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Kurt Andersen does his best to explain America in today's show, talking with Tom about his two-volume history of our culture, "Fantasyland" and "Evil Geniuses," and the possibility of a brighter future.

Erik Larson is the author of bestselling historical nonfiction, including "The Devil in the White City," "The Splendid and the Vile" and "In the Garden of Beasts." Today, Larson discusses how he uses history to process his anxieties about the present and what made him turn to fiction for his latest work, a ghost story called "No One Goes Alone," which is exclusively available on Audible.

Adam Nayman is a critic at The Ringer and Cinema Scope and the author of several books about American auteurs, including "Paul Thomas Anderson:…

Lydia Kang practices internal medicine at Nebraska Medicine and is an author of young adult fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction, and poetry Her latest…

Author James Han Mattson discusses his new novel "Reprieve," a literary novel of social horror centered on a brutal killing that takes place in a…

Adam Fletcher Sasse has been compiling North Omaha History through articles, a podcast and several books, aiming to tell some of Omaha's lesser known…

Timothy Schaffert discusses his journey as an author and his new novel, "The Perfume Thief." "A Gentleman in Moscow" meets "Moulin Rouge" in this stylish,…

Ben Nelson, former Nebraska governor and United States Senator, discusses his new book is . In the book, Nelson chronicles his two terms in the Senate and…

Write and filmmaker Tyler J. Kelley talks about his new book "Holding Back the River: The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways," a look at the…

You probably know Amber Ruffin as the host of "The Amber Ruffin Show" on Peacock. Her sister Lacey Lamar still lives in Omaha, where she has worked in the…