As Venezuelans starve inside a country mired in political and social chaos, the Trump administration has set a Saturday deadline for much-needed aid to be allowed entry. Historian Miguel Tinker Salas joins the program to discuss.

While the Venezuelan crisis continues, Latin America is no stranger to political upheaval, as renowned novelist Isabel Allende knows all too well. Her godfather and cousin, Chile’s socialist President Salvador Allende, was deposed in a US-backed coup in 1973. She fled to Venezuela where she would live for more than a decade. She discusses her incredible life and vantage point.

Syrian Director Talal Derki spent more than two years documenting the nightmare that has befallen his country, embedding himself with a radical jihadist family. He joins the program to discuss his astonishing film, “Of Fathers and Sons.”

Michel Martin sits down with Kate Bowler, whose relationship with God faced one of its biggest tests when she was diagnosed with cancer. That struggle is all detailed in her new memoir, “Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved.”

Alicia Menendez sits down with the immigration lawyer who took on President Trump’s travel ban, Becca Heller.

Nobel Prize-winning poet Wole Soyinka joins the program to discuss this weekend’s election in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy.

As the caliphate faces the brink of extinction, former head of the British Secret Intelligence Service Richard Dearlove joins the program to discuss why ISIS is still a threat.

For the first time in his career, director Spike Lee has been nominated for Best Director at both the BAFTAs and the Oscars. He joins Christiane in London ahead of the BAFTA ceremony to discuss his latest film, his career, and the racial controversies surrounding both Virginia politics and Liam Neeson this week.

French-Moroccan author Leila Slimani is a literary superstar in France, and her recent book “The Perfect Nanny” was a publishing sensation. Now, her first book “Adele” is finally being released in English for the first time. She joined Christiane in London to discuss her work and the rise of populism and extremism in France and Europe more widely.

As the deadline for the UK leaving the EU fast approaches, the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon is in the unusual position of seeing the country she leads being dragged out of the EU, despite Scottish people favouring remaining in the union. She speaks with Michel Martin in New York about Brexit, as well as her own – so far unrealized – desire for Scotland’s independence from the UK.

Comedian Colin Quinn thinks the state of the union is so far gone that America needs to break up, with his latest show exploring both sides of the political divide. He speaks with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how to be funny in today’s era of political correctness, and why he thinks compromise doesn’t work.

Historian Deborah Lipstadt has spent her life ensuring the Holocaust is not forgotten. She famously defeated Holocaust denier David Irving in a libel suit in British High Court and is Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. She joins Walter Isaacson to discuss how we can fight the scourge of antisemitism and hate.

Hilde Schramm is the daughter of Nazi Minister of Armaments and War Production Albert Speer who has spent her life helping Germany atone for its sins. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, she joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about her incredible life story.

Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old climate activist who has taken the world by storm speaking out to convince policy-makers to take action on issues related to climate change. She joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss her activism.