Ill Literacy: Books with Benson

Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of America (Guest: Philip K. Howard)

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Philip K. Howard, Chair of Common Good, to discuss his latest book, Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of A...

The Persistence of the Ideological Lie (Guest: Daniel J. Mahoney)

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined once again by Daniel J. Mahoney, professor emeritus at Assumption University and senior fellow at the Claremont Ins...

Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration (Guest: Harold Holzer)

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Harold Holzer, director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, to discuss his latest ...

Ill Literacy, Episode 182: Measuring the Man (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 182 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Jonathan W. White, co-editor of Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham...

Ill Literacy, Episode 181: From Dakota to Dixie (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 181 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Jonathan W. White, co-editor of From Dakota to Dixie: George Buswell's Civil War.Heartland’s T...

Ill Literacy, Episode 180: An Abundance of Caution (Guest: David Zweig)

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 180 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David Zweig, author ofAn Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad D...

Ill Literacy, Episode 179: Out of the Darkness (Guest: Frank Trentmann)

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Frank Trentmann, professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London, to discuss his latest book, Out of the ...

Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World (Guest: David L. Roll)

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David L. Roll, founder of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, to discuss his latest book, Ascent to Power: How Tr...

Kent State: An American Tragedy (Guest: Brian VanDeMark)

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Brian VanDeMark, professor of history at the United States Naval Academy, to discuss his latest book, Kent State...

Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him (Guest: David Reynolds)

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Reynolds, emeritus professor of international history at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, to disc...

Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America (Guest: Tyson Reeder)

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Tyson Reeder, assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University, to discuss his new book, Serpent in Ed...

Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union (Guest: Richard Carwardine)

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Richard Carwardine, Emeritus Rhodes Professor of American History and Distinguished Fellow of the Rothermere Ame...

Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God (Guest: Jeffrey Edward Green)

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jeffrey Edward Green, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of...

American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again (Guest: Yuval Levin)

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Yuval Levin, the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (...

The Extinction of Experience (Guest: Christine Rosen)

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Christine Rosen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and media commentary columnist at Commentary...

A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, co-...

How Economics Explains the World (Guest: Andrew Leigh)

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment, and Federal Member for Fen...

Thomas Jefferson and the Fight against Slavery (Guest: Cara Rogers Stevens)

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Cara Rogers Stevens, associate professor of history at Ashland University, to discuss her book Thomas Jefferson ...

Why War? (Guest: Richard Overy)

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by renowned historian Richard Overy to discuss his new book, Why War? They chat about why has war been such a consi...

A Voice in Their Own Destiny: Reagan, Thatcher, and Public Diplomacy in the Nuclear 1980s (Guest: Anthony Eames)

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Anthony Eames, director of scholarly initiatives at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, non...

To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power (Guest: Sergey Radchenko)

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Sergey Radchenko, Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs ...

Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism (Guest: Maurice Isserman)

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Maurice Isserman, Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History at Hamilton College, to discuss his new...

To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism (Guest: Sean McMeekin)

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Sean McMeekin, Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College, to discuss his new bo...

The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era (Guest: Spencer D. Bakich)

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Spencer D. Bakich, Professor of International Studies and Director of the National Security Program at the Virgi...

The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry (Guest: Tevi Troy)

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Tevi Troy, Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, Senior Scholar at Yeshiva University’s Straus Center...

The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918 (Guest: Nick Lloyd)

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Nick Lloyd, Professor of Modern Warfare at King’s College London, to discuss his new book, The Eastern Front: ...

The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower(Guest: Michel Paradis)

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michel Paradis, fellow at the Center on National Security and the National Institute for Military Justice and le...

Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability (Guest: Michael Kimmage)

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Kimmage, Professor of History at the Catholic University of America and non-resident Senior Associate at...

A Wonderful Career in Crime (Guest: Frank W. Garmon Jr.)

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Frank W. Garmon Jr., assistant professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his n...

Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Davison Hunter, LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture and Social Theory and Execu...

Ill Literacy, Episode 156: The Hollow Parties (Guest: Sam Rosenfeld)

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 154 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Sam Rosenfeld, co-author of The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of America...

We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus (Guest: Sean A. Mirski)

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Sean A. Mirski, Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, to discuss his new book, We M...

An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South (Guest: Robert K.D. Colby

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Robert K.D. Colby, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Mississippi, to discuss his new book, An ...

Who Is Big Brother? A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell (Guest: D.J. Taylor)

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by award-winning novelist, critic, and biographer D.J. Taylor to discuss his new book, Who Is Big Brother? A Reader...

Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat (Guest: Kurt Weyland)

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Kurt Weyland, Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book,...

Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000 (Guest: David Blackbourn)

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Blackbourn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Chair of History Emeritus at Vanderbilt University, to disc...

Hitler’s Panzer Generals (Guest: David Stahel)

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Stahel, senior lecturer in history at the University of New South Wales, to discuss his new book, Hitler's...

Ill Literacy, Episode 147: Colonialism (Guest: Nigel Biggar)

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 147 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Nigel Biggar, author ofColonialism: A Moral Reckoning.Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Nige...

Ill Literacy, Episode 146: Arabella (Guest: Scott Walter)

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 146 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Scott Walter, author ofArabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transfo...

Ill Literacy, Episode 145: The Myth of Left and Right (Guest: Hyrum Lewis)

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 145 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Hyrum Lewis, co-author ofThe Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Har...

Ill Literacy, Episode 144: The Ecology of Nations (Guest: John M. Owen IV)

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 144 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with John M. Owen IV, author ofThe Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order. ...

Ill Literacy, Episode 143: The Middle Kingdoms (Guest: Martyn Rady)

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 143 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Martyn Rady, author ofThe Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe. Heartland’s Tim B...

Ill Literacy, Episode 142: To The End of the Earth (Guest: John C. McManus)

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 142 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with John C. McManus, author ofTo the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945. ...

Ill Literacy, Episode 141: Christendom (Guest: Peter Heather)

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Peter Heather, chair of medieval history at King's College, London, to discuss his new book, Christendom: The Tr...

Ill Literacy, Episode 140: Founding Partisans (Guest: H.W. Brands)

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by friend of the podcast H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texa...

Ill Literacy, Episode 140: The Collaborators (Guest: Ian Buruma)

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Heartland Institute's Tim Benson is joined by Ian Buruma, Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, to discuss hi...

Ill Literacy, Episode 139: On Great Fields (Guest: Ronald C. White)

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 139 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Ronald C. White, author ofOn Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Cham...

The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England (Guest: Joanne Paul)

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joanne Paul, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Sussex, to discuss her new book, The H...

Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical (Guest: Laurie Winer)

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Laurie Winer, founding editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, to discuss her new book, Oscar Hammerstein II ...

The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century (Guest: Benn Steil)

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Benn Steil, senior fellow and director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, to discus...

Ill Literacy, Episode 135: The Race to Zero (Guest: Paul H. Tice)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 134 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Paul H. Tice, author of The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial Sys...

Ill Literacy, Episode 134: Drums & Demons (Guest: Joel Selvin)

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 133 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Joel Selvin, author ofDrums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon.Heartland’s Tim Ben...

Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany (Guest: Katja Hoyer)

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Katja Hoyer, research fellow at King’s College London, to discuss her new book, Beyond the Wall: A ...

Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction (Guest: Fergus M. Bordewich)

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Fergus M. Bordewich to discuss his new book, Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Recons...

My Day with Abe Lincoln (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the ...

The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen Walsh, Emeritus Professor of Music at Cardiff University, to discuss his book, The Beloved Vision: A His...

Ill Literacy, Episode 129: The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights (Guest: David T. Beito)

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 129 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David T. Beito, author ofThe New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s...

Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the ...

Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the ...

The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America (Guest: H.W. Brands)

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by H.W. Brands, Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Aus...

The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History (Guest: Edward Achorn)

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Edward Achorn to discuss his book, The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History. T...

State of the Schools: Unpacking Donald P. Nielsen's Roadmap for Educational Transformation

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, Tim Benson talks to successful entrepreneur and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute Donald P. Nie...

Woke Proof Your Life (Guest: Teresa Mull)

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Teresa Mull, assistant editor of the Spectator World, to discuss her book, Woke-Proof Your Life: A Handbook on E...

The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink (Guest: William Inboden)

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security and associate professor of publ...

Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution (Guest: William Doyle)

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Doyle, professor emeritus of history and a senior research fellow at the University of Bristol, to discu...

Oliver Stone's Film-Flam: The Demagogue of Dealey Plaza (Guest: Fred Litwin)

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Fred Litwin to discuss his book Oliver Stone's Film-Flam: The Demagogue of Dealey Plaza. They chat about what Ol...

On a Knife Edge: How Germany Lost the First World War (Guest: Holger Afflerbach)

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Holger Afflerbach, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Leeds, to discuss his book, On a Kn...

Kennan: A Life Between Worlds (Guest: Frank Costigliola)

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, to dis...

