securityDoomsday Clock+3 | Jon Wolfsthal | Federation of American Scientists | — | Doomsday Clockglobal security+3 | — | 51m 26s | ||
| 2/4/25 | Arab historyMiddle Eastern geopolitics+3 | Eugene Rogan | OxfordThe Arabs: A History | — | Arab worldgeopolitical crises+3 | — | 52m 39s | ||
| 1/21/25 | Season 4, Episode 4: Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and award-winning journalist Annie Jacobsen as they discuss Jacobsen’s chilling and rigorous depiction of nuclear war in her groundbreaking book, Nuclear War: A Scenario. With meticulous research and interviews with military and political insiders, Jacobsen takes us through a riveting, heart-pounding, second-by-second scenario of a world-ending nuclear war. From the technological aspects of nuclear weapons and missile defense systems to the ... | 52m 18s | ||||||
| 1/7/25 | Season 4, Episode 3: Prof. Glenn Diesen, The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist Glenn Diesen as they discuss Professor Diesen’s new book, The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order. Professor Diesen explains Europe’s fractured security framework which he believes has steered the continent toward conflict with no clear way to reverse course. The conversation focuses on Ukraine - a nation itself divided within a divided Europe, and a pivotal piece in the deadly geopolitical chess game between NATO an... | 58m 54s | ||||||
| 12/3/24 | Season 4, Episode 2: Dennis Fritz, Deadly Betrayal: The Truth About Why the United States Invaded Iraq | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and retired Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Dennis Fritz, a former Pentagon insider, as they explore the extremely important insights in Fritz’s new book, Deadly Betrayal, which uncovers the ugly truths behind the Iraq War in 2003. Drawing from dramatic evidence, Fritz explains how a group of high-level Pentagon officials (a “cabal” in Fritz’s description) in the Bush Jr. Administration manipulated intelligence, pressured other nations, an... | 52m 51s | ||||||
| 11/12/24 | Season 4, Episode 1: Aaron Good, American Exception: Empire and the Deep State | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist Aaron Good as they discuss Good’s book, American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Good delves into the breakdown of U.S. democracy, focusing on the continuity of American foreign policy, the erosion of the rule of law, and the concentration of wealth and power among the corporate elite Together, they uncover the hidden forces shaping American governance, including the creation of a national security state after World W... | 55m 13s | ||||||
| 10/1/24 | Season 3, Episode 12: Christina Gerhardt, Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean; With Special Guest, Simona Marinescu | Send us Fan Mail Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs, Christina Gerhardt and UN Senior Advisor on Small Island Developing States, Simona Marinescu as they discuss human induced global warming, the implications of rising sea levels, and Gerhardt’s book, Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean. This discussion shifts our focus to the frontlines of climate change—low-lying islands and despite contributing the least to global warming, these islands bear the brunt of its impacts. Togethe... | 37m 34s | ||||||
| 9/3/24 | Season 3, Episode 11: Dr. Alfred de Zayas, Building a Just World Order | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Alfred de Zayas as they discuss de Zayas’s book, Building a Just World Order which delves into the possibility of a democratic and equitable international order, essential for sustainable development and the welfare of future generations Together, they explore the work of Dr. Alfred de Zayas, the first Independent Expert on a Democratic and Equitable International Order appointed by the UN. They discuss his 14 reports outlining 25 principl... | 56m 35s | ||||||
| 8/6/24 | Season 3, Episode 10: Jean Dong, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World | Send us Fan Mail Please join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and China expert, Jean Dong as they discuss Dong’s fascinating book, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World: Demystifying Enduring Traditions and Dynamic Constraints. Ms. Dong offers a rich and subtle historical perspective on China’s statecraft, diplomacy, and national objectives. Her historically based analysis offers us great insights into the new geopolitics of our age. Together, Prof. Sachs and Ms. Dong explore the hi... | 40m 34s | ||||||
| 7/2/24 | Season 3, Episode 9: Monika Wiesak, America's Last President: What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Monika Wiesak as they discuss one of America's most iconic leaders in, America's Last President: What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy. Listen in as they delve into the thrilling saga of a young, audacious visionary who dared to challenge the status quo and redefine the course of history. Together, they uncover the untold story of courage and sacrifice of JFK’s legacy—one where he embarked on a daring mission to reshape the world or... | 40m 22s | ||||||
| 6/4/24 | Season 3, Episode 8: James & Tom Risen, The Last Honest Man: the CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedy's - and one Senator's Fight to Save Democracy | Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs in his conversation with authors James and Tom Risen on their important, new book The Last Honest Man, a gripping biography of Idaho Senator, Frank Church. The Risens describe the remarkable events of 1975, when Senator Church almost single-handedly took on the CIA and FBI, to hold them accountable for serious crimes that they had committed, including the CIA’s assassination plots and the CIA’s and FBI’s illegal surveillance of American citi... | 52m 20s | ||||||
| 5/7/24 | Season 3, Episode 7: Bryan W. Van Norden, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto | Send us Fan Mail Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Bryan Van Norden as they discuss Prof. Van Norden’s book, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto. As a leading expert in Chinese philosophy, Prof. Van Norden promotes an inclusive, multicultural approach to philosophical inquiry, and urges educational institutions to uphold cosmopolitan ideals. Together, they delve into Prof. Van Norden’s powerful critique of American higher education's neglect of philosophical traditions fr... | 47m 22s | ||||||
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Chart history for Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs
Peaked at #48 in IS, currently #48 in IS.
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| South Korea | — | #177 | #177 | — |
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2 placements across 2 markets.