Send us Fan Mail What would happen if a genetically modified biological weapon escaped from a laboratory and began spreading around the world? In this episode Professor Jeffrey Sachs speaks with award-winning investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen about her latest book, Biological War: A Scenario, a chilling exploration of the risks posed by biological wea ... Show More
Oct 6
Season 5 Episode 7: Sven Beckert; Capitalism: A Global History
Send us Fan MailJoin 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 expl ... Show More
55m 37s
Sep 15
Season 5 Episode 6: Steven Nadler
Send us Fan MailJoin 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 ... Show More
49m 52s
Jul 2026
Season 5 Episode 5: Sam Dalrymple - Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
Send us Fan MailJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Sam Dalrymple for a fascinating discussion of his book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia. Drawing on extensive archival research, personal histories, and overlooked narratives, Dalrymple revea ... Show More
54m 25s
May 2023
State of Play: Geopolitics, US Foreign Policy, and NATO Enlargement — with Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economics professor at Columbia University, joins Scott to discuss the state of the nation’s debt ceiling – specifically as it relates to military spending. We also hear Professor Sachs’ take on the broader geopolitical landscape, as well as the wa ... Show More
58m 55s
Sep 2023
Ussama Makdisi: Narrating our Middle Eastern History
In this episode, Rafeef, Tayla, and Tom are joined Dr. Ussama Makdisi, Palestinian-American scholar and academic, currently a Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. Dr Makdisi is the author of several books and publications on sectar ... Show More
49m 17s
Feb 2024
Book Forum: How Sanctions Work - Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare
In this timely and critical episode, we explore our own recent release: "How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare." We're joined by esteemed authors Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, and Ali Vaez for an in-depth discussion on the real impact o ... Show More
1h 1m
Jan 2025
"Both the US and Israel are delusional" w/ Jeffrey Sachs
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The brothers welcome the world-renowned economics professor and bestselling author, and Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs of Columbia University. They discuss the nature of U.S. global hegemony, idealism vs. realism, the possibility of de-dollarization, BRICS, ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 2024
Making Bureaucracies Sexier with Yuval Noah Harari
<p>Trevor and Christiana speak with Yuval Noah Harari, whose latest book, Nexus, asks, if humans are so smart, why do we do so many stupid things? The three of them interrogate truth vs. fact, the threats and promises of AI, and how these questions connect to global issues like t ... Show More
1h 23m