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Trump's Ballroom
May 12, 2026
34m 12s
Voting Rights with Ned Foley
May 12, 2026
44m 04s
Member of Parliament in the UK Desmond Swayne
May 12, 2026
31m 41s
Writer and Poet Christopher Merrill
May 12, 2026
36m 06s
Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law
May 5, 2026
26m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/12/26 | ![]() Trump's Ballroom | An easy question to answer: it violates the constitution. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com | 34m 12s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Voting Rights with Ned Foley | An in-depth discussion on this essential topic with law professor Ned Foley of Ohio State, the leading scholar in this area. https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/edward-b-foley-ba-jd | 44m 04s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Member of Parliament in the UK Desmond Swayne | The outspoken MP gives his take on US and UK politics. | 31m 41s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Writer and Poet Christopher Merrill | Christopher Merrill has published six collections of poetry, including Watch Fire, for which he received the Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets; many edited volumes and translations; and six books of nonfiction, among them, Only the Nails Remain: Scenes from the Balkan Wars, Things of the Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain, The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War, and Self-Portrait with Dogwood. His writings have been translated into nearly forty languages; his journalism appears widely; his honors include a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French government, numerous translation awards, and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial and Ingram Merrill Foundations. As director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa since 2000, Merrill has conducted cultural diplomacy missions to more than fifty countries. He served on the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO from 2011-2018, and in April 2012 President Barack Obama appointed him to the National Council on the Humanities. https://www.christophermerrillbooks.com/bio.htm | 36m 06s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law | We discuss the legendary legal scholar's new The New York Times opinion piece, By Week's End, Trump's War Will Be Plainly Illegal. We also hear about his new book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times. A wonderful conversation with the Dean of UC Berkeley Law. | 26m 05s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | ![]() NYT Bestselling Author William D. Cohan | We discuss William's many bestsellers and his forthcoming book Money to Burn:The Unvarnished Truth About Leon Black, Apollo, and the Rise of a New Wall Street. The book is already generating tremendous excitement in the business community. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739893/money-to-burn-by-william-d-cohan/ | 27m 25s | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | ![]() How To Stop Partisan Gerrymandering | There is a pathway in the constitution. Allow us to explain. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com | 31m 58s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 | ![]() The New Yorker's Susan Morrison | We discuss her storied career at The New Yorker and her bestseller, LorneThe Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/532520/lorne-by-susan-morrison/ DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. | 27m 35s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | ![]() A Fierce Trump Critic Defends the High Court's Decision Granting Trump Immunity from Criminal Prosecution | You read that right. A substantive debate into one of the most controversial legal decisions in American history. DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com | 38m 45s | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Legendary Sports Commentator Ray Ratto | Website: https://defector.com/author/ray-ratto | 26m 56s | ||||||
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| 4/20/26 | ![]() Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian | Jonathan is a bestselling author and one of the UK's most respected and widely read journalists. We discuss his new book, The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany—and the Spy Who Betrayed Them. An Amazon Best Book of the Year for 2025, Mick Herron calls it "An astonishing true story of courage, love, and betrayal, told with the verve of a thriller. Freedland is a master at weaving spellbinding entertainments drawn from forgotten corners of history." https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-traitors-circle-jonathan-freedland?variant=43710103093282 | 27m 10s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | ![]() A reading: How America Works ... And Why It Doesn't Chapter 9: The Criminalization of Politics | As Donald Trump goes after Jim Comey and others, this serious problem for the American polity gets bigger. "America's political energy should be channeled into winning elections and governing effectively--not sending political rivals to jail." will-cooper.com | 17m 10s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | ![]() Chapter 1: The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld: A Novel | Here's Chapter 1 of my new novel. https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Donald-H-Rumsfeld-Novel-ebook/dp/B0FCG4M4N3 "Cooper’s writing is bold and intelligent. The mysterious narrator adds intrigue, and the courtroom sequences are written with striking tension that keeps readers hooked." Novels' Nest | 20m 27s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Prolific Legal Scholar Richard Epstein | Law Professor Richard Epstein (one of the most-cited legal scholars of all time) joins to discuss the war powers. His new book The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says comes out May 1. | 39m 08s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Luke Shaefer, Professor, University of Michigan | As shines through in the interview, Professor Shaefer has a clear-eyed and deeply informed view of one of the most important--and neglected--topics in American society: poverty alleviation. His work has been cited in the New York Times, Washington Post, The Economist, and The Atlantic, and he has been featured on such programs as PBS NewsHour, Marketplace, 1A, All Things Considered, and