Scheer Intelligence
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Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
Episodes
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Sep 2, 2016 • 31min
Mike Farrell: Putting an end to the death penalty
Robert Scheer sits down with actor and activist Mike Farrell to discuss his involvement in the anti death penalty movement.
Aug 19, 2016 • 33min
Chris Hedges: A voice against collective narcissism
Robert Scheer sits down with journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss Hedges' career and influences.
Aug 5, 2016 • 34min
Benjamin Madley and a California Genocide
Robert Scheer sits down with professor and author Benjamin Madley to talk about a little known part of California's history.
Jul 22, 2016 • 30min
John Burton and California Democrats
Robert Scheer sits down with former congressman and current head of the California Democratic Party, John Burton.
Jul 7, 2016 • 34min
Larry Gross and the Formation of the Gay Community
In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with author and academic Larry Gross to discuss how once “invisible” closeted gay men and women eventually formed a powerful community over the middle and late 20th century.
Jun 24, 2016 • 30min
Barbara Williams and “The Hope in Leaving”
In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with actress, singer, and writer Barbara Williams to discuss her new memoir.
Jun 10, 2016 • 34min
Anthony Davis and the Repercussions of a Football Career
Robert Scheer sits down with famed USC and pro football player Anthony Davis and USC dean Jeremy Rosenberg to discuss how brain trauma from years of playing football forever changed Davis' life.
May 27, 2016 • 33min
Sandy Tolan: Children of the Stone
Robert Scheer sits down with journalism professor Sandy Tolan to discuss his new book about the creation of a music school for children in the West Bank.
May 13, 2016 • 33min
Jodie Evans: A Codepink Disrupter
Robert Scheer sits down with activist Jodie Evans to discuss her organization's efforts to move the United States away from military conflict as well as the origins of her activism.
Apr 29, 2016 • 35min
Eddie Conway: Making Real News after Prison
Robert Scheer sits down with former Black Panther Marshall "Eddie" Conway to talk about Conway's decades in jail for a crime he didn't commit and what he has done since being released.
