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Robert Rubin: "The Yellow Pad"

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Michael talks with Robert Rubin, former secretary of the Treasury and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, on his book "The Yellow Pad: Making Better Decisions in an Uncertain World." Original air date 7 November 2023. The book was published on 16 May 2023.

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TKC 460 Mark Sullivan: Author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky Interview starts at 3:32 and ends at 42:21 “Not only does the guy [Pino Lella] deserve to be noted for what he did, his story is the story of faith, and the ability to endure, and the ability to go on, and the ability... by The Kindle Chronicles
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Fussy Old World: How do attitudes to 'fussy eating' vary across the globe? by The Food Chain
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SBF Deserves Human Rights by Crypto Critics' Corner
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on 'The Daughters of Kobani': Since 2014, the civil war in Syria has involved an incredibly diverse and complex array of actors representing all manner of ideology and sectarian identity. But one group has captured the public imagination more than perhaps any other: the all-female... by The Lawfare Podcast
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Deesha Philyaw by My Unlived Life
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The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, The Most Dangerous Woman in the World: September 15, 2023 - Join us for the New York City book launch of The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, The Most Dangerous Woman in the World. Hear from author Dr. Sung-Yoon Lee, Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in... by The Korea Society
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David Grann: "Killers of the Flower Moon": With the news that Martin Scorcese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" made a huge splash at the Cannes Film Festival, it's a good time to hear Michael's conversation with the author of the book that the movie - due in theatres in October 2023 - is based on. Listen here to David Grann, New York Times Bestselling author of "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI." Original air date 28 May 2017. The book was published on 18 April 2017. by Book Club with Michael Smerconish
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Throughline: Dare to Dissent: Sometimes, the most dangerous and powerful thing a person can do is to stand up not against their enemies, but against their friends. As the United States heads into what will likely be another bitter and divided election year, there will be more and more pressure to stand with our in-groups rather than our consciences. So a group of us here at Throughline decided to tell some of the stories of people who have stood up to that kind of pressure. Some are names we know; others we likely never will. On today's episode: what those people did, what it cost them, and why they did it anyway. EPISODE CITATIONS: Books -Defying Hitler: the White Rose Pamphlet (https://zpr.io/wAXJuTzqFBvw), by Alexandra Lloyd, fellow by special election in German at the University of Oxford. King: A Life (https://zpr.io/iGAEggJJnFNE), by Johnathan Eig. by Radiolab
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