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  • Madison and Jefferson

    Which founding American leaders had the greatest influence over the course of our country’s political development and how did their real personalities differ from the myths? We’ll spend this hour with Louisiana State University historians Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg. Their new book is “Madison and Jefferson” (Random House, 2010).

  • The Secrets of the Brain Under Pressure

    Why do some of us excel under pressure while many of us, regardless of preparation fail to perform at the highest levels when it really counts? We’ll talk this hour with University of Chicago psychologist Sian Beilock, whose new book is “Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You […]