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Podcasts and Audio Interviews by Year
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May 16, 2024, History As It Happens, the History of U.S. Relations with Israel
May 9, 2024, 15-Minute History, Student Protests
May 6, 2024, Background Briefing with Ian Masters, U.S. Middle East Policy and Connections to Campus Protests
April 25, 2024, Texas Standard, Police Violence Against Students at UT
April 4, 2024, History As It Happens, The Election of 1992
March 5, 2024, History As It Happens, The Election of 1980
February 18, 2024, Scholars Circle, The 14th Amendment: Its History and Enforcement Today
January 6, 2024, Houston Public Radio, I See U, The Roots and Legacies of the January 6 Insurrection
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December 28, 2023, History As It Happens, Year in Review (Part 2)
December 26, 2023, History As It Happens, Year in Review (Part 1)
December 14, 2023, “Quo Vadis USA,” Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Germany, Master of Diplomacy? Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023
December 7, 2023, Diplomatic Immunity, Henry Kissinger’s Diplomatic Career and What We Can Learn From It
December 4, 2023, History As It Happens, Was Henry Kissinger A War Criminal?
November 30, 2023, National Public Radio, “All Things Considered,” Henry Kissinger’s Complicated Legacy
Extended version, “Consider This” podcast, The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
November 30, 2023, National Public Radio, “Morning Edition,” Henry Kissinger Leaves Behind a Mixed Legacy
November 30, 2023, Australian Broadcasting Company, Henry Kissinger Dead at 100
November 30, 2023, Background Briefing with Ian Masters, The Death of Henry Kissinger
November 30, 2023, SiriusXM Radio, Julie Mason Show, The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
October 22, 2023, Scholars’ Circle, Crisis in Choosing a Leader for the U.S. House of Representatives
October 10, 2023, History As It Happens, Republican Civil War in Congress
October 9, 2023, Texas Standard, War in Israel
September 7, 2023, History As It Happens, Trump’s Mug Shot
September 6, 2023, Background Briefing, the Impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
August 25, 2023, Texas Standard, Putin’s Apparent Murder of Yevgeny Prigozhin
August 14, 2023, Law, Law, Land, Civil War By Other Means
August 1, 2023, History as it Happens, Russia and Cuba, Together Again
July 24, 2023, National Public Radio, Here and Now, Henry Kissinger and US-China Relations
July 6, 2023, National Public Radio, Throughline, The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
June 26, 2023, Texas Standard, Armed Rebellion in Russia and Its Effects
May 28, 2023, Background Briefing with Ian Masters, Ken Paxton’s Impeachment in Texas
May 9, 2023, History As It Happens, Debt Ceilings, the 14th Amendment, and Civics
March 15, 2023, Investing on Purpose, How History Shapes Nations, Wars, and Lessons in Resolving All Conflicts
March 7, 2023 - Inside the War Room, Civil War By Other Means
March 6, 2023 - Keep Talking podcast, The American Civil War
February 26, 2023 - History Club, The State of American Democracy (with Jason Steinhauer)
February 3, 2023 - Think with Lucie, Past and Future of American Democracy (with Rick Kennedy)
January 28, 2023 - Scholars’ Circle, “Politics and Laws on Classified Document Handling”
January 25, 2023 - Lex Fridman podcast, “American Civil War”
January 23, 2023 - The Great Battlefield podcast, “History, Politics, and Civil War By Other Means”
January 17, 2023 - History as it Happens, “Useless Resolution”
January 12, 2023 - UnTextbooked, “Did the American Civil War Ever Truly End”
January 6, 2023 - War on the Rocks, “Reconstructing the Roots of January 6”
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December 8, 2022 - The Realignment Podcast on America’s Unfinished War Over Democracy
December 5, 2022 - Evan Axelbank Reports, “History and Today,” on Civil War By Other Means
December 2022 - Policy Lessons from the Past on Civil War By Other Means
November 22, 2022 - Background Briefing with Ian Masters on President Biden’s Path Forward in a Historically Divided Country
October 31, 2022 - The Vital Center Podcast on Civil War By Other Means
October 20, 2022 - Utterly Moderate podcast on the Failures of Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow
October 18, 2022 - History as it Happens on the War that Never Ended
October 18, 2022 - Democracy Paradox podcast on America’s Unfinished Fight for Democracy
October 10, 2022 - John Howell Radio Show, WLS-AM 890, Chicago. Can America’s New Leaders Actually Lead?
August 23, 2022 - History as it Happens on Ex-Presidents.
June 20, 2022 - Background Briefing with Ian Masters. The Face of Trump's GOP on Display at the Texas Republican Convention.
June 19, 2022 - Scholar’s circle. Historic context of January 6, 2021 insurrection event; Tracking the rise of Christian nationalism and their effect on American politics.
June 9, 2022 - History as it Happens on Choosing War.
