David Rubenstein has made a study of successful leadership. In his books and podcasts, he explores the world’s highest performing leaders and shares keen insights about what qualities shaped their rise. His popular podcast, The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations, highlights leadership through the personal and professional choices of the most influential people in business. In his book, The Highest Calling, Rubenstein chronicles the journeys of the presidents who have defined America as it exists now, what they envision for its future, and their legacy on the world stage. Join us as he speaks with Marie Arana—author most recently of LatinoLand (2024), as well as Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story and Bolivar, and the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress—on what great leaders have in common.