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Princess Diana's Private Secretary Patrick Jephson Tells The Real Story About The 1995 Martin Bashir Interview Dec 02, 2022

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If you are currently watching "The Crown" on Netflix, you absolutely want to hear this conversation. Patrick Jephson, former private secretary to the late Princess Diana, joins Michael to set the record straight on the 1995 interview that Martin Bashir conducted with Lady Di, where Jephson was thrown under the bus - a move the BBC finally, recently apologized for. Original air date 02 December 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What To Do About Homelessness Dec 01, 2022

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Michael looks at a plan set forth by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to involuntarily hospitalize certain homeless people, and asks what can be done about the nation's homeless problem. Original air date 1 December 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Greenfield's Early Clue on Trump's Republican Support Nov 30, 2022

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Five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and author Jeff Greenfield on his Politico opinion piece "An Early Clue on Trump's Republican Support." Original air date 30 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Selecting Barbies and Checking Your Privilege Nov 29, 2022

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Michael offers a commentary on checking privilege when selecting holiday gifts for underprivileged kids, and a University of Delaware requirement for freshman students to learn how to check their privilege. Original air date 29 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rethinking The Need For College Degrees Nov 28, 2022

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In the tightened labor market, employers are dropping the requirement for college degrees for many open positions. Michael speaks with Dr. Nicole Smith, Chief Economist at the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University. Original air date 28 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is it time to acknowledge that mass shootings are a permanent part of American life? Nov 23, 2022

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Michael offers a commentary after a second mass shooting in America this week, at a Walmart in Chesapeake, VA. That after a shooting at a night club in Colorado Springs, CO, a few days earlier. Original air date 23 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After Colorado Springs Shooting, Rethinking "Run, Hide, Fight" Nov 22, 2022

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Michael talks to homeland security and disaster expert Juliette Kayyem, now a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School. Author of "Security Mom" and "The Devil Never Sleeps", her latest piece in The Atlantic is "Rethinking ‘Run, Hide, Fight’: Our mass-shooting guidance may be woefully out of date." Original air date 22 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Four Score and Seven Years Ago: A Researcher Has Found Where Lincoln Actually Stood at Gettysburg Nov 21, 2022

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When President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address, where did he actually stand? UNC-Asheville Professor Christopher Oakley, a historian and former Disney animator, says he has found the spot. Listen to this fascinating conversation with Michael. Original air date 21 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The JFK Assassination: We Still Don't Know Everything Nov 18, 2022

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Michael is joined by Philip Shenon, author of "A Cruel and Shocking Act, The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination," in a conversation about the various unknown details surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Original air date 18 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Yale Law's Jed Rubenfeld: Expand the Civil Rights Act to protect political beliefs at work Nov 17, 2022

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Expand the Civil Rights Act to protect employees from being fired for their political beliefs. So says Yale Law School Professor Jed Rubenfeld, he joins Michael on his co-authored WSJ op-ed "The New Woke Discrimination Demands a New Law." Original air date 17 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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