The Current: Podcast
Produced The Current, an editorial podcast hosted by Clive Priddle, Vice President and Publisher of PublicAffairs. The series featured conversations with authors exploring timely, newsworthy topics across politics, culture, history, and social change.
The podcast was designed as a platform for ideas rather than promotion, creating space for authors to contextualize their work within broader public discourse. Each episode balanced intellectual depth with narrative accessibility, translating complex themes into compelling, listener-driven storytelling.
Role: Concept development, production, editorial direction, audio storytelling, post-production.
The Current, Ep 9: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
Clive Priddle, VP, Publisher of PublicAffairs talks to Dr. Zeke Emanuel, author of THE TRILLION DOLLAR REVOLUTION, WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE WORLD'S BEST HEALTH CARE, and many more books in episode 9 of our interview series The Current.
The Current, Ep. 8: Jennifer Palmieri
Clive Priddle, VP, Publisher at PublicAffairs talks to author Jennifer Palmieri on her forthcoming book, SHE PROCLAIMS: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man's World.
The Current, Ep 10: Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracism Research at Boston University and author of STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Bold Type Books) talks to Clive Priddle, SVP and Publisher of PublicAffairs in the tenth episode of our author interview series The Current.
The Current, Ep. 27: Becky Cooper
Becky Cooper, author of WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE, joins us for an episode of our author interview series The Current. Cooper speaks to our host Clive Priddle, VP, Publisher of PublicAffairs on the inspirations behind her book about an unsolved Harvard murder from the 1960s.
The Current, Ep. 31: Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin talks with her sister Lacey Lamar on their book YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO LACEY and everyday experiences of racism growing up in Nebraska.
The Current, Episode 13: Rick Steves
In this week's episode of The Current, Clive Priddle, SVP, Publisher of PublicAffairs is joined by Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, to discuss the value of travel as a political act and a means to become a better global citizen.
The Current, Ep. 15: Sarah Blaskey
Sarah Blaskey talks about her new book, THE GRIFTER'S CLUB (published by PublicAffairs), with SVP, Publisher of PublicAffairs Clive Priddle in the latest episode of our author interview series The Current.
The Current, Episode 25: Peter Guralnick
Join acclaimed music critic Peter Guralnick in conversation with Michael Pietsch, CEO of Hachette Book Group. On this special episode of our weekly author interview series The Current, Guralnick discusses his new book LOOKING TO GET LOST: Adventures in Music and Writing.