Booknotes+

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  • Taking the concept from Brian Lamb's long running Booknotes TV program, the podcast offers listeners more books and authors. Booknotes+ features a mix of new interviews with authors and historians, along with some old favorites from the archives. The platform may be different, but the goal is the same – give listeners the opportunity to learn something new.
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  • Ep. 194 Corey Brettschneider, "The Presidents and the People"

    Ep. 194 Corey Brettschneider, "The Presidents and the People"
    Nov 26 2024
    According to professor Corey Brettschneider, author of "The Presidents and the People," the following presidents in history threatened democracy: "John Adams waged war on the national press…prosecuting as many as 126 people who dared criticize him…James Buchanan colluded with the Supreme Court to deny constitutional personhood to African Americans….Andrew Johnson urged violence against his political opponents…Woodrow Wilson nationalized Jim Crow by segregating the federal government…Richard Nixon committed criminal acts – ordering the Watergate break-in." Corey Brettschneider teaches constitutional law and politics at the Providence, Rhode Island-based Brown University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Ep. 193 Talmage Boston, "How the Best Did It"

    Ep. 193 Talmage Boston, "How the Best Did It"
    Nov 19 2024
    Talmage Boston considers himself a full-time lawyer and a full-time historian. His latest book is called "How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents." He chose the first 4 of 8 off the face of Mount Rushmore: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. In addition, Mr. Boston chose 24 distinct leadership traits he says were exhibited by these presidents. The other 4 presidents include FDR, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan. Seventy-one-year-old Talmage Boston lives in Dallas, Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep. 192 Kyla Scanlon, "In This Economy?"

    Ep. 192 Kyla Scanlon, "In This Economy?"
    Nov 12 2024
    The title of the book is "In This Economy?" The author, Kyla Scanlon, subtitles her 277-page effort: "How Money and Markets Really Work." Ms. Scanlon is a 27-year-old graduate of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. The author description in the back of the book says Kyla Scanlon is a writer and a video creator focused on "human-centric economic analysis that demystifies the complex." The author background note continues: "She is the founder of the financial education company called Bread." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins

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