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Guests: U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, professor Melissa Harris-Perry, former New York Rep. Rick Lazio, journalist Larry King, writer/director Adam McKay Topics: Mitt Romney's Presidential campaign, Republican hyperbolic rhetoric about Obama, Sarah Palin's bus tour, Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, Lee Atwater, John Edwards scandal, the US budget deficit, link between cell phones and cancer, businessmen as politicians

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, columnist Dan Neil, author Annabelle Gurwitch, activist Erica Williams Topics: democracy in Arab countries, nuclear power, the economy's social impact, the environment, disaster porn, Charlie Sheen, Bradley Manning

Guests: Financial Times editor Chrystia Freeland, journalist Tina Brown, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA); via satellite, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), journalist Brigitte Gabriel Topics: The economy, President Obama's first month in office

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, NPR correspondent Jamie Tarabay, commentator Lisa Schiffren, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, fmr US Attorney David Iglesias Topics: Pat Tillman controversy, U.S. attorney firings, privacy in America, Alec Baldwin, future of Iraq

Guests: From Washington, D.C.: Sens. John Kerry and Lincoln Chafee; Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke, comedian/actor Robin Williams, journalist Chris Matthews Topics: Mark Foley scandal, 2004 and 2006 elections, Iraq War, international relations

Guests: Walter Maestri, Joe Scarborough, comedian George Carlin, Cynthia Tucker, conservative editorialist James K. Glassman, writer Kurt Vonnegut Topics: Michael D. Brown, US political system, on race, on the Administration

Guests: Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, former NIH administrator Bernadine Healy, actor Dave Foley, Ward Churchill and Michael Faughnan, and comic Whoopi Goldberg via satellite. Topics: BTK killer, on the Ten Commandments, torture, on raising children

Guests: Former CIA director James Woolsey, former Asst. Sec. of State James Rubin, actor Bradley Whitford, environmentalist Robert Kennedy, Jr. and White House advisor Dr. Bernadine Healy Topics: Iraq, flu vaccinations, Bill O'Reilly lawsuit

Guests: Author Michael Eric Dyson, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, reporter Ashleigh Banfield, author and Vietnam veteran John E. O'Neill, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, talk show host Chris Matthews Topics: McCain–Feingold Act, Iraq, environment

Guests: Journalist David Frum, comedian Eddie Izzard, author Gore Vidal, former governor of Vermont Howard Dean, businessman Russell Simmons Topics: Madrid bombings, renewal of the Patriot Act, young voters, voting machines

Guests: Author Andrew Sullivan, journalist Ron Suskind, actor Rob Schneider, politician Carol Moseley Braun, politician Jennifer Granholm Topics: Janet Jackson's Super Bowl stunt, Martha Stewart, special interests' power over politicians

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, actor Sean Astin, former Bush-Cheney 2000 press secretary Mindy Tucker-Fletcher; on satellite Max Cleland and Michael Moore Topics: Democratic presidential candidates, gay marriage, Israel

Guests: Author and columnist Arianna Huffington, writer, radio host and professor Michael Eric Dyson, radio host Doug McIntyre, musician Jerry Minor (L. Witherspoon), professor of political science As'ad AbuKhalil Topics: Developments in the Iraq war, the Supreme Court, Augusta National Golf Club membership controversy

Guests: Tax reform lobbyist Grover Norquist, journalist Michelle Goldberg, CNN foreign correspondent Michael Ware, philosopher Cornel West, Republican strategist Ron Christie. Topics: Herman Cain's creepy ad, Fallout from the Status of Forces Agreement, brutality of treatment of Gaddafi's corpse, Iran, Occupy Wall Street, Newt Gingrich as a big thinker, class warfare, recreational drugs vs. prescription drugs

Guests: EPA Chief Lisa Jackson, novelist Touré, columnist Thomas Friedman, journalist Joshua Green, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow Topics: Attempts to dismantle the EPA, America falling behind on environmental issues, republican pettiness about Obama, drone warfare, death of Ghadafi, immigration, Herman Cain's campaign, need for a third party, occupy wall street, student debt and right wing reaction.

Guests: Journalism legend Bill Moyers, journalist Matt Lewis, Former Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer, Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind-VT). Topics: The Republican presidential primaries, Keystone oil pipeline and popular support for important legislation, Newt Gingrich's rise and possible racism, electoral disdain for Mitt Romney, SOPA and PIPA, Republicans' fictionalising president Obama, overcoming partisanship, Citizens United and corporate money in politics, venture capitalism.

Guests: Pastor and Romney critic Dr Robert Jeffress, Magician Penn Jillette, Progressive talk radio host Thom Hartmann, CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, American Spectator senior editor John Fund. Topics: The catholic church, faith vs good work, occupy wall street, Herman Cain's '999' plan, agnostics and atheism, morality without fear or reward, Obama's jobs plan, the fillibuster, attempts to dismantle the EPA, attack's on Mitt Romney's mormon faith.

Guests: Labor leader Richard Trumka, humorist P.J. O'Rourke, author Jonathan Franzen, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), political commentator Nicolle Wallace. Topics: Chris Christie and Sarah Palin's decisions not to run for President, Romney's Mormonism, Hank Williams, Jr., voter registration rules, Occupy Wall Street, Republican denial of racism.

Guests: Reporter Dana Priest, environmental advocate Van Jones, former Governer Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, Author Salman Rushdie Topics: Anwar al-Awlaki assassination, possibility of Chris Christie running for president, Obama returning to progressive values, heckler calling Obama the antichrist and religion in republicanism, occupy wall street, Solendria going bankrupt, Obama's comments to black voters, opening of the Ground Zero mosque, tax breaks for American job creation, Jesus Christ as a republican candidate.

Guests: Journalist Ron Suskind, musician and activist Tom Morello, co-editor of Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns John Avlon, former Representative and Director, President, and CEO of The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Jane Harman (D-CA), filmmaker Michael Moore Topics: Obama's first term in office, Ricky Perry's campaign, unemployment, Bill O'Reilly threat to quote, wealthy people unwilling to accept higher taxes, Tony Bennett remarks, artist censorship, occupation of Wall Street, poor people voting against their economic interests

Guests: Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA), journalist Laura Flanders, blogger Andrew Breitbart, author Mark McKinnon, director John Waters Topics: Birther and schooler conspiracy theories, labor union bill in Massachusetts, Romneycare, racism in the GOP, Donald Trump, gas prices, windfall profits tax, censorship on TV, Victory Day in Afghanistan, monarchy in the UK

Guests: Rep. Keith Maurice Ellison (D-MN), director Bill T. Jones, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, co-founder of the St. Louis Tea Party Dana Loesch, former congressman Thomas M. Davis (R-VA) Topics: Peter King's radicalization hearings, Islamophobia, labor dispute in Wisconsin, sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia, NPR, 2012 GOP presidential candidates, no-fly zone in Libya

Guests: Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, NRO host Will Cain, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), comedian D. L. Hughley Topics: 2011 State of the Union Address, deficit, education, 2011 Egyptian protests, 2011 Domodedovo International Airport bombing, climate change, evolution

Guests: Comedian Arsenio Hall, comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, Republican strategist Susan del Percio, host of MSNBC's "The Ed Show" Ed Schultz, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell Lawrence Wilkerson Topics: Anniversary of Rodney King/LA riots, Obama being painted as the most left president ever, the future of NATO, Anniversary of Bin Laden's death, republican vice presidential nominee, war on women, success in America, charitable giving

Guests: Economist Joseph Stiglitz, actor Alan Thicke, political consultant Karen Finney, journalist David Frum, pollster Kristen Soltis. Topics: Economic inequality, 'euro-zone' crisis, Obama's immigration reform, fake Obama, Canadian institutions, American's sense of entitlement, Racism, Vacation time in America.

