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77: James Comey: Clinton's Emails, Donald Trump, the FBI, & More Mar 26, 2021

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Before being appointed FBI Director in 2013 by President Obama, James served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and as Deputy Attorney General, both under the Bush Administration. As FBI Director, he oversaw the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails and later the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. In May of 2017, he was fired by then-President Trump, a fact he learned about from television reports while he was speaking to agents in the Los Angeles field office. Since then, Comey has written two books: “A Higher Loyalty, Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” and “Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust.”

Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Be sure to subscribe to and rate us on Apple Podcasts. You can also find us on Spotify or any other podcast streaming services.

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76: Alicia Menendez: The Likability Trap Mar 23, 2021

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75: Fiona Hill Pulls Back the Curtain on Russia and Vladimir Putin Mar 19, 2021

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74: Fmr. CIA Director John Brennan Shares His Undaunted Perspective Mar 16, 2021

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John previously served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency and was one of President Obama's most trusted national security advisors for the full Obama Administration. Before becoming Director in 2013, Brennan worked in the CIA from 1980 to 2005 specializing in Middle Eastern affairs and counterterrorism. He then started a consulting firm, before returning as Obama’s Homeland Security Advisor from 2009 to 2013 and then served as CIA director until 2017. This means he has served 3 Republican and 3 Democratic administrations. Since leaving government in 2017, he has been a very visible and vocal commentator on national security for MSNBC and wrote, “Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemy At Home and Abroad.”

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73: Madeleine Albright: Fascism, Pins, & Being Madam Secretary Mar 09, 2021

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Madeleine Albright was born in Czechoslovakia, moved to the United States as a young child, went to Wellesley, and got her Ph.D. from Columbia University. She then served on the National Security Council under Zbigniew Brzezinski during the Carter administration, was appointed by Pres Clinton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, before he named her to be America’s first female Secretary of State. President Obama also awarded her the presidential medal of freedom. She is currently the Chair of the Albright-Stonebridge Group, a Professor at Georgetown University, and the author of "Fascism: A Warning" and "Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir" and many more books.

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72: Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Startalk's Guide to Mind-blowing Cosmic Queries Mar 02, 2021

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Neil is currently the director of the Hayden Planetarium at New York’s American Museum of Natural History and a prolific author. He hosts the podcast StarTalk and hosted two seasons of Cosmos, televised by Fox and National Geographic. Neil has received 21 honorary doctorates and NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal.

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71: Beto O'Rourke: Texas, We Have a Problem Feb 23, 2021

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70: Adam Jentleson: No More Filibuster! Feb 16, 2021

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