Leaders and Legends Podcast
1) Tim McGrath, author of “Three Roads to Gettysburg”
Considered by many to be the watershed battle of the American Civil War, Gettysburg is also one of our country’s most discussed events. On this week's leaders and “Leaders and Legends” podcast, our co...Show More
2) Jim Voyles, attorney, racing enthusiast, and author of “All Rise: My Life and Trials with the Famous, the Infamous, and the Misunderstood”
You know the song “Nobody Does It Better”? It wasn’t written about Jim Voyles, but it should have been. On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, we interview Jim (and his terrific co-author Mark ...Show More
3) Chris Matthews, author of “Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters"
Chris Matthews is one of the smartest and funniest political commentators in America today. His previous bosses include President Jimmy Carter and Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill. On this week's “Lea...Show More
Chris Matthews, author of “Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters"
1:10:42 | Dec 22nd, 2025
4) Ryan Martin, Executive Editor of The Indianapolis Star
The media landscape is changing throughout the United States and across the globe. On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, we interview Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ryan Martin (whose curre...Show More
5) John A. Farrell, author of “Ted Kennedy: A Life”
Complicated, controversial, and consequential, Senator Edward Kennedy was a titan of American political life. On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, we speak with award-winning author John A. F...Show More
6) Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, podcasters and authors of “Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland”
The senseless and brutal murders of middle school students Abigail Williams and Liberty German in the small Indiana city of Delphi shocked the world. On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, our ...Show More
7) Anne Hathaway, president and CEO of Hathaway Strategies
If there is a role in politics at which Anne Hathaway hasn’t excelled, I don’t know what it could possibly be. On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, Hall of Famer Jim Shella and I talk with An...Show More
8) Dr Tracy Borman, OBE, author of “The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty”
Just exactly how did King James VI of Scotland accede to the English throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603? Was he the right choice? Was he the rightful choice? On this week's leaders an...Show More
9) Philip Taubman and William Taubman, authors of “McNamara At War: A New History”
As secretary of defense during the Vietnam War, Robert McNamara presided over one of the most haunting chapters in American military history. His legacy remains, in 2025, as polarizing and controversi...Show More
Philip Taubman and William Taubman, authors of “McNamara At War: A New History”
1:34:53 | Nov 10th, 2025
10) Brian VanDeMark, author of several histories on the American involvement in the Vietnam War
November 1963 was a month of two watershed assassinations: President John F. Kennedy and Ngo Dihn Diem, president of South Vietnam. The murder of these two men dramatically altered the hsitory of the ...Show More