After Words

Stacy Schiff has written books about Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, and the Witches of Salem. And now it's Samuel Adams, a Massachusetts man Thomas Jefferson called the Father of the American Revolution. Stacy Schiff, appropriately born in Adams, Massachusetts, is our guest this week. Her book is titled "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams." Mr. Adams was born in Boston and lived for 81 years from 1722 to 1803. He's also been called the most Puritan and the most populist of the American Founders. If you met him before his forty-first birthday, according to author Schiff, you probably wouldn't consider him much of a success.Includes bonus interview material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economist Nouriel Roubini offered his thoughts on how the U.S. can avoid what he calls the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal senior writer Jon Hilsenrath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entrepreneur & AOL co-founder Steve Case talked about his efforts to create start up opportunities, spur innovation & create jobs around the country. He was interviewed by Atlantic Magazine CEO Nicholas Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forbes Magazine's Chloe Sorvino reports on the future of the U.S. meat industry. She's interviewed by former George W. Bush administration Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Great Stewardess Rebellion" is about the women who changed the working conditions for stewardesses in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The author, Nell Wulfhart wrote the New York Times "Carry-On" column from 2016 to 2019. In the introduction to her book, Ms. Wulfhart writes that: "It wouldn't be much of an exaggeration to say that in the 1960s the airplane cabin was the most sexist workplace in America." Since then, she adds, the "flight attendants' achievements are, even from today's perspective, remarkable: they forced the airlines to promote them alongside men, to pay them fairly, to treat them as legitimate workers."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Times' Emily Flitter reports on the barriers that people of color face when interacting with the U.S. financial services industry. She's interviewed by author and Brookings Institution senior fellow Andre Perry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sociologist Beth Truesdale looked at the future of retirement and whether working longer provides better financial security for workers.  She was interviewed by Wellesley College economics professor Courtney Coile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CBS News' Major Garrett & Center for Election Innovation & Research Founder David Becker addressed the allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election & rebuilding confidence in American democracy. They're interviewed by Politico national investigative correspondent Heidi Przybyla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tufts University professor Chris Miller traced the history of microchip technology & how it has become the most critically-needed technology globally. He was interviewed by Democratic Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandi Collins-Dexter examined the relationship between Black voters & the Democratic Party. She was interviewed by author & journalist Wesley Lowery.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices