The Public Morality: Recent Episodes
Byron Williams
The Public Morality, produced by WSNC, is a weekly broadcast focused on contemporary issues, including politics, and culture. Hosted by Byron Williams, The Public Morality is a 60-minute judicious conversation with some of the nation’s leading thinkers, authors, and activists.
Professor Carrie Baker joins me to discuss her latest book Abortion Pills: US History and Politics
Stanford Professor Ralph Richard Banks joins me to discuss the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education.
Professor Carrie Baker joins me to discuss abortion and the political landscape in 2024
Professor Joshua Stein talks about his new book about the television series The West Wing, which premiered 25 years ago.
constitutional law professor Stephen Wormiel returns to discuss the relevance of the constitution in light of the cultural changes of the 21st century.
Professors Edward Pavlic and Quentin Miller join me to remember writer and public intellectual James Baldwin.
, Professor Andrew Perrin joins me to discuss the evolution of American democracy and culture
Law professor Kermit Roosevelt joins me to President Biden’s proposals to reform the Supreme Court.
Sylvia Ghazarian of The Women’s Reproductive Rights Project joins me to discuss abortion rights on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Second installment of my conversation with Professor Corey Brettschneider's forthcoming book, The Presidents and the People: Five leaders who threatened democracy and the citizens who fought to defend it.
Professor Corey Brettschneider joins me to discuss his latest book the Presidents and the People: Five leaders who threatened democracy and the citizens who fought to defend it.
Professor Mark Caleb Smith discusses the conviction of Donald Trump and the impact on American democracy.
Professor Stephen Farnsworth discusses the conviction of Donald Trump and the impact on American democracy.
Journalist Ray Suarez discusses his new book We are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century: an Oral History
Constitutional law professor Stephen Wermiel discusses oral arguments in Trump v. United States
Professor Crowe joins me to discuss recent Supreme Court oral arguments in Trump v. United States
Award winning journalist Ben Bradford discusses his new podcast Landslide-the 1976 presidential primary.
Author Jonathan Eig discusses his bestselling biography on Martin Luther King, "King: A Life"
Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Blight discusses the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass
Law Professor Stephen Wormiel discusses the oral arguments before the Court whether to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot and the impending presidential immunity case.
Professors Jim Houck and Jim Miller join me to discuss the legacy of the Civil Rights movement
Professor Mark Graber joins me to discuss the Colorado Supreme Court ruling to keep former President Trump off the Republican Party primary ballot in 2024.
Brandi Kellam of ProPublica joins me to discuss a new documentary, “Uprooted” that tells of Christopher Newport University’s attempt, along with the city of Newport News Virginia to rid the area of a black community.
Political science professor Paul Collins joins for a final discussion about America democracy
Political science professor Ruth Bloch Rubin and James Thurber begin our discussion on American democracy
Julie Silverbrook discusses Constitution Day and the role that "we the people" play in sustaining the Grand Experiement.
Constitutional law professor Stephen Wermiel discussed the First Amendment and the Trump legal defense.
Glenn Altschuler and David Wippman discuss Florida’s recently revised Black History standards.
Tom Kemp discusses his book: Containing Big Tech: How to protect our civil rights, our economy and our democracy.
Richard Norton Smith joins me to discuss his latest book: An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.
Author Todd Brewster discusses his latest book, American Childhood: A Photographic History
Cheryl Greenberg joins me to discuss the decade of the 1960s-the decade of social change.
I’m joined by Steve Wermiel to discuss the ongoing saga of Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas and his failure to disclose financial information.
Veteran journalist Holly McCall returns to discuss the Tennessee expulsion of two African American legislators
Andrew David joins me to discuss the indictment of former president Donald Trump and the potential impact on American democracy.
Jonathan Rauch discusses the state of American public discourse 2 years after the release of his book, A Constitution of Knowledge
Professor Joseph Russomano joins me to discuss America’s cultural evolution, and whether America’s Constitution can keep pace.
