America’s Book Club

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America's Book Club is a podcast hosted by author and philanthropist David Rubenstein featuring conversations with leading authors, policymakers, business innovators, and cultural figures exploring th... more

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How many episodes does America’s Book Club have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

America’s Book Club episodes:

March 29, 2026 Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover Biography & American History Road Trip
Historian and Yale University Professor Beverly Gage joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her Pulitzer Prize winning biography of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and her road trip across America visiting historic sites.

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1h 3min
March 08, 2026 Journalists Peter Baker & Susan Glasser Discuss Profiling Putin, Trump, and Other Leaders
Married journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser join David M. Rubenstein to discuss collaborating to write books profiling key newsmakers including Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

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1h 3min
March 01, 2026 Pulitzer Winner Rick Atkinson on Revolutionary War and WWII Trilogies with David Rubenstein
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson joins David M.
Rubenstein at the National Archives to discuss his trilogies examining the
Revolutionary War and World War II and view artifacts in the Archives' vault.

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1h 2min
February 22, 2026 Linda Chavez: Former Reagan Official and Commentator
Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction.

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1h 1min
February 01, 2026 Pulitzer Prize–Winning Historian Jon Meacham
Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham joined David M. Rubenstein to discuss his biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and George H.W. Bush, and his upcoming book on Dwight Eisenhower.

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1h 1min
January 25, 2026 Christopher Buckley on Satire, Politics, and Writing Fiction
Christopher Buckley is a novelist, essayist, humorist, critic, magazine editor and memoirist. The only child of publishing icon William F. Buckley, Christopher's books have been translated into sixteen foreign languages. He has worked as a merchant seaman and White House speechwriter. He has written for many newspapers and magazines and has lectured in over 70 cities around the world. He was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence.

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1h 2min
January 11, 2026 Cal Ripken Jr.: Baseball Iron Man on 2,632 Consecutive Games and His Hall of Fame Career
Baseball hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. joins David M. Rubenstein to discussed his legendary career and his work as a bestselling author, and gave viewers a tour of memorabilia from his decades in baseball.

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1h 2min
December 21, 2025 Pulitzer Prize Winner Rita Dove on Poetry and American History
Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her upbringing and writing process and reads from her poem "Lady Freedom Among Us."

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1h 2min
December 14, 2025 Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks Explains What Makes Us Happy
Author and Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the science of happiness, his path to becoming an expert on happiness and how people can lead happier lives.

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1h 2min
December 07, 2025 Jodi Picoult on Storytelling, Ethics, and the Power of Fiction
Bestselling writer Jodi Picoult, author of 29 novels, discusses her writing process, adapting her books for Hollywood and why one of her books has been banned across the country.

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1h 2min

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How many episodes does America’s Book Club have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

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