Season 20 - Episode Guide

This week features a one-on-one interview with professor of history at Yale University and author of "On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century," Timothy Snyder. This week's panel discussion will include editor of the newsletter "Common Sense" on Substack and host of the podcast "Honestly," Bari Weiss; and Democratic Congressman representing New York's 15th district who, at 25 years old, became New York City's youngest elected official and the first Afro-Latino, LGBTQ member of Congress, Rep. Ritchie Torres.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Ira Glasser, former Executive Director of the ACLU who was recently featured in the documentary, "Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story." This week's panel discussion will include former Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council specializing in Russian and European affairs and author of "There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 20th Century," Fiona Hill; and host of "The Reason Roundtable" podcast and co-host of "The Fifth Column" podcast, Matt Welch.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Rep. Ro Khanna, Congressman representing California's 17th district and author of the new book "Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us." This week's panel discussion will include Johann Hari, author of "Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention — And How To Think Deeply Again" and Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor-in-Chief of Reason Magazine and co-host of "The Reason Roundtable" podcast.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Ricky Williams, former NFL running back and entrepreneur who recently founded the sports-themed weed brand "Highsman." This week's panel discussion will include Vivek Ramaswamy, biotech entrepreneur and author of the NYT bestseller "Woke Inc: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam" and Marianne Williamson, political activist, blogger for Substack's "TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson," and host of "The Marianne Williamson Podcast."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Brooke Jenkins, former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney. This week's panel discussion will include John Avlon, Senior Political Analyst and CNN anchor, and author of the new book, "Lincoln and the Fight for Peace"; and Katrina Vanden Heuvel, publisher of The Nation and columnist for the Washington Post.

Guests: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Democratic Congressman from Arizona and author of They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit; Bret Stephens New York Times Columnist; Chloe Valdary Founder of Theory of Enchantment and host of the podcast The Heart Speaks with Chloe Valdary.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Kenneth Branagh, writer, director, and producer of the film "Belfast." This week's panel discussion will include Frank Bruni, professor of public policy at Duke University and author of "The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found"; and Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor of Newsweek and author of "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy."

This week features a one-on-one interview with former U.S. Secretary of Energy and CEO of Energy Futures Initiative, Ernest Moniz. This week's panel discussion will include pollster and founding partner at Echelon Insights, Kristen Soltis Anderson; and Senior Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and host of "Max Brooks Breaks Down" on YouTube, Max Brooks.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Julie Ioffe, Russia expert and a founding partner and Washington correspondent for the news site, Puck. This week's panel discussion will include John Heilemann, Executive Editor of The Recount and host and executive producer of Showtime's "The Circus"; and Democratic Senator from Montana, Sen. Jon Tester.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Nicole Perlroth, former lead cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter for the New York Times and author of "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race." This week's panel discussion will include Laura Coates, CNN Senior Legal Analyst, author of "Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness," and host of SiriusXM's "The Laura Coates Show"; and Andrew Yang, founder of the new political third party, Forward, and author of "Forward: Notes on the Future of our Democracy."

This week features a one-on-one interview with David Mamet, playwright and author of "Recessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch." This week's panel discussion will include Nancy MacLean, historian at Duke University and author of the "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America"; and David Leonhardt, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author of the New York Times daily newsletter, "The Morning."

This week features a one-on-one interview with actor, comedian, producer, and author of the new memoir, "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama," Bob Odenkirk. This week's panel discussion will include CNN commentator, senior writer of The Federalist, and co-host of the "Getting Hammered Podcast," Mary Katherine Ham; and staff writer at The Atlantic, Caitlin Flanagan.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Fran Lebowitz, author and social commentator who is currently touring for "An Evening with Fran Lebowitz." This week's panel discussion will include MSNBC host, Ali Velshi; and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and former Democratic Senator from Alabama, Doug Jones (D-AL).

This week features a one-on-one interview with Chloe Maxmin, Maine State Senator for District 13 and co-author of "Dirt Road Revival: How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why Our Future Depends On It." This week's panel discussion will include Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, Paul Begala; and former NBC sports reporter, blogger for Subtack's Michele Tafoya: Let's Get Sane, and guest co-host for "The View," Michele Tafoya.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Rod Stewart, legendary, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who will be launching his North American summer tour, "The Hits," this Friday in Las Vegas. This week's panel discussion will include President of Eurasia Group and author of the new book "The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – And Our Response – Will Change The World," Ian Bremmer; and Jane Harman, who served for six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and is now a Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita of The Wilson Center.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Mark Esper, former Secretary of Defense under President Trump and author of "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times." This week's panel discussion will include Donna Brazile, ABC News contributor and USA Today op-ed columnist; and Adam Carolla, comedian and host of the podcast "The Adam Carolla Show" and New York Times bestselling author whose next book, "Everything Reminds Me of Something: Advice, Answers… But No Apologies," comes out July 19.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General who is now Chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and co-author of "Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote - A History, A Crisis, A Plan." This week's panel discussion will include Michael Shellenberger, California Gubernatorial candidate, co-founder of California Peace Coalition, and author of "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities"; and Douglas Murray, columnist for New York Post and The Sun, and author of "War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Dr. Cornel West, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary and contributor to The Guardian. This week's panel discussion will include Kellyanne Conway, former Senior Counselor to President Trump and author of the memoir, "Here's the Deal"; and Josh Barro, host of the weekly podcast "Very Serious" and blogger for "Very Serious" on Substack.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Danny Strong, Emmy®-winning writer and producer of the films "Recount" and "Game Change," whose latest project is "Dopesick," a Hulu limited series about the opioid epidemic, starring Michael Keaton.  This week's panel discussion will include Krystal Ball, co-host of the podcasts "Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar" and "Krystal, Kyle & Friend"; and James Kirchick, columnist for Tablet, writer-at-large for Airmail, and author of the New York Times bestselling book "Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Christine Emba, columnist for the Washington Post and author of "Rethinking Sex: A Provocation." This week's panel discussion will include Andrew Sullivan, blogger of The Weekly Dish on Substack and author of "Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989-2021"; and Katie Herzog, co-host of the podcast "Blocked and Reported."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Chris Cuomo, host of the new podcast "The Chris Cuomo Project." This week's panel discussion will include John McWhorter, associate professor at Columbia University, New York Times newsletter opinion writer, and host of the podcast "Lexicon Valley"; and Sam Stein, White House editor for Politico and MSNBC contributor. 