Prof. Benjamin Davis joins me to discuss Fox News reporting of the 2020 election and the false claims of a rigged outcome
Michael Hayes discusses his latest book, The Secret Files: Bill De Blasio, The NYPD, and the broken promises of police reform.
Author Jim Campbell joins me to discuss his latest book, Madoff Talks, which features is 400 pages of conversation Bernard Madoff which is subject of a Netflix documentary, Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street
veteran Journalist Ray Suarez joins me to discuss his latest series, Impact, that focuses on how the COVID pandemic set back low-income workers in the United States.
Screenwriter Kaylord Hill joins me to discuss his ambitious undertaking Solitaire—a 10 episode single season television series.
Yohuru Williams and Michael Long join me to discuss their new book, Call Him Jack, The Story of Jackie Robinson. Black Freedom Fighter
Dan Weiner and William Galston join me to discuss American Democracy: Where do we go from here?
Joe Tuman joins me to discuss the confusion of January 6 hearings and the future of American democracy.
Legal scholar Vikram Amar joins me to discuss the controversial case of Moore v. Harper that the Supreme Court will hear this term.
Immigration attorney Hilary Walsh joins me to discus the plight of undocumented workers.
UVA political scientist Barbara Perry discusses potential ramifications of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
Author Todd Brewster joins me to discuss his latest book Seen and Unseen: Technology, Social Media and the Fight for Racial Justice.
Professor Carrie Baker joins me to discuss the recently leaded Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v. Wade
Molly Kinder discusses new Brookings Institution report that discusses rising gap between corporate profits and worker salaries
George Washington University political scientist Casey Burgat discusses congressional term limits.
University at Buffalo history professor Victoria Wolcott discusses the historical influence of hear in the public discourse.
Sharita Gruberg from the Center for American Progress joins me to LGBT equality in 2022. NYU law professor Wilfred Codrington III discusses the Electoral College.
Political analyst Joe Tuman returns to discuss the controversy surrounding Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Dr. Brenita Mitchell talks about new book Sexual Terrorism: Women trapped in Silence, Domination, Power, and Control
Continuing our conversation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine I speak with UVA scholars John Owen and Barbara Perry
In light of Whoopi Goldberg controversy, Dartmouth College Professor, discusses what it means to be a Jew.
I’m joined by Professors James Lindley Wilson and Daniel Carpenter to discuss America’s civic virtue and the current state of American democracy.
Dr. Joshua Stein joins me to discuss me to discuss the notion of justice in the public discourse.
Writer Damon Linker joins me to discuss a recent article he wrote about the 1619 Project. University of Wisconsin law professor John Gross talks about the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict
Veteran journalist Ray Suarez joins us to discuss the state of journalism in the 21st century
Veteran journalist Holly McCall discusses the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
I’m joined by John Hudak of the Brookings Institution and University of Buffalo Professor David Herzberg to discuss America’s longest war—the war on drugs.
Author Gene Slater discusses his latest book, Freedom to Discriminate: How Relators Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America.
CNN senior writer John Blake discusses voting rights legislation constitutional law professor Robert Tsai discusses Texas abortion law
Pulitzer Prize winning Historian Eric Foner discusses the impact of the Reconstruction era
Law Professor Sumi Cho discusses critical race theory and Jonathan Rauch talks about his latest book The Constitution of Knowledge
Pulitzer prize winning historian Alan Taylor discusses his latest book: American Republics
I speak with Professor Susan Binder about Democrats slim governing majority and museum curator Susan Anderson about Juneteenth
Yale law professor Akhil Amar discusses his new book The Words that Made US: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
Mary Pendergraft, Chair of Wake Forest University Classics Department talks about the importance of the classics and its ongoing influence in the American narrative.
Notre Dame political scientist Darren Davis discusses the trial of Derek Chauvin and the impact of racism.
Michigan State University professor Ronald discusses contemporary Racism NYU Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses her venture to address global abuses of power
Political reporter Stephen Fowler and law professor Edward Foley discuss Georgia's new voting law.
