Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs
Join world-renowned economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs for lively conversations with the authors of scintillating, inspiring and remarkably important books about history, social justice, and the challenges of building a decent world. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Produced by Karena Joslin. Audio editing by Matt Rocker, theme song composed by Matt Rocker, performed by Dave Eggar. A kontentreal production.
Episodes
35 episodes since 2021
Season 3, Episode 11: Dr. Alfred de Zayas, Building a Just World Order
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Alfred de Zayas as they discuss de Zayas’s book, Building a Just World Order which delves into the possibility of a de...
September 03, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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56:35
Season 3, Episode 10: Jean Dong, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World
Please join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and China expert, Jean Dong as they discuss Dong’s fascinating book, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World: D...
August 06, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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40:34
Season 3, Episode 9: Monika Wiesak, America's Last President: What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Monika Wiesak as they discuss one of America's most iconic leaders in, America's Last President: What the World Lost When ...
July 02, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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40:22
Season 3, Episode 8: James & Tom Risen, The Last Honest Man: the CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedy's - and one Senator's Fight to Save Democracy
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs in his conversation with authors James and Tom Risen on their important, new book The Last Honest Man, a gripping bi...
June 04, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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52:20
Season 3, Episode 7: Bryan W. Van Norden, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto
Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Bryan Van Norden as they discuss Prof. Van Norden’s book, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto. As...
May 07, 2024
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47:22
Season 3, Episode 6: Richard E. Rubenstein, Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages
Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and an expert on religious conflict, Richard E. Rubenstein as they discuss Rubenstein’s book, Aristotle's Children: How C...
April 02, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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48:49
Season 3, Episode 5: Norman Solomon, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political and media analyst Norman Solomon as they discuss Solomon’s important new book,
March 05, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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51:56
Season 3, Episode 4: Dr. David Daokui Li, China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and economist David Daokui Li as they discuss Professor Li’s brilliant new book, China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict....
February 06, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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38:04
Season 3, Episode 3: Jessica Rawson, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Jessica Rawson, one of the world’s most eminent scholars of China, as they discuss Rawson’s book, Life and Afterlife ...
January 02, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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44:21
Season 3, Episode 2: Lindsey A. O'Rourke, Covert Regime Change: America's Secret Cold War
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist Lindsey O’Rourke as they discuss O’Rourke’s remarkable book, Covert Regime Cha...
December 05, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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42:22
Season 3, Episode 1: John Mearsheimer, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist John Mearsheimer as they discuss Professor Mearsheimer’s latest book, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreig...
November 07, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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51:44
Season 2, Episode 14: Francisco Rodriguez, The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and economist Francisco Rodriguez as they discuss Professor Rodriguez’s newest publication, The Human Consequences of Economic Sanc...
August 22, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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47:37
Season 2, Episode 13: Richard Layard & Jan-Emmanuel De Neve: Wellbeing, Science and Policy
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and two of the world's leading experts on the economics of wellbeing, Lord Richard Layard and Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve to discuss their newest book,
June 13, 2023
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48:05
Season 2, Episode 12: Bruce Cumings, The Korean War: A History
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Bruce Cumings, renowned historian and expert in East-Asian history, to discuss Cuming’s book,
May 23, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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41:09
Season 2, Episode 11: Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and bestselling science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, to discuss Robinson’s recent books
March 10, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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46:52
Season 2, Episode 10: Chris Coyne: In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace
Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Chris Coyne, economist and author of In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace, for an eye-op...
February 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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53:45
Season 2, Episode 9: Glenn Denning, Universal Food Security: How to End Hunger While Protecting the Planet
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Glenn Denning, a world-leading specialist in agricultural and food policy to discuss Denning’s new book Universal Food S...
January 03, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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49:54
Season 2, Episode 8: Orlando Figes: The Story of Russia
Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Orlando Figes, historian and author of The Crimean War (2012) and his new book,
November 29, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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45:25
Season 2, Episode 7: SPECIAL EDITION: The COVID-19 Lancet Commission Report
In this special episode, join Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, and Professor K. Srinath Reddy for their discussion of The Lancet Commission Report on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic. Toget...
September 15, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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46:42
Season 2, Episode 6: Christopher Blattman, Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Christopher Blattman, to explore the dynamics of war and peace as they discuss Blattman’s, Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
June 07, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:38
Season 2, Episode 5: Anil Seth, Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and neuroscientist Anil Seth, author of Being You: A New Science of Consciousness to explore the hard problem of consciousness. Because the deep puzzles of ...
May 03, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:04:59
Season 2, Episode 4: Peter H. Lindert, Making Social Spending Work
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Peter H. Lindert, economic historian and author of Making Social Spendi...
April 05, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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46:03
Season 2, Episode 3: Casey Michel: American Kleptocracy
Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Casey Michel, journalist and author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World’s Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.”
March 01, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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54:25