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| TRAILER: AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB | 25 Aug 2025 | 00:01:16 | |
Coming this fall a weekly podcast hosted by author and philanthropist David Rubenstein featuring conversations with leading authors, policymakers, business innovators, and cultural figures exploring the ideas that shaped America’s past, challenge the nation's present, and inspire our future.
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| From the Library of Congress: John Grisham on Storytelling and Justice | 19 Oct 2025 | 01:01:35 | |
From the Great Hall of the Library of Congress, master of the legal thriller John Grisham joins host David M. Rubenstein to discuss his early life, writing process, latest novel and his work with wrongfully convicted prisoners.
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| David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History | 09 Nov 2025 | 01:01:35 | |
Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books including "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Wager" and visits the vault of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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| Pulitzer Prize Author Stacy Schiff on Writing History That Feels Alive | 02 Nov 2025 | 01:01:09 | |
Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her biographies of Cleopatra, Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams before visiting the vault of the National Archives to view the Treaty of Paris and other priceless documents.
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| Justice Amy Coney Barrett on "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution" | 26 Oct 2025 | 01:01:35 | |
Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins host David M. Rubenstein to discuss her new book, her early life and her view of the Constitution.
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| Walter Isaacson on the Minds That Shape Our Modern World | 16 Nov 2025 | 01:01:57 | |
Walter Isaacson is a Professor of History at Tulane. He has been the editor of Time Magazine, the CEO and Chairman of CNN, and the CEO of the Aspen Institute. He is the author of Elon Musk (2023), Leonardo da Vinci (2017), Steve Jobs (2011), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), and Kissinger: A Biography (1992). Isaacson is a graduate of Harvard College and Pembroke College of Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He began his career at The Sunday Times in London and then New Orleans’ Times-Picayune. He joined TIME in 1978 and served as a political correspondent, national editor, and editor of digital media before becoming the magazine’s 14th editor in 1996. He became chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, and then president and CEO of the Aspen Institute in 2003.
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| Pulitzer Prize–Winning Historian Jon Meacham | 01 Feb 2026 | 01:01:00 | |
Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham joined David M. Rubenstein to discuss his biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and George H.W. Bush, and his upcoming book on Dwight Eisenhower.
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| Christopher Buckley on Satire, Politics, and Writing Fiction | 25 Jan 2026 | 01:01:09 | |
Christopher Buckley is a novelist, essayist, humorist, critic, magazine editor and memoirist. The only child of publishing icon William F. Buckley, Christopher's books have been translated into sixteen foreign languages. He has worked as a merchant seaman and White House speechwriter. He has written for many newspapers and magazines and has lectured in over 70 cities around the world. He was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence.
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| Cal Ripken Jr.: Baseball Iron Man on 2,632 Consecutive Games and His Hall of Fame Career | 11 Jan 2026 | 01:01:30 | |
Baseball hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. joins David M. Rubenstein to discussed his legendary career and his work as a bestselling author, and gave viewers a tour of memorabilia from his decades in baseball.
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| Pulitzer Prize Winner Rita Dove on Poetry and American History | 21 Dec 2025 | 01:01:42 | |
Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her upbringing and writing process and reads from her poem "Lady Freedom Among Us."
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| Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks Explains What Makes Us Happy | 14 Dec 2025 | 01:01:49 | |
Author and Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the science of happiness, his path to becoming an expert on happiness and how people can lead happier lives.
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| Jodi Picoult on Storytelling, Ethics, and the Power of Fiction | 07 Dec 2025 | 01:01:23 | |
Bestselling writer Jodi Picoult, author of 29 novels, discusses her writing process, adapting her books for Hollywood and why one of her books has been banned across the country.
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| Chef José Andrés on Food, Humanity, and Global Relief Efforts | 23 Nov 2025 | 01:02:18 | |
Jose Andres joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his career, his global relief efforts with World Central Kitchen, his books, and his love of food.
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| Pulitzer Winner Rick Atkinson on Revolutionary War and WWII Trilogies with David Rubenstein | 01 Mar 2026 | 01:01:30 | |
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson joins David M.
Rubenstein at the National Archives to discuss his trilogies examining the
Revolutionary War and World War II and view artifacts in the Archives' vault.
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| Linda Chavez: Former Reagan Official and Commentator | 22 Feb 2026 | 01:00:58 | |
Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction.
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| Andrew Ross Sorkin in Conversation with David Rubenstein | 26 Apr 2026 | 01:01:45 | |
Bestselling author and CNBC journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin joins David M. Rubenstein at the New Orleans Book Festival to discuss his book examining the 1929 stock market crash.
