Consider This: Best interviews of 2013

What exactly happened during the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya?

Guests:
Fred Burton (@Fred_Burton) and Samuel Katz
Co-authors of "Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi."

Former Islamist Maajid Nawaz shares his story

Guest:

Maajid Nawaz @MaajidNawaz 
Author of "Radical: My Journey from Islamist Extremism to a Democratic Awakening."

Nawaz is a former member of the Islamist organization Hizb al-Tahrir, a current advocate for democracy, and the co-founder and chairman of the Quilliam Foundation, which calls itself the "world’s first counter-extremism think tank." 

Ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame writes a spy thriller

Guest: 

Valerie Plame @ValeriePlame 
Author of "Blowback: A Vanessa Pierson Novel."

This spy novel is loosely based on Plame's experiences in the CIA. Plame's identity as an undercover CIA agent was revealed due to a Bush administration leak in 2003.

Why is the US falling behind globally in education?

Guest: Amanda Ripley @AmandaRipley
Author of "The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way."

Alcoholism on the rise among US women

Guest: Ann Dowsett Johnson @anndowsettj 
Author of "Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol."

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