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Rahm Emanuel: Will he run for president?

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Robert Draper: Can Democrats win in Texas this year?

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Margaret Brown: Yogurt Shop Murders

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Pamela Colloff: Weaponizing the criminal justice system

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Mark Kelly: "They're not going to shut me up."

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Jeffrey Goldberg: "The enthusiastic lip smacking embrace of indecency."

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Emil Wakim: On being an SNL cast member in its 50h season

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Tim Miller: Trump's second term is worse than he thought it would be

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Jon Ralston: How Harry Reid became a political titan

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Hetty Lui McKinnon: Bold flavors make vegetarian dishes memorable

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Daniel Lubetzky: How the Holocaust shaped his life

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Neko Case: How her childhood led to a genre-spanning music career

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David Byrne: His career with the Talking Heads and new album "Who Is The Sky?"

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Jeff Tweedy: Triple Album "Twilight Override"

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Mitch Albom: Best-selling author to philanthropist

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Ibram X. Kendi: "Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers"

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Joyce Vance: Trump administration and the changes in federal separation of powers

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John Bolton: Former National Security Advisor gets candid about Donald Trump

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Richard Linklater:

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Jane Goodall: One of her final television interviews

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Christopher Cross: How early success was a "blessing and a curse"

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Historian Peniel E. Joseph: how 1963 was a pivotal year for Civil Rights

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Jonathan Capehart: Journalism was "a calling"

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Jason Isbell on how new album required an emotional deep dive

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Atlantic Journalist Ashley Parker on the Signal group chat leak

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NPR's Katherine Maher on the Congressional hearing, bias in public media

27

Lawrence Wright's new novel explores the clashing cultures within Israel and Palestine

28

Dr. Celine Gounder and the state of public health in America

29

Jason Reitman on recreating early SNL and his father's legacy

30

A Post-Mortem of the 2024 Election with David Axelrod

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett on how Democrats should push back against Trump

32

Michele Norris Explores America's Views on Race

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Former FBI agent Frank Figiliuzzi and the unsolved cases along America's highways

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Fargo Showrunner Noah Hawley, mastering the art of adaptation

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Kirk Goldsberry on the analytics revolution taking over basketball

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Voting Rights Journalist Ari Berman and the antidemocratic movement in America

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Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff reflects on a whirlwind 2024 campaign

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Bradley Whitford

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Charlie Sykes

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Margaret Cho

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Judy Woodruff

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Kara Swisher

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Barbara McQuade

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Indigo Girls

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Paula Kerger

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Jonathan Eig

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Martin Baron

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Ben McKenzie

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Katie Benner

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Jake Tapper

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George W. Bush, Former President of the United States

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Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, Journalists

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Rick Wilson, Political Strategist

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Bill Bradley, Former U.S. Senator

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John Cameron Mitchell

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Robyn Hitchcock, Singer-Songwriter

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Isabella Rossellini, Actress and Model

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John Grisham, Author

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Scott Pelley, Journalist and Author

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Saeed Jones, Poet and Author

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Susan Rice, Former National Security Advisor

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Aarón Sánchez, Chef

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Jeff Tweedy, Musician

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Tim O'Brien, Author

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Tilman Fertitta, Businessman

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Bari Weiss, Journalist and Author

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Stacey Abrams, Political Activist

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Jeff Flake, Former U.S. Senator

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Keb' Mo', Musician

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Roger Clemens, Former Major League Pitcher

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Terrence McNally, Playwright

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

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Ani DiFranco, Singer/Songwriter

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Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman, Journalists

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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Edward Zwick, Filmmaker

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Jose Antonio Vargas, Journalist and Activist

78

Susan Page, Journalist and Author

79

Douglas Brinkley, Historian and Author

80

Roger McNamee, Venture Capitalist and Author

81

Timothy Shriver, Ph.D., Chairman of Special Olympics

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Alejandro Escovedo, Musician

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Robert Rodriguez, Filmmaker

84

Bob Mould, Musician

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Tommy Orange, Author

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Brooklyn Decker, Actress

87

Michael Beschloss, Historian/Author

88

Dr. Brené Brown, Author/Research Professor

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Jason Reitman, Director/Screenwriter

90

Sandra Cisneros, Author

91

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Singer-Songwriter

92

Anne Lamott, Author

93

Lawrence O'Donnell, Journalist and Author

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Andrew Bujalski, Director, Screenwriter

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John Kerry, Former U.S. Secretary of State

96

Michael Avenatti, Attorney

97

Sean Spicer, Former White House Press Secretary

98

Amy Chozick, Author and Reporter

99

Lee Ann Womack, Singer-Songwriter

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Cecile Richards, Activist/Author