Professor Larry Dallek joins me to discuss the presidential practice of executive orders
Professor Larry Diamond joins to discuss the trajectory of American democracy Political analyst Joe Tuman discuss President Biden's primetime speech the nation.
Bobby Hoffman of the ACLU and William Roberts of the Center for American Progress join me to discuss voter suppression
Northwestern professor Martha Biondi discusses African History Month Sylvia Allegretto talks about the minimum wage.
Micheal Long discusses his latest book 42 Today: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy. Tim Ostroot discusses the potential impact the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on the future of American democracy
I speak with former Watergate US attorney during Watergate hearings Richard Davis as we juxtapose Watergate with the current impeachment trial of former president Donald J. Trump. What are the similarities and differences?
Stewart Patrick the Council on Foreign Relations joins me to discuss President Biden's proposed Democracy summit in the wake of Jan. 6
NYU Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses her latest book Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present
Jeffery joins me to discuss his latest article in the Atlantic Magazine "What if we wrote the Constitution today?
Elaine Kamarck of the Brookings Institution discusses presidential transitions and the prospects of governing going forward in a Biden Administration.
Indiana University political science professor Steven Webster joins me to discuss the politics of anger.
In honor of Catherine Flowers who recently won the MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant we replay our broadcast from February 2020.
I'm joined by Award winning journalist Ray Suarez to discuss COVID, journalism and the 2020 election and beyond
Political scientist and law professor Corey Brettschneider discusses his latest offering, Decisions and Dissents of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Republican strategist and bestselling author Stuart Stephens joins me to discuss his new book: It was all a Lie: How the Republican Party became Donald Trump
Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institute joins me to discuss the nexus of cancel culture and the potential harm on free speech.
Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, Professor Barbara Perry, discusses PBS documentary highlighting the foreign policy legacy of George H.W. Bush
Prof. Corey Brettschneider returns to discuss his latest piece in the Atlantic Magazine co-authored with Professor Jeffry Tulles about the Roger Stone pardon.
Constitutional law professor Richard Pildes joins me to discuss the Supreme Courts recent rulings on President Trump tax returns and financial records
In the final installment Todd Brewster sits in as guest to interview your truly about my new book The Radical Declaration: An Enlightened American Idea.
I’m joined by University of Texas political science professor Jeffery Tulis to discuss the tangential impact of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s explosive memoir, The Room Where it Happened.
Law Prof. Brad Sears discusses recent Supreme Court ruling protecting LGBT employment rights
Senior editor for the Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush David Frum talks about his new book Trumpocalypse.
Political scientist, law professor and CNN constitution expert Corey Brettschneider interviews me about my forthcoming book: The Radical Declaration: An Enlightened American Idea.
Economist Dean Baker joins me to discuss the relationship between the stock market and main street
Writer Eric Levitz joins me to discuss his recent piece in New York Magazine that surmises whether COVI-19 is calling into question several decades of Republican orthodoxy.
Dr. Camille Busette joins to discuss the impact the coronavirus is having on low-income communities
Author Todd Brewster joins me to discuss the presidential leadership of Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Elaine Kamarck discusses Joe Biden's commitment to nominate a woman as his running mate.
Marc Selvestone, associate professor at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs joins me to discuss the presidential crisis leadership of John F. Kennedy
Robert Dunham executive director Death Penalty Information Center talks about capital punishment.
Dr. Elaine Karmarck of the Brookings Institution joins me discuss the latest on the impeachment of Donald Trump.
The Rev. Terrance Hawkins joins me to discuss the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.
Chris Liu joins me to discuss the Senate’s impending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. And attorney James Quander talks about the newly released film Just Mercy.
James Koll Joins me to discuss the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and its impact on the present moment.
Chris Lambert Founder and CEO of Life Remodeled joins me to discuss his innovative organization and their work in Detroit
Chris Lu, Senior fellow of the Miller Center, joins me to discuss the discontent that some within the Democratic Party have for the current list of presidential candidates.
National Review Senior Editor Richard Brookhiser joins me to discuss his latest book, Give Me Liberty
I speak with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and Sam Berger from the Center of American Progress to discuss how Congress has ceded matters of Foreign Policy to the executive branch.
