Best Vanderbilt Project On Unity Podcasts (2024)

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Will Hurd and Bill Haslam on rebuilding trust our institutions 41:13

1+ y ago41:13

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Episode three of Unity Talks: A Summer Series features a truly fascinating conversation between former U.S. Representative Will Hurd and former Tennessee governor and Unity Project Co-Chair Bill Haslam. In this discussion, Haslam and Hurd touch on a wide range of topics, including Hurd’s experience in the CIA and his path to Congress, the importanc…

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Allida Black and Samar Ali on Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy 51:36

1+ y ago51:36

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In episode four of Unity Talks, Vanderbilt University Professor and Unity Project Co-Chair Samar Ali sits down with Unity Project Advisory Board member Allida Black to discuss the life and legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt. In this discussion, they explore Eleanor Roosevelt’s pathbreaking work to advance human rights and democracy both at home and abroad…

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Jon Meacham and Keel Hunt on the history of Tennessee politics 41:04

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Author and journalist Keel Hunt joined co-chair Jon Meacham to discuss Hunt’s book, Crossing the Aisle: How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee into the 21st Century and Could Save America. As he describes in his book, throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, pragmatic politicians were able to power policymaking in issues ranging from public sch…

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Jonathan Martin and John Geer on the media's impact on American politics 26:43

1+ y ago26:43

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We are excited to share with you the first episode of Unity Talks: A Summer Series, featuring a grounded, timely discussion between Jonathan Martin, a New York Times national political correspondent and author of This Will Not Pass, and Vanderbilt University Dean John Geer. In their conversation, Martin and Geer explore the personalities driving Am…

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Yuval Levin and Bill Haslam on seeking broader coalitions 31:26

1+ y ago31:26

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In episode two of Unity Talks: A Summer Series, Bill Haslam, former governor of Tennessee and Unity Project co-chair, sits down with Yuval Levin, a political analyst and senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute to discuss a wide range of challenges on our modern political landscape, one of the most notable being the tendency of both major pol…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Vanderbilt Project On Unity Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Unity Talks

The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy

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Will Hurd and Bill Haslam on rebuilding trust our institutions 41:13

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Allida Black and Samar Ali on Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy 51:36

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Jon Meacham and Keel Hunt on the history of Tennessee politics 41:04

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Jonathan Martin and John Geer on the media's impact on American politics 26:43

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Yuval Levin and Bill Haslam on seeking broader coalitions 31:26

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