Call Me Ishmael is a show about the power of American words. Together with guests like Senator Ted Cruz, novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon, historian Lee Harris, and Former CIA super spy Peter Theroux, Lee Smith will revisit the words—in books, movies, and songs—that have shaped and determined our sense of ourselves and our nation, forging both our private ambitions and our collective sensibility.

Call Me Ishmael is a show about the power of American words. Together with guests like Senator Ted Cruz, novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon, historian Lee Harris, and Former CIA super spy Peter Theroux, Lee Smith will revisit the words—in books, movies, and songs—that have shaped and determined our sense of ourselves and our nation, forging both our private ambitions and our collective sensibility.

Introducing: Call Me Ishmael

Best-selling author Lee Smith brings you conversations with fierce Americans about the words that made—and continue to make—America great.  
Call Me Ishmael is a show about the power of American words. Together with guests like Senator Ted Cruz, novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon, historian Lee Harris, and Former CIA super spy Peter Theroux, Lee Smith will revisit the words—in books, movies, and songs—that have shaped and determined our sense of ourselves and our nation, forging both our private ambitions and our collective sensibility.

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Best-selling author Lee Smith brings you conversations with fierce Americans about the words that made—and continue to make—America great. Call Me Ishmael is a show about the power of American words. Together with guests like Senator Ted Cruz, novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon, historian Lee Harris, and Former CIA super spy Peter Theroux, Lee Smith will revisit the words—in books, movies, and songs—that have shaped and determined our sense of ourselves and our nation, forging both our private ambitions and our collective sensibility.

Best-selling author Lee Smith brings you conversations with fierce Americans about the words that made—and continue to make—America great.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Call Me Ishmael is a show about the power of American words. Together with guests like Senator Ted Cruz, novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon, historian Lee Harris, and Former CIA super spy Peter Theroux, Lee Smith will revisit the words—in books, movies, and songs—that have shaped and determined our sense of ourselves and our nation, forging both our private ambitions and our collective sensibility.

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Introducing: Call Me Ishmael

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