From 2005, Milt talks with the authors of Going to Mars, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

Not necessarily, says Steven Smith of Yale in his recent book (Reading Leo Strauss) and in this conversation. The Iraq War, the Weekly Standard, “noble lies” in politics, renascent Judaism as a source of political analysis, “exoteric” and “esoteric” political commentary: these are some of the areas into which one must venture, says Smith, when trying to account for Strauss’s thought and his influence upon the rise of neo-conservatism.

From 2006, Milt talks with Harvey Mansfield about his book Manliness.

From 2007, Milt talks with humorist P.J. O’Rourke on his great book looking at the works of economist Adam Smith.

From 2003, Milt talks with Simon Winchester about his book Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, delving into the tremendous volcanic explosion of 1883.