Readings and discussions featuring today's best authors, recorded live at Washington DC's famous Politics & Prose bookstore and presented by Slate.com. Part of the Panoply Network.
David Litt on writing jokes for President Obama and comedy’s reluctant role as a source of truth in the Alternative Fact era.
46 Min
Oct 6, 2017
Danielle Allen discusses her memoir Cuz as well as the war on drugs and mass incarceration.
55 Min
Sep 22, 2017
Mark Bowden and Bob Woodward discuss the Vietnam War including the stories of those who served, the journalists who reported, and the failures of leadership.
Haroon Moghul discusses how he found himself unwittingly thrust into being a spokesperson for Islam after 9/11.
Ibram X. Kendi discusses his book Stamped From The Beginning with Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post.
Tom Perrotta reads from his new novel Mrs. Fletcher and ruminates on middle age, sex, and technology:
Tracy Crow and Jerri Bell discuss their book It's My Country Too: Women's Military Stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan at Politics and Prose.
Matthew Klam discusses his novel "Who Is Rich?" with CNN's Jake Tapper at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC.
Alexandra Fuller discusses race, racism, and white settlers in relation to her new novel Quiet Until The Thaw.
Don Winslow discusses his novel The Force and takes questions from the audience.
Manal Al-Sharif discusses her memoir Daring To Drive at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC.
Ali Soufan discusses his book Anatomy of Terror and takes questions from the audience.
Brooke Gladstone discusses her book The Trouble With Reality with Margaret Sullivan of The Washington Post
April Ryan moderates a panel including Mary Frances Berry, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Wesley Lowery, and Julianne Malveaux.
Amy Goldstein discusses her book Janesville and takes questions from the audience in Washington, DC.
Richard Rothstein, in conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates, discusses his book The Color Of Law
Cory Doctorow discusses his novel Walkaway and his views on technology and society.
Todd Stern, Dave Levitan, Jamie Henn, and Kristen Gunther discuss the state of Climate Change science and policy.
Helene Cooper reads from her book Madame President and takes questions from the audience.
Alyssa Mastromonaco discusses her book Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? and takes questions from the audience.
Adam Alter discusses his book Irresistable and takes questions from the audience.
Mohsin Hamid discusses his book Exit West and takes questions from the audience.
Timothy Snyder discusses his book On Tyranny and takes questions from the audience.
Scott Michelman, Nithya Nathan-Pineau, and Faiza Patel discuss the state of immigration, then take questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Roxane Gay ("Difficult Women") and Viet Thanh Nguyen ("The Refugees") discuss their respective books and take questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Jill Jonnes discusses her book, Urban Forests, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
April Ryan discusses her book, At Mama's Knee, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Fatima Goss Graves, Jennifer Klein, and Rebecca Traister discuss the state of women's rights and feminism, then take questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Emily Esfahani Smith discusses her book, The Power of Meaning, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Will Schwalbe discusses his book, Books for Living, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Steven Johnson discusses his book, Wonderland, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Trevor Noah (Born a Crime), Yaa Gyasi (Homegoing), and Siddhartha Mukherjee (The Gene) discuss their respective books. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Thomas Friedman discusses his book, Thank You for Being Late, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Caitlin Moran discusses her book, Moranifesto, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker discuss their book, "All the Real Indians Died Off", and take questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Laura Jane Grace discusses her book, Tranny, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Trevor Noah discusses his book, Born a Crime, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
David Wood discusses his book, What Have We Done, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Alexander Horowitz discusses her book, Being a Dog, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Dave Barry discusses his book, Best. State. Ever., and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
James Gleick discusses his book, Time Travel: A History, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Walter Mosley discusses his book, Folding the Red Into the Black, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Arlie Russell Hochschild discusses her book, Strangers in Their Own Land, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Belle Boggs discusses her book, The Art of Waiting, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Candice Millard discusses her book, Hero of the Empire, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Joe Conason discusses his book, Man of the World, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Joseph Stiglitz discusses his book, The Euro, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Daniel J. Levitin discusses his book, A Field Guide to Lies, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
David Cay Johnston discusses his book, The Making of Donald Trump, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Ed Yong discusses his book, I Contain Multitudes, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Rosa Brooks discusses her book, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Shadi Hamid discusses his book, Islamic Exceptionalism, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Jeffrey Toobin discusses his book, American Heiress, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Mark Singer discusses his book, Trump and Me, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Susan Faludi discusses her book, In the Darkroom, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Chris Lehmann discusses his book, The Money Cult, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
David Daley discusses his book Ratf**cked with Paul Kane and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Virginia Heffernan discusses her book, Magic and Loss, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Yaa Gyasi discusses her book Homegoing with Dolen Perkins-Valdez and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book The Gene with Judy Woodruff and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Solomon discusses his book Far and Away with Azar Nafisi and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Wayne Pacelle discusses his book, The Humane Economy, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Bacevich discusses his book, America's War for the Greater Middle East, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
James McBride discusses his book, Kill 'Em and Leave, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
David Kilcullen discusses his book Blood Year and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Helen Macdonald discusses her book H is for Hawk and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Roy Blount, Jr. discusses his book Save Room for Pie and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Matthew Desmond discusses his book Evicted and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Traister discusses her book All the Single Ladies and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Cory Booker discusses his book United with the Honorable Julián Castro and takes questions from the audience at the Sixth & I Historical Synagogue. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.
Hanya Yanagihara discusses her book, A Little Life, with Madhulika Sikka and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
A.O. Scott discusses his book, Better Living Through Criticism, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Jane Mayer discusses her book Dark Money with The Atlantic's James Bennet and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Gretchen Rubin discusses her book, Better Than Before, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Justin Peters discusses his book The Idealist with Josh Levin and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. discusses his book Democracy in Black and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
David Gregory discusses his book How's Your Faith?, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Isabel Allende discusses her book, The Japanese Lover, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me), Larissa MacFarquhar (Strangers Drowning), and Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer) discuss their respective books. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washingto
Amy Ellis Nutt discusses her book, Becoming Nicole, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Jon Meacham discusses his book Destiny and Power, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Gloria Steinem discusses her book, My Life on the Road, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Yotam Ottolenghi discusses his book Nopi: The Cookbook with Ramael Scully and Jeffrey Goldberg at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in W
Drew Barrymore discusses her book, Wildflower, and takes questions from the audience. Politics & Prose hosted Barrymore at Sixth & I Synagogue, where she was in conversation with Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, author, and contributor
Anthony Marra discusses his book The Tsar of Love and Techno, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Jenny Lawson discusses her book, Furiously Happy, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Robert Reich discusses his book Saving Capitalism, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Marlon James discusses his book A Brief History of Seven Killings, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Yeonmi Park discusses her book, In Order to Live, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Lauren Groff discusses her book Fates and Furies and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Damon Tweedy discusses his book Black Man in a White Coat, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Claire McCaskill discusses her book Plenty Ladylike with Sen. Cory Booker, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Greg Grandin discusses his book Kissinger's Shadow, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Boots Riley discusses his book Tell Homeland Security—We Are the Bomb, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Ronnie Greene discusses his book Shots on the Bridge, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
