David Byrne

Legendary singer-songwriter, visual artist, writer and filmmaker, David Byrne, discusses his career as the founding member of the Talking Heads and his album “Who Is The Sky?”

Neko Case

Singer-songwriter Neko Case discusses her genre-spanning career and talks about her album “Neon Gray Midnight Green” and her memoir “The Harder I Fight The More I Love You.”

Jeff Tweedy (2026)

Founding member of Grammy Award-winning rock band Wilco, singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy talks about his solo triple album “Twilight Override.”

Mitch Albom

Best-selling author Mitch Albom discusses his sports writing career, and authoring books including “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Twice.”

Ibram X. Kendi

National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi discusses his storied career and his book “Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers.”

Joyce Vance

Former U.S. attorney and MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance discusses the changes in federal separation of powers and her book “Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy.”

John Bolton

Former national security advisor and UN Ambassador John Bolton discusses the Trump administration and current world politics.

Richard Linklater

Award-winning director Richard Linklater discusses his career and films, “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague.”

Jane Goodall

The late world-renowned conservationist and ethologist discusses her legendary career.

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