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War. Peace. Soccer. With Foreign Affairs expert Joe Cirincione. Dec 13, 2022

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Joe Cirincione is a national security and foreign policy expert He previously served for over 12 years as the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a foundation focused on nuclear nonproliferation and conflict resolution. He was an outside advisor to the State Department during the Obama Administration.

Today Bill once again featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster areas and war zones, including over a million meals in and around Ukraine. And anywhere it’s needed. You can support their work by visiting the World Central Kitchen website at WCK.org.

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"Uh oh, Not So Fast," The Reporters’ Roundtable December 12 Dec 09, 2022

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Sinema Bolts. J6 Criminal Referrals. Britney Griner Freed. Same Sex Marriage Passes. Warnock Wins. Trump Losing Fox? McCarthy Struggling. With Linda Feldmann, Washington bureau chief, White House/politics correspondent at Christian Science Monitor, Jason Dick, Editor in Chief CQ Roll Call, Political Theater podcast host and Scott Wong, Senior Congressional Reporter at NBC News.

Today Bill highlights the great work of his wife Carol and her wonderful scarves. Carol is a talented weaver working with chenille and bamboo. If you are looking for a unique holiday gift, head on over to CarolPressScarves.com.

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"Worse Than the Tea Party Era." With Congressional expert, Norn Ornstein. Dec 06, 2022

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No one knows Congress like Norm Ornstein. He's been studying and writing about Congress for over 40 years. He is currently an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a mostly conservative think tank. He wrote (along with Thomas E. Mann) It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism. When it came out in paperback, they changed the title to It's Even Worse Than It Looks Was. Now he says, jokingly, if they did another edition, he might call it Run for Your Lives.

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"A Really Big Deal." The Reporters' Roundtable December 2 Dec 02, 2022

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Walker vs. Warnock. McCarthy Struggling. New Democratic Leadership. Rail Strike Averted. Same-Sex Win. Trump Weakened. Kanye Loves Nazis. New Primary Schedule? With Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost, Maya King, Politics Reporter based in Atlanta at The New York Times and Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal.

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The Great War and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis Nov 29, 2022

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American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis is the title of a new book by legendary historian, Adam Hochschild. It covers 1917 to 1921. Years which saw America enter World War I, suppress dissent of any kind, ignore white riots killing black people, encourage rampant anti-Semitism, and the crippling assault on a political party that had garnered 6% of the vote in the previous national election. All overseen by President Woodrow Wilson. He was certainly a progressive in some of his policies, but when the crisis of the war came, he became a would-be autocrat. The history of this period, has resonance to what we've been through during the Trump administration. And the danger that Trump or someone like him could use a crisis to once again strip Americans of their fundamental rights.

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Break from Politics: Our Fascination with the Titanic. Nov 25, 2022

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Taking a break from politics today, Bill goes under the sea to talk with author Daniel Stone about one of the most searched term in Google pretty much every day, “the Titanic.” Stone provides new insights into the fascination and, really, obsession with the Titanic. There are nearly 3 million shipwrecks in the sea, but there's none with more interest than the Titanic. Plus the latest information on what sunk the ship in the first place. Bill loved the book, Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic and he thinks you will too. You can purchase it here.

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The Heresy of White Christian Nationalism with Rev. Jim Wallis Nov 22, 2022

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The Reverend Jim Wallis is long-time strong advocate for peace and justice. He is also an American theologian, writer, teacher and political activist. He is best known as the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine and as the founder of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian community of the same name. Now Wallis is the Director of the Center on Faith and Justice and inaugural chair in Faith and Justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. And as such he is very concerned, as Bill is, about the dangerous rise of White Chirstian Nationalism. His podcast is Soul of the Nation and can be found here. The seminar Bill referenced, White Christian Nationalism: What it is, and how it threatens our democracy can be watched here.

Today Bill peoudly highlights the great work of his wife Carol and her wonderful scarves. Carol is a talented weaver working with chenille and bamboo. If you are looking for a unique holiday gift, head on over to CarolPressScarves.com.

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"Rather Remarkable." The Reporters' Roundtable November 18 Nov 18, 2022

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Pelosi Steps Down. Can McCarthy Step Up? Georgia Runoff. Trump Announces to Weak Response. Senate Set to Back Same Sex Marriage. Twitter Meltdown. With Ginger Gibson, Senior Washington editor at NBC News Digital, Sudeep Reddy, Senior managing editor at Politico and Philip Bump, National columnist at the Washington Post and author of the How to Read This Chart Newsletter.

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"Shock" Midterms and What's Next with Paul Begala Nov 15, 2022

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Paul Begala is one of the most respected Democratic Strategists and Election Analysts in the country. Begala was a chief strategist for the 1992 Clinton–Gore campaign. As counselor to the President in the Clinton White House, he coordinated policy, politics, and communications. He is now a commentator CNN and author of You're Fired: The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump. He and Bill are longtime friends and colleagues so there breakdown of the Midterms and what lies a ahead should be pretty damn interesting.

Today, Bill features the campaign of Senator Raphael Warnock and his run-off election to keep the obviously unqualified Herschel Walker out of the Senate. Please help all you can by going to WarnockForGeorgia.com

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"It All Boils Down to Trump." The Reporters' Roundtable Nov 11 Nov 11, 2022

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What happened to the Red Wave? What saved the Democrats? What sank the Republicans? (Spoiler alert: Trump) Who will win Senate Races in Nevada, Arizona and Georgia? How bad is it going to get for Kevin McCarthy if Republicans flip the House? With Jessica Taylor, Senate & Governors Editor, Cook Political Report, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News.

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