Guests: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), MSNBC host Chris Matthews, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), commentator Andrew Sullivan, artist Common. Topics: The Dodd-Frank financial reform, defeat of pro-life legislation, defeat of anti-union legislation, John Hunstman, Rick Perry's debate gaffe, education, Penn State child abuse scandal, Herman Cain's sexual harassment, legacy of John F Kennedy, Republican party as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Guests: Delaware Atty. Gen. Beau Biden, former N.Y. gov. David Paterson, journalist Alex Wagner, Rep. Darrell Issa, comedian Bill Engvall. Topics: Herman Cain's popularity, the United States national motto, why does Middle America vote for Republicans, climate change, legalizing marijuana, Occupy Wall Street, gay marriage, the Second Amendment, Republicans trusting Jesus over government.

Guests: Host of Current TV’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” Keith Olbermann, Republican strategist Rich Galen, Fellow at the Eisenhower Institute Jennifer Donahue, author of "The Forever War" Dexter Filkins, actor/comedian Louis C.K. Topics: Exit strategy from Afghanistan, War on terror, Republican presidential debates, Vaccination controversy, President Obama's jobs plan, manhood, Sarah Palin book, Jackie Kennedy, New York congressional special election, Palestinian statehood petition to UN, Al Gore's climate reality project.

Guests: John Fetterman, DNC Vice-Chair Donna Brazile, Reason.com editor Nick Gillespie, actor John Turturro Topics: Republican strategy of no, the US budget, financial services industry, Marcus Bachmann, personal sacrifice in the US, independent voters, Michele Bachmann's migraines, political pledges

Guests: Sex columnist Dan Savage, Global Editor-at-Large of Reuters Chrystia Freeland, Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban, comedian Marc Maron Topics: American greed, the economy, the environment, Marcus Bachmann's gay therapy, marriage vow pledge, tax pledge, Rupert Murdoch's media empire, Carmageddon on Interstate 405, liberal vs. Christian sexism

Guests: Chief Foreign Correspondent for NBC News Richard Engel, columnist David Carr, columnist Michael Smerconish, Republican strategist Susan del Percio, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi Topics: Obama's non-Democratic policies, Republican candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr., Mormonism, Barack Obama impersonator Reggie Brown, Wal-Mart, the state of the news media, role of family in conservative politics & overbreeding

Guests: Former Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA), comedienne Janeane Garofalo, columnist Joshua Green, journalist Sharon Waxman, actress Jane Lynch Topics: Tax cuts for the wealthy, climate change, Rick Santorum, Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, Sarah Palin's gubernatorial record, the Republican field for 2012, cybersex

Guests: Actor Zach Galifianakis, MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan, journalist Gillian Tett, journalist Reza Aslan, author Amy Chua Topics: Republican 2010 Presidential nominees, health care, socialism, Israel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Catholic priest abuse scandal report

Guests: Counter-terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke, author Andrew Ross Sorkin, columnist Reihan Salam, MSNBC analyst Michelle Bernard, actor Harry Shearer Topics: Osama Bin Laden's life in the compound, Pakistan as ally, Newt Gingrich, job gains/losses in the private and public sectors, US Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA, education, green energy, John Ensign scandal, pediatricians and gun safety

Guests: Theoretical Physicist Michio Kaku, MSNBC Ed Show host Ed Schultz, ex-RNC Head Michael Steele, ABC News Political Director Amy Walter, author Irshad Manji Topics: US Budget, trickle-down economics, Iraq War, military-industrial complex, France's ban on Muslim clothing, gender inequality in Muslim culture, Jon Kyl, health care in Paul Ryan's budget plan, racism in the Tea Party, National Endowment for the Arts

Guests: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver, director Julian Schnabel, radio host Randy Cohen, commentator Doug Heye Topics: government shutdown, budget cuts, public vs. private labor, corporate taxes, Birthers, Miral, Pastor Terry Jones, War Powers Resolution, American exceptionalism, Iowa Caucuses, gay marriage

Guests: Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, Actress Ellen Page, columnist David Brooks, former Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA), Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown Topics: Libya, youth bulge, Republican Birthers and racism, Labor Unions, bee colony collapse disorder, America's growing Hispanic population, General Electric's tax bill

Guests: Commentator Paul Begala, BBC reporter Katty Kay, blogger Meghan McCain, columnist Joel Stein, writer Hooman Maj Topics: Iranian presidential election, 2009, health care reform, David Letterman joke controversy, sexuality and infidelity in politics, 2009 imprisonment of US journalists by North Korea

Guests: CNN host Larry King, MSNBC host Chris Matthews, former White House Homeland Security advisor Frances Townsend, NAACP President Ben Jealous, humorist P. J. O'Rourke Topics: 2009 digital television transition, Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting, racism, affirmative action, nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, terrorism, car culture in the United States, socialism

Guests: Actor and comedian D. L. Hughley, Council of Foreign Relations president Richard Haass, novelist Paula Froelich, journalist Jeremy Scahill, Fortune editor Matt Miller Topics: Obama's visit to the Middle East, terrorism, abortion debate and the murder of Dr. George Tiller, gay marriage, health care reform in the United States

Guests: Singer Willie Nelson, Rep. David Dreier, author/journalist Christopher Hitchens, BBC News correspondent Katty Kay, British politician George Galloway, journalist Andrea Mitchell Topics: Hurricane Rita, Vice President Cheney, Jet Blue emergency landing, foreign oil dependency, Margaret Thatcher, critiquing the U.S.

Guests: Journalist Amy Goodman, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), journalist Fareed Zakaria, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, comedian Lizz Winstead. Topics: Affordable Care Act, Justices John Roberts and Antonin Scalia, reproductive health, Egypt election, Rep. Allen West, Mitt Romney's plan for China and health care, Romney's VP candidates.

Guests: Documentarian Alexandra Pelosi, actor Ed Helms, author and MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan, journalist Amy Holmes, Mayor Mark Cornett (Oklahoma City-R) Topics: entitlement culture, democrats losing their base, gas prices and Obama's ratings, stupidest states, 'The Lorax' and liberal brainwashing, the south, Afghanistan, Goldman Sachs, Kony 2012 and youthful advice.

Guests: Novelist T. Coraghessan Boyle, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Washington Post reporter Ezra Klein, actress and comedianne Tracey Ullman Topics: Overpopulation, road quality in the US, Planned Parenthood, Wisconsin Governor, Equal Pay

Guests: Ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-NY), Dr. Drew Pinsky, author Alexandra Wentworth, economist Steve Moore, journalist Erin McPike. Topics: American reliance on prescription drugs, death of Whitney Houston, Mitt Romney's failing campaign numbers, recovery of the economy, contraception, Republicans alienation of women voters, 'small government' republicans use of medicare, supreme court conservatism, alternative energy sources, disrespect of the office of President.

Guests: Columnist Christopher Hitchens, conservative commentator Tara Setmayer, actor Alec Baldwin, former Boston mayor Raymond Flynn, Rep. Barney Frank, Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte Topics: Gay marriage, terrorism, California recall vote, runaway Texas State Senate members

Top-of-show will be documentarian Eugene Jarecki who's latest film, "The House I Live In," will be out in theatres on October 5th. Mid-show will be literary icon Salman Rushdie who's latest book is Joseph Anton: A Memoir. Panel: Rana Foroohar – Assistant Managing Editor and Economic Columnist at Time Magazine. Roger Hedgecock – Radio Talk Show Host and former Mayor of San Diego. Chris Matthews – Host of MSNBC's "Hardball" and author of Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero.

