Synopsis
Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
Episodes
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![Sergei Plekhanov: A new chapter with Russia]()
Sergei Plekhanov: A new chapter with Russia
13/01/2017 Duration: 33minRobert Scheer sits down with Professor Sergei Plekhanov to discuss the United States' future ties with Russia under President-elect Donald Trump.
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![Lawrence Ferlinghetti: A champion for the Beats]()
Lawrence Ferlinghetti: A champion for the Beats
06/01/2017 Duration: 34minRobert Scheer sits down with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and co-founder of famed City Lights Bookstore to talk about his life and work publishing writers of the Beat Generation.
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![Janet Yang: A groundbreaking producer]()
Janet Yang: A groundbreaking producer
23/12/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with Hollywood producer Janet Yang to discuss her connection to China and how it has influenced her career in filmmaking.
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![Zev Yaroslavsky: A pragmatic Los Angeles politician]()
Zev Yaroslavsky: A pragmatic Los Angeles politician
16/12/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with longtime Californian politician Zev Yaroslavsky to discuss his decades-long career and his take on the presidential election.
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![Richard Reeves: A timely history of internment in America]()
Richard Reeves: A timely history of internment in America
09/12/2016 Duration: 32minRobert Scheer sits down with journalist Richard Reeves to discuss Donald Trump's rise and what we can learn from the past.
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![Blase Bonpane: A priest who defied the church]()
Blase Bonpane: A priest who defied the church
02/12/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with priest Blase Bonpane to discuss his career working for peace in Central America and his conflicted relationship with the Catholic Church.
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![Johann Hari: Chasing the scream]()
Johann Hari: Chasing the scream
25/11/2016 Duration: 32minRobert Scheer sits down with journalist Johann Hari to discuss what he has discovered about addiction and the war on drugs.
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![Kali Nicole Gross: Dissecting a startling crime]()
Kali Nicole Gross: Dissecting a startling crime
18/11/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with Author Kali Nicole Gross to discuss her new book Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso.
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![Kshama Sawant: Bringing socialism to Seattle]()
Kshama Sawant: Bringing socialism to Seattle
11/11/2016 Duration: 34minRobert Scheer sits down with Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant to discuss the changing face of socialism in this country.
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![Lizbeth Mateo: An immigration activist using herself as an example]()
Lizbeth Mateo: An immigration activist using herself as an example
04/11/2016 Duration: 32minIn this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with immigration rights activist Lizbeth Mateo to discuss what should be done for immigrants and her own status.
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![Amy Trask: A powerful woman in the world of football]()
Amy Trask: A powerful woman in the world of football
28/10/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with former Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask to discuss her experience as a female executive in a male-dominated field.
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![David Dayen: The untold stories of the mortgage crisis]()
David Dayen: The untold stories of the mortgage crisis
21/10/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with writer David Dayen to discuss the fallout from the housing crisis.
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![Petros Papadakis: The joy and danger of college football]()
Petros Papadakis: The joy and danger of college football
14/10/2016 Duration: 30minRobert Scheer sits down with sports broadcaster and former college football player Petros Papadakis to discuss the lure of the sport for young players.
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![Misty K. Snow: An historic Senate nominee]()
Misty K. Snow: An historic Senate nominee
07/10/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with Utah Democratic Senate nominee Misty K Snow to discuss her unlikely candidacy.
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![Gary Tyler: Cast the First Stone]()
Gary Tyler: Cast the First Stone
30/09/2016 Duration: 30minRobert Scheer sits down with Gary Tyler to discuss his decades wrongly imprisoned and a film about the play he directed while in prison.
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![David Cay Johnston: The Making of Donald Trump]()
David Cay Johnston: The Making of Donald Trump
23/09/2016 Duration: 34minRobert Scheer sits down with award-winning journalist and author David Cay Johnston to discuss the GOP presidential candidate.
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![Matt Welch: reason and the libertarian]()
Matt Welch: reason and the libertarian
16/09/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with journalist and libertarian Matt Welch to discuss the party's growth during this election campaign.
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![Mike Farrell: Putting an end to the death penalty]()
Mike Farrell: Putting an end to the death penalty
02/09/2016 Duration: 31minRobert Scheer sits down with actor and activist Mike Farrell to discuss his involvement in the anti death penalty movement.
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![Chris Hedges: A voice against collective narcissism]()
Chris Hedges: A voice against collective narcissism
19/08/2016 Duration: 33minRobert Scheer sits down with journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss Hedges' career and influences.
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![Benjamin Madley and a California Genocide]()
Benjamin Madley and a California Genocide
05/08/2016 Duration: 33minRobert Scheer sits down with professor and author Benjamin Madley to talk about a little known part of California's history.
