James Beard Award-winning author Hetty Lui McKinnon discusses her cookbook “Linger” and how she thinks her recipe’s bold flavors make these vegetarian dishes memorable.
Best-selling author Mitch Albom discusses his sports writing career, and authoring books including “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Twice.”
National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi discusses his storied career and his book “Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers.”
Longtime tech journalist, podcaster, and author Kara Swisher joins the program with her insight on the people behind the tech industry and artificial intelligence. Swisher’s book, a memoir, is titled “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.”
Bestselling author and award winning biographer Jonathan Eig joins Evan to discuss his works covering Muhammad Ali, Lou Gehrig, and his most recent book on Martin Luther King, Jr., King: A Life.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper discusses his book, “All the Demons Are Here: A Thriller,” journalism and news media’s relationship with truth in the modern age.
To celebrate ten seasons of Overheard with Evan Smith, this special episode takes a look back at some of the guests who have educated and enlightened us – those who bring us the written word. From best selling authors like John Grisham to newcomers like Saeed Jones, the conversations are always entertaining.
Jonathan Alter is an author and commentator, who was at Newsweek for close to three decades. He has written several New York Times best-sellers about American presidents.
International best-selling author John Grisham discusses his novel “The Guardians.”
John Grisham is the author of more than thirty novels, one work of non-fiction, a collection of stories and seven novels for young readers. A master of the legal thriller, nine of his novels have been turned into films – “The Firm,” “The Pelican Brief,” “The Client,” “A Time to Kill,” “The Rainmaker,” “The Chamber,” “A Painted House,” “The Runaway Jury” and “Skipping Christmas.” There are currently more than 300 million John Grisham books in print worldwide, which have been translated into 40 languages. His 2019 novel, “The Guardians,” has a strong social-justice component that shows how wrongful convictions happen.
When he’s not writing, Grisham devotes time to charitable causes including serving as the local Little League commissioner. The six ballfields he built on his property have played host to more than 350 kids on 26 Little League teams.
Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice talks about her memoir, “Tough Love.”
Susan Rice began her service in the public sector in 1993. In the Clinton administration, she was a foreign policy analyst on the National Security Council and assistant secretary of state for African affairs. Under President Barack Obama, she served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and national security advisor. She is currently a distinguished visiting research fellow at the School of International Service at American University, a non-resident senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times.
Rice received a master’s degree and a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University where she was a Rhodes Scholar and her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University. She released a memoir, “Tough Love,” in 2019 that provides an insider’s look at the White House, foreign affairs and balancing work with motherhood.