Guests: Ex-Obama economy adviser Christina Romer, Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh, Palin biography filmmaker Stephen K Bannon and chef Anthony Bourdain. Topics: US credit downgrade, debt ceiling deal, failure of the stimulus package, inability of Democrats to negotiate, 'job creators', defunding of science in America, Rick Perry's prayer festival, escaping poverty, would Hillary Clinton have been better, need for a left-wing tea party equivalent.

Guests: Journalist Peter Bergen, author Michael Eric Dyson, investigative journalist and author Jeremy Scahill, ex-Bush speechwriter David Frum, author Irshad Manji Topics: Death of Osama bin Laden, potential OBL successors, Bush doctrine, Bin Laden's decline of popularity in the Moslem world, celebrations of OBL's death, OBL's goal to bankrupt the US, David Petraeus as CIA director nominee

Guests: Journalist Michael Hastings, politician/businessman David Stockman, political commentator Rachel Maddow, economist Stephen Moore, entrepreneur Russell Simmons Topics: Keith Olbermann, Tunisian protests, health care, Ronald Reagan's legacy, gun control, Tucson shooting

Guests: Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano (via satellite), Iraq War veteran and California congressional candidate Anthony Woods, Susan Eisenhower, journalist John Heilemann, writer Matt Taibbi Topics: 2009 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. arrest by Cambridge police, racism and the Republican Party, Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, health care reform, military-industrial complex

Guests: Joe Scarborough, actor Jason Alexander, actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith, Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT), Markos Moulitsas. Topics: Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings, racism and the Republican Party, clean coal electricity debate, health care reform in the United States, recent sex scandals involving politicians, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, death of Michael Jackson, drug use in the United States, death of Walter Cronkite (news broke shortly before tonight's show began), 40th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing

Guests: Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, television host Keith Olbermann, actress Kerry Washington, senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin Topics: AIG bonuses, the crisis, Teenage pregnancy in America, Glenn Beck, right-wing power

Guests: Comedian Sarah Silverman, professor Michael Eric Dyson, author Andrew Breitbart, columnist Steven Pearlstein Topics: State of the Rep. party, racism in America, the Teachers' Union, stem cell research

Guests: Commentator Andrew Sullivan, veterans' activist Paul Rieckhoff, Nina Hachigian of the Center for American Progress, pollster Frank Luntz (election correspondent), Sen Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Topics: Clinton vs. Obama, candidates' policies toward Middle East, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act renewal and changes, John McCain vs. Democrats, Roger Clemens congressional hearing

Guests: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, homeland security expert Clark Ervin, actor Michael McKean; via satellite, Pat Buchanan and CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour Topics: Immigration, torture by military, Muslim extremists, airport security, hunt for Osama bin Laden, free speech in media

Guests: Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly; Iraq war veteran, Paul Hackett; former Homeland Security Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson; political consultant Kellyanne Conway; actor/comic Chris Rock. Topics: Cindy Sheehan, Iraq, John Kerry, racial profiling, activist judges

Guests: Former baseball slugger José Canseco, actor Tim Robbins, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, talk show host Tucker Carlson, Gov. Mike Huckabee Topics: On steroids, on Iran and Iraq, on religious belief, Ward Churchill, President Bush, on Covenant Marriage, Million Dollar Baby

Our top-of show interview will be with Arianna Huffington, President & Editor-In-Chief, Huffington Post Media Group. Mid-show will be D.L. Hughley who has a new book, I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up. Panel: Katty Kay – Anchor of the BBC's "WorldNews America" Rep. Jack Kingston – Republican (GA) Avik Roy – Romney Advisor and The Apothecary blogger for Forbes.com

Interview Guest: Sebastian Junger Panelists: Abby Huntsman, Stephen Moore, Bernie Sanders Panel Guest: Zack Kopplin Sebastian Junger is an award-winning Afghanistan war correspondent and filmmaker. His latest project is a film for HBO titled "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington". Abby Huntsman is a political commentator and host of HuffPost Live. Stephen Moore is an economist, conservative commentator and the author of "Who’s The Fairest of Them All: The Truth About Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth in America". Bernie Sanders is the independent senator from Vermont. Zack Kopplin is a science education activist.

Guests: Lawyer Susan Burke, journalist E.J. Dionne, politics editor at "Business Insider" Michael Brendan Dougherty, film maker John Waters, economist Dambisa Moyo. Topics: rape in the military, Wisconsin Governor recall election, soda tax in New York, unpatriotic to cause economic downturn, Catholic church's reprimand of nun's, farm subsidies and the impact on Africa, next move for occupy wall street

Guests: Former White House advisor Richard Clarke, actress Eva Longoria, CNN political contributor Margaret Hoover, Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston, Founder Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist Topics: Obama's War on Terror, Obama versus Romney on gay rights, Romney and the hard right, Obama's economic recovery, the latino vote and immigration policy, is Romney insensitive to weak and vulnerable people?, obesity

Guests: Senator Michael Bennet, actor Hill Harper, former Governor Gary Johnson, Amy Holmes, journalist John Heilemann Topics: Health care, deficit spending and the national debt, climate change, marijuana legalization, race relations, Mitt Romney, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness, Eric Massa, Game Change, Liz Cheney, education, Jihad Jane

Guests: Actor Sean Penn, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-founder of the Huffington Post Arianna Huffington, director Michael Moore Topics: Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, Hugo Chávez, Economic activism, Health Care, the economy regulation of the financial industry, labor relations, the Oscars, Republican fundraising tactics, the Media

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Constance L. Rice, Tim Robbins, musician Grant-Lee Phillips, Jon Brion, US war veterans Ward Tayne, Delphine Metcalf-Foster, Shad Meshad Topics: Iraq war, veterans rights and whether or not support for the troops means supporting the war, the Oscars

Guests: Oscar winning director Michael Moore; from "The Hangover Part III", actor/comedian Zach Galifianakis; from "The Cycle", co-host S.E. Cupp; from "Foreign Policy Begins at Home", author Richard Haas; NYT Finance columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Guests: Journalist Jeffrey Gettleman, actor Kevin Nealon, journalist Michelle Bernard, economist Paul Krugman, economist Arthur Laffer Topics: The economy, the fillibuster, venture capitalism, resurgence of the birther movement, vice-president vetting, Romney's faith influencing his decisions, Facebook's IPO, fake narrative of Obama being a radical.

Guests: Author Charles Murray, Founder and Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Paul Rieckhoff, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, columnist S.E. Cupp Topics: class division in America, college education prices, Obama as celebrity, American definition of successful, farewell to Republican nominees, veteran healthcare and suicide prevention, need for a draft, media obsession with sex scandals and non-stories.

Guests: Israeli ambassador Michael Oren, Ex SEIU head Andrew Stern, author Catherine Crier, Ex, RNC chair Michael Steele, "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm. Topics: Iran's nuclear program, Israel's conservative government, Super Tuesday results, a third political party in America, the price of freedom of speech, contraception and abortion, prejudice and voting against economic interest, home schooling.

Season Finale. "The Interview" star Seth Rogen, MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, Monty Python Alum & "So Anyway..." author John Cleese, Canadian MP Chrystia Freeland and "News One Now" host Roland Martin.

