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Charlie Sykes Interview: "The Trumpish Right Is Dumb, Cruel and Dishonest"

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Charlie Sykes

Once at the center of the American conservative movement, bestselling author and radio host Charlie Sykes is a fierce opponent of Donald Trump and the right-wing media that enabled his rise. In his latest book, How the Right Lost Its Mind, Sykes presents an impassioned, regretful and deeply thoughtful account of how the American conservative movement came to lose its values.

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Brian Wilson Interview: Beach Boys Icon Talks "Pet Sounds" and "Playback"

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Brian Wilson

Singer, songwriter, musician and record producer Brian Wilson is best known for being the co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys that formed in 1961. The two-time Grammy Award winner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. He was ranked #12 in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time” in 2015. The British magazine NME ranked Wilson #8 in its “50 Greatest Producers Ever” list, elaborating “few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson’s studio techniques were in the mid-60s.” He is often depicted in media as a “genius.”

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Don Siegelman Interview: Former Alabama Democratic Governor Details His Political Journey Through Hell

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Don Siegelman

On February 8, 2017, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was released from Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale, in Louisiana, where he was serving a six-year sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. He served the final months of his sentence on home detention that ended August 8, 2017.

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Ana Kasparian Interview: "The Young Turks" Host Provides a Fearless Progressive Voice

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Ana Kasparian

Ana Kasparian began her tenure with The Young Turks as a co-host (with Cenk Uygur) and producer in 2007 and has contributed to the explosion of the show’s popularity to become the largest online news program. She was honored in the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in 2016 and was given a Webby Award after appearing on the Sundance Channel’s Dream School where she successfully encouraged high school dropouts to finish their education.

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