Podcast Episodes featuring Adam Hochschild

Adam Hochschild: A Humane Life's Work

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast - March 19, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 273 ratings
Join us for a virtual conversation with Adam Hochschild, the award-winning author who has spent his literary life delving into the details of crises inflicted on ourselves by man's inhumanity to man, and our rising above such crises through passionate involvement to bring better ideas to bear upo...

‘It Can’t All Be Bernie’: The Candidate with John Nichols, plus Adam Hochschild on deportation and John Powers on “The Irishman”

The Nation Podcasts - November 27, 2019 19:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 290 ratings
Bernie Sanders says it will take a movement to change America: “It can’t all be Bernie.”  John Nichols comments on his interview with the candidate, who is now back in second place in the polls.  And we play clips from the interview, originally broadcast on the Next Left podcast.  Also: deporti...

Don’t Trust Barr on the Mueller Report: John Nichols; Plus Greg Grandin on Trump’s Wall and Adam Hochschild on Woodrow Wilson

The Nation Podcasts - March 27, 2019 22:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 290 ratings
Nobody should be satisfied with Attorney General William Barr’s account of the Mueller report, says John Nichols.  We had assumed that the independent counsel’s investigation into obstruction of justice would conclude one way or the other. Instead we have Barr making exactly the kind of political...

Adam Hochschild

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series - December 04, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Author and journalist Adam Hochschild has spent his decades-long career offering us insight into the ills of imperialism, racism, and tyranny. Much of his work informs and inspires us, rallying us with straightforward language and incisive detail. He joined us at Town Hall to reflect on some of ...

The Trump Reelection Scenario: Thomas Frank; plus Adam Hochschild on Guns and Gary Younge’s Return to Muncie

The Nation Podcasts - April 18, 2018 22:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 290 ratings
Trump is the most unpopular president in history—but could he be reelected in 2020? Thomas Frank says it wouldn’t be hard—if the economy continues to boom and wages go up, even a little. But the Democrats can stop him—if they change their ways. Also: Adam Hochschild on guns in Trump’s America af...

Adam Hochschild, “To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918” (Houghton Mifflin, 2011)

New Books Network - May 30, 2011 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 123 ratings
Today is Memorial Day here in the United States, the day on which we remember those who have fought and died in the service of our country. It’s fitting, then, that we are talking to Adam Hochschild about his To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 (Houghton Mifflin, 2011). ...