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Steve Israel — The Einstein Conspiracy - with Chuck Todd

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Based on actual events, The Einstein Conspiracy pits two FBI agents against a cunning undercover operative on a mission to abduct Albert Einstein, who Hitler believes holds the key to building the atomic bomb.Agents James Amos and Harry Weiss plunge into a showy, surreal America where Nazi rallies take place in the iconic Madison Square Garden, and small, once quaint villages have transformed into mini fascist utopias; appearances are not only deceiving, but deadly.The Einstein Conspiracy is a gripping historical thriller, rich in chilling detail and haunting reminders of a moment in American history when the line between foreign enemy and domestic threat was perilously thin.Steve Israel is an American political commentator, author, and former Member of the U.S. Congress. He has written two critically acclaimed political satires, The Global War on Morris (2014) and Big Guns (2018). His essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic Magazine, among others. In November 2021, Israel left Congress to open a bookstore in Oyster Bay, New York, named after former president and town resident Theodore Roosevelt.Israel is in conversation with Chuck Todd, a renowned political analyst and host of The ChuckToddCast, a weeklypodcast offering in-depth interviews with political figures and experts. A six-time Emmy®Award-winner, Todd was NBC News’s chief Political Analyst and moderator of Meet the Press from 2014 to 2023. He also hosted Meet the Press NOW, a daily show on NBC News NOW, bringing timely political analysis to a digital audience. Known for his sharp insight and encyclopedic knowledge of politics, Todd has co-moderated multiple presidential debates, including the record-breaking 2019 and 2020 Democratic debates. He previously served as NBC News’s chief White House Correspondent and hosted The Daily Rundown on MSNBC. Todd is the author of two books and has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. He teaches how Washington works as the inaugural Scholar-in-Residence for The University of Southern California's Capital Campus, in Washington, D.C.. Todd resides in Arlington, VA, with his wife, Kristian, and their two children. https://politics-prose.com/product/einstein-conspiracy-steve-israel?v=1898985&ic_referral=eSRIS28Dwx-nfw6YiB5hrsWnaKXcWemHO4V5FJ3Ya5MwM4LiHSfC6omqpHU0e_5Z6CRin3pgVGOg8_gSEzQQo5Yq6mmADfSAbBy5TFGtT8df1PuqRHsc06yptZBW224y70w9En0

Based on actual events, The Einstein Conspiracy pits two FBI agents against a cunning undercover operative on a mission to abduct Albert Einstein, who Hitler believes holds the key to building the atomic bomb.Agents James Amos and Harry Weiss plunge into a showy, surreal America where Nazi rallies take place in the iconic Madison Square Garden, and small, once quaint villages have transformed into mini fascist utopias; appearances are not only deceiving, but deadly.The Einstein Conspiracy is a gripping historical thriller, rich in chilling detail and haunting reminders of a moment in American history when the line between foreign enemy and domestic threat was perilously thin.Steve Israel is an American political commentator, author, and former Member of the U.S. Congress. He has written two critically acclaimed political satires, The Global War on Morris (2014) and Big Guns (2018). His essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic Magazine, among others. In November 2021, Israel left Congress to open a bookstore in Oyster Bay, New York, named after former president and town resident Theodore Roosevelt.Israel is in conversation with Chuck Todd, a renowned political analyst and host of The ChuckToddCast, a weeklypodcast offering in-depth interviews with political figures and experts. A six-time Emmy®Award-winner, Todd was NBC News’s chief Political Analyst and moderator of Meet the Press from 2014 to 2023. He also hosted Meet the Press NOW, a daily show on NBC News NOW, bringing timely political analysis to a digital audience. Known for his sharp insight and encyclopedic knowledge of politics, Todd has co-moderated multiple presidential debates, including the record-breaking 2019 and 2020 Democratic debates. He previously served as NBC News’s chief White House Correspondent and hosted The Daily Rundown on MSNBC. Todd is the author of two books and has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. He teaches how Washington works as the inaugural Scholar-in-Residence for The University of Southern California's Capital Campus, in Washington, D.C.. Todd resides in Arlington, VA, with his wife, Kristian, and their two children. https://politics-prose.com/product/einstein-conspiracy-steve-israel?v=1898985&ic_referral=eSRIS28Dwx-nfw6YiB5hrsWnaKXcWemHO4V5FJ3Ya5MwM4LiHSfC6omqpHU0e_5Z6CRin3pgVGOg8_gSEzQQo5Yq6mmADfSAbBy5TFGtT8df1PuqRHsc06yptZBW224y70w9En0

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