Spencer Abraham: On the current political moment, and looking ahead to 2018 and 2020.
October 20, 2017 (Episode 96)

Eric Edelman: On the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and his career in government.
October 8, 2017 (Episode 95)

Paul Cantor: On Shakespeare's Rome, including discussions of "Coriolanus," "Julius Caesar," and "Antony and Cleopatra."
September 25, 2017 (Episode 94)

Thomas Donnelly: The AEI scholar discusses challenges to American primacy, and why America must continue to lead.
September 11, 2017 (Episode 93)

Christina Hoff Sommers: On Google, GamerGate, and challenges to free speech on campus and in corporate America.
August 28, 2017 (Episode 92)

Harvey Mansfield: On Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels as a work of political philosophy, and Swift as a critic of modernity.
August 14, 2017 (Episode 91)

Irwin Stelzer: The economist and political thinker on strengthening and preserving American democratic capitalism.
July 31, 2017 (Episode 90)

Ronald Brownstein: The veteran political journalist on the demographic, geographic, and political challenges facing Democrats and Republicans.
July 16, 2017 (Episode 89)

Mike Murphy: The Republican political strategist discusses the 2016 elections, the first months of Trump's presidency, and looking ahead to 2018 and 2020.
July 3, 2017 (Episode 88)

Martin Feldstein: The Harvard economics professor discusses the 2008 financial crisis and analyzes the current strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. economy.
June 19, 2017 (Episode 87)

Josh Bolten: The chief of staff to George W. Bush reflects on managing the White House in moments of crisis.
June 3, 2017 (Episode 86)

John Walters: The former Drug Czar discusses the nation's opioid epidemic and how to address it.
May 22, 2017 (Episode 85)