22 Podcast Episodes
Hoover Book Club: Equality of Opportunity: A Century of Debate | David Davenport and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Hoover Book Club: Equality of Opportunity: A Century of Debate | David Davenport and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Join the Hoover Book Club for engaging discussions with leading authors on the hottest policy issues of the day. Hoover ... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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47mins
Hoover Book Club: Bread + Medicine: American Famine Relief in Soviet Russia, 1921–1923 | Bertrand Patenaude and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Hoover Book Club: Bread + Medicine: American Famine Relief in Soviet Russia, 1921–1923 | Bertrand Patenaude and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
June 1, 2023 Hoover Institution | Stanford University Join the Hoover Book Club for engaging discussions with leading au... Read more
1 Jun 2023
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58mins
2024’s Elephant Parade: Who Plays the Trump Card? | Bill Whalen and Ben Ginsberg | Hoover Institution
2024’s Elephant Parade: Who Plays the Trump Card? | Bill Whalen and Ben Ginsberg | Hoover Institution
Should he formalize his candidacy, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott would be the fifth Republican looking to unseat Pres... Read more
14 Apr 2023
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57mins
Chicago’s Mayor Gets Schooled | Bill Whalen and Michael Hartney | Hoover Institution
Chicago’s Mayor Gets Schooled | Bill Whalen and Michael Hartney | Hoover Institution
A Chicago mayoral primary fueled by the issue of crime ends up with the incumbent’s ouster and an April runoff between t... Read more
3 Mar 2023
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53mins
Vengeance, Virtue and “Who We Are” | Bill Whalen and Zachary Shore | Hoover Institution
Vengeance, Virtue and “Who We Are” | Bill Whalen and Zachary Shore | Hoover Institution
A look back at wartime moral dilemmas confronting America’s “greatest generation” – dropping atomic bombs, interning Jap... Read more
10 Feb 2023
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42mins
Make a Run for the Border | Lee Ohanian, Bill Whalen, Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Make a Run for the Border | Lee Ohanian, Bill Whalen, Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Why did California governor Gavin Newsom slip across the US-Mexico border and how can anyone explain the Golden State’s ... Read more
16 Dec 2022
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54mins
UC Campus Strikes – And Striking a Blow Against Big Oil? | Lee Ohanian, Bill Whalen, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
UC Campus Strikes – And Striking a Blow Against Big Oil? | Lee Ohanian, Bill Whalen, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
What’s the story behind the student-workers’ strike at UC campuses across California, and what changes in homeless polic... Read more
2 Dec 2022
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57mins
Saints, Sinners, and Salvageables: Turduckens and How to Discuss Politics This Holiday Season | Ben Ginsberg and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Saints, Sinners, and Salvageables: Turduckens and How to Discuss Politics This Holiday Season | Ben Ginsberg and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
November provides two political hurdles for many an American: a contentious election, followed by a heated conversation ... Read more
22 Nov 2022
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54mins
Saints, Sinners, and Salvageables: Grading Election Integrity | Ben Ginsberg and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Saints, Sinners, and Salvageables: Grading Election Integrity | Ben Ginsberg and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
After 2020’s contentious election, how well did America’s latest experiment in democracy fare? Ben Ginsberg, the Hoover ... Read more
15 Nov 2022
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51mins
The “Wave” That Wasn’t: What Data Says About Midterm Results | David Brady, Douglas Rivers, and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
The “Wave” That Wasn’t: What Data Says About Midterm Results | David Brady, Douglas Rivers, and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Why didn’t the anticipated “red wave” appear and what do last week’s results suggest about political polarization and th... Read more
15 Nov 2022
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54mins