Professors Doug Kriner and Richard Pildes join me to discuss congressional subpoena power and the separation of powers
Law professor Frank Bowman joins me to discuss his new book, High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump.
Professor Katy Harriger and Elaine Kamarck join me to discuss the politics of impeachment.
Award winning singer, songwriter, and arranger Jennifer Warnes joins me to discuss the life of the incomparable Leonard Cohen.
Guest: Ethel Morgan Smith joins me to discuss the legacy of 1619 and the influence it has on African American literature.
I speak with Aimee Allison, founder of She the People about the successful presidential forum for Democratic candidates. I also speak with Revs. Gary Williams ands Willard Bass about their innovative project to address food insecurity in Winston Salem.
My annual based broadcast Award winning author and journalist Jane Leavy talks about her book, "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the world he created" and I talk baseball with Johnny Costa.
Scholar Darrell West discuses his latest book "Divided Politics, Divided Nation" and T.V. critic Todd Vanderwerff discuss season premiere of Game of Thrones.
Brookings Institute scholar Elaine Kamarck and law professor Miriam Baer join to discuss the political and legal implications of the Mueller report.
Prof. Anna Ochoa-O'Leary and Sarah Pierce join me to discuss immigration on the Southern border
Amar Bhide and Simon Usherwood join me to discuss Brexit-the United Kingdom's impending departure from the European Union
Sample chapter of my latest book Solitaire: Magda Goebbels: A Banality of Ambition and Evil in audiobook form. Also available in print and ebook. https://www.amazon.com/Solitaire-Magda-Goebbels-Banality-Ambition/dp/172717495X
Brown University political science professor Corey Brettschneider discusses his new book, The Oath of Office: A guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents.
Jim Morrill of the Charlotte Observe joins me to discuss North Carolina's controversial 9th Congressional district election.
Georgetown Constitutional law professor, Susan Bloch joins me to discuss President Trumps use of emergency powers on the Souther border.
Professor Michael Long joins me to discuss the post baseball career of Jackie Robinson as we commemorate the centennial of his birth.
Professor Corey Brettschneider discusses the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship.
National Review Senior Editor Richard Brookhiser joins me to discuss his new book: "John Marshall: The Man who made the Supreme Court.
Dr. Gerald Kominiski, Senior Fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research joins me to discuss the issue of healthcare and its potential impact on the midterm elections.
Dr. Shadi Hamid joins me to the discuss President Donald Trump’s Mideast policy in lieu of the disappearance of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khosoggi
Professor William Keylor joins me to discuss centennial of the Meuse Argon Offensive that battle the led to an armistice in the Great War.
Filmmaker Antoine Vitkine joins me to discuss his latest project Magda Goebbels-First Lady of the Third Reich.
Amy Siskind, author of the bestselling new book The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump’s First Year, joins me to discuss the Brett Kavanagh Supreme court hearings and the impact women are having on the midterms race.
Elizabeth Mann and Logan Case join me to discuss the Depart of Education rollbacks of the civil rights of K-12 LGBTQ students
I speak with war correspondent and author, Carmen Gentile about his new memoir, Blindsided by the Taliban: a Journalist story of War, Trauma, Love and Loss.
Political science professor Liah Greenfield joins me to discuss some of the underlying issues in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's press conference with Vladimir Putin
Author and war correspondent Carmen Gentile discusses his new memoir Blindsided by the Taliban
Micah Schwartzman joins me to discuss the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and the future of the Court
Texas A&M University Kingsville lecturer Jenni Vinson joins me to provide a deeper perspective on the immigration crisis currently on our southern border
Edward Alden from the Council on Foreign Relations discusses the Trump Administration's trade policy.
Law professor Frank Ravitch joins me to discuss the recent Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop decision; did it protect religious liberty or affirm discrimination?
Archived edition of the Public Morality featuring Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt discuss the recent bestselling book How Democracies Die. Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board joins me to discuss the debt, the deficit and the economy.
