Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter delves into what it takes to run the Pentagon, and why China and Russia may be this administration’s biggest foreign policy challenge.

As tensions escalate between the United States and Iran, the confrontation puts America’s European allies, who are still committed to the nuclear deal, in a difficult position. Former French Ambassador to the United States Gérard Araud joins the program to discuss.

Alicia Menendez sits down with Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of non-profit Springboard to Opportunities, to discuss her radical new plan for how social welfare programs operate.

Revered violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman discusses his latest venture teaching the next generation of violinists.

An independent investigation released by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions exposes disturbing details of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder. Christiane Amanpour discusses the shocking findings with Adel al-Jubeir, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Michel Martin sits down with the author of “Blueprint,” Nicholas Christakis, who argues the historical arc of human behaviour bends towards goodness.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Ramy Youssef, to discuss how he drew from his Egyptian heritage to co-create and star in his own comedy series, “Ramy.”

Walter Isaacson speaks to Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate about her new book, “Wade in the Water,” which explores American history through an extraordinary series of letters between slaves and their owners in the 19th century.

Walter Isaacson sits down with presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin, to discuss her most recent book “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” and what it means to be a leader during a crisis.

Christiane Amanpour speaks to Sienna Miller to discuss her new film “American Woman” and her role as the wife of Roger Ailes in the Showtime series “The Loudest Voice.”

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."

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.