Guests: Author Suze Orman, Ex Rep Rick Lazio (R-NY), host Wes Moore, monologist Mike Daisey, author Michael Hastings. Topics: Chinese sweatshops making electronics, Obama running on his record, job growth report, solving the housing crisis, "the haves and the soon to haves", US withdrawal from Afghanistan, decline of the occupy movement, correlation between intelligence and prejudice, education system, atheism not being a religion.

Guests: News personality Tavis Smiley, author Eric Klinenberg, former Prime Minister of Canada Kim Campbell, former Rep. David Stockman (R-MI), author Matthew Continetti Topics: Trayvon Martin case, racism and gun control, poverty, abortion rights, tax laws, decline of marriage, women voters, the war on drugs, antiquated Cuba policy.

Guests: Dr Ezekiel Emanuel, author Van Jones, columnist Rich Galen, blogger Elise Jordan, "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner. Topics: Healthcare reform and the Supreme Court, Trayvon Martin shooting, historical and contemporary America, green energy initiatives, gun control in America.

Guests: Ex U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI); "The Center Holds" author Jonathan Alter; "Gasland Part II" director Josh Fox; "Great Degeneration" author and Harvard professor Niall Ferguson; conservative pollster Kellyanne Conway.

Interviewee: Michelle Alexander Panelists: Charles Cooke, Jane Harman, Rachel Maddow Panel Guest: Steve Coogan Topics: The New Jim Crow, incarceration in the US, human rights in North Korea, MSNBC's overcoverage of the Chris Christie scandal, BYU's anti-masturbation campaign, Philomena, forced adoptions in the Catholic Church, Pat McCrory blocking lawsuits against Duke Energy, drought in California and regulations, John Kerry's statement about climate change.

Interviewee: Jeremy Scahill ("Dirty Wars" Docu-maker) Panelists: Andrew Sullivan ("Daily Dish" blogger), Mayim Bialik ("Big Bang Theory" star and vegan author), Eric Klinenberg ("Going Solo" author) Panel Guest: Bill Nye Topics: Creationism vs. science, Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger, net neutrality, drop in infrastructure spending, targeted killings of US citizens who plot against other Americans, veganism, attachment parenting, World Health Organization's warning about cancer, Philip Seymour Hoffman's published diaries, Edward Snowden praising Russia.

Guests: Assistant to the President Elizabeth Warren, actor Martin Short, political analyst James Carville, political consultant Mike Murphy, Editor-at-large of Reuters Chrystia Freeland Topics: Consumer protection, Tucson shooting, gun control, right wing rhetoric, health care

Guests: Actor Esai Morales, fmr Labor Sec Robert Reich, Rep Barbara Lee (D-CA), CNN analyst Amy Holmes (election correspondent); via satellite, Sen Arlen Specter (PA) Topics: 40th anniversary of the King assassination, education in inner cities, Bush tax rebate and U.S. budget priorities, U.S. defense budget, abstinence education, investment in biofuels, bailout of Bear Stearns

Guests: Actor Ben Affleck, Sen. Joe Biden, correspondent Bill Sammon, author/former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Topics: Tom DeLay, on Bush's war, faith, Intelligent Design, Iraq exit strategy

Guests: Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, actress Susan Sarandon, linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky, comedian D. L. Hughley, columnist Andrew Sullivan, and former U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder Topics: Presidential elections

Interviewee: Sister Simone Campbell ("Nun on a Bus") Panelists: Matt Welch ("Reason" magazine Editor-in-Chief), Baratunde Thurston (Author and Comic), Arianna Huffington ("Thrive" Scribe and HuffPost Founder) Panel Guest: Dinesh D'Souza (Conservative Film-maker) Topics:

Interviewee: Charlie Crist Panelists: Tom Colicchio, Alicia Menendez, S. E. Cupp Panel Guest: P. J. O'Rourke Topics: Independents in US politics, Cuban embargo, immigration reform, executive orders, Congressional Budget Office's report on Obamacare's effect on jobs, lowest abortion rates in 30 years, Russia and communism, heroin and prescription drugs, United States Department of State's report on the Keystone Pipeline, federal spending for children vs. for senior citizens.

Guests: Ex New York Times Op-Eder & Demos Fellow Bob Herbert; first female Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour; "Cooked" author Michael Pollan; "Queen of the Turtle Derby" author Julia Reed; Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Josh Green.

Guests: Former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), former Vice Chairman of General Motors Bob Lutz, Democratic strategist James Carville, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, journalist John Heilemann. Topics: Rush Limbaugh's 'slut' comments, campaign finance and Super PACs, Rick Santorum self destructing, 'Blunt' healthcare amendment, the highjacking of the Republican establishment, the auto bailout, climate change, the space program, the importance of scientific advancement, the liberal bubble and the 'joke candidate'.

Interviewee: John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave" screenwriter) Panelists: Chrystia Freeland (Canadian Member of Parliament), Ronan Farrow (MSNBC host), Darrell Issa (R-CA) Panel Guest: Stephen Merchant (writer/actor "Hello Ladies") Topics: Solomon Northup and slavery, 2014 State of the Union Address, minimum wage in the United States, income inequality, demographics of the top 1%, Gerrymandering, differences between UK and US politics, stand-your-ground laws and African Americans, gun politics, Michael Grimm threatening a reporter, Flip a District, puritanism.

Interviewee: Alan Weisman (author of "Countdown") Panelists: Andrew Sullivan, Salman Rushdie, Amy Chua Panel Guest: Seth MacFarlane Topics: Environmentalism and overpopulation, family planning in Iran, 2014 Crimean crisis, Rand Paul winning the 2014 CPAC straw poll, paid time off in the United States and Europe, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Rush Limbaugh's comment on 12 Years a Slave winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, SAT changes for 2016, random religious rules.

The Interview: Anthony Leiserowitz is the Director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, which "investigates the psychological, cultural, political, and geographic factors that drive public environmental perception and behavior." Twitter: @ecotone2 The Panel: Kristen Soltis has been described as "the Republican Party's leading millennial pollster" and serves as the Vice President of DC-based opinion research and political communications firm The Winston Group. Twitter: @KSoltisAnderson Dan Neil is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of The Wall Street Journal's "Rumble Seat" column, where he reviews everything from the Aston Martin Rapide S to John Deer's latest Gator. Twitter: @Danneilwsj Horace Cooper is a writer and legal commentator who serves at the Co-Chairman of the National Advisory Board for Project 21: "an initiative of The National Center for Public Policy Research to promote the views of African-Americans whose entrepreneurial spirit, dedication to family and commitment to individual responsibility has not traditionally been echoed by the nation's civil rights establishment." He is also a partner at Monument Communications. Adrian Grenier will join the panel mid-show. He is an actor, filmmaker and entrepreneur who recently produced 'How to Make Money Selling Drugs,' a film exploring the failure of American's drug war. It opens in New York on June 26th and Los Angeles on June 28th and is currently available on demand. Adrian recently penned an editorial for The Huffington Post, calling for the "return a sense of rationality and proportion to a justice system that has spun wildly out of control."

Guests: Journalist Dan Rather, former senator Bill Bradley (D-N.J.); business reporter Michelle Caruso-Cabrera; journalist Jeremy Scahill, columnist Joel Stein. Topics: the trivialisation of the mainstream news, citizens united and unions, the debt under Obama, masculinity in America, minority babies, economic growth, Obama as a socialist, religious Universities.