Thomas Mann, founder of Politics NC returns to discuss North Carolina politics and the midterm elections. George Washington University Law Professor Charles Craver joins me to offer analysis of the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding bans on class action suits against employers.
Professor Ruth May joins me to discuss the article she wrote for the Dallas Morning news entitled: “How Putin’s Oligarch’s funneled millions into the GOP” and we welcome back veteran journalist Ray Suarez to discus what the role of media in the era of Donald Trump.
Legal scholars Susan Bloch and Jessica Levinson join me to discuss whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller can subpoena President Donald Trump
Philosophy professor Christian Miller joins me to discuss his new book, The Character Gap: How Good Are we?
Elizabeth Mann and Logan Case join me to discuss the Depart of Education rollbacks of the civil rights of K-12 LGBTQ students
Meghan Parsons and Matthew Troy from the of Piedmont Wind Symphony talk about an upcoming concert designed to tap into our collective esprit de corps.
Professor Jeanne Theoharis joins me to discuss her new book, “A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The uses and misuses of civil rights history.
Edward Alden from the Council on Foreign Relations joins me to discuss President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as its potential impact.
NYU professor Ruth Ben Ghiat joins me to discuss Rep. Don Young’s remarks suggesting that armed Jews would have lessened the severity of the Holocaust. She also offers her thoughts on the recent Italian election results.
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The Reverend Leslie White joins me to discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board and current Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute Alice Rivlin joins me to discuss the deficit, the debt, and the economy,
Former assistant secretary for policy in Obama’s Labor Department and chief economist to the AFL-CIO, William Spriggs joins to discuss the American worker.
Harvard professors, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt join me to discuss their latest book, How Democracies Die.
Constitutional law professor Alexander Tsesis joins us to discuss the Constitution and our collective adherence to it.
Andre Perry from the Brookings institute joins us to discuss how to reconcile President Trumps recent remarks on immigration and America's moral mission to not forget the least of these.
I speak with three-time Grammy award winning jazz vocalist, Tony award recipient, and humanitarian Dee Dee Bridgewater
Political commentator Joe Tuman returns to help us get a handle on the recent events involving the Republican Senate and the Trump administration from tax reform to allegations of obstruction of justice.
In this archived version of the Public Morality, Paul Elie discusses theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and Dan Knight joins us to talk about Duke Ellington.
Molly Reynolds from the Brookings Institution returns to talk about Republicans proposed tax reform, that’s coming up on the Public Morality.
I speak with Professor Dean Smith of High Point University about the Civil War and related matters stemming from recent remarks made by White House Chief of Staff Retired General John Kelly.
I speak with Dr. Victor Davis Hanson of the Hoover Institution about his new book, The Second World Wars.
Today on the Public Morality, I speak with Thomas Mills, publisher of Politics North Carolina, a go online publication about politics in the Tar Heel State.
I speak with Liz Kennedy from the Center for American Progress on the governance of the Trump administration.
We speak with Professor Karen Cox about her new book, Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South
We talk with Seth Halon from the Center for American Progress about President Donald Trump's proposed tax reform.
Editorial Editor for Amistad HarperCollins publishers Tracy Sherrod joins us to discuss the book industry. Following that discussion we replay a 2016 interview with Bill Leonard of Wake Forest University School of Divinity about the role of dissent in American public discourse.
Political commentator Joe Tuman returns to offer analysis of President Donald Trump's UN address.
In light of Charlottesville, Professor Karen joins me to discuss the role historians could play in the public discourse.
This archived broadcast features my 2015 conversation civil rights activist Jack O’Dell and his more than 60 years on the vanguard of justice and human dignity.
On this archived edition of the Public Morality we speak with journalist Phoebe Zerwick about Darryl Hunt, who was wrongly convicted but later exonerated.
This archived version of the Public Morality features Dr. Daina Ramey Berry discussing her recent book The Price for their Pound of Flesh. And Dr. Obrey Hendricks joins us to discuss the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King speech in opposition to the war in Vietnam.
