Dave Davies
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Veteran diplomat offers insights into the war in Iran — and thoughts on what's next
The war entered a new phase when President Trump began a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace explains what this means.
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From 'The Old Man' to 'Giant,' John Lithgow is still going strong
Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series The Old Man, and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of Giant, about a troubling side of children's author Roald Dahl.
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Former Alex Jones employee says: 'It was nonsense, it was lies'
Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is The Madness of Believing.
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Actor Stellan Skarsgård doesn't believe in bad guys
Skarsgård plays a filmmaker struggling to connect with his two grown daughters in Sentimental Value. As the father of eight, the Swedish actor says he understands the tension his character faces.
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'American Struggle' author assesses Trump's expansion of presidential power
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham talks about Trump's impact on democracy. Meacham's latest book is a collection of speeches, letters and other original texts from 1619 to the present.
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'End of Days' recalls the violent 1992 Ruby Ridge confrontation in Idaho
Author Chris Jennings talks the apocalyptic religious views that fueled the standoff between federal agents and the family of Randy Weaver — and the use of force rules that made it so deadly.
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Inside the Trump administration's effort to reverse climate change policies
President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy.
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'The God of the Woods' novelist Liz Moore describes the rare 'flow state' of writing
Moore says writing is mostly hard labor, but "2% of the time, usually at the very beginning of a book and the very end of a book, it feels like flying." She's the author of Long Bright River.
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After years of avoiding the ER, Noah Wyle feels 'right at home' in 'The Pitt'
After 11 seasons on ER, Wyle is producing, writing and starring in The Pitt. Now in Season 2, the series has earned praise for its depiction of emergency medicine. Originally broadcast April 21, 2025.
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'American Reich' author details a national surge in bigotry and white supremacy
Journalist Eric Lichtblau says President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has stoked a "new age of hate." His book centers on a murder committed by a young neo-Nazi in Orange County, Calif.