Guests: Environmentalist Lynn Henning, columnist Ross Douthat, author Thomas Frank, author Todd Buchholz, Reuters editor Chrystia Freeland Topics: Earth day and environmentalism, media exaggeration of Trayvon Martin case, the war on women, secret service sex scandal, the decline of religion in America, the defeat of the Buffett rule, pink slime and Republican obstructionism.

Guests: Pilot Chesley Sullenberger, CNN host Eliot Spitzer, BBC anchor Katty Kay, Daily Beast blogger Andrew Sullivan, comedian Colin Quinn Topics: Government shutdown, Planned Parenthood, US Budget, Objectivism, Libya, reaction to Pastor Terry Jones, Donald Trump, Class conflict

Guests: PBS host Tavis Smiley, director Kevin Smith, journalist John Heilemann, CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, journalist Matt Taibbi Topics: Griftopia, budget cuts, Obama as a bad negotiator, trade unions for government employees, Tea Party Review magazine, Red State, treatment of women in Arab world, Natalie Munroe, Civil War reenactments

Guests: Syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington, philosopher Cornel West, journalist Hooman Majd, MSNBC host Norah O'Donnell, actor Matthew Perry Topics: AOL-HuffPo merger, Egypt after Mubarak and US reaction, Chris Lee, alcoholism, O'Reilly's interview of Obama, CPAC and homophobia, re-writing Mark Twain

Guests: Journalist Mona Eltahawy, director Charles H. Ferguson, conservative columnist John Fund, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Topics: Egyptian protests, financial meltdown, RNC in debt, Kepler (spacecraft), NASA going to Mars, Clarence & Ginny Thomas, Civil War celebrations in the south, GOProud at CPAC

Guests: President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass, journalist Chrystia Freeland, political writer Reihan Salam, actress Olivia Wilde, comedian Adam Carolla, comedian Chris Rock Topics: Iran, health care, Obama Republicans summit, Congress majority, guns, defense budget, caged animals

Guests: Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren, comedienne Wanda Sykes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane , former Governor Eliot Spitzer, and Norah O'Donnell Topics: Lack of action by government, bipartisanship, the filibuster, Obama's handling of terrorism, torture, controversy over Family Guy's Down's Syndrome episode, race and criticism of Obama, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Kevin Smith's airplane incident, obesity, Bill's tweet criticizing media coverage of Haiti

Interview Guests: Alex Gibney, Sam Harris Panelists: Cory Booker, Jackie Kucinich, Eva Longoria Alex Gibney is an American documentary filmmaker. His latest documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" apparently debuts Feb 4, 2013 on HBO. Sam Harris is a philosopher whose latest book is "Free Will". He blogs at samharris.org and has recently written on the gun control issue. Cory Booker is the mayor of Newark, New Jersey and is a high-profile Democrat. Jackie Kucinich is a reporter covering politics for USA Today and is a frequent guest commentator on MSNBC. Eva Longoria is an American television and film actress, best known for her roles on "The Young and the Restless" and "Desperate Housewives".

Interviewee: Ann Coulter (author) Panelists: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Rep. D-FL), Neil deGrasse Tyson (scientist), Rob Reiner (filmmaker) Panel Guest: Rob Lowe (actor, "Killing Kennedy") Topics: Obama's lie about current health care plans, Ted Cruz, Sr., women in politics, Rob Lowe as JFK, US embargo against Cuba, Kessler Syndrome, NSA spying, Republicans should appeal to stoners.

Interviewee: Erin Brockovich Panelists: Josh Barro, Howard Dean, Carly Fiorina Panel Guest: Willie Nelson Topics: 2014 Elk River chemical spill and coal mining, Republicans and women issues, Obamacare, Richard Sherman's outburst after game against the San Francisco 49ers, Obama's inconsistent policies about marijuana, poverty and income inequality, 2014 Winter Olympics and Vladimir Putin's comments on LGBT people.

Interviewee: Billy Binney (NSA whistleblower) Panelists: John Heilemann ("Double Down" co-author), Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto (University of Texas fellow), David Avella (GOPAC President) Panel Guest: Anthony Weiner (Ex-Rep. D-NY) Topics: NSA spying, 2013 elections, Chris Christie as a 2016 Republican presidential nominee, Republican constituents, Tea Party vs. GOP establishment, Anthony Weiner scandal and media coverage of the scandal, Obamacare, Bill de Blasio's victory, commemorating tragedies, self-importance of political authors, hypocrisy of the religious right.

Interviewee: Maajid Nawaz (ex Islamic radical) Panelists: Rev. Al Sharpton (MSNBC host & author of "Rejected Stone"), Michael Moore (filmmaker), Valerie Plame (co-author of "Blowback") Panel Guest: Richard Dawkins (author of "Appetite for Wonder") Topics: Obamacare's dysfunctional website, perceived strengths of each party, NSA spying on other countries, new evolution finding, Pope Francis, is Islam more dangerous than Christianity?, the minimum wage.

Guests: Rev. Al Sharpton, CBS News correspondent Mo Rocca, journalist Zanny Minton Beddoes, commentator Reihan Salam, Ex ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith. Topics: Uprising in Syria, Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, the Republican primaries, Rick Santorum becoming front-runner, anti-contraception legislation, valentines day, gay marriage and proposition 8 in california, Clint Eastwood Superbowl advert, Republican dividing America.

Guests: An interview with Eric Schlosser, investigative journalist, author of The New York Times Best Seller "Fast Food Nation," and stars in the documentary film "Food, Inc." This week's panel discussion includes Frank Bruni,contributing writer at The New York Times and best-selling author, whose new book is called "The Age of Grievance"; and Douglas Murray, columnist for the New York Post and author of The New York Times best-sellingbook "The War on the West."

Guests: An interview with Roger Daltrey, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, co-founder, and frontman for the rock band "The Who." This week's panel discussion includes Kellyanne Conway, former senior counselor to President Trump, Fox News contributor, and author of the #1 New York Times Best Seller, "Here's the Deal: A Memoir"; and Joshua Green, Bloomberg Businessweek national correspondent and author of "The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics."

Guests: An interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election. This week's panel discussion includes Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business, host of the podcast "The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway," co-host of the podcast "Pivot," and author of the new book "The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security"; and Don Lemon, award-winning journalist, founder of Lemon Media Network (LMN), and host of the podcast "The Don Lemon Show."

Guests: An interview with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of Business and author of "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness." This week's panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria,host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" and author of "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present," and Dr. Mark T. Esper, former U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Trump and author of the memoir "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."

Guests: An interview with Dr. Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future." This week's panel discussion includes Van Jones,CNN political commentator and host of the podcast "Uncommon Ground with Van Jones" and Ann Coulter, conservative political commentator, author of 13 New York Times bestselling books, who now writes the column "Unsafe" on Substack.

Guests: An interview with Chris Hayes, Emmy® Award-winning host of MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes" and author of "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource." This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican congressman who represents Florida's 19th district; and Tara Palmeri, Puck senior political correspondent and host of The Ringer's "Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri" podcast.

Guests: An interview with Stephen A. Smith, host of ESPN's "First Take" and the podcast "The Stephen A. Smith Show," both available on YouTube, and author of the new book "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Take." This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Adam Schiff, Democratic Congressman representing California's 30th district who is a 2024 candidate to represent California in the US Senate; and Seth MacFarlane, actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer whose newest show "Ted" recently premiered January 11 on Peacock.

Guests: An interview with H.R. McMaster, retired lieutenant general, former White House National Security Advisor under President Trump, and author of "At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House." This week's panel discussion includes Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of National Review and author of "The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free;" and John Avlon, author and former CNN anchor who is now running for Congress in New York's first district.

