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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Mitch Jeserich interviews David Cay Johnston about the controversies surrounding the Trump family’s ties to Russia. Johnston is a renowned journalist and the author of the book, The Making of Donald Trump. Then, Mitch interviews renowned nutritionist Marion Nestle, (no relation to the Swiss food giant Nestle.) Her most recent book is, Soda Politics: Taking on Big … Continued
First, Mitch Jeserich speaks with environmental journalist Mark Hertzgaard, about the Trump administration’s recent executive order’s attempting to overturn environmental regulations from the Obama era. Then, Mitch interviews David A. Nichols, author of the book Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower’s Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy, about the history of the Red Scare and echoes of … Continued
Mitch Jeserich interviews Reese Erlich about American military escalation in Iraq and Syria. Erlich is an accomplished independent journalist and the author of the book, Inside Syria. Then Mitch speak with Geoffery Kabaservice, author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, about the recent public implosion of the Republican … Continued
Mitch Jeserich interivews Rebecca Solnit, and independent writer, historian, and activist, she is the author of twenty books on feminism, western and indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering and walking, hope and disaster.
Mitch Jeserich speaks with Stephanie Woolhandler of Physicians for National Health Program about the impending changes to the health care system in the US. Then he interviews Matt Eisenbrandt, author of Assassination of a Saint: The Plot to Murder Oscar Romero and the Quest to Bring His Killers to Justice, and an attorney for the prosecution … Continued
Mitch Jeserich interviews Jack Weatherford, a renowned anthropologist and author of the book Genghis Khan and the Quest for Religious Freedom, as well as many other books about Mongolia. In 2006, he was awarded the Order of the Polar Star, Mongolia’s highest national honor for foreigners.
Mitch Jeserich interviews Mel Goodman about the House Intelligence Committee hearing on the links between Trump’s campaign and Russia. Melvin Goodman, was division chief and senior analyst at the Office of Soviet Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1986, and is currently a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington, D.C.
In this episode we discuss the Muslim Ban “2.0,” and the legal challenges have come up against it with Elica Vafaie, an attorney with the Asian Americans Advancing Justice/Asian Law Caucus and an expert on National Security and Civil Rights. Then we hear from Alexandra Chasin, author of the book Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History … Continued
In this episode host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Josh Bivens, the Director of Research at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). His areas of research include macroeconomics, fiscal and monetary policy, the economics of globalization, social insurance, and public investment.
In this episode host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Colonel John Hughes-Wilson, one of Britain’s leading military historians. He served in the British Army’s Intelligence Corps for 30 years. He is the author of the book The Secret State: A History of Intelligence and Espionage. He lives in Cyprus.
