Paul Rahe discusses the tension between the federal government and the Catholic Church; and Juliana Taimoorazy and Kamal Ibrahim speak about persecution in Egypt and the Middle East.

Milt is joined by Lourdes Duarte, Dick Kay and Mike Flannery as they share their best and worst experiences as news reporters.

Lee Sandlin, author of “Wicked River,” discusses his book which explores piracy, gambling, future presidents and other adventures on Old Man River.

Biblical scholar Douglas Knight joins us to analyze the Old Testament as history, as theology and as literary masterpiece.

We talk with Arthur Plotnik, author of Better than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives.

Geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Marc Agronin discusses the stigmas around aging and treating the elderly.

Milt takes a tour through World War II through the use of audio clips from Roosevelt, Churchill, and others – also playing music from the era, taking calls from listeners.

Author Maya Jasanoff illuminates her research on loyalists of the British Empire in America during the Revolutionary War.

Author Peter Y. Paik explains how science fiction can provide fascinating insight into the world of politics.

In a discussion from 2007, Milt talks with historian Richard Brookhiser, author of What Would the Founders Do: Our Questions, Their Answers.