Guests: An interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, author of the new book, "We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity," who will soon host "Dr. Phil Primetime" on his new cable network, Merit Street Media. This week's panel discussion includes Tim Ryan, former Democratic Congressman from Ohio and founder of We The People Action Fund; and Batya Ungar-Sargon, Opinion editor at Newsweek and author of the forthcoming book "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women."

Guests: An interview with John Waters, writer, actor, and filmmaker of the 1990 classic musical film "Cry-Baby." This week's panel discussion includes David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, CNN political contributor, and host of the podcast "The Axe Files with David Axelrod"; and Ken Buck, former Republican congressman from Colorado.

Guests: An interview with Bjørn Lomborg, Danish political scientist, statistician, and author of "False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet." This week's panel discussion includes Stephanie Ruhle, senior business analyst for NBC and host of MSNBC's "The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle"; and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.

Guests: An interview with Neil Degrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist, host of the "StartTalk" podcast, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller "Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons, Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far." This week's panel discussion includes Donna Brazile, Democratic political strategist and ABC News contributor; and Andrew Sullivan, writer of "The Weekly Dish" newsletter on Substack and author of the essay collection "Out On a Limb: Selected Writing."

Guests: An interview with Dr. Casey Means, co-founder of Levels metabolic health company and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book "Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health." This week's panel discussion includes Chris Cuomo, award-winning broadcast journalist and host of the podcasts "CUOMO" and "The Chris Cuomo Project"; and Mary Katharine Ham, Fox News contributor and host of the podcast "Getting Hammered."

Guests: An interview with comedian, actor, producer, and co-host of the podcast "Fly on the Wall" with David Spade, Dana Carvey. This week's panel discussion includes Ezra Klein, host of "The Ezra Klein Show" podcast and co-author of the new book "Abundance"; and Andrew Sullivan, writer of "The Weekly Dish" newsletter on Substack and host of the podcast "The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan."

Guests: An interview with Coleman Hughes, host of the "Conversations With Coleman" podcast, contributor to The Free Press, and author of the new book "The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America," available this week. This week's panel discussion includes Bob Costas, CNN contributor and 29-time Emmy®-winning broadcaster; and Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the new collection of essays titled "On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension."

Guests: An interview with William Shatner, actor, subject of the new documentary "You Can Call Me Bill," and artist of the upcoming digital album "So Fragile, So Blue,"which he recorded live with the National Symphony Orchestra.This week's panel discussion includes Piers Morgan,New York Post columnist and host of the YouTube channel's "Piers Morgan Uncensored"; and Gillian Tett, provost of King's College, Cambridge, and columnist at the Financial Times.

Guests: An interview with Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and author of the New York Times bestseller "The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI." This week's panel discussion includes Chris Matthews, longtime broadcaster, journalist, and author of "This Country: My Life in Politics and History;" and Tulsi Gabbard, four-term Hawaii congresswoman, 2020 presidential candidate, and author of "For Love Of Country: Leave the Democratic Party Behind."

Guests: An interview with Ray Romano, award-winning actor and comedian who directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the new film "Somewhere in Queens." This week's panel discussion includes Laura Coates, CNN's Chief Legal Analyst and host of "Laura Coates Live" and Walter Kirn, novelist and co-host of the podcast "America This Week."

Guests: An interview with Megyn Kelly, journalist and host of "The Megyn Kelly Show." This week's panel discussion includes Van Jones, bestselling author, CNN contributor, and writer of his self-titled Substack newsletter "Van Jones"; and Gov. Jared Polis, Democratic governor of Colorado.

Guests: An interview with Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies. This week's panel discussion includes Kristen Soltis Anderson, conservative pollster and CNN contributor; and Al Franken, writer, comedian, former Democratic senator from Minnesota, and host of "The Al Franken Podcast."

Guests: An interview with Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of the syndicated morning radio show "The Breakfast Club" on New Yorks Power 105.1 FM and author of "Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks." This week's panel discussion includes Ana Navarro, CNN contributor and co-host of "The View" on ABC; and Joel Stein, writer for the weekly column "The End of My Career with Joel Stein" on Substack and the author of "In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book."

Guests: Tristan Harris - tech ethicist, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Center for Humane Technology, and podcast co-host; James Kirchick - columnist for Tablet Magazine, writer-at-large for Air Mail, and author; Matt Duss - executive vice president at the Center for International Policy and former foreign policy advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Guests: An interview with Michael Eric Dyson, a distinguished professor at Vanderbilt University and author of The New York Times best-selling book "Unequal: A Story of America." This week's panel discussion includes Nellie Bowles, author of the new book "Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History" and a founder of The Free Press; and Pamela Paul, author and opinion columnist at The New York Times.

Guests: An interview with Michael Render (a.k.a Killer Mike), entrepreneur, musician, and one-half of the group "Run the Jewels," whose self-titled solo album "Michael" was recently released across digital platforms. This week's panel discussion includes Gov. Chris Sununu,Republican Governor of New Hampshire; and Jessica Tarlov, co-host of "The Five" on Fox News and Head of Research for Bustle.

Guests: Alexandra Pelosi - director and producer of HBO Original documentary "The Insurrectionist Next Door"; Paul Begala - Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor; Bret Stephens - New York Times columnist.

Guests: Journalist Charles M. Blow, comedian Fred Armisen, author Glenn Greenwald, political scientist Wendy Schiller, political commentator Andrew Sullivan Topics: Hate crimes, Trayvon Martin murder and racism in America, 'stand your ground' law, stupidest states, assassination of American citizens, Jason Russell meltdown, catholicism in America, Romney's inevitability and the need to curb fake outrage.

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing actor and director B.J. Novak about his new film, Vengeance. On the panel, he is joined by CNN political and economic commentator Catherine Rampell and conservative political commentator Noah Rothman.

Guests: An interview with Jesse Eisenberg, award-winning actor and filmmaker who wrote, directed, and co-starred in the comedy-drama film "A Real Pain." This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Ro Khanna, Democratic congressman representing California's Silicon Valley, member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and author of "Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us"; and Stephen A. Smith, host of ESPN's "First Take" and YouTube's "The Stephen A. Smith Show."

This week, Bill interviews Brooke Jenkins, a former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney. For the panel discussion, he is joined by John Avlon, a senior Political Analyst and anchor for CNN, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, a columnist for The Washington Post.

Guests: An interview with award-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas, who most recently starred as Benjamin Franklin in the Apple TV+ limited series "Franklin." This week's panel discussion includes John Heilemann, Puck's chief political columnist and national affairs analyst at MSNBC and NBC News; and Sarah Isgur, senior editor of The Dispatch and host of the legal podcast "Advisory Opinions."

This week, Bill interviews Rep. Ro Khanna, the U.S. Congressman representing California's 17th district. On the panel, he is joined by British author Johann Hari and Katherine Mangu-Ward, the Editor-in-Chief of Reason Magazine.

Guests: An interview with Rob Reiner, director of the HBO Original documentary "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life," and Albert Brooks, Oscar(R)-nominated actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter; Donna Brazile - Georgetown University professor and contributor to ABC News, USA Today, and The Hill; Adam Kinzinger - former Republican Congressman from Illinois and author.

Guests: An interview with Kara Swisher, host of the podcast "On with Kara Swisher," co-host of the podcast "Pivot," and author of "Burn Book: A Tech Love Story." This week's panel discussion includes Beto O'Rourke, former Democratic Congressman from Texas and founder of Powered by People; and Sarah Isgur, former lawyer at the US Department of Justice under President Trump, senior editor of The Dispatch, and host of its legal podcast "Advisory Opinions."