I speak with Professor Dean Franco from the Humanities Institute at Wake Forest University about the efficacy of obtaining and humanities degree in the 21st century. After that Emily Gee from the Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the latest developments to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Nick Little from the Center of Inquiry to discuss organization’s mission that fosters a secular society based on reason, science, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. And after that economist Dean Baker from the Center for Economic and Policy Research joins us to discuss our present economic state.
We replay my discussion on the Declaration of Independence with Harvard professor Danielle Allen and Loyola law professor Alexander Tsesis.
Emily Gee of the Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the Senate’s version of the proposed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Professor Ibram Kendi discusses his recent New York Times op-ed, “Sacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie.”
Today on the Public Morality we speak with Retired Judge Nancy Gertner and CNN legal analyst Danny Cevallos about the recent controversial trial of Michelle Carter. And following that discussion, Nigel Alston joins us to speak about the upcoming National Black Theater Festival here in Winston Salem North Carolina.
We speak with veteran journalist Ray Suarez about the recent testimony by former FBI Director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Dr. Michael O’Hanlon of the Brookings Institute joins me to talk about his recent article discussing President Trump’s foreign policy successes.
Professor Katy Herriger and attorney Chris Geis join me to commemorate the centennial of the birth of John F. Kennedy.
Professor Katy Harriger and attorney Chris Geis join me to discuss the centennial birth of the nation's 35th president, John F. Kennedy
Political commentator Joe Tuman returns to provide analysis of the Trump Administration thus far. I also speak with Caleb Lumpkin, an extraordinary young man, who was recently honored in Washington DC for his volunteer efforts in Winston Salem North Carolina.
We speak with investigative journalist and Wake Forest professor Phoebe Zerwick about the Darryl Hunt Case.
Emily Gee from the Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the American Health Care Act recently passed by the House of Representatives. After that conversation we replay an interview from earlier this year with Wake Forest law professor Michael Curtis about the Freedom of Religion Act that is currently before Congress.
Today on the Public Morality, we speak Marine Reservist Capt. Brandon Heffinger about an innovative project at Wake Forest School of Law to assist veterans. And after that conversation, we commemorate Jazz Appreciation Month renowned musician Dan Knight.
We speak with Molly Reynolds of the Brookings Institute about the Republican Senate invoking the "nuclear option" and Chris Fitzsimon from NC Policy Watch joins us to discuss North Carolina's HB2 compromise.
Dr. Daina Ramey Berry joins us to discuss her recent book The Price for their Pound of Flesh. After that Dr. Obrey Hendricks joins us to discuss the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King speech in opposition to the war in Vietnam.
Today is our annual baseball broadcast. With another Opening Day on the horizon we speak with George Mitrovich and Johnny Costa
We speak with Professor Andrew Bacevich about the ongoing war in Afghanistan. And Richard Green joins us to talk about the blues.
Dr. Gerald Kominski discusses Congress' proposed healthcare legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act. After that conversation, Bob Peterson joins us to discuss Arkansas legislation to ban Howard Zinn from public schools
We speak with constitutional law professor Michael Curtis about the First Amendment Defense Act. And following that conversation, Joel Blackwell joins us to discuss his recent book, "Keep on Voting After the Election."
We speak with Dr. Amer Ahmed, about Islamophobia. And following that conversation, Steve Phillips, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, joins us to discuss the political direction he believes the Democratic Party should take.
Political commentator Joe Tuman returns to discuss the first 30 days of the Trump administration. And following that conversation, Kel Billings joins us to discuss his humanitarian work in the West Bank.
Today on the Public Morality, we speak with senior fellow from the Hoover Institution Dr. Victor Davis Hanson about the plight of fake news. And following that conversation, Daniel Bynum Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute joins us to discuss the Trump administration’s 7 foreign policy assumptions.
We speak with NYU professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat about authoritarianism. And following that conversation, law professor Sonja West joins me to discuss the First Amendment and press.
Today on the Public Morality, we speak with Winston Salem Mayor Allen Joines. And following that conversation, writer Scott Woods joins me for a dispassionate discussion about racism. What is it; and perhaps more importantly, what it isn’t.
