On the September 12th episode of Meet the Press, one of the panelists was author and professor Reza Aslan. His newest book is an examination of the global phenomenon of religious extremism across all of the major religions.
On the September 5th episode of Meet the Press, David Plouffe was on to discuss the challenges the Democrats face in this year’s midterm election. He is best known as Barack Obama’s campaign manager in 2008.
On the August 29th episode of Meet the Press, the show was devoted to the five year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. Part of the show was devoted to a panel to discuss the reaction to it, which included author and history professor Douglas Brinkley. In 2006, he published one of the early books examining Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding of New Orleans as a historical event – covering the period of August 27 until September 3, 2005 in exacting detail at book length.
On the August 22nd episode of Meet the Press, former Congressman Dick Armey appeared to debate with Governor Jennifer Granholm about Tea Party politics and government spending.
On July 18th, one of the guests on Meet the Press was Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey. His new book is part memoir of growing up in Union City, NJ and part examination of the growing role of the Hispanic population within the United States.
On July 11th, two of the panelists on Meet the Press were authors with recent ebooks available. One is New York Times columnist and commentator David Brooks, and the other is politician professor and author Harold Ford Jr.
On June 20th, one of the panelists on Meet the Press was former president of Shell Oil John Hofmeister. His newest book is an exploration about why the general public has an antipathy towards oil companies and ways the companies and public could change that with investments in environmental protection and alternative energy.