In Episode #195, author and historian Timothy Snyder joins Osi to explore the true meaning of living in a free society. They discuss what freedom really is, how it has been misunderstood, and why it is our only hope for survival. In his latest book, On Freedom, Snyder combines insights from philosophers, political dissidents, and contemporary thinkers, alongside his own experiences growing up during a time of American exceptionalism.

Timothy Snyder is one of the world’s leading historians, and a prominent public intellectual in the United States and Europe. An expert on eastern Europe and on the Second World War, he has written acclaimed and prize-winning books about twentieth-century European history, as well as political manifestos and analyses about the rise of tyranny in the contemporary world. His work has been translated into more than forty languages, and has inspired protest, art, and music. He serves as the Levin Professor of History and Public Affairs at Yale University and is the faculty advisor of the Fortunoff Archive for Holocaust Video Testimonies. He is also a permanent fellow of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.