Intelligent Talk: Recent Episodes
Intelligent Talk
Professor Watts discusses his book “Mortal Republic” about the fall of the Roman Republic. Possible parallels to the US today are discussed.
NYT bestselling author Kevin Kwan discusses his book, writing style, and the future of Asia.
Peter Sellers longtime personal assistant gives her first radio interview about the life of the comic master.
Phil O’Connor from the Jack The Ripper Museum in London discusses the possible identity of the most infamous serial killer in history.
George F. Kennan was arguably the most important US diplomat of the 20th Century. His daughter discusses his life in her new book.
Former French Spy Herve Jaubert discuses his book “Escape from Dubai” about his time in Dubai and eventual escape. He then goes on to detail the dramatic attempted escape from Dubai of Princess Latifa which he coordinated. Latifa is the daughter of the ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Author Geoff Schumacher discusses his book Howard Hughes : Power, Paranoia & Palace Intrigue about Howard Hughes.
Composer, performer, and jazz great David Amram discusses his life and memories of some of the top artists of the 20th Century.
An interview with Dr. Aubrey de Grey. De Grey is the leading proponent of treating death as a disease to be treated rather then an inevitable part of life.
Daniel Gordis, author of “Israel : A Concise History of a Nation Reborn” discusses the history of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Historian Stephen Harding discusses the amazing battle of Castle Itter. It was the only battle in World War II where German and American military forces fought together.
Author Julie Summers discusses her grandfather Philip Toosey who was the model for the character played by Sir Alex Guinness in the famous 1957 film.
Philippines Senator Antonio Trillanes discusses controversial President Rodrigo Duterte and makes a number of explosive allegations in this revealing interview.
A discussion concerning the life of Nelson Mandela with Professor Tom Lodge. Lodge has written a book on Mandela and is an expert on South Africa.
A discussion of the legendary pilot Amelia Earhart and the possible solution to the mystery of what happened to her.
A discussion of the race by four surgeons to be the first person to transplant a human heart. The race was won by Dr. Christiaan Barnard of South Africa in 1967.
Dr. Hansen is the Chief Archeologist of the Mayan site of El Mirador in Guatemala. He discusses his groundbreaking discoveries which proved the Mayans were far more advanced at an earlier time, called the Preclassic period, then had been previously known.
Amb. David Steward is a former South African Ambassador to the United Nations, and Chief of Staff to President F. W. De Dlerk. De Klerk was the last apartheid President of South Africa. He discusses the process which led to the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa in 1994.
Arguably the most successful spontaneous protest in Nazi Germany. This unique protest in February and March of 1943 in Berlin resulted in the release of thousands of Jews by Nazi Germany who were married to Christians.
School of visual arts teacher, and film historian, Vincent Lobrutto discusses his biography of seminal American film director Stanley Kubrick.
Author William Stadiem discusses the highlights of some of his most popular and bestselling books.
Historian Gerald Steinacher discusses his book “Nazi’s On The Run” about how so many German war criminals escaped Europe following WW 2.
James Robenalt discusses his book “January 1973” and discusses similarities between Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.
Dr. Timothy Brook discusses his book "Quelling The People" about the June 4th, 1989 killing of thousands of students in, and around, Tianmen Square in Beijing, China.
The Israeli Abduction of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1960 in Argentina, and subsequent trial, is one of the most famous events of the 20th Century. Former Mossad Agent Avner Avraham has had access to the extensive file on the case and shares new information in this revealing interview.
Author Mark Wortman discusses his acclaimed book "1941 The Shadow War" about President Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts to deter Japan and fight Hitler prior to Pearl Harbor.
Ken Widner is the nephew of Clarence and John Anglin who, along with Frank Morris, escaped from America’s most secure prison Alcatraz in 1962. In this interview, Ken makes the case that his relative’s survived the famous escape and may still be alive today.
Bill Clinton’s former most influential advisor discusses his times with, and observations of, both Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Acclaimed best-selling author David Nasaw discusses his books on Andrew Carnegie, William Randolph Hearst, and Joe Kennedy.
NSA expert and author James Bamford describes the workings of America’s most secret agency.
Legendary investor Jim Rogers discusses his contrarian view of the stock market and the state of the world today.
Professor Thurman discusses his understanding of Buddhism in the interview and why he is such a strong believer. He also discusses the current situation in Tibet and what he sees for the future there, and why he is optimistic.
Meet the legendary CIA operative who hunted down the famous communist revolutionary Che Guevara in Bolivia in 1967.
Nigel West is arguably the most prominent intelligence writer today. West has broken many stories over decades of writing. Perhaps his most famous scoop was finding the famous WW 2 spy known as Garbo to British Intelligence. Garbo was crucial to the success of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 in France.
Michael Di Leonardo was a top captain in arguably the most powerful mafia family in the US in the 1980s
Irene Weiss was a teenager when she was sent to Auschwitz in 1944. Part of a huge number of Hungarian Jews numbering close to 500,000 who were sent in 1944.
Former FBI Special Agent discusses his years infiltrating the NYC mafia and other investigations.
Ex-Mossad Agent Ostrovsky takes listeners inside the super secret operations of arguably the most effective intelligence service in the world.
The Director of the Churchill Archives discusses the life of Winston Churchill and the strategic decisions he made in WW2.
Jeannette Watson Sanger discusses her book “It’s My Party” about her life and famous bookstore in Manhattan.