The Head and the Heart Podcast is a series of conversations exploring current affairs, ideas, and themes that shape civic and cultural life. We aim to elevate public dialogue by giving important topics a forum where the time and space exists to investigate them fully. And then asking ourselves why we believe what we believe about a subject. Are our opinions thoughtfully held, or have we been successfully marketed to? In essence, are we motivated by the head or by our hearts? The Head and the Heart is hosted by life-long friends whose on-going conversations are the inspiration for this podcast. Perry Rogers is a sports agent and brand management expert; and Ed Borgato is an investor, fund manager, and business consultant. Together, they will interview thought-leaders, politicians, journalists, authors, and other cultural figures from across the spectrum of American life. Their hope is that listeners will learn and think along side them; satisfying their curiosity, and perhaps challenging their own assumptions.
In this episode, Pulitzer Prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, Carol Leonnig discusses her new book: “Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service,” in which she pulls back the curtain on the history, inner workings, and culture of the US Secret Service. For the last decade Carol has been reporting on the Secret Service for the Washington Post. In “Zero Fail” she has written the definitive account of the scandals and shortcomings that have plagued the government agency tasked with protecting our democracy and continuity of government. Her descriptions of the relationship each presidential administration has had with the Secret Service represents a broad swath of American history that has gone largely unexamined. In story after story she vividly describes the heroics and stumbles of an agency constantly strapped for resources and often undermined by politics and a toxic work culture. Written with the cooperation of current and former Secret Service agents, her book is part tribute and part public warning about one of our country’s most essential agencies.
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