The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe (Guest: Kevin R.C. Gutzman)

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Kevin R.C. Gutzman, Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University, to discuss his new book, The J...

Democracy Erodes From the Top (Guest: Larry M. Bartels)

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Larry M. Bartels, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law and May Werthan Shayne Chair o...

Scalia: Rise to Greatness (Guest: James Rosen)

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Rosen, chief White House correspondent for Newsmax, to discuss his new book, Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 19...

Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War (Guest: Mark Moyar)

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Mark Moyar, William P. Harris Chair in Military History at Hillsdale College, to discuss his new book, Triumph R...

Sly & the Family Stone (Guest: Joel Selvin)

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joel Selvin, former columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss the new paperback edition of his book,...

A Short History of War (Guest: Jeremy Black)

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jeremy Black, emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter, to discuss the new paperback edition of...

Religious Liberty and the American Founding (Guest: Vincent Phillip Muñoz)

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz, the Tocqueville Associate Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Associate Profes...

How the Court Became Supreme: The Origins of American Juristocracy (Guest: Paul D. Moreno)

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul D. Moreno, professor of history at Hillsdale College, to discuss his new book, How the Court Became Supreme...

Napoleon: The Decline and Fall of an Empire (Guest: Michael Broers)

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Broers, Professor of Western European History at Oxford University, and to discuss his new book, Napoleo...

Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America (Guest: David E. Bernstein)

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Bernstein, University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, ...

The British Way of War (Guest: Andrew Lambert)

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History at King’s College, London, to discuss his new book, The Br...

Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet (Guest: Marian L. Tupy)

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Marian L. Tupy, editor of HumanProgress.org and senior fellow at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at...

Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy (Guest: Stephen F. Knott)

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen F. Knott, professor of national security affairs at Naval War College, to discuss his new book, Coming t...

Rome: Strategy of Empire (Guest: James Lacey)

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Lacey, Horner Chair of War Studies and Professor of Strategic Studies and Political Economy at Marine Corp...

Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and His Daring Quest for a Free Cuba (Guest: David E. Hoffman)

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Hoffman, contributing editor and member of the editorial board of The Washington Post, to discuss his n...

The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society (Guest: William Deresiewicz)

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by award-winning essayist and critic William Deresiewicz to discuss his new book, The End of Solitude: Selected Ess...

From Breakthrough to Blockbuster: The Business of Biotechnology (Guest: Donald L. Drakeman)

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Donald L. Drakeman, Fellow in Operations and Technology Management at the Cambridge Judge Business School, Disti...

Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party (Guest: F.H. Buckley)

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by F.H. Buckley, Foundation Professor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, to discuss his new ...

In Defense of German Colonialism (Guest: Bruce Gilley)

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Bruce Gilley, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Portland State University, to discuss his new ...

A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland (Guest: Troy Senik)

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Troy Senik, cofounder of Kite & Key, to discuss his new book, “A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Impro...

The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville (Guest: Olivier Zunz)

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Olivier Zunz, the James Madison Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, to discuss his new ...

Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II (Guest: Paul Kennedy)

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul Kennedy, J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History at Yale University, to discuss his new book, Victory a...

Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals (Guest: Christopher M. Reali)

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Christopher M. Reali, assistant professor of music at Ramapo College, to discuss his new book, Music and Mystiqu...

The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life's Waves (Guest: Shaun Tomson)

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by all-time surf god Shaun Tomson to discuss his new book with Noah benShea, “The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to...

To Address You as My Friend: African Americans' Letters to Abraham Lincoln (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, To ...

America's Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization (Guest: Mark A. Noll)

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Mark A. Noll, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, to discuss his new book, America's ...

Distrust of Institutions in Early Modern Britain and America (Guest: Brian P. Levack)

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Brian P. Levack, John E. Green Regents Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Texas at Austin, to di...

Tearing Us Apart (Guest: Ryan T. Anderson)

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Ryan T. Anderson, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss his new book, co-authored with Al...

The State of Black America: Progress, Pitfalls, and the Promise of the Republic (Guest: William B. Allen)

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William B. Allen, resident scholar and the former chief operating officer of the Center for Urban Renewal and Ed...

Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington (Guest: James Kirchick)

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Kirchick, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and columnist for Tablet, to discuss his new b...

The Invention of International Order: Remaking Europe after Napoleon (Guest: Glenda Sluga)

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Glenda Sluga to discuss her new book, “The Invention of International Order: Remaking Europe after Napoleon.”...

Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China (Guest: Michael Beckley)

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Beckley of Tufts University and the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his new book, co-authored w...