Academy Award-winning director Barry Jenkins joins the program to discuss his latest Oscar contender, “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

As President Trump makes the case for a border wall and Democrats say it’s in need of heavy-duty fact-checking, the impact of the shutdown keeps mounting. Former Defense Secretary and Republican Senator Chuck Hagel discusses what’s really at stake for the country.

Award-winning climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and lead author for U.S. national climate assessments. She argues when it comes this vital issue, scientists need to go outside of their comfort zone and speak from the heart to address climate deniers.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with celebrated musician and actor Lenny Kravitz to discuss his three decades of touring, charity work and family.

As President Trump addresses the nation about his proposed wall and the government shutdown, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers joins the program to examine its fallout and threats to the global economy.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with celebrated musician and actor Lenny Kravitz to discuss his eleventh studio album “Raise Vibration” and the childhood that shaped the star we know today in part one of their two-part conversation.

National security advisor John Bolton and secretary of state Mike Pompeo are travelling the Middle East to reassure allies following President Trump’s sudden announcement to withdraw troops from Syria. Former national security aide Kori Schake discusses this, and America’s global leadership in 2019.

As the government remains in partial shutdown, David Urban, adviser to President Trump’s 2020 campaign, joins the program to discuss an impasse that is having a dramatic impact on thousands of federal employees, as well as the country.

Alicia Menendez speaks with Karla Welch, one of Hollywood's top stylists, about her career as an "image architect."

As Facebook is at the center of yet another privacy scandal, Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode, discusses whether the need for oversight has reached a breaking point in Silicon Valley.

Michel Martin sits down with Somini Sengupta, who is part of the New York Times’ team dedicated to climate coverage, an issue that has devastated regions around the world, caused civil unrest and dominated this year’s headlines.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Lebanese film director and Golden Globe nominee Nadine Labaki, to discuss her latest work casting refugees who deliver astonishing performances in “Capernaum.”

While Maggie Anderson was an enthusiastic supporter of then-candidate Donald Trump’s tough stance on Muslim refugees, her newfound friendship with Bnyad Sharef, an Iraqi refugee, changed her mind. They sit down with Michel Martin to discuss their transformative relationship.

Political commentator, prolific conservative writer, and podcast host Ben Domenech is Founder of The Federalist, a conservative online magazine. He shares his thoughts on the evolution of conservatism, the future of the GOP, and the implications of the rising global populist movement.

Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen joins the program to discuss his latest work “Widows,” a film that puts women’s power and complexity front and center.

Garrett Graff, author of “The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller’s FBI,” and Elie Honig, a former federal and state prosecutor, discuss what the latest bombshells mean for the embattled President.

Hari Sreenivasan discusses that struggle servicemen and women face upon returning home with Lauren Knapp, producer behind “The War Within,” and one of three veterans featured in the docu-series, Assal Ravandi, who came to America as an Iranian refugee. Watch "The War Within" here https://www.facebook.com/WarWithinShow/
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As the world witnesses violence on the streets of France, paralyzing political in-fighting in Britain and partisan division in the United States, Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis discusses whether the center can hold against a rising tide of nationalism.

Since her own rocky road to Harvard University, Hanna Stotland has made a living getting kids with a past into universities across America – a career that has seen her attract a specific and controversial clientele: young men accused of sexual misconduct. Stotland argues that before we decide what to do with “bad men,” we must determine which ones are bad.

While political chaos engulfs the UK, US, and much of Europe, the world’s attention has slipped away from the ongoing civil war in Syria. Until this month, Jan Egeland was the Humanitarian Advisor to the outgoing UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura; he reflects candidly on the many failures – and small successes – of the humanitarian efforts to mitigate the human catastrophe in Syria.