As midterms loom and the cross-party divide widens, two governors from different sides of the aisle are trying to dial down the toxic rhetoric. Ohio Governor John Kasich and Colorado John Hickenlooper discuss why their message of civility is important, now more than ever.

Michel Martin speaks to R.J. Young about his new memoir “Let it Bang: A Young Black Man’s Reluctant Odyssey Into Guns.”

The fallout over the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues. As all fingers point to Riyadh, author of “Presidents of War” Michael Beschloss joins the program to discuss whether President Trump will turn on a key ally.

The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bob Menendez, is teaming-up with his Republican colleagues to demand answers from the Saudis, and Trump. He weighs-in on whether congress will block arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with comedian Eric Idle, founding member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

As new details emerge, and fears mount that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been murdered, critics wonder whether President Trump’s foreign policy emboldened regimes to act with impunity. New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick is on the ground in Ankara, Turkey, and joins the program to discuss.

The sudden resignation of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley puts the unconventional Trump foreign policy squarely in the spotlight. Veteran American diplomat James Melville says he had no choice but to quit because he could no longer defend America’s foreign policy. He joins Christiane Amanpour for an exclusive interview.

Author and British journalist Mark Urban joins the program to react to Nikki Haley’s surprise resignation as UN Ambassador, and to delve into the story of a poisoned Russian spy engulfing the U.K.

Hillary Clinton shares an urgent warning on the state of democracy and the rule of law, in an exclusive interview with Christiane Amanpour.

Historian Jill Lepore discusses the roots of political tribalism in an interview with Walter Isaacson.

Alicia Menendez sits down with Aasif Mandvi to discuss his play about Indian immigrants who come to New York in search of the American Dream.

What does Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court mean for the legitimacy of the highest court in the land? Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, joins the program to discuss.

What happened to journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi? Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder reacts.

A stark new report urges governments and all of us to act now to stop “catastrophic climate change.” The architect of the Paris agreement Christiana Figueres joins the program to discuss.

Walter Isaacson sits down with Damian Woetzel to discuss how he became president of the prestigious Juilliard School.

One of the world’s greatest violinists Daniel Hope shares his incredible family history, and offers a special performance.

Renowned physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins the program to discuss how astrophysics influences our military here on earth.

Alicia Menendez sits down with Jameela Jamil, who stars in hit sitcom “The Good Place,” to discuss her unusual journey to the top.

Christiane Amanpour sits down with the renowned author of “Sapiens” and “Homo Deus” Yuval Noah Harari to discuss his latest work, and why the future is closer than we think.

U.S. Senators have the FBI’s latest report on Brett Kavanaugh. But more of Kavanaugh’s former classmates are coming forward with stories that stand in sharp contrast to his testimony last week. Christiane speaks to New York Times reporter Kate Kelly, who was in the same DC high school circuit as Kavanaugh, and her colleague Robin Pogrebin, who was one of his former classmates at Yale.