Guests: An interview with Tim Alberta, writer at The Atlantic and author of "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." This week's panel discussion includes Buck Sexton, former CIA analyst and co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show;" and Laura Coates, anchor of "Laura Coates Live" and chief legal analyst at CNN.

Guests: An interview with Kid Rock, musician and entertainer who will be going on tour in March and will also be joining the "Rock The Country" festival in April. This week's panel discussion includes Tim Ryan, former Democratic congressman from Ohio and co-chair of Natural Allies For A Clean Energy Future; and Pamela Paul, opinion columnist at The New York Times and author of "100 Things We've Lost to the Internet."

Guests: An interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic Governor of California. This week's panel discussion includes Andrew Sullivan, columnist for Substack's "The Weekly Dish" and author of "Out on a Limb" and Ari Melber, MSNBC's Chief Legal Correspondent and host of "The Beat with Ari Melber."

Bill interviews actor Christoph Waltz to open the show. He is then joined on the panel by Ari Melber, MSNBC's chief legal correspondent, and Sarah Isgur, political commentator and former spokesperson in the United States Department of Justice.

Guests: An interview with Eric Holder, former attorney general under President Obama, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and co-author of "Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan. "This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Nancy Mace, Republican Congresswoman from South Carolina who currently serves on the Armed Services and House Oversight committees; and Rep. Ro Khanna, Democratic Congressman who represents California's Silicon Valley and a member of President Biden's National Advisory Board.

Guests: former Democratic Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo and his former Chief of Staff, Melissa DeRosa; Scott Galloway - professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and host of "The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway"; Jessica Tarlov - co-host of Fox News' "The Five" and Head of Research at Bustle.

Guests: An interview with Hon. Chrystia Freeland, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada candidate. This week's panel discussion includes Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, former mayor of Chicago, and former chief of staff to President Obama; and Fareed Zakaria, author, columnist for The Washington Post, and host of the CNN podcast "Fareed Zakaria's GPS."

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing Belgian-American psychotherapist Esther Perel. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Daniel Bessner, Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, and Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Harvard University.

Bill opens this week's show interviewing musician and activist Stevie Van Zandt. For the panel, he's joined by journalist and podcaster Matt Taibbi alongside Editor-in-Chief of Reason magazine Katherine Mangu-Ward.

Guests: An interview with Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro. This week's panel discussion includes Sam Stein, managing editor of The Bulwark and MSNBC contributor; and Batya Ungar-Sargon, journalist and author of "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women."

This week, Bill interviews Radley Balko, an opinion journalist for The Washington Post, and Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and public health expert. Joining him for the panel discussion are writer Larry Wilmore and Matt Welch, Editor-at-Large of Reason Magazine.

Guests: An interview with Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democratic congresswoman from California, and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir "The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House." This week's panel discussion includes Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of ABC's "The View" and CNN political commentator who previously served as the White House communications director under President Trump; and John McWhorter, professor of linguistics at Columbia University and opinion writer at The New York Times.

Returning from a two-week break after testing positive for COVID-19, Bill opens this week's show by interviewing Emmy-winning broadcaster Bob Costas. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, and Democratic strategist and co-host of the weekly podcast Politics War Room, James Carville.

Guests: An interview with Jillian Michaels, fitness, nutrition expert, and host of the podcast "Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels." This week's panel discussion includes Jon Meacham,Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of "The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush"; and Jane Ferguson, award-winning foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour, The New Yorker contributor, and author of "No Ordinary Assignment."

Guests: An interview with Rick Caruso, Los Angeles civic leader and the founder of the real estate company Caruso. This week's panel discussion includes Larry Wilmore, producer, actor, comedian, writer, and host of the podcast "Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air"; and Erin Perrine, Republican strategist for AXIOM Strategies and former Trump campaign communications director.

Guests: An interview with Kaitlan Collins, former CNN Chief White House correspondent who now hosts the CNN primetime series "The Source with Kaitlan Collins." This week's panel discussion includes James Carville, Democratic strategist and a co-host of the podcast "Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt;" and Dan Crenshaw, Republican congressman who represents Texas' second district and host of the podcast "Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw."

Guests: An interview with David Hogg, co-founder and board member of the student-led organization March for Our Lives and co-founder of Leaders We Deserve. This week's panel discussion includes Joe Scarborough, political commentator, former Florida Congressman, and co-host of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC; and Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost-Plus Drugs, founder of the Mark Cuban Foundation, and "shark/investor" on the ABC reality series "Shark Tank."

Kicking off the new season, Bill interviews Yale University history professor Timothy Snyder about the repercussions of The Big Lie and the January 6th insurrection. For the panel discussion he is joined by Democratic Congressman representing New York's 15th district, Ritchie Torres, and writer Bari Weiss.

Guests: An interview with Pete Buttigieg, Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential election and former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve. This week's panel discussion includes Larry Wilmore, producer, comedian, writer, and host of the podcast "Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air"; and Rep. Byron Donalds, a two-term Republican congressman who represents Florida's 19th district.

This week, Bill interviews former Governor of Ohio John Kasich about his endorsement of Joe Biden and also lauded director Oliver Stone. For the panel discussion, author Thomas Frank and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II join Bill to talk about the direction of the Democratic party.

This week Bill interviews former US Ambassador to the UN who served as President Obama's National Security Advisor from 2013-2017, Susan Rice, and columnist for The Washington Post, George Will. For the panel discussion, he is joined by career U.S. Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and MSNBC contributor, Malcolm Nance, and Writer-at-Large for New York Magazine, Andrew Sullivan.

Acclaimed movie director Quentin Tarantino is Bill's interviewee to open the show, while on the panel he is joined by Gillian Tett, Editor-at-Large of the Financial Times, and Yuval Harari, Professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Guests: An interview with Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind." This week's panel discussion includes Jane Ferguson, award-winning special correspondent for PBS NewsHour, contributor to The New Yorker, and author of the book "No Ordinary Assignment"; and John Avlon, senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and the former editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast.

To open this week's show, Bill interviews Medaria Arradondo, the former Minneapolis Police Chief who served from 2017-2022. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democratic Congressman from Arizona, and columnist Bret Stephens.

Bill starts this week's show by interviewing Ricky Williams, a former NFL star and cannabis entrepreneur. On the panel, he is joined by Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and author, and Marianne Williamson, political activist and former Democrat Presidential Candidate.

Bill opens this week's show interviewing billionaire businessman Elon Musk. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Michael Moynihan, journalist and co-host of The Fifth Column podcast, and Konstantin Kisin, political commentator and satirist.

Guests: An interview with Robert De Niro, two-time Oscar®-winning actor and film producer who is currently nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Killers of the Flower Moon." This week's panel discussion includes Max Brooks,host of the YouTube show "Max Brooks Breaks Down" and New York Times best-selling author of "Minecraft: The Village"; and Tara Palmeri, senior political correspondent at Puck and host of The Ringer's "Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri" podcast.

Guests: Sen. Ted Cruz - Republican senator from Texas and author of "Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America"; Jordan Peterson - professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Toronto, author of the bestseller "12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos"; Pamela Paul - former editor of the New York Times Book Review and current opinion columnist for the paper.

Guests: An interview with David Mamet, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director who wrote and illustrated his newest book, "Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic,and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood." This week's panel discussion includes James Carville, American political consultant and author; and Dave Rubin, American conservative political commentator and host of The Rubin Report."