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| Pulitzer Finalist Alice McDermott Talks Novels and Writing Process with David Rubenstein | 19 Apr 2026 | 01:02:10 | |
Three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Alice McDermott joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her novels, writing process, and work as a creative writing professor.
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| David Rubenstein on the Presidency, Congress & Economy — Interview with Evan Smith at Tulane Book Festival | 12 Apr 2026 | 01:03:30 | |
Journalist Evan Smith interviews America's Book Club Host David M. Rubenstein about the presidency, Congress, and the state of the economy in a special episode from The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.
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| Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover Biography & American History Road Trip | 29 Mar 2026 | 01:02:16 | |
Historian and Yale University Professor Beverly Gage joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her Pulitzer Prize winning biography of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and her road trip across America visiting historic sites.
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| Journalists Peter Baker & Susan Glasser Discuss Profiling Putin, Trump, and Other Leaders | 08 Mar 2026 | 01:02:32 | |
Married journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser join David M. Rubenstein to discuss collaborating to write books profiling key newsmakers including Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
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| Douglas Brinkley on America at 250, D-Day, and the Space Race | 03 May 2026 | 01:02:31 | |
Bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley joins David M. Rubenstein in the Capitol's Kennedy Caucus Room to discuss America's 250th anniversary and his books about Walter Cronkite, the space race, Hurricane Katrina and D-Day.
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| Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War | 10 May 2026 | 01:01:38 | |
Bestselling historian, podcaster, and newsletter author Heather Cox Richardson joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss democracy and her books on the Revolutionary War and Civil War.
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| Candice Millard Discusses Theodore Roosevelt, James A. Garfield & Winston Churchill | 17 May 2026 | 01:02:35 | |
Bestselling Historian Candice Millard joins David M. Rubenstein at the U.S. Capitol to discuss her books about Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, and Winston Churchill.
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| Ann Patchett on Writing, Bookstores & Storytelling with David Rubenstein | 31 May 2026 | 01:02:14 | |
Bestselling author Ann Patchett joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her novels, children's books, nonfiction work, and what it's like to own her own bookstore.
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| David Baldacci on Storytelling, Suspense, and the Publishing World | 07 Jun 2026 | 01:02:47 | |
Bestselling author David Baldacci joins David M. Rubenstein for a wide-ranging conversation about his journey from practicing law in Washington to becoming one of the world's most successful thriller writers. He discusses his approach to crafting suspenseful stories, seeing his novel Absolute Power adapted into a film by Clint Eastwood, and the evolving relationship between technology and publishing. Baldacci also explains his involvement in a lawsuit against major AI companies and shares his views on protecting authors' work in the age of artificial intelligence.
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| Lois Romano on Mary Todd Lincoln's Life, Legacy and Mental Health | 14 Jun 2026 | 01:02:12 | |
Bestselling Mary Todd Lincoln biographer Lois Romano joins David M. Rubenstein at Ford's Theatre to discuss Lincoln's early life, time in the White House and mental health.
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| Kara Swisher on the Future of Technology and Journalism | 21 Jun 2026 | 01:01:11 | |
Journalist Kara Swisher joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and technology, human longevity, and her interviewing style.
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| Pulitzer Winner Doris Kearns Goodwin on America’s Greatest Presidents | 28 Jun 2026 | 01:01:40 | |
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her acclaimed biographies of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as the life and legacy of her late husband, Richard Goodwin, who served as a speechwriter for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
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| Danielle Allen & Walter Isaacson on the Declaration of Independence | 05 Jul 2026 | 01:02:30 | |
Historians Danielle Allen and Walter Isaacson join David M. Rubenstein at the U.S. Capitol to discuss the Declaration of Independence and how America celebrates its founding.
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| Geraldine Brooks on Memoir, Fiction & War Reporting | 12 Jul 2026 | 01:02:09 | |
Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her memoir, novels and early career as a war correspondent.
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| Michael Beschloss Explores the Revolutionary War, Civil War & 20th Century America | 19 Jul 2026 | 01:01:16 | |
Bestselling presidential historian Michael Beschloss joins David M. Rubenstein for a wide-ranging conversation on American history. They discuss the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the pivotal events and presidents that shaped the United States in the twentieth century.
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| Ben Mezrich on The Social Network, 21, and Turning True Stories into Hollywood Hits | 26 Jul 2026 | 01:01:20 | |
Bestselling author Ben Mezrich joins David Rubenstein to discuss his writing career and the real-life stories behind several of his bestselling books, including Bringing Down the House and The Accidental Billionaires, which were adapted into the hit films 21 and The Social Network.
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