Edward Sorel: A Lifetime Curiosity About Mary Astor
The illustrator and author discusses his recent book, "Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936."
Robert Scheer
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SI: Autobiography
SI: Democracy & Media
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
Judy Woodruff: The Perfect Time to Be a Journalist
The award-winning journalist and managing editor of PBS NewsHour talks about women in the press and the next generation of the media.
Willie Nelson: A Long Story (Part II)
In the second half of this two-part conversation at his home in Hawaii, the American musician discusses his start in the music industry as a DJ and a promoter.
[rewind] Willie Nelson: A Long Story (Part I)
In part one of a two-part conversation, the legendary American musician talks about his upbringing during the Great Depression.
Robert Scheer
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SI: History
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Justice & Injustice
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Richard Reeves: A Timely History of Internment in America
The author of "Infamy: The Shocking Story of Japanese American Internment in World War II" examines Trump's rise and what we can learn from the past.
Robert Scheer
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SI: Autobiography
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Amy Trask: A Powerful Woman in the World of Football
Robert Scheer sits down with former Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask to discuss her experience as a female executive in a male-dominated field.
Petros Papadakis: The Joy and Danger of College Football
Robert Scheer sits down with the sports broadcaster and former college football player to discuss the lure of the sport for young players.
Robert Scheer
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SI: Autobiography
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Politics
Misty K. Snow: An Historic Senate Nominee
The Utah Democratic Senate nominee, who became the first major party transgender nominee to run for the US senate, discusses her unlikely candidacy.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: Biography
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Politics
SI: Reporting Abuse of Power
David Cay Johnston: Donald Trump Is the Epitome of America’s Rigged System
Robert Scheer sits down with the award-winning journalist and author to discuss the 2016 Republican presidential candidate.
Robert Scheer
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SI: History
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Justice & Injustice
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: War & Peace
Benjamin Madley: The California Genocide No One Talks About
UCLA history professor Benjamin Madley’s book An American Genocide: The United States and the California Catastrophe 1846-1873 details the killing of tens of thousands of Native Americans as the state…
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: History
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
[rewind] Larry Gross and the Formation of the Gay Community
Robert Scheer sits down with the author and academic to discuss how once “invisible” closeted gay men and women eventually formed a powerful alliance.
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SI: Autobiography
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Barbara Williams: The Extreme Poverty That Came Before Success
In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with actress, singer, and writer Barbara Williams to discuss her new memoir.
Anthony Davis and the Repercussions of a Football Career
Robert Scheer sits down with famed USC and pro football player Anthony Davis and USC dean Jeremy Rosenberg to discuss how brain trauma from years of playing football forever changed…
Sandy Tolan on the Plight of Palestinian Children
Robert Scheer sits down with journalism professor Sandy Tolan to discuss his new book about the creation of a music school for children in the West Bank.
Robert Scheer
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SI: History
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Rev. Madison Shockley and the Many Meanings of Christianity
Robert Scheer sits down with the Christian leader to discuss his family's history with racism as well as his views on what is means to be Christian today.