With Dr. Erica Chenoweth, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, about civil resistance, why it is so effective (as opposed to political violence), and roasted cashews.
With Dr. John S. Park, Director of the Korea Project at the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, about North Korea's surprising endurance in the face of harsh sanctions, the 2019 Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit, and local pizza.
With Dr. Tarek Masoud, the Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, about the shifting political dynamics of the Middle East, the region's potential for democratization, and doughnuts, coffee, and Turkish delight.
With Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (2013-2017), about the greatest national security threats Americans face, misperception, fear, and Goldfish crackers.
With Bob Mnookin, Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, about about the art of negotiation, Kissinger the Negotiator (Harper 2018), The Jewish-American Paradox (PublicAffairs 2018), and apple pie.
With Jill Abramson, former Executive Editor of the New York Times and Senior Lecturer in English at Harvard University, about the current challenges of news media, reasons for optimism, what makes a good story, and apples.
With Dr. Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. We discuss his new book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Viking 2018), and beer and mixed nuts.
With Dr. Chris Miller, Professor of International History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. We discuss his new book, Putinomics: Money and Power in Resurgent Russia (UNC Press 2018), and chocolate ice cream.
With Dr. Mary Elise Sarotte, Kravis Professor of Historical Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, about the end of the Cold War, US-Europe relations, Putin's strategic calculus, and chocolate.
With Dr. Kelly Greenhill, Tufts University Professor of Political Science, about extra-factual information (EFI), why people believe inaccurate information, what society can do about it, and spicy chickpeas.
With Ambassador (ret.) Laura Holgate, former U.S. Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency (2016-2017), about how easy it is to get a nuke, who to worry about, the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit meeting, and salted chocolate-covered caramels.
With Dr. Liz Perry, Harvard University Professor of Government. We discuss what China wants, the risks of a growing China, Chinese national identity, and Japanese rice crackers (sembei).
With General (ret.) James Clapper, 4th Director of National Intelligence (2010-2017). We discuss national intelligence, the Russia threat, President Trump, and the majesty of peanut butter cookies.
With Avril Haines, 4th Deputy Director of the CIA and 27th Deputy National Security Advisor. We discuss international law, America's role in the world, and Cheetos.
With Gina McCarthy, 13th Administrator of the EPA. We discuss the 2017 Bonn Climate Talks, Scott Pruitt, the EPA, and Union Square Donuts doughnuts
With Dr. Derek Reveron, Naval War College professor. We discuss national security, the second edition of his book Exporting Security: International Engagement, Security Cooperation, and the Changing Face of the U.S. Military (Georgetown University Press 2016) and almonds.
With Dr. Laura Hatfield, Harvard Medical School professor. We discuss biostatistics, health care policy, and Trader Joe's Giant Peruvian Inca Corn.
With Dr. Joe Nye, Harvard Kennedy School professor. We discuss leadership theory, American decline, soft power, and apples.
With David Sanger, national security correspondent for the New York Times. We discuss President Trump's relationship with the media, leaks, and chocolate-covered macaroons
With David Gergen, senior political analyst for CNN, former chief speechwriter to President Nixon, former Director of Communications to Presidents Ford and Reagan, and former Counsellor to President Clinton. We discuss presidential image, Donald Trump, the media, analogies to Nixon (and Watergate), and chocolate chip cookies.
With Dr. Kathryn Sikkink, Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. We discuss human rights, her new book Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century (Princeton University Press 2017), and shortbread.
With Deputy Inspector Paul Mauro, Executive Officer of Intelligence Operations and Analysis at the NYPD. We discuss intelligence collection in the age of encryption, local and federal intelligence coordination, and halva.
With Dr. Peter Krause, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston College. We discuss terrorism, his new book Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win (Cornell University Press 2017), and raspberries.

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Special thanks to the Hauser Studio team (recording), Tara Kavanaugh (production), Evan Phennicie (podcast music), Harris Paseltiner (podcast introduction), and Brittany Adams (graphics)