Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini is the driving force behind one of the most controversial far-right movements in Europe. He joins the program before his official trip to the White House.

Yousef Bashir was fifteen years old when an Israeli soldier shot him in the back outside his home in Gaza. But in the months after the attack, he would come to see a different side of his occupiers, as a team of Israeli doctors helped him learn to walk again. As an adult, Bashir has become an advocate for peace. His journey is documented in his new memoir, "The Words of My Father."

Keith Bush was arrested at 17 years old for the murder of a teenage girl. Bush says police beat him and coerced a signed confession, and he spent 33 years behind bars until his release in 2007. But he was only exonerated last month, after years of fighting to prove his innocence. He joins the program to talk about his ordeal and fight for justice, alongside Nina Morrison of the Innocence Project.

After half a century, 200,000 deaths, and millions displaced, Colombia’s 2016 peace deal was celebrated around the world, but now it's at risk. Sergio Jaramillo played an instrumental role negotiating peace on behalf of the Colombian government and joins the program in London to discuss this threat to a hard-won peace.

Nearly two decades after the sex abuse horrors in the Catholic Church were exposed, a new Pew poll finds more than 25% of U.S. Catholics say they’re skipping church more and pulling back on donations because of it. Author James Carroll is one of the disillusioned, but he’s no ordinary churchgoer. A former priest, he now has a radical idea for how the Church can save itself: abolish the priesthood.

As America grapples with political discord, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson says the nation’s founding history holds the key to today’s challenges. He has dusted off King George III’s archives with “The British Are Coming”, the first book in his American Revolution trilogy, and sat down to discuss it with Walter in New York.

Elaine Welteroth, the youngest ever editor of Teen Vogue, has led an editorial revolution, putting political topics like identity, immigration and sexuality at the heart of the publication’s coverage of style, beauty, and fashion. Welteroth joins Alicia in New York and details this transformation and her barrier-breaking path to success in her new memoir, “More Than Enough."

Some 130,000 migrants were caught crossing the border illegally last month, and a recent report unveiled dilapidated, dirty and unsafe conditions at some detentions centers. New York Times reporter Nicholas Kulish joins the program to unpack the business side of migration, while Dr. Scott Allen discusses the appalling conditions in some of ICE’s detention centers.

In a new deal, Mexico is pledging a robust effort to stop the flow of Central American migrants. Former Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan joins the program to dissect the latest moves in his country's increasingly tense relationship with the United States.

Actor and playwright Kate Hamill has become well known for her adaptations of classic novels, including Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. Now Hamill is back with “Little Women”, currently running off-Broadway in New York. She speaks with Alicia about why the classics are so important today.

John Waters is no ordinary filmmaker, reveling in camp and delighting in matters of poor taste. He started off as fringe, gaining attention for “Pink Flamingos,” but has gradually found himself in the mainstream, especially in the wake of his 1988 film “Hairspray.” His latest work is a memoir, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder." He spoke with Christiane about his career.

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has come under intense scrutiny for alleged human rights abuses, most recently in a report by human rights organization Reprieve, examining Egypt’s mass trials and death sentences. Christiane speaks with Reprieve’s director Maya Foa and a former prisoner in Egypt, Ibrahim Halawa.

Journalist and commentator Christine Ockrent joins the program from Paris to analyse the D-Day commemorations and the current state of relations between President Trump and President Macron.

World-renowned historian Sir Antony Beevor speaks with Christiane to explain what happened on D-Day and why it matters today.

Christiane sits down in Normandy with the US Secretary of the Army Mark Esper to discuss D-Day, the post-WWII alliance, and President Trump’s contentious military transgender ruling.

173 veterans from WWII have travelled to Normandy to mark the anniversary of D-Day, including 65 who were there on D-Day itself. Christiane speaks with Jake Larson, a veteran who was there, fought, and survived on that historic day, and also with high school student Carlisle Salapare, who has made the journey to Normandy to learn more about the greatest generation.

Patton Oswalt may be best known for his roles in sitcoms like “The King of Queens” and voicing beloved animated characters – including a rodent with a culinary flair in “Ratatouille”. But he has faced adversity in his personal life, which he confronts in his new stand-up show “Annihilation”, touring the UK and US this summer. Oswalt spoke with Hari about his career and healing grief with laughter.

Michel Martin sits down with the host of HBO’s “Problem Areas,” which explores the nation’s most pressing issues through a satirical lens, and why this season they’re focusing on inequality in education.

David Kwong is a man of many tricks – a New York Times crossword constructor and a magician, he’s known for his particularly cerebral type of magic. His sold-out show “The Enigmatist” is an immersive evening of puzzles and illusions at the High Line Hotel in New York City, and he sat down with Walter Isaacson to discuss it.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Stacey Cunningham, who has well and truly smashed the glass ceiling over Wall Street. Stepping onto the trading floor as an intern in the 90s, she’s now taken the helm of the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first female president in the organization’s 200 plus year history.