# Richard Ben Cramer

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Jonathan Martin, Senior Political Writer, Politico

Frank Lavin talks with Jonathan Martin, Senior Political Writer, Politico, to discuss the 2024 presidential race and what Harris and Trump each need to do in the final stretch. We also discuss Jonathan's book, "This Will Not Pass," as well as Richard Ben Cramer's masterpiece of the 1988 presidentia…

What We're Reading

After we finished up The Power Broker, a bunch of people were asking us what other books we’d been reading. A group of us got together and presented some of our recent favorites, and the choices were so good and surprising and charming, we're now sharing it widely. Here are the books covered in th…

Episode 100: THE KILLER Jerry Lee Lewis Part One

Jerry Lee Lewis was the original wild man of rock and roll, known as the Killer, and many people believe the Killer may have in fact have murdered his fifth wife. Some think he may have had something to do with his fourth wife’s mysterious death as well.   Today we bring you the most rock and rol…

Joe Biden 1988

Anders and Fred talk about Joe Biden's aborted 1988 campaign, exploring his plagiarism scandals, centrist politics and how Biden's first shot at the Presidency explains the rest of his career. Main Sources: "What it Takes" by Richard Ben Cramer & "Yesterday's Man" by Branko Mark Check out our Pat…

Episode 31: 1986 - Prince and the Revolution & The Cure

Episode Discussion Topics: – The 1980s.   – The cultural veneer of the 1980s vs. the actuality of the 1980s.  –  Ted Williams – 1986 Youth Cinema Tracks: Prince and the Revolution’s “Kiss” The Cure’s “Charlotte Sometimes” Further Listening/Reading: Prince’s Under the Cherry Moon, 1986 …

The Wolves of K Street | Brody Mullins on Power, Lobbying, and Corporate Influence

Chris sits down with award winning investigative journalist, author, and longtime Wall Street Journal reporter Brody Mullins to discuss politics, lobbying, corporate influence, journalism, government power, media, and the inspiration behind his bestselling book The Wolves of K Street: The Secret Hi…

Be Careful What You Wish For

I was a newly minted VP at Ziff-Davis, in a job that felt way over my head, and likely was. With my one-year-old daughter asleep on my chest, I started reading “What It Takes”. I thought I was reading a book about a presidential primary. I didn’t realize I was reading a book that would help me iden…