Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter reflects on the lessons he has learned from the Bible and talks about the role religion is playing in politics this election year. Plus: Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic on race, fear and gun laws after the killing of a Florida teenager; David Corn on today’s news from the beltway; a new documentary looks at efforts for reconciliation in war-town African nations; and Jeff Ragsdale on a flyer he posted advertising “one lonely guy.”
Obama Fights Back
David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, discusses his new book, Showdown, and how Obama is gearing up for a fight with the GOP.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Trayvon Martin
Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic, discusses the killing of a Florida teenager, and what it says about race, fear, and gun laws in America.
Forgiveness in Wartorn African Nations
Eric Strauss, director of the new documentary "The Redemption of General Butt Naked," and Colin Waugh, author of Charles Taylor and Liberia: Ambition & Atrocity in Africa's Lone Star State, talk about Charles Taylor, Joseph Kony, Joshua Milton Blahyi, and efforts for reconciliation and forgiveness in African nations ridden by violence.
Jimmy Carter: Bible Study
Former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter, talks about religion, politics, and the moral life, and his new book, NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter.
Plus: A call-in for how your religious beliefs have influenced your political beliefs.
A Lonely Town
Jeff Ragsdale, co-creator of the book, Jeff, One Lonely Guy, posted the flyer, "If anyone wants to talk about anything, call me (347) 469-3173. Jeff, one lonely guy." He talks about the book and how he and his collaborators fashioned a book from the responses to his flyer.
Listen: President Jimmy Carter on Whether War is Inevitable
Former President Jimmy Carter responded to Brian's question at the center of our End of War series: Is war inevitable? Listen below.
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