Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. We talked to Julian about the myths and legends that have shaped American consciousness, how they arose, and why they need to be dispelled in order for us to get a truer sense of who we are as a nation.

Charlie Laderman, a renowned expert on international peacemaking at the end of World War I, joins us to talk about one of the most important turning points in modern history, focusing on Woodrow Wilson’s leadership.

Beverly Gage, author of the acclaimed new biography, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, talks about the larger-than-life director of the FBI who made the bureau a fixture of American power and, in many ways, his own personal fiefdom.

Chris Whipple, author of The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House, spent two years talking with White House insiders, including President Biden himself, to provide a look at how the administration has faced enormous, and, in many cases, unprecedented challenges, some that came in the wake of the chaotic Trump presidency and others that have arisen since.

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, journalists and co-authors of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, share their account of the Trump presidency.

Hosts Mark Lawrence and Mark Updegrove look back on 10 of their favorite "With the Bark Off" moments from an incredible year.

Columnist and author John Farrell joins us to discuss his new book, Ted Kennedy: A Life, which explores Senator Kennedy’s remarkable 77 years, rife with inconceivable triumph and unimaginable tragedy.

Former presidential speechwriter Troy Senik talks about President Grover Cleveland, one of the more obscure but also more notable men to sit in the Oval Office.

Pete Souza, who served as a White House photographer for both Presidents Obama and Reagan, talks about his unique vantage point on the presidency and shares little-known stories of the two leaders he worked with.

Paul Gregory joins us to talk about The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee, his chilling portrait of the assassin of President John F. Kennedy and his young Russian wife, Marina.