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.

When it comes to interviewing, no one perfected the art better than Dick Cavett. Over the course of an illustrious career, Cavett interviewed the most famous figures of the twentieth century. He joins Christiane Amanpour to look back at his extraordinary career, and to revisit some of his favorite moments from over the years.

Walter Isaacson sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and renowned legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed, who argues looking at history’s great leaders is the best way to understand divisions over race, gender and partisanship- what she calls “the American dilemma.”

Hollywood star Margot Robbie joins the program to discuss her daunting new role as England’s Elizabeth I, in the historical biopic “Mary Queen of Scots.”

British Prime Minister Theresa May is staking everything on European Union leaders saving her Brexit plan. First Vice President of the European Parliament Mairead McGuinness joins the program to discuss what could happen if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal at all.

Michel Martin sits down with Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, whose Latino community and church are at odds over President Trump’s actions.

Fearing a loss, the British Prime Minister is postponing a key vote on her proposed Brexit deal, exposing government dysfunction in Britain. Lord Peter Hain firmly believes the UK should remain inside the European Union and joins the program to discuss what next amid all this chaos.

As federal prosecutors say for the first time President Trump is implicated in campaign violations, former Republican chair of the Federal Election Commission Trevor Potter and former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin discuss the mounting pressure on the president.

As tensions between the United States and China rise and global stock markets become unpredictable, Jamie Metzl, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, discusses what is at stake in this rivalry between these two economic superpowers.

The French government is anticipating more protests and violence this weekend, despite efforts to mend wounds by scrapping the planned fuel tax rise. Christiane Amanpour asks Laurence Haim, a journalist and President Macron’s former campaign spokeswoman, discusses the challenges facing Macron’s presidency.

Alicia Menendez sits down with Zoe Kazan, best known for her role in the “The Big Sick,” to discuss her prolific career on stage and screen.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Steve Lopez who recently published a four-part series on child poverty in Los Angeles, focusing on the stories from Telfair Elementary School, an oasis for some of its homeless students.

Seeking the middle ground may have cost Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill her seat in the Senate. She joins the program to discuss the consequences of fierce partisanship in the United States.

As 2018 draws to a close, one of the women at the helm of the Me Too movement, actress and activist Ashley Judd, reflects on what it has achieved and the road ahead.