Professor Karen Cox joins us to discuss what feels like political regression in the state of North Carolina. Ross Harris, executive director of the North Carolina Institute for Political Leadership will talk about the mission of the institute and bringing more civility to our factious political discourse.
We speak with Liz Kennedy from the Center of American Progress about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the potential voter suppression in 2017. And after that Winston Salem Journal editorial page editor and author of From Rage to Redemption in the Sterilization Age, John Railey returns to discuss a new film that will premiere on PBS later this month focusing on the dark chapter of eugenics in North Carolina.
Our focus is the Declaration of Independence. Is it still a radical idea or has the concept central to the American ethos under going a slow death by way of a thousand cuts?
We speak with John Hudak of the Brookings Institute about white marginalization. Drew Courtney from People for the American Way joins us to discuss President-elect Donald Trumps nominee for Attorney General, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions.
Veteran Journalist Ray Suarez joins us to discuss diversity or lack thereof in journalism. Rev. Jim Wallis talks about where progressive Christianity should be light of the incoming Donald Trump administration.
Jim Hightower returns to discuss the outlook for progressives regardless of the outcome of the General Election. Bill Blancato joins us to discuss climate change legislation.
Political commentator Joe Tuman returns to discuss the impact that the 2016 presidential election is having on down ballot races, particularly in the Senate. And Winston Salem Directior of Marketing and Communications Ed Mc Neal joins us discuss social media and its effect on the culture and the workplace.
National Public Radio CEO Jarl Mohn discusses his vision for NPR. Dr. Katy Harriger joins us to to talk about the current political discourse in America.
We speak with author and Georgetown fellow Paul Elie about the legacy of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. After that, renowned musician and music professor, Dan Knights stops by to discuss Duke Ellington.
We’ll speak with Professor Bill Leonard, church historian at Wake Forest University about dissent and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Dee McDougal, from Square 1 bank joins us to discuss Black Wall Street in Durham, North Carolina, its history, and the efforts that young African American entrepreneurs are making to reclaim that legacy by seeking to change the existing narrative for people of color run startups.
Amy Traub from the Demos Institute joins us to talk about the 20th anniversary of welfare reform. Professor Joseph Crespino from Emory University discusses a potential political realignment in the South.
Political reporter Bob Buckley joins us to talk about the Republican Convention that just concluded. And Rebecca Vallas from the Center for American Progress discusses the plight of disabled inmates.
University of South Carolina law professor Seth Stoughton joins us to discuss his powerful op-ed about the complexities the recent high profile violence plaguing the country. North Carolina State Representative Ed Hanes joins us for a political round-up.
Mark Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project to discuss sentencing laws. Revs. Terrance Hawkins and Michael Mathews join us to discuss urban violence and racial unrest.
We focus on the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union. We speak to University of Chicago law professor law professor Tom Ginsburg about direct democracy. And Dr. Robert Scott joins us to discuss the potential economic impact.
The focus is the current gun debate. We speak first with John Railey editorial page director of the Winston Salem Journal and Rev. Terrance Hawkins.
Dr. Gail Myers joins us to discuss the urban farms and the plight of the black farmer. We also speak with Rebecca Vallas from the Center for American Progress about urban poverty.
Theologian Dr. Jermaine McDonald joins us to discuss the role of public theology in the today’s public discourse and author Onaje X.O. Woodbine discusses his latest book, Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball
We talk U.S. trade policy, specifically the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Robert Scott from the Economic Policy Institute and Ed Gerwin of the Progressive Policy Institute.
Author Rod Stodghill and Chancellor Elwood Robinson discuss the past present and future of HBCUs.
Rev. Terrance Hawkins discusses Black Lives Matter and Bob Hall from Democracy NC discusses the federal judge ruling in the North Carolina voter suppression case.
US Representative Donna Edwards joins The Public Morality to discus the trajectory of progressive politics.
Founder of Sojourner Magazine and author, The Rev. Jim Wallis discusses his most recent book, “America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America.”
