Rick Steves, the host of the PBS series “Rick Steves Europe” joins us to virtually whisk us away to bucolic cobble stone streets and dramatic Alpine views.
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A Conversation With Former CIA Director John Brennan
Former CIA Director John Brennan joins us to talk about rising through the ranks of the agency after answering a newspaper ad – and his views on the many presidents he served.
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For Big Political Donors, Strings Are Definitely Attached
Sarah Kleiner, a politics reporter with the Center for Public Integrity, joins us to discuss her reporting into how wealthy North Texas Republican donors use their money to call the shots on Capitol Hill.
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Fareed Zakaria On Our Post-Pandemic World
Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN Worldwide and a columnist for The Washington Post, joins us to talk about what experts predict about the future of technology, politics, health and cities once the coronavirus is conquered.
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Talking Back To A Culture That Doesn’t Value Gay Black Men
Former Buzzfeed LGBT culture editor Saeed Jones joins us to discuss his coming-of-age growing up black and queer in a Texas town.
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Main Streets As The Beating Hearts Of Communities
Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, professor of urban policy and health at The New School, joins us to talk about how physical spaces are turned into communities, from her research in 178 cities across 14 countries.
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Courting The Latino Vote
Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz joins us to discuss the issues most important to the people some say will determine the 2020 election.
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In Politics, The Loneliest Place Is The Middle
P.J. O’Rourke is a contributing editor at the Weekly Standard, a Cato Institute fellow and editor-in-chief of the web magazine American Consequences. He joins us to talk about how before we return to civility, we first must return to sanity.
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Three Ideas For Police Reform
This hour, we’ll talk about the multiple ways we can think about policing in America.
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How We Might Fix Election Security
Journalist Benjamin Wofford joins us to talk about Texas election administrator Dana DeBeauvoir, who partnered with the tech world to build a safer election system.
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His Dad Was Kidnapped – And That Was Just The Beginning
Filmmaker Miles Hargrove joins us to tell his own story — the story he captured on a Video8 camcorder — of his family’s dramatic and harrowing struggle to get their patriarch home.
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How To Find Your Purpose In Life
Philosopher Frank Martela joins us to talk about identifying the essential qualities of happiness.
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