Senator Bernie Sanders joins us to talk about the issues he’s building his presidential campaign around ahead of this week’s first round of debates.
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By the Numbers: Census 2020
NPR national correspondent Hansi Lo Wang joins us to talk about the politics behind the 2020 census.
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National Security from the Top Down
John Gans joins us to talk about how the National Security Council has evolved since 1947 – and about how President Trump has adjusted the mix of advisors during his time in office.
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VA Secretary Robert Wilkie On Caring For Vets
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie joins us to talk about how the department is evolving to address PTSD and mental health.
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Washington Reporters Roundtable
Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune and Ron Elving from NPR join us to talk about what it’s like covering The White House in today’s political landscape.
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A Marine Revisits The Battlefield
Veteran and writer Elliot Ackerman joins us to talk about the people he met upon returning to the Middle East after previous military tours.
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Look Up: You’re Being Watched
Arthur Holland Michel joins us to talk about balancing surveillance technology’s ability to save lives with its potential for significant intrusion.
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Tiny Nations, Giant Impact: The Politics of Climate Change
Time’s Justin Worland joins us to talk about how Fiji and other tiny countries are leading the charge to address climate change.
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Is the U.S. Really a Democracy?
Astra Taylor joins us to talk about why creating a true democracy is so hard – and the steps we might take to get closer to that goal of treating everyone the same.
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Your Political Party Is Outdated (And So Is The Other One)
Frank DiStefano joins us to talk about the defunct parties that once ruled American politics and how our climate of animosity is a landscape for a political reset.
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The Heartbreak that Shaped Barbara Bush
USA Today’s Susan Page joins us to talk about how former first lady Barbara Pierce Bush wielded power behind the scenes– as both the wife of a president and the mother of one, too.
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Scott Pelley’s Search For Meaning
Scott Pelley joins us to talk about what he’s learned from everyone firefighters to soldiers to sitting presidents spanning four decades.
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