CNBC’s Nightly Business Report. His book with Kathryn Edin, "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America," was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2015 by the New York Times Book Review, and won the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism among other awards. #economics DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com | 37m 03s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Max Ufberg, senior editor at Fast Company | Max and I discuss the most consequential topics in technology today, including AI and cybersecurity. In addition to his work running the technology section at Fast Company, his writing has also appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wired, and The Guardian. He is the recipient of two Society of Professional Journalists awards and his 2016 essay on diners was anthologized in Best Food Writing. https://www.fastcompany.com/user/mufberg #artificialintelligence #cybersecurity DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com | 26m 51s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | ![]() Ken Belson, The New York Times | Ken is the lead NFL reporter for The New York Times. We discuss the recent NFL meetings, the upcoming draft, and his hit book, Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut. It's a great read. The NFL is, indeed, a juggernaut. | 34m 29s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | ![]() Novelist Ilona Bannister | Ilona joins to discuss her tremendous new novel FIVE, out on May 5, 2026. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803094/five-by-ilona-bannister/ Book Description Five lives. Five stories. Four will live—one will die. Who it will be? In this slow-burn masterpiece of psychological fiction, the choice is all yours. “Five is a gripping, chilling story that asks difficult questions about judgement, forgiveness, and the notion of cause and effect.”—Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark Have you ever tried to pass the time by imagining the lives of the strangers standing next to you? Ilona Bannister’s Five introduces readers to five seemingly random people waiting for a train. But these are not just any five people. From the beginning we know that one of them is going to die soon. Very soon. In five minutes the next train to London will arrive, killing one of them. But before this happens you will learn their stories. None of these people are saints. Readers might fall in love with the beautiful young man who is on the verge of gambling his life away. They may pity the cantankerous old woman who has fallen to the ground yet is refusing help. Perhaps readers will look away from the child throwing a tantrum. Or judge his mother, who must surely be to blame. And some will be curiously compelled by the successful and damaged businessman orbiting them all. These are the candidates for this morning’s misfortune. But they don’t know it. Only you know. And you, our complicit reader, will not be able to resist deciding who deserves to walk away, and who deserves only five more minutes to live. An incredibly original novel that breaks the fourth wall and asks the reader to be judge, jury, and executioner, Five looks at some of the most complicated issues of contemporary life: motherhood, disability, addiction. Every stranger has a story. And in Ilona Bannister’s skillful hands, five people’s stories come together to create an unforgettable novel. | 20m 38s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | ![]() Yale Professor Lauren Benton | We discuss Professor Benton's latest book, They Called It Peace, and how it applies to current events--including the recent capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691248479/they-called-it-peace | 30m 50s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | ![]() Yale Law Professor William Eskridge | How Our Constitution Works … And Why It Doesn’t: A wonderful discussion with Professor Eskridge—one of the top ten most-cited legal scholars of all time. He doesn’t mince words in his critique of the court. DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com | 52m 57s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Desmond Swayne, Member of Parliament, UK | The Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne is the Conservative MP for New Forest West. We have a far-reaching and stimulating conversation about US and UK politics. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. https://will-cooper.com/ | 25m 38s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | ![]() The Shadow Docket: A conversation with Professor Steve Vladeck | Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck joins the show to discuss his New York Times bestselling book The Shadow Docket. Steve a leading authority on the Supreme Court and his wildly popular Substack newsletter One First is essential reading for every citizen concerned with (and by) the nation's highest court. | 45m 14s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Clips from The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld: A Novel | Some fun snippets from my new novel. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com | 23m 02s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | ![]() Novelist Jessica Brilliant Keener | Her new novel, Evening Begins the Day, will be published by Koehler Books in Spring 2026! The story weaves together two families in crisis—one reeling from a marital betrayal and the other grappling with their at-risk teenage daughter—with an ancient spiritual practice called The Counting of the Omer; a modern-day quest for community, hope, and safety. https://jessicabrilliantkeener.com/about-jessica-keener.html | 23m 18s | ||||||
| 3/27/26 | ![]() Suzette Partido | We discuss her book, Love Will Save Us, Right?: A Memoir. https://citylights.com/city-lights-published/love-will-save-us-right/ Suzette has worked as a community developer and non-profit organizer for three decades. She trained as an AIDS chaplain, street outreach worker, substance abuse counselor, reproductive health educator, volunteer coordinator, and public speaker. She managed an HHSA community liaison for children’s public behavioral health and served as the Director of Education for a local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She lives with her neurodivergent young adult son and her wife inside a ten-by-ten canvas tent in her mother’s backyard in San Diego | 13m 53s | ||||||
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