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Chris Matthews and E. J. Dionne, Jr.

Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball, discusses his book Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked with E. J. Dionne, Jr., senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and syndicated columnist for The Washington Post.
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Acclaimed bestselling author Hampton Sides examines the complexities and consequences of the Age of Exploration in his most recent work, "The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact, and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook." He discusses this ferociously-paced story of adventure on the high seas with former Texas congressman and history enthusiast Beto O'Rourke.

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