This week, TPMCafe Book Club is featuring Family of Secrets. Russ has kicked off the conversation with an introduction to the book. Respondents include fellow authors Greg Mitchell of Editor & Publisher, Greg Anrig of The Century Foundation, and Craig Unger.
You don’t want to miss this discussion. And don’t be afraid to add your two cents in comments . . . or to click on the “recommend” bar.
After an insightful first interview that received a lot of positive feedback from listeners, KPFA’s Guns and Butter with Bonnie Faulkner invited Russ back to cover the remaining important topics in Family of Secrets.
You can replay the interview directly on KPFA’s website or download the MP3 file here.
Russ was interviewed on Radio Free Oklahoma by hosts Chris Emery and Holland O. Van den Nieuwenhof . The conversation covered topics from Family of Secrets, including the JFK assassination and Watergate. Russ also answered several questions from listeners.
You can listen to the show by clicking here.
This Saturday, May 16, at 2 p.m., Russ will be reading from Family of Secrets, taking questions, and signing books at Books on the Square in downtown Providence, R.I.
If you live anywhere nearby, come and join us.
Books on the Square
471 Angell St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 331-9097
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Russ appeared on C-SPAN2’s Book TV program and read some passages from Family of Secrets to a live audience at BookPeople in Austin, Texas.
He also answered some interesting questions about why the book is relevant to current events and what its primary lessons are. Don’t miss out on the discussion, which begins at the 36:45 mark.
Japan Times today ran a review of “W.”, the Oliver Stone movie, and gave it 3 out of 5 stars for being too mild and not revealing enough. The reviewer, Giovanni Fazio, concludes by urging readers to follow the movie up with Russ’s very own Family of Secrets:
Much of the film appears to be based on books by Ron Suskind, Bob Woodward, Ronald Kessler, Scott McClellan and others, and that is the film’s weakest point: All this stuff has been discussed endlessly over the past few years, and “W.” contains no surprises. Viewers seeking the vast rightwing conspiracy of “JFK” — not to mention its groundbreaking stylistic construction — will be disappointed. “Family of Secrets,” by reporter Russ Baker, should satisfy that urge, with a boatload of wild allegations that come tantalizingly close to being proven.
Russ appeared on KPFA’s Guns and Butter show with host Bonnie Faulkner to discuss Family of Secrets and the influence of covert operations and the intelligence community in American politics. Their conversation not only provides new insights into Russ’s five years of research for the book, but it also explains why understanding these powerful forces will help us build a better country.
You can replay the interview directly on KPFA’s website or download the MP3 file here.
Russ appeared on George Kenney’s podcast program on Electric Politics earlier today to promote Family of Secrets. The conversation focused especially on the JFK assassination—the “Rosetta Stone of American politics,” according to Kenney—and Bush family’s connection to the event. Kenney blogs extensively on politics and is an authority on many historical events and issues. This conversation is not to be missed!
You can play the podcast right off the Electric Politics’ website or download the MP3 file here.
David Wilk, the host of WritersCast, recently interviewed Russ on his podcast program. The segment covered several important topics in Family of Secrets, including George W. Bush’s rise to power and Watergate, as well as Russ’s approach to writing the book.
For details on this two-part interview, check out the WritersCast’s website : part 1, part 2.
No additional software is required to play the podcast. However, if you prefer to download the MP3 files, you can do so with the following links: part 1 (MP3), part 2 (MP3).
Enjoy!
Roseanne Barr
Russ appeared on Beneath The Surface with Roseanne Barr & Johnny Argent on KPFK Pacifica Radio of Los Angeles talking about the Bush dynasty and his book Family of Secrets. The conversation covered a wide range of important topics in the book, including new findings on the JFK assassination and Watergate. There was a very interesting discussion going on between Russ and the hosts so if you missed the show, don’t forget to download the podcast or the MP3 file below. For more information on the program, please check out KPFK’s website.
To start playing the podcast, click here. (You will need to have Apple’s iTunes software installed.)
To download the entire program as an MP3 file: Roseanne & Johnny 04/15/09 - Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty.
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April 16, 2009 8:00 am | 
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