John Seabrook discusses the modern hit factory of super producers like Max Martin who are responsible for a huge number of hit songs by Rihanna, Katy Perry and others. #songwriters #MaxMartin #superproducers

Journalist Bethany McLean joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the perilous situation of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. #FannieMae #FreddieMac #homeloans

ABC "Nightline" co-anchor Dan Harris discusses the visit by Pope Francis to the United States and the personal journey that led Harris to become a Buddhist on The Steve Fast Show. #ABC #Nightline #PopeFrancis

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Barton Swaim joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss his work as a speechwriter for scandal-ridden South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. #MarkSanford

Cindi Canary, Executive Director of Independent Maps discusses the group's initiative to place a ballot measure that would change the process through which Illinois legislative maps are drawn. #IndependentMaps

Journalist Steve Silberman discusses the forgotten history of autism on the Steve Fast Show. #autism #research

Investigative reporter Gilbert Gaul discusses the big money world of college football on the Steve Fast Show. #College #football #NCAA

Ronald Feinman, author of "Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency," joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss plots to kill chief executives from Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama. #assassinations #president #WilliamMcKinley

Historian Irwin F. Gellman discusses the relationship between Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon on The Steve Fast Show. #DwightEisenhower #RichardNixon