The Chamber Telecast -- Garrett Graff

For this penultimate episode for season 1 of The Chamber Telecast, we have a real treat for you! Our guest today is Garrett Graff is an award-winning journalist, historian, and bestselling author whose work explores the intersection of politics, power, and crisis in America. From The Only Plane in the Sky, his gripping oral history of 9/11, to Watergate: A New Historyand his critically acclaimed and Peabody-nominated Long Shadow podcast series, Graff has become one of the foremost storytellers of American reckoning.
A former editor of Politico and Washingtonian magazine, Graff began his career as one of the earliest political editors at Wired, where he explored the ways technology, policy, and national security increasingly intertwine. He has written for publications including The Atlantic, Esquire, The New York Times, and CNN, offering sharp, historically grounded commentary on everything from cybersecurity to presidential leadership.
He has appeared on Meet the Press, PBS NewsHour, NPR, and 60 Minutes, and has briefed audiences from the Pentagon to public libraries on the resilience—and fragility—of American democracy.
Through it all, Garrett Graff remains committed to one guiding idea: that understanding history is not a luxury - it’s a civic responsibility.
Please take a listen to what is sure to be a great conversation!