Ben Rhondes makes the case that the US bears a significant responsibility for the current anemic state of global liberal democracy. He joins the show to explain his thesis.

Paxton Smith tossed out her approved speech, took out a new piece of paper from under her gown, and went on to address the state’s new abortion bill, which prohibits most abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected as early as 6 weeks – with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel joins the show.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins the show.

Wu’er Kaixi and Finn Lau join the show.

Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee are Nobel Prize-winning economists and warn that India’s COVID problem is now the world’s problem.

Matt Hancock is the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and joins the show to discuss COVID-19 and a more equitable vaccine rollout.

We sometimes hear of artists selling the rights to their work – but we rarely hear of them buying those rights back. But that is what award-winning author and professor Kiese Laymon has done.

In a troubling new report the United Nations warns an emboldened Taliban poses a severe and expanding threat to the Afghan government. It adds the Taliban believes it can return to power by force if necessary and that it still remains close to Al Qaeda--something the Taliban denies.

Lifelong Republican and former congressman Mickey Edwards walked away from the GOP earlier this year, saying it had become less a party than a cult. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about the persistent myth that the election was stolen -- and the question of whether the Republicans are fit these days to run a candidate for the highest office in America.

The year 1971 worked a transformation on popular music with a host of epic albums from Marvin Gaye, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and many more. A new Apple TV+ docuseries looks back 50 years to explore what made 1971 so sonically special. Joining the show is Danielle Peck, series producer and co-director of four episodes.

All four tennis Grand Slam tournaments have given their support to Naomi Osaka after the world's number two seed withdrew from the French Open. Osaka declined to speak with media in order to “protect her mental health,” and has since admitted experiencing bouts of depression since winning the 2018 U.S. Open. To discuss, former pro Pam Shriver and journalist Kavitha Davidson join the show.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s run as the longest-serving Israeli Prime Minister could be coming to an end tonight, as a coalition of opposition parties works to form a new government. Anshel Pfeffer, author of the biography "Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu," is also a columnist for Haaretz, and joins the show from Jerusalem to discuss.

Nav Bhatia got a championship ring when the Toronto Raptors won in 2019, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre – one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. It’s estimated that as many as 300 Black Americans were murdered when a white mob attacked the area known as Black Wall Street.

In politics and government, it’s all about who has power, who has lost it, and what happens when it’s abused. Matthew Barzun explains this concept of power.

In Belarus, the editor-in-chief of a local news website was detained over the weekend while Russia cracks down on free speech. Journalists Alexey Kovalev and Hanna Liubakova share the latest.

Carol Anderson has devoted her career to investigating many such racial injustices that have scarred America. Now she turns her gaze to the Second Amendment in her new book.

Steven Johnson shares how through scientific advances, humans have gifted ourselves an extra life.

The pandemic has hit children in ways we may not yet be able to quantify. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy studies these issues in her work.