Board member of the Atomic Heritage Foundation and author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Richard Rhodes on KCRW
More from KCRW
Lame duck session: What’s on the agenda?
Election 2022Panelists discuss what to expect during the lame duck session, the future direction of both parties amid a split Congress, and what polls got wrong and right during the midterm…
Fact-Checking Jesus
NationalThe Rev. Madison Shockley discusses the historical, political and controversial misconceptions of the Christmas story.
How Traci Park plans to rebuild Angelenos’ trust with City Council
PoliticsTraci Park joins the LA City Council at a time of turmoil and division. The moderate Democrat defeated a more progressive challenger, despite the council shifting left.
Adam Schiff on DOJ accountability and bad blood with Kevin McCarthy
PoliticsBurbank Congressman Adam Schiff discusses potential criminal charges against Donald Trump, plus his relationship with Kevin McCarthy, and his serious consideration of a Senate run.
Peace Candidate Matthew Hoh: War is a cancel culture
PoliticsHow Democrats, their pro-war Republican cohorts and the media canceled the U.S. Senate campaign of ex Marine and US foreign policy official Matthew Hoh.
Holocaust survivors who used Kindertransport finally reunite
HistoryTwo refugees who escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport meet for the first time since 1939, recounting stories of how they left Europe as children.
Americans don’t trust institutions. Does that weaken democracy?
PoliticsPanelists discuss Kyrsten Sinema’s departure from the Democratic Party, what a plot to overthrow the government in Germany has in common with America’s far right and how social media…
Another mass shooting in California. Can anything stop the violence?
PoliticsPanelists discuss recent mass shootings in California, Florida’s ban of a high school Advanced Placement course on African American studies, and relating to people with different…
Vote after vote: What will McCarthy do to become speaker?
PoliticsPanelists discuss Kevin McCarthy’s failed bids to become speaker of the House, President Biden and Mitch McConnell’s joint infrastructure support, and the anniversary of the January 6…