May 9, 2022 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day Speech on the War in Ukraine.
April 7, 2022 - History as it Happens on Obama and Russia.
February 25, 2022 - Central Time, Wisconsin Public Radio, how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine harms world order.
February 23, 2022 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
February 7, 2022 - Things That Go Boom, podcast, on the rise of presidential war-making powers.
January 25, 2022 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on preventing a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
January 2022 - The Impossible Presidency - discussion with Dr. Mark Lawrence, LBJ Library Director.
December 14, 2021 - History as it Happens on Let's Rank the Presidents! Part 1.
December 16, 2021 - History as it Happens on Let's Rank the Presidents! Part 2.
2021 - Explaining World War II and U.S. Policy, with the National WWII Museum (No link).
2021 - “To the Best of My Ability.” An Epidemic of World Lawlessness.
2021 - “To the Best of My Ability”. A Day of Infamy
September 30, 2021 - History as it Happens on Ignoring Eisenhower.
September 19, 2021 - Scholars Circle on the Texas law attacking abortion rights.
September 8, 2021 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on military reform. (Interview begins at 27:25.)
September 6, 2021 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on reducing the size of the U.S. military.
August 27, 2021 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the challenges in Afghanistan.
July 27, 2021 - Houston Public Radio on Capitol Police testimony about the January 6 Insurrection.
July 19, 2021 - American POTUS podcast on the evolution (and devolution) of the US Presidency.
May 19, 2021 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
May 2, 2021 - Scholars’ Circle on President Biden’s First 100 Days.
April 30, 2021 - Lex Fridman podcast on the History of American Power.
April 15, 2021 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
January 12, 2021 - EdSurge podcast, on the role of universities in our crisis of democracy.
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November 19, 2020 - Washington Post podcast, on Presidential Transitions.
November 9, 2020 - KQED Forum, on Trump’s Despicable Defiance of a Peaceful Transition.
October 17, 2020 - To the Best of Our Knowledge, National Public Radio on the Possibilities of Democratic Change.
August 12, 2020 - Australian Broadcasting Company on Sen. Kamala Harris running for Vice President.
April 16, 2020 - Democracy Group Podcast on National and International Effects of COVID-19. (Broken link).
February 26, 2020 - Constant Wonder, BYU Radio, on Ross Perot’s 1992 presidential candidacy and its legacies. (Broken link).
January 15, 2020 - Background Briefing, KPFK-FM 90.7, Los Angeles, on the Senate trial of President Donald Trump. (Broken link).
January 3, 2020 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the escalating military crisis and possible U.S. war with Iran.
October 8, 2019 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on U.S. Abandonment of Kurds in Syria.
August 14, 2019 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on democracy protests in Hong Kong & the nuclear accident in Russia.
July 9, 2019 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
January 17, 2019 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on the history of State of the Union addresses, and current controversies.
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August 19 2018 - KBUT Radio, “Outside/In,” on Leadership and the Presidency.
July 13, 2018 - Public Radio International, “The World,” on lessons from the JFK-Khrushchev summit in 1961 for Trump’s meeting with Putin in 2018.
June 26, 2018 - New Books Network, interview about The Impossible Presidency.
May 9, 2018 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on Iran, North Korea, and crisis news coverage.
May 2, 2018 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on U.S. military demobilization from Iraq.
March 26, 2018 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on lessons from past summits for a meeting between Trump and Kim.
March 1, 2018 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on congressional efforts to control presidential war powers.
February 15, 2018 - Town Hall Seattle, on The Impossible Presidency.
February 12, 2018 - Wisconsin Public Radio, on what 1968 tells us about 2018.
January 23, 2018 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on the Pentagon’s new focus on conflict with Russia and China.
January 12, 2018 - Wisconsin Public Radio, on President Trump’s racist comments and their consequences.
December 20, 2017 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on the Republican Scrooge tax plan and other 2017 abominations.
December 15, 2017 - Podcast with Paul Gibbons, on how knowledge of history improves leadership.
December 5, 2017 - East West Institute, on the challenges and opportunities of the modern presidency.
November 14, 2017 - Wisconsin Public Radio, on presidential authority over nuclear weapons & why we need limits.
November 13, 2017 - Podcast with Dr. Alvin Jones on The Impossible Presidency.
November 10, 2017 - National Public Radio, Marketplace on the new GI Bill and its history.
October 16, 2017 - KERA Think, Public Radio on why every president fails.
October 11, 2017 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on the difficult state of our nation.
October 3, 2017 - Podcast: Slate, The Gist, The Presidency is Impossible.
September 28, 2017 - Podcast: Global I.Q. Minute, on The Impossible Presidency.
September 25, 2017 - Wisconsin Public Radio, on The Impossible Presidency.
September 19, 2017 - Texas Standard, Public Radio, on The Impossible Presidency.