Economist Dean Baker from the Center for Economic and Policy Research discusses the economy and the 2016 presidential campaign.
Amy Traub from the Demos joins us to discuss paid family leave.
Jim Hightower returns to talk about the role of progressive politics in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Ken Rose, from the Center for Death Penalty Litigation discuses how support for capital punishment in North Carolina, one the apex of tough on crime public policy legislation, is waning in the state.
Constitutional law professor, Joe Tuman discusses the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
North Carolina State Representative Ed Hanes joins us to discuss the ramifications of the states redistricting efforts.
The focus for the entire broadcast is the Flint Michigan water crisis. Leslie Watson Malachi from People for the American Way and the Rev Jim Wallis join us.
Author Todd Brewster joins us to discuss his best selling book, “Lincoln’s Gamble: The Tumultuous Six Months that gave America the Emancipation Proclamation.”
Winston Salem Mayor Allen Joines discusses the city’s innovative methods to address poverty.
Our focus is President Obama’s last State of the Union address. Dr. Leon Hadar joins to critique the president’s foreign remarks and Amy Traub from the Demos Institute will discuss the domestic side of the speech.
Melissa Boteach from the Center for American Progress discusses poverty. Molly Reynolds from the Brookings Institute joins us to discuss the state of the Republican Party.
Johnny Costa, retired police officer from the San Jose Police Department discusses what effective policing ought to look like in the 21st century.
Talib Graves-Manns discusses the history of technology in North Carolina and whether the Tar Heel state is on the cusp of becoming the “Silicon Valley of the East”
Continuing our discussion of Coates’ “Between the World and Me” we talk with Dr. George Cummings pastor of Imani Community Church and Ethel Smith from West Virginia University.
Dr. Bill Leonard of Wake Forest University School of Divinity discusses religious liberty.
Chris Sgro from Equality NC will discuss North Carolina’s Senate Bill 2, which allows magistrates an opt out for religious reason from officiating any marriages.
Chelsea Parsons from the Center of American Progress, on gun legislation and the Second Amendment.
Dr. Leon Hadar joins us to discuss the terror attack in Paris.
Professor and Michael Long discuses Bayard Rustin, the openly gay, socialist, and activist was the key behind the scenes player during the Civil Rights Movement.
Michelle Jawonda, from the Center of American Progress, discuses the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and where it is headed.
Bob Hall from Democracy joins us to discuss North Carolina’s voter suppression laws.
Nigel Alston and Ed McNeal join me to discuss the very successful National Black Theater Festival.
John Baptist discusses his book, “The Half has not Been Told” the impact slavery had on boosting the nation’s economy.
Rev. Will Bass joins us to discuss the face of institutional racism in the 21st century.
Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center talks about the rise of hate groups in America.
Former 12-year NBA player, Adonal Foyle discusses his new book, “Winning the Money Game.”
[Aired October 6, 2015] - First segment - Guest - Tavis Smiley - "Poverty is an issue that everyone is aware, but is usually discussed in light of another issue, rendering it as a secondary consideration. We talk with award winning broadcaster and author Tavis Smiley about the ongoing impact of poverty."
Second segment -Guest - John Railey, Editorial Page Editor and author discuss Eugenics in North Carolina. "Did you know just how pervasive the practice of eugenics was in America during the late 19th century and into the mid 20th century? We speak with John Railey, editorial page editor of the Winston Salem Journal, about his recent book, Rage to Redemption in the Sterilization Age."
We speak with former aide to Martin Luther King, Jack O’Dell on his more than 60 years fighting for justice and equality.
We begin a two-part series on Ta Nehesi Coates’ bestseller “Between the World and Me.” We speak with scholars of varying ethnicities asking the same questions, revealing divergent perspectives.
First week: Beth Thompson, from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Dr. Omar Hena from Wake Forest Department of English.
We speak with columnist, broadcaster, author and activist, the legendary Jim Hightower about the trajectory of progressive politics.
Lew Daly from the Demos Institute discusses income inequality.