The Current

Interviews with Hachette Book Group authors discussing the top issues of the moment.

Episode 20: Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo: COVID-19, global debt & zombie economics 08/27/2021

Episode 20: Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo: COVID-19, global debt & zombie economics MIT Professors and winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss the implications of COVID-19 globally, the decline in trust of governments, unsustainable debts, and their book, GOOD ECONOMICS FOR HARD TIMES - out now in trade paperback via PublicAffairs. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/20283716

Episode 19: Final Reflections of Congressman John Lewis 08/05/2021

Episode 19: Final Reflections of Congressman John Lewis This week on The Current, editor Gretchen Young and bestselling author Kabir Sehgal discuss their relationship to the late Congressman John Lewis, how his book CARRY ON came together, #BLM protests, his connection to President Joe Biden and more. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/20046857

Episode 18: Rachel Vogelstein & Meighan Stone 07/20/2021

Episode 18: Rachel Vogelstein & Meighan Stone #MeToo has been searched in all 196 countries around the world. Is the movement a global phenomenon? /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/19873889

Episode 17: Olivier Sibony 05/12/2021

Episode 17: Olivier Sibony Two judges in the same courthouse give markedly different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Why? /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/19083866

Episode 16: Susan Page 04/27/2021

Episode 16: Susan Page What made Nancy Pelosi rip Donald Trump's State of the Union speech? Susan Page, USA Today Washington Bureau chief, vice presidential debate moderator and author of MADAM SPEAKER talks Nancy Pelosi retiring, the infamous Mike Pence fly fiasco, Nancy preparing herself to fight during the Capitol Riot and more on this week's episode of The Current. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/18885860

Episode 15: Philip Zelikow 04/15/2021

Episode 15: Philip Zelikow What did Woodrow Wilson fail to do to stop World War 1? Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History, former executive director of the 9/11 commission and author of THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED talks successes in American diplomacy, the role of diplomats in history, the Cuban Missile Crisis and more on this week's episode of The Current. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/18741995

Episode 14: Kehinde Andrews 03/29/2021

Episode 14: Kehinde Andrews What repercussions did the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry tell-all have on the British royal family? Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University and author of THE NEW AGE OF EMPIRE talks about the royal family, the role of white supremacy throughout history, why readers should feel uncomfortable reading his book and more on this week's episode of The Current. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/18514331

Episode 13: Walter Mosley 03/16/2021

Episode 13: Walter Mosley Is there racial inequality in book publishing? Walter Mosley, acclaimed crime fiction writer and author of BLOOD GROVE, talks being a teenager in 1969, the honesty of his characters, the event that led him to establish the Publishing Certificate Program at The City College of New York and more on this week's episode of The Current. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/18351668

Episode 12: Damon Centola 03/01/2021

Episode 12: Damon Centola How did Trump mobilize Twitter when he was elected president in 2016? Damon Centola, sociologist and author of CHANGE, talks in-depth about Twitter, regulating social networks, crowds influencing individual behavior, the fall of the Berlin Wall and more on this weeks episode of The Current. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/18147884

Episode 11: Michael Connelly 02/09/2021

Episode 11: Michael Connelly Best-selling author Michael Connelly talks to our host Clive Priddle of PublicAffairs on forensic science, inspirations for his character Mickey Haller, and his view on the future of Los Angeles. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/17882690

Episode 10: Steven Levingston 01/25/2021

Episode 10: Steven Levingston Non-fiction book editor of the Washington Post and Hachette Books author Steven Levingston discusses his book BARACK AND JOE and about incoming president Joe Biden with Clive Priddle of PublicAffairs. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/17685161

Episode 9: Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar 01/21/2021

Episode 9: Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin talks with her sister Lacey Lamar on their book YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO LACEY and everyday experiences of racism growing up in Nebraska. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/17635154

Episode 8: January 6, 2021 Roundtable 01/12/2021

Episode 8: January 6, 2021 Roundtable This Week on The Current: Authors David Rothkopf, Keith Boykin, and Elizabeth Becker join Clive Priddle of PublicAffairs to discuss the events of January 6th at the Capitol. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/17517938

Episode 7: Sarah Knight 12/16/2020

Episode 7: Sarah Knight Sarah Knight, author of The No F*cks Given Guides, joins Clive Priddle, VP, Publisher of PublicAffairs for an episode of our author interview series The Current. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/17221247

Episode 6: Becky Cooper 12/07/2020

Episode 6: Becky Cooper Becky Cooper, author of WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE, joins us for an episode of our author interview series The Current. Cooper speaks to our host Clive Priddle, VP, Publisher of PublicAffairs on the inspirations behind her book about an unsolved Harvard murder from the 1960s. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/17101283

Episode 5: Rick Steves 11/25/2020

Episode 5: Rick Steves Rick Steves, America's leading authority on European travel discusses the value of travel as a political act and a means to become a better global citizen with Clive Priddle, VP and Publisher of PublicAffairs. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/16946924

Episode 4: Sarah Blaskey 11/25/2020

Episode 4: Sarah Blaskey Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald journalist and co-author of THE GRIFTER'S CLUB talks to Clive Priddle, VP and Publisher of PublicAffairs. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/16946879

Episode 3: Keion Henderson 11/25/2020

Episode 3: Keion Henderson Keion Henderson, senior pastor of The Lighthouse Church and author of THE SHIFT talks to Clive Priddle, VP and Publisher of PublicAffairs. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/16946795

Episode 2: Ezekiel J. Emanuel 11/25/2020

Episode 2: Ezekiel J. Emanuel Dr. Zeke Emanuel, recently appointed advisor to president-elect Biden's coronavirus task force and author of THE TRILLION DOLLAR REVOLUTION and WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE WORLD'S BEST HEALTH CARE? talks to Clive Priddle VP, and Publisher of PublicAffairs. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/16946639

Episode 1: Ibram X. Kendi 11/25/2020

Episode 1: Ibram X. Kendi Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracism Research at Boston University and author of STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America talks to Clive Priddle, VP, and Publisher of PublicAffairs. /episode/index/show/thecurrenthbg/id/16946261

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