This week’s guest, journalist J. Mark Powell, says that history books tell you what happened during the Civil War, but his new book, “Witness to War,” allows readers to experience it firsthand through its witnesses: Union and Confederate, battlefront and homefront, soldiers, civilians (men, women, and a few children). The book is based on Powell’s private collection of 500 letters, and he reads a poignant one from a freed slave, living in Canada, to her former masters. Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III co-host.

Rayid Ghani, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who was the chief scientist of the Obama 2012 campaign, talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III about AI literacy, machine learning, and the potential for AI to improve various sectors such as healthcare, education, and employment. He also addresses concerns about job losses due to AI, the role of AI in politics and democracy, and the challenges of detecting fake images and videos.

 

Frank Martz, who used to play with the Baltimore Orioles, is now the manager of Altamonte Springs, Florida. He and his team have led the city to international recognition for innovation, while maintaining one of Florida’s lowest tax rates, low utility costs, and more than 13 years of debt-free operations. A winning city management plan. He speaks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell.

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III’s life trajectory, from his participation in the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama, in May 1963, and jailing, to the presidency of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country, is extraordinary and inspiring. Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III talk about math, music, faith and family, and the power of “everyday people” with him.

Thomas Campanella, a healthcare economist, says, “Our healthcare system is shaped by what you pay for and how you pay for it.” At present, it is in terrible shape. How can this system become healthy? Campanella talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

Newspaper closures around the country continue unabated — recently, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, announced it will shut its doors in May. These venerable papers had a vast bundle of monopoly information, but feisty startups are creating a “new bundle” and are thriving, according to Merrill Brown, founding editor of MSNBC, who is researching them at Syracuse University. He speaks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

Thomas Campanella, a healthcare economist, says, “Our healthcare system is shaped by what you pay for and how you pay for it.” At present, it is in terrible shape. How can this system become healthy? Campanella talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

The new AI and Emerging Technologies Institute at Catholic University of America is offering specific undergraduate and graduate degrees in AI that blend technical education with the Catholic intellectual tradition on ethics and human dignity. It is led by Taylor Black, who also works at Microsoft, facilitating a dialog between big tech and academia. He and William Hederman, a visiting fellow at the university, speak with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

Mark Gabriel, president and CEO of United Power, is an energy savant and someone who speaks truth to electric power. In this episode he speaks frankly with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III about the need for all fuels, and his approach to keeping the lights on.

Alan J. Kuperman, an associate professor at the LBJ School of Public Policy, University of Texas, talks with co-hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III about whether U.S. nuclear energy policy could accelerate weapons proliferation.