Tim Benson
Ill Literacy, the newest podcast from The Heartland Institute, is helmed by Tim Benson, Senior Policy Analyst for Heartland’s Government Relations team. Benson brings on authors of new book releases on topics including politics, culture, and history on the Ill Literacy podcast. Every episode offers listeners the author’s unique analysis of their own book release. Discussions often shift into debate between authors and Benson when ideological differences arise, creating unique commentary that can’t be found anywhere else.
Appears in 91 Episodes
Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000 (Guest: David Blackbourn)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Blackbourn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Chair of History Emeritus at Vanderbilt University, to discuss his new book, G...
Hitler’s Panzer Generals (Guest: David Stahel)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Stahel, senior lecturer in history at the University of New South Wales, to discuss his new book, Hitler's Panzer Generals: G...
Ill Literacy, Episode 147: Colonialism (Guest: Nigel Biggar)
In Episode 147 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Nigel Biggar, author ofColonialism: A Moral Reckoning.Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Nigel Biggar, Emeritus ...
Ill Literacy, Episode 146: Arabella (Guest: Scott Walter)
In Episode 146 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Scott Walter, author ofArabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America. He...
Ill Literacy, Episode 145: The Myth of Left and Right (Guest: Hyrum Lewis)
In Episode 145 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Hyrum Lewis, co-author ofThe Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America. Heart...
Ill Literacy, Episode 144: The Ecology of Nations (Guest: John M. Owen IV)
In Episode 144 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with John M. Owen IV, author ofThe Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order. Heartland’s Tim Be...
Ill Literacy, Episode 143: The Middle Kingdoms (Guest: Martyn Rady)
In Episode 143 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Martyn Rady, author ofThe Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe. Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by M...
Ill Literacy, Episode 142: To The End of the Earth (Guest: John C. McManus)
In Episode 142 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with John C. McManus, author ofTo the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945. Heartland’s Tim B...
Ill Literacy, Episode 141: Christendom (Guest: Peter Heather)
In Episode 141 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Peter Heather, author ofChristendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300. Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by ...
Ill Literacy, Episode 140: Founding Partisans (Guest: H.W. Brands)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by friend of the podcast H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, to dis...
Ill Literacy, Episode 140: The Collaborators (Guest: Ian Buruma)
The Heartland Institute's Tim Benson is joined by Ian Buruma, Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, to discuss his new book, The C...
Ill Literacy, Episode 139: On Great Fields (Guest: Ronald C. White)
In Episode 139 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Ronald C. White, author ofOn Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Heartlan...
The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England (Guest: Joanne Paul)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joanne Paul, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Sussex, to discuss her new book, The House of Dudley: A N...
Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical (Guest: Laurie Winer)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Laurie Winer, founding editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, to discuss her new book, Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention o...
The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century (Guest: Benn Steil)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Benn Steil, senior fellow and director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss his new book, The...
Ill Literacy, Episode 135: The Race to Zero (Guest: Paul H. Tice)
In Episode 134 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Paul H. Tice, author of The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System. Heartland’s ...
Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon (Guest: Joel Selvin)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Joel Selvin, long-time rock critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss his new book, Drums & Demons: The Tragic J...
Ill Literacy, Episode 133: Drums & Demons (Guest: Joel Selvin)
In Episode 133 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Joel Selvin, author ofDrums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon.Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joine...
Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany (Guest: Katja Hoyer)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Katja Hoyer, research fellow at King’s College London, to discuss her new book, Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germa...
Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction (Guest: Fergus M. Bordewich)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Fergus M. Bordewich to discuss his new book, Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction. They chat...
My Day with Abe Lincoln (Guest: Jonathan W. White)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman...
The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen Walsh, Emeritus Professor of Music at Cardiff University, to discuss his book, The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth ...
Ill Literacy, Episode 129: The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights (Guest: David T. Beito)
In Episode 129 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David T. Beito, author ofThe New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps,...
Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves (Guest: Jonathan W. White)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman...
Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (Guest: Jonathan W. White)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman...
The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America (Guest: H.W. Brands)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by H.W. Brands, Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his...
The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History (Guest: Edward Achorn)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Edward Achorn to discuss his book, The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History. They chat about what...
State of the Schools: Unpacking Donald P. Nielsen's Roadmap for Educational Transformation
In this edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, Tim Benson talks to successful entrepreneur and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute Donald P. Nielsen about the up...
Woke Proof Your Life (Guest: Teresa Mull)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Teresa Mull, assistant editor of the Spectator World, to discuss her book, Woke-Proof Your Life: A Handbook on Escaping Modern, Pol...
The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink (Guest: William Inboden)
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security and associate professor of public policy and histo...