Bill's interview guest this week is Ben McKenzie, actor and co-author of the forthcoming book, "Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud". On the panel, he is joined by Democratic Congresswoman from California, Rep. Katie Porter, and English broadcaster Piers Morgan.

This week, Bill opens the show by opening Sean Spicer, former Press Secretary to President Trump. For the panel, he is joined by Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic, and Sen. Chris Coons, Democratic U.S. Senator from Delaware.

Bill's interview guest this week is humorist David Sedaris. On the panel, he is joined by Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business, and Annie Lowrey, a staff writer for The Atlantic.

Guests: An interview with Peggy Noonan, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The Wall Street Journal, former special assistant and speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, and author of "A Certain Idea of America: Selected Writings." This week's panel discussion includes Max Brooks, fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, author, and host of YouTube's "Max Brooks Breaks Down"; and Dan Jones, British historian, TV presenter, journalist, and author of "Henry V – The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King."

This week, Bill interviews Former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and co-host of the award-winning podcast "Pivot" and New York Times columnist Kara Swisher. Plus, a virtual panel with president of the Robin Hood Foundation and New York Times bestselling author, Wes Moore; and author, Tulane University professor and MSNBC political analyst, James Carville.

Dr. Cornel West, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary and contributor to The Guardian; Kellyanne Conway - former Senior Counselor to President Trump and author of the memoir, "Here's the Deal"; Josh Barro, host of the weekly podcast "Very Serious" and blogger for "Very Serious" on Substack.

Bill returns from his summer break, opening the show by interviewing Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor. For the panel discussion, he's joined by Democratic congresswoman Rep. Stacey Plaskett and author Joshua Green who is also a senior national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek.

Guests: An interview with Martin Short (known as his fictional character Jiminy Glick) who will be interviewing Maher about his book "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You." This week's panel discussion includes Andrew Cuomo, former Democratic governor of New York; and Adam Kinzinger, former Republican congressman from Illinois, co-author of "Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country," and founder of the Country First PAC.

Guests: Rep. Dean Phillips - Democratic Congressman from Minnesota's 3rd district who recently announced his campaign to primary Biden for the 2024 Presidential nomination; Fareed Zakaria - host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" and columnist for the Washington Post; Ian Bremmer - president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.

Bill's interview guest this week is Republican Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu. On the panel, he is joined by James Kirchick, a columnist at Tablet Magazine, and Winsome Sears the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and first woman of color and Jamaican-born American to hold statewide office in Virginia's history.

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing Rep. Barbara Lee, the Democratic Congresswoman representing California's 13th district. For the panel, he is joined by journalist Christina Bellantoni and columnist George F. Will.

This week, Bill interviews Pulitzer-prize winning historian and staff writer at The Atlantic, Anne Applebaum. On the panel, he is joined by advice columnist and author Dan Savage, and Chair of the editorial board and U.S. Editor-at-Large of The Financial Times, Gillian Tett.

This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Dr. Mark T. Esper, the former Secretary of Defense under President Trump. On the panel, he is joined by veteran political strategist Donna Brazile and comedian Adam Carolla.

Bill opens the show this week by interviewing former Executive Director of the ACLU, Ira Glasser. For the panel, he's joined by former Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council, Fiona Hill, and journalist Matt Welch.

Guests: An interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin, Democratic congressman representing Maryland's 8th district. This week's panel discussion includes Michael Moynihan, co-host of the weekly podcast "The Fifth Column" with Kmele Foster and Matt Welch; and Tim Miller, GOP communications director, MSNBC political analyst, and host of the podcast "The Bulwark."

This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Saru Jayaraman, Director of UC Berkeley's Food Labor Research Center. For the panel discussion, he is joined by former Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang and New York Times opinion writer John McWhorter.

Guests: An interview with Kevin McCarthy, 55th Speaker of the House and former Republican congressman who represented California's 20th district. This week's panel discussion includes Bakari Sellers, former South Carolina state representative, podcast host, and author of "The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now"; and Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire co-founder, editor emeritus, and host of the syndicated radio show and daily podcast "The Ben Shapiro Show."

This week, Bill opens the show interviewing two-time Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona. For the panel, he's joined by Malcolm Nance, a career U.S. Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and MSNBC contributor, alongside right wing commentator Ben Shapiro.

Guests: An interview with Fran Lebowitz, author and social commentator who is on tour for "An Evening With Fran Lebowitz." This week's panel discussion includes Yuval Noah Harari, historian, philosopher, and bestselling author of "Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI"; and Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.

This week, Bill interviews Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and sports anchor Colin Cowherd. For the panel discussion, he chats with former Democratic 2020 presidential candidates Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg.

This week, Bill interviews former chief of staff to Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson, and actor Chris Evans. Joining him for the panel discussion are former adviser to President Bill Clinton, Paul Begala, and author Meghan Daum.

Interview: NBC and MLB sportscasting legend Bob Costas. Panel: ex-US Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), ex-NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, GOP Strategist Mercedes Schlapp. Panel Guest: "God's Bankers" author Gerald Posner.

Guests: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, actor/comedian Richard Belzer, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), writer Michele Mitchell, television anchor Lou Dobbs Topics: Troops and Iraq, corporate America, Chile's new President

Guests: Gov. Ron DeSantis - Republican Governor of Florida who is running to be the 2024 Republican nominee for President; Sam Harris - host of the "Making Sense" podcast; Mary Katharine Ham - co-host of the "Getting Hammered" podcast and author of "End of Discussion: How The Left's Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, Manipulates Voters and Makes America Less Free (and Fun)."

Bill begins this week's show interviewing Amy Klobuchar, the senior U.S. Senator from Minnesota. On the panel, he's joined by Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Brown University, and Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Vanderbilt University.

Bill interviews Rep. Adam Kinzinger about his recent Washington Post op-ed urging Senate Republicans to convict Donald Trump. For the panel discussion, he is joined by political blogger Markos Moulitsas and MSNBC Political Analyst Steve Schmidt.

Guests: An interview with David Sedaris, best-selling author and humorist who will begin a 40-city tour across the U.S. on March 30. This week's panel discussion includes Jon Tester, former Democratic senator from Montana; and Alyssa Farah Griffin, former White House communications director under President Trump and co-host of ABC's "The View."

Bill's guests include "The Great Divide" author Joseph Stiglitz, Human Rights Foundation chairman Garry Kasparov, Wilson Center President and Ex-Representative Jane Harman (D-CA), New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik and Foreign Policy Initiative co-founder Dan Senor.

This week, Bill opens the show interviewing Christopher Krebs, the former Director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Then, joining him on the panel are Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic, and Bret Stephens, columnist for The New York Times and an MSNBC contributor.

This week, Bill begins the show by interviewing Richard Reeves, author and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. On the panel, he is joined by Maggie Haberman, Senior Political Correspondent for The New York Times, and political commentator Fareed Zakaria.

Joining Bill this week are: rapper and activist Michael "Killer Mike" Render; former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, Frank Figliuzzi; Professor of Law and Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, Rosa Brooks; and conservative political commentator, Michael Steele.

Kicking off this week's episode, Bill interviews Nicole Perlroth, former lead cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter for The New York Times. On the panel, he is joined by Laura Coates, a CNN Senior Legal Analyst, and Andrew Yang, former Democratic Presidential candidate and founder of the new political third party, Forward.

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing award-winning actor and director, Kenneth Branagh. On the panel, he is joined by Frank Bruni, a Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, and Batya Ungar-Sargon, Deputy Opinion Editor of Newsweek.