America’s Book Club
Episodes
Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks Explains What Makes Us Happy
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author and Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the science of happiness, his path to becoming an expert on happiness ...
Jodi Picoult on Storytelling, Ethics, and the Power of Fiction
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling writer Jodi Picoult, author of 29 novels, discusses her writing process, adapting her books for Hollywood and why one of her books has bee...
Chef José Andrés on Food, Humanity, and Global Relief Efforts
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jose Andres joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his career, his global relief efforts with World Central Kitchen, his books, and his love of food. Le...
Walter Isaacson on the Minds That Shape Our Modern World
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walter Isaacson is a Professor of History at Tulane. He has been the editor of Time Magazine, the CEO and Chairman of CNN, and the CEO of the Aspen In...
David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books including "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Wager" and visits the vault of the F...
Pulitzer Prize Author Stacy Schiff on Writing History That Feels Alive
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her biographies of Cleopatra, Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams before visiti...
Justice Amy Coney Barrett on "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution"
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins host David M. Rubenstein to discuss her new book, her early life and her view of the Constitut...
From the Library of Congress: John Grisham on Storytelling and Justice
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the Great Hall of the Library of Congress, master of the legal thriller John Grisham joins host David M. Rubenstein to discuss his early life, wr...
TRAILER: AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by author, philanthropist and interviewer David Rubenstein, the weekly primetime program will feature conversations with leading authors, polic...