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On with Kara Swisher

It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursd...

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Think Like a Voter

David Pakman

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Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking the Midterms

Natalie Adona was mentioned as the co-author of this book.

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Local Election Administrators in the United States

Paul Gronke

Mentioned 5 months ago

Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking the Midterms

Natalie Adona was a contributing author to this recently published book.

She's a contributing author for the recently published book, "Local Election Administrators in the United States."

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The Law of Democracy, Legal Structure of the Political Process (University Casebook Series)

Samuel Issacharoff

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Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking the Midterms

Nate Persily was mentioned as the co-author of this leading election law casebook.

And Nate Persily is the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the co-director of the Stanford Law AI Initiative. He is an expert on election law and redistricting, and he's the co-author of the leading election law casebook, "The Law of Democracy."

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Burn Book

Kara Swisher

Mentioned 7 months ago

Comedian Tig Notaro on Laughing Through Grief

The speaker mentioned that there was a TV show being made of their book, and the only requirement they had for the production company was to have a believable lesbian play them.

They're making the TV show of my book, Burn Book. Wow. And they said, what do you need for this? The production company. And I said, all I want is a believable lesbian playing me. That's all I have to do. Just a believable lesbian.

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Memorial Days

Geraldine Brooks

Mentioned 7 months ago

Comedian Tig Notaro on Laughing Through Grief

This memoir discussed the sudden death of the author's husband and was described as being very uplifting despite the dark subject matter.

Our expert question comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Geraldine Brooks, whom I interviewed earlier this year about her memoir, Memorial Days, which is about the sudden death of our husband.

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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Bill Gates

Mentioned 1 year ago

Bill Gates on How to Tax the Rich, AI, Misinformation, & the Election

This book was mentioned in the context of Bill Gates's previous interview on climate change, and the speaker noted that much of what Gates discussed in the book was coming true at the time of the interview.

The last interview we did was about climate change which is a book that he wrote and it's actually coming true today. A lot of the stuff he was talking about.

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Broken Money

Lyn Alden

Mentioned 1 year ago

Pete Buttigieg Thinks Trumpism is in Its Last Season

The author, Lynn Alden, discussed her book, "Broken Money," during an interview on the Profit G Markets podcast. Her three-pillar portfolio approach, focusing on stocks, short-duration bonds, and inflation-hedging assets, was mentioned.

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Where Tyranny Begins

David Rohde

Mentioned 1 year ago

From “Witch Hunt” to “Weaponization”: The Impact of Trump’s War on the DOJ with David Rohde

The book investigates the impact of Donald Trump's attacks on law enforcement agencies and civil servants. It highlights the growing fear among DOJ and FBI officials to speak out and pursue politically charged cases.

The tyranny is sort of, it comes from John Locke. He said famously, where law ends, tyranny begins.

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In Deep

Matt George

Mentioned 1 year ago

From “Witch Hunt” to “Weaponization”: The Impact of Trump’s War on the DOJ with David Rohde

This book discusses the FBI, the CIA, and the truth about America's deep state. The podcast references its discussion of the "deep state" concept and its evolution.

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The System

Jeff Benedict

Mentioned 1 year ago

Robert Reich on Trump, Harris, Musk and More

It was discussed as the title of Robert Reich's latest book, wherein he detailed how the system is rigged and how it can be fixed, alluding to a perception of unfairness across the political spectrum.

Your last book is titled The System, Who Rigged It and How We Fix It.

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The Unseen Truth

Sarah Lewis

Mentioned 1 year ago

Hillary Rodham Clinton Drops Truth Bombs

The podcast host mentioned having a conversation with Sarah Lewis about her new book, "The Unseen Truths."

Sarah Lewis and I are talking about her stunning new book, The Unseen Truths,

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Something Lost, Something Gained

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Mentioned 1 year ago

Hillary Rodham Clinton Drops Truth Bombs

Hillary Rodham Clinton's latest memoir, which was described as a love letter to life, family, friendship, and country. It details her reflections on life and career, and serves as a warning about what's at risk if the upcoming election is not handled correctly.

It's a defining moment for our country and the world and I have a very acute sense of history, my own role in it but more importantly the choices we're making now and I want to lift up other people, particularly other women as I write about in the book who at both come before our act of now and those who will come later.

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The Coming Conflict with China

It was recently read and argues that China will reach its peak power around 2033, and that authoritarian regimes become very dangerous when nearing their peak due to factors like demographics, slowing GDP growth, and mounting debt.

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the next 10 years say 2033 China will peak and it argues that authoritarian regimes get extremely dangerous when they're reaching their peak power because of demographics, because of slowing GDP growt...

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It was recently read and argues that China will reach its peak power around 2033, and that authoritarian regimes become very dangerous when nearing their peak due to factors like demographics, slowing GDP growth, and mounting debt.

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the next 10 years say 2033 China will peak and it argues that authoritarian regimes get extremely dangerous when they're reaching their peak power because of demographics, because of slowing GDP growth this trillion dollars in debt all comes to due and will not be repaid.

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Geraldine Brooks

Memorial Days

A Memoir

This memoir discussed the sudden death of the author's husband and was described as being very uplifting despite the dark subject matter.

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Our expert question comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Geraldine Brooks, whom I interviewed earlier this year about her memoir, Memorial Days, which is about the sudden death of...

— Episode: Comedian Tig Notaro on Laughing Through...

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Episode: Comedian Tig Notaro on Laughing Through Grief

This memoir discussed the sudden death of the author's husband and was described as being very uplifting despite the dark subject matter.

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Our expert question comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Geraldine Brooks, whom I interviewed earlier this year about her memoir, Memorial Days, which is about the sudden death of our husband.

And my question for you is when Andrea Gibson at the end says, I fucking loved my life. I wonder if with everything you've been through and with watching her go through what she went through, if you have any insight for the rest of us about how we can have that feeling before it gets right to the end.

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Paul Gronke

Local Election Administrators in the United States

The Frontline of Democracy (Elections, Voting, Technology)

Natalie Adona was a contributing author to this recently published book.

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She's a contributing author for the recently published book, "Local Election Administrators in the United States."

— Episode: Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking t...

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Episode: Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking the Midterm...

Natalie Adona was a contributing author to this recently published book.

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She's a contributing author for the recently published book, "Local Election Administrators in the United States."

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Samuel Issacharoff

The Law of Democracy, Legal Structure of the Political Process (University Casebook Series)

Nate Persily was mentioned as the co-author of this leading election law casebook.

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And Nate Persily is the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the co-director of the Stanford Law AI Initiative. He is an expert on election law and redistricting, and he's th...

— Episode: Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking t...

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Episode: Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking the Midterm...

Nate Persily was mentioned as the co-author of this leading election law casebook.

"

And Nate Persily is the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the co-director of the Stanford Law AI Initiative. He is an expert on election law and redistricting, and he's the co-author of the leading election law casebook, "The Law of Democracy."

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