What to Reid

On this episode of What to Reid, Justin Frank puts "Trump on the Couch" as he discusses his latest book, which breaks down Trump's family history and psychology and dives into what makes this strangest of American presidents tick.

Read the New York Journal of Books review here: https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/trump-couch

And get your copy of the book here: https://amzn.to/2YU1W2G

In this episode, Joy-Ann interviews Steven Hassan, author of the controversial book: The Cult of Trump, in which Hassan -- one of America's foremost experts on cults, and someone who escaped from a cult himself -- offers his analysis of the indoctrination tactics Donald Trump uses to "build a fanatical devotion in his supporters." Listen and judge for yourself!

Will Donald Trump ever fit into the "president's club?" ---- the unofficially, and unusually close-knit tribe of men (so far only men) who have held the highest political office in the U.S.? Joy talks with New York Times Number One Best-Selling author Kate Andersen Brower, about her new book "Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump," about those relationships between the five most recent presidents, and number 45. 

In this episode of "What to Reid," Joy talks with authors / investigative reporters David Corn and Michael Isikoff about their book: Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump Hardcover; now out in paperback. The book details how the Kremlin hijacked American democracy by creeping into the Trump campaign and exploiting it to their own ends, and in the new chapter, they walk us through Donald Trump's impeachment, and the implications. Also they both sport jaunty corona beards! Enjoy!

On this episode of What to Reid, Joy interviews AM Joy favorite Jill Wine Banks, who made a name for herself as a young woman, as the lone female member of the Watergate prosecuting team that took down President Richard Nixon. Jill talks about questioning Nixon's secretary, Rose Mary Woods, who tried to take the fall for the gap in the Watergate tapes with her famous "Rose Mar y Stretch," finding out her own house was bugged, and the sexism that tried, but failed, to stop her career. Check it out!

Former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, and longtime friend and colleague of both Barack and Michelle Obama, Valerie Jarrett joins Joy to talk about her book: Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward, which is now out in paperback. In the book, Valerie talks about her family roots, and her path to the West Wing, and gives sage advice about surviving childhood as the kid who's "different," and asserting your independence as a woman, mom and (in the new afterward) as a grandmother. (Recorded on June 1, 2020).

On this episode of What to Reid, Joy-Ann talks with CNN political analyst and the former youngest black elected official in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers, whose new book, "My Vanishing Country" explores the lives of America's REAL forgotten men and women, in America's black rural south. Part-biography, part cultural-historical analysis, the book tells the story of Sellers' family in Denmark, South Carolina, including his father's shooting by police during the civil rights era, and of the Americans who are often overlooked in standard media narratives. (Note: recorded on May 28, 2020).

On this episode of What to Reid, Joy-Ann talks with Maria Hinojosa, founder and director of the Futuro Media Group and NPR journalist, about her new book, "Once I Was You," which explores immigration from a deeply personal perspective, including the children separated from their parents by the Trump administration, and "mediaing while Latina."

Your favorite personalities and authors, their new books and host Joy-Ann Reid! What’s not to love on every episode of #whattoreid!? This week’s guest: Micheal Arceneaux.

Your favorite personalities and authors, their new books and host Joy-Ann Reid! What’s not to love on every episode of #whattoreid!? This week’s guest: Karine Jean Pierre