Host Mitch Jeserich tells the story of the oldest democracy we have accounts of, how it was born, and how it evolved 2500 years ago in ancient Athens.
Letters and Politics
10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday - Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Guest: David W. Blight is Sterling Professor of History and African American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of several books on Slavery and Abolition including, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.
Guest: Karina Montoya is a senior reporter and policy analyst at the Open Markets Institute, covering antitrust, data privacy, large digital platforms, and Artificial Intelligence. Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash
Guest: Elie Mystal is The Nation’s justice correspondent and the host of its legal podcast, Contempt of Court. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution, and his forthcoming, Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Running America. Elie can be followed @ElieNYC. … Continued
Guest: Dr. Surekha Davies is a historian of science, art, and ideas and the author of Humans: A Monstrous History.
Guest: Peter M. Shane is the Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus at Ohio State University and a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the New York University School of Law. He is the author of several books including his latest, Democracy’s Chief Executive: Interpreting the Constitution and Defining the Future … Continued
Trump’s Chaos and his Radical Expansion of Executive Power
Host Mitch Jeserich does an analysis of the current political landscape and the power grabs by corporations.
Guest: Dannie Ceseña is the first Two-Spirit, Native, Director of the CA LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network. Photo (C): Wikimedia
Guest: H. W. Brands is the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of many books, including American Colossus, The General vs. the President, The First American and Traitor to His Class, and his latest, America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War.
Host Mitch Jeserich debunks the idea of a US president’s absolute powers within the executive branch and the current administration’s use of those powers. Photo credit: Wikimedia