
15 episodes
17. Why the Cold War Still Matters w John Lewis Gaddis

17. Why the Cold War Still Matters w John Lewis Gaddis
Peter Robinson sits down at Yale University with the "dean of Cold War historians," John Lewis Gaddis Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Long Telegram author George F. Kennan.
1 h 7 min
Nov 20, 2025
16. Law Talk: How a Supreme Court Justice Does Her Job

16. Law Talk: How a Supreme Court Justice Does Her Job
How does the Supreme Court work & how does one of its youngest justices balance life, law, and 7 children? In this in-depth conversation, Justice Amy Coney Barrett discusses her new book.
1 h 12 min
Nov 10, 2025
15. The Extinction of Experience: Impact of Technology

15. The Extinction of Experience: Impact of Technology
Christine Rosen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of 'The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World'.
50min
Nov 4, 2025
14. Inflation: Kevin Warsh on Fixing Federal Reserve

14. Inflation: Kevin Warsh on Fixing Federal Reserve
Has the Fed lost its way? Hoover Visiting Fellow Kevin Warsh thinks it has and offers solutions on how to fix it.
1 h 1 min
Oct 27, 2025
13. Three Historians Debate the Era of Trump

13. Three Historians Debate the Era of Trump
Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson, and Stephen Kotkin are all senior fellows at the Hoover Institution, and this is the first time they have appeared together in a public discussion.
1 h 19 min
Oct 20, 2025
12. From Havana to Yale: Carlos Eire on Cuba & America

12. From Havana to Yale: Carlos Eire on Cuba & America
Yale historian and memoirist Carlos Eire recounts his journey from being a Cuban boy in Operation Peter Pan to becoming a National Book winning author.
1 h 4 min
Oct 2, 2025
11. Marc Andreessen: It's Morning Again In America

11. Marc Andreessen: It's Morning Again In America
Marc Andreessen is a prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor. This discussion covers Andreessen's journey from his founding Netscape to his role in shaping Silicon Valley and now politics.
1 h 14 min
Sep 30, 2025
9. Conflict: Ferguson on His War of Words w/ VP Vance

9. Conflict: Ferguson on His War of Words w/ VP Vance
Niall Ferguson, preeminent historian & Milbank Family Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution joins this episode of Uncommon Knowledge w Peter Robinson to discuss the war & ongoing stalemate in Ukraine.
1 h 4 min
Sep 23, 2025
8. Dr. Jay Goes to Washington: Reforming Science

8. Dr. Jay Goes to Washington: Reforming Science
Robinson speaks with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, former Stanford professor, epidemiologist, and the newly appointed director of NIH. Once labeled a fringe epidemiologist, he now leads a biomedical research agency.
1 h 10 min
Sep 10, 2025
7. Five Questions for Stephen Kotkin

7. Five Questions for Stephen Kotkin
Stephen Kotkin is the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and one of the most preeminent historians. In this installment of 5 Questions for Kotkin, he explores the reelection of Trump.
1 h 23 min
Sep 4, 2025
6. Justice Alito: Dobbs and the Balancing of Power

6. Justice Alito: Dobbs and the Balancing of Power
In this wide-ranging talk, Supreme Court Associate Justice Alito discusses the principles that guide his judicial ideals. From his majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson to his views on originalism.
1 h 4 min
Aug 26, 2025
5. The Signal in the Noise: Speaker Mike Johnson

5. The Signal in the Noise: Speaker Mike Johnson
Peter Robinson interviews Speaker of the House Mike Johnson about the contentious passage of the "One, Big Beautiful Bill," a budget reconciliation measure crafted to implement core elements for Trump.
45min
Aug 25, 2025
3. Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima: The Pacific in WWII

3. Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima: The Pacific in WWII
8/15/2025 is the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Japanese to Allied Forces. Peter Robinson sits down with Jonathan Horn & Ian Toll to examine the most contested decision of World War II.
55min
Aug 17, 2025
2. Empire of Illusion: Frank Dikötter on China

2. Empire of Illusion: Frank Dikötter on China
Frank Dikötter challenges the prevailing narrative about China's rise. Dikötter argues that the Communist Party has masterfully projected the image of a powerful modern & economically dominant nation.
1 h 3 min
Aug 17, 2025
1. Beyond Evolution: Unraveling the Origins of Life

1. Beyond Evolution: Unraveling the Origins of Life
Stephen Meyer wrote of Return of the God Hypothesis & the director of the Discovery Institute. James Tour is a synthetic organic chemist & professor at Rice Univ, renowned for work in nanotechnology.
1 h 4 min
Aug 17, 2025