This week features a one-on-one interview withaward-winning actor, director, musician, and bestselling author of "The Reservoir: A Novella," David Duchovny. This week's panel discussion will include Matt Taibbi, author of TK News on Substack and host of the podcast, "Useful Idiots with Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper"; and Lis Smith, political strategist and author of the new book, "Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of "The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery." This week's panel discussion will include Rikki Schlott, New York Post GenZ columnist, fellow of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-host of "The Lost Debate" podcast; and Piers Morgan, host of TalkTV's "Piers Morgan Uncensored."

This week features a one-on-one interview with B.J. Novak, actor, writer, and director of new film "Vengeance." This week's panel discussion will include Catherine Rampell, op-ed columnist at the Washington Post and political and economic commentator for CNN; and Noah Rothman, associate editor for Commentary Magazine and author of "The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives War on Fun."

This week features a one-on-one interview with John Waters, filmmaker, writer, and author of the new novel "Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance." This week's panel discussion will include Senior Democratic Senator from Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar; and filmmaker, actor, and activist Rob Reiner.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Wynton Marsalis, Managing Artistic Director and co-founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, which is opening its 35th concert season on September 30. This week's panel discussion will include Scott Galloway, podcast host and author of "Adrift: America in 100 Charts"; and Matt Welch, editor-at-large for Reason magazine, and co-host of "The Fifth Column" podcast.

This week features a one-on-one interview with multi-platinum-selling country music singer and songwriter who stars in Fox's new series "Monarch," Trace Adkins. This week's panel discussion will include founding partner and Washington correspondent for Puck, Julia Ioffe; and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Jon Meacham.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Academy Award®-winning filmmaker and host of the podcast "Rumble" with Michael Moore. This week's panel discussion will include Jonathan Lemire, White House Bureau Chief for Politico, host of MSNBC's "Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire," and author of the new book, "The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020"; and Vivek Ramaswamy, founder and Executive Chairman of Strive Asset Management and New York Times bestselling author of the new book "Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence."

This week features a one-on-one interview with journalist, activist and author of "The Wind in My Hair: My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran," Masih Alinejad. This week's panel discussion will include CNN political commentator, CEO of REFORM Alliance, and podcast host, Van Jones; and staff writer at The Atlantic and author of "Girl Land," Caitlin Flanagan.

This week features a one-on-one interview with CNN Anchor and Host of "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?," Chris Wallace. This week's panel discussion includes Special Correspondent for BBC News and Host of the new documentary, "Trump: The Comeback?," Katty Kay; and former Republican Governor of New Jersey and Political and Legal Contributor for ABC News, Chris Christie.

This week features a one-on-one interview with former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. This week's panel discussion includes columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, host of SiriusXM's "The Michael Smerconish Show," and host of CNN's "Smerconish,"Michael Smerconish; and astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History, host of the podcast "StarTalk," and author of the new book, "Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization," Neil Degrasse Tyson.

This week features a one-on-one interview with filmmaker, screenwriter and author, whose new book "Cinema Speculation" is out on November 1, Quentin Tarantino. This week's panel discussion includes chair of the editorial board and U.S. editor-at-large of the Financial Times and author of "Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life," Gillian Tett;and professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of the new book for teens, "Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World," Yuval Noah Harari. 

This week features a one-on-one interview with Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of the book "OfBoys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It," Richard Reeves. This week's panel discussion includes senior political correspondent for The New York Times and author of "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America," Maggie Haberman;and The Washington Post columnist and host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," Fareed Zakaria.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Democratic Governor of Colorado since January 2019, who just won reelection, Jared Polis. This week's panel discussion includes chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News and co-author of "Peril," Robert Costa; and Democratic Congressman representing California's 17th district and author of "Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work For All Of Us," Ro Khanna.

The season finale features a one-on-one interview with is an actor, comedian and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing," Matthew Perry. This week's panel discussion includes CNN anchor and host of SiriusXM's "The Laura Coates Show," Laura Coates; and social psychologist at NYU's Stern School of Business and co-author of "The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation For Failure," Jonathan Haidt.