On today’s episode, Sharon is joined by author and professor Laurence Jurdem to discuss his book, The Rough Rider and the Professor, about the unusual thirty-five-year political friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. While Roosevelt famously “rose like a rocket,” in the political spotlight with his larger-than-life per ... Show More
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Welcome to Becoming You with Suzy Welch
Here on The Preamble, we look for the historical context and the factual clarity behind the headlines because we know that understanding the "why" helps us navigate the "what." But as we look at the big stories driving our future, we can’t ignore the smaller, quieter stories happ ... Show More
2m 24s
Mar 16
Condoleezza Rice on Democracy, Patriotism, and Why She Still Has Hope
Sharon tells us why sugarcoating history doesn’t help any of us. Truly loving your country means acknowledging the not-so-great and even horrible moments of its past. Plus, Condoleezza Rice was banned from restaurants and movie theaters as a child because of the color of her skin ... Show More
42m 33s
Mar 2023
494 Three Roads Back - How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives (with Megan Marshall)
In a final powerful book, acclaimed literary biographer Robert Richardson told the story of how Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and William James dealt with personal tragedies early in their careers. In this episode, Jacke talks to Pulitzer-prize winner Megan Marshall, ... Show More
46m 35s
Apr 2024
President Ulysses S. Grant: The Myth of the Butcher
<p>How does a heroic general of the Civil War become one of the lowest rated Presidents (at least until recently)?</p><br><p>To discuss Grant's commitment to reconstruction, civil rights, and the crushing of the Ku Klux Klan, Don is joined by Professor Anne Marshall. Anne is a hi ... Show More
50m 10s
Feb 2023
From the Battlefield to the Stage | Special Interview with Norman S. Poser
<p>Join us for our interview with the author, historian, and Emeritus Law Professor, Norman S. Poser about his book, "<em>From the Battlefield to the Stage | The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne"</em>. In this special discussion, Professor Poser explains the origins of the boo ... Show More
44m 48s
Mar 2023
The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, The Cold War, And The World On The Brink | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution
<p>Will Inboden is a man of many talents: author, academic, and national policy maker. He held positions with the State Department and the National Security Council before returning to academia to serve as executive director of the Clements Center for National Security and associ ... Show More
57m 48s
Jun 2018
#414: Theodore Roosevelt, Writer and Reader
<p>If you’ve been following The Art of Manliness for awhile, you know we’re big fans of Theodore Roosevelt. <a href="http://strenuouslife.co/" target="_blank">The man embodied the Strenuous Life.</a> He was a rancher, a soldier, a hunter, a statesman, and a practitioner of boxing ... Show More
43m 38s
Jan 2024
Kermit Roosevelt III on Theodore Roosevelt and the Collapse of Honor (PT 1)
<p>On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with American author, lawyer, and legal scholar <strong><em>Kermit Roosevelt III </em></strong>on Honoring and doing what is right, Why peoples values and sense of honor are collapsing, How many people know who Marcus Aure ... Show More
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<p>Ryan speaks with Heather Cox Richardson about her new book <a href="https://geni.us/Unrd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America</em></a>, her mission to deliver history as a way of promoting human connection, changing ... Show More