September 12, 2017 - New Orleans Public Radio, “The Reading Life,” on The Impossible Presidency.
September 6, 2017, Houston Matters, Public Radio on Trump’s decision to deport 800,000 workers and students, and continuing crises in Houston and North Korea.
August 31, 2017 - Podcast, 15-Minute History on The Impossible Presidency.
August 16, 2017 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on Confederate statues, state politics, and our racist president.
August 10, 2017 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on US responses to North Korean threats.
August 9, 2017 - Wisconsin Public Radio on the North Korea crisis.
August 2, 2017 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on changes in the Trump administration, electoral conflict in Venezuela, and Texas politics.
July 12, 2017 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on Iraq, ISIS, and the continuing terrorist threat.
July 12, 2017 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on Russian collusion with the Trump presidential campaign and the Special Session for the Texas state legislature.
June 7, 2017 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on Pres. Trump, Gov. Abbott, and other paragons of poor governance.
May 24, 2017 - Houston Matters, Public Radio on President Trump, foreign policy, and domestic politics. (Broken link).
May 11, 2017 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the international effects of Trump’s lies and Comey’s firing.
April 4, 2017 - Wisconsin Public Radio on President Trump’s early foreign policy challenges.
April 4, 2017 - Wisconsin Public Radio on Syrian chemical weapons attacks on civilians.
March 6, 2017 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on North Korean nuclear missile tests.
February 6, 2017 - Wisconsin Public Radio on how Pres. Trump is taking us back to the 1930s.
February 2, 2017 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on President Trump’s reckless early foreign policy.
January 19, 2017 - Wisconsin Public Radio on foreign policy under President Donald Trump.
November 14, 2016 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the Rise of White Nationalism.
October 4, 2016 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on the Civil War and Humanitarian Crisis in Syria.
September 9, 2016 - Wisconsin Public Radio on National Security and the U.S. Presidential Candidates.
June 20, 2016 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on US policy options in Syria.
June 15, 2016 - Wisconsin Public Radio on Guns, Violence, and Civic Culture in America today.
May 17, 2016 - Wisconsin Public Radio on using history for better policy-making.
March 29, 2016 - KUT Radio Podcast on Terrorism, the Middle East, and US Foreign Policy. (Broken link).
March 22, 2016 - Wisconsin Public Radio on the terrorist attack in Brussels and reactions.
March 22, 2016 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on terrorism and American politics.
March 9, 2016 - Aspen Public Radio on the history and future of international diplomacy.
February 23, 2016 - Wisconsin Public Radio, on President Obama’s plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
January 26, 2016 - Wisconsin Public Radio, on how fears of terrorism affect the presidential election.
January 19, 2016 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Visit to Israel.
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November 24, 2015 - Wisconsin Public Radio, on U.S. Responses to ISIS and Syrian Refugees.
November 17, 2015 - Wisconsin Public Radio, “Central Time,” on Veterans and American Politics.
October 15, 2015 - Wisconsin Public Radio on President Obama’s policy in Afghanistan.
September 16, 2015 - Wisconsin Public Radio on the Syrian Refugee Crisis. (Broken link).
September 8, 2015 - Texas Standard, Public Radio on Russian Military Intervention in Syria.
June 11, 2015 - Wisconsin Public Radio on What’s Next for U.S. Strategy in Iraq. (Broken link).
February 12, 2015 - Wisconsin Public Radio on President Obama’s request for war powers against ISIS.
October 22, 2014: National Public Radio, “Here and Now” show on how to judge U.S. secretaries of state. (Broken link).
February 13, 2013 - “15 Minute History” presentation on America’s Entry into World War I. (Broken link).
January 15, 2013 - “15 Minute History” presentation on the Origins of the Cold War. (Broken link).
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August 25, 2010 - Wisconsin Public Radio Discussion with Professor Jeremi Suri and UW Chancellor Biddy Martin on Distance Education, Innovation, and the Future of the University. (Broken link).
April 25, 2010 - “University of the Air,” Wisconsin Public Radio, The Past and Future of Nation-Building.
June 24, 2009 - As Iranians continue to take to the streets of Tehran, are we witnessing a revolution or just temporary unrest? On At Issue, Ben Merens of Wisconsin Public Radio and Jeremi Suri look at the current state of affairs in Iran and what role the United States is playing. (Broken link).
April 19, 2009 - Jeremi Suri on “University of the Air” show on President George W. Bush and his legacy with Professor Jeremi Suri, Wisconsin Public Radio.
February 4, 2009 - At Issue with Ben Merens. Wisconsin Public Radio. (No link).
November 6, 2007 - Jeremi Suri’s Bascom Hill Society Lecture 6 November 2007 “Henry Kissinger and the American Century.” University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2007 - Jeremi Suri dialog with Henry Kissinger at the New York Historical Society. (Broken link).