Social critic David Rakoff skewers the Bush administration and the excesses of American culture in his book of essays, "Don't Get Too Comfortable." Sadly, David Rakoff died on August 9th, 2012. (Original show aired November, 2005).

Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed talks about the role of western Canada; his memories of working with Joe Clark, Stockwell Day and Jean Chretien and the "unite the right" campaign. (Originally aired April 2001)

Ann Jones is the author of "Women Who Kill", which besides being a social history of women in America, features individual cases of female murderers, e.g. Lizzie Borden. (Originally aired

April 1997)

Jungian psychologist James Hillman is the author of "The Force of Character and The Lasting Life". Hillman explains why he believes that a person's true character only emerges in old age. (Originally aired October 1999)

Wade Davis is the author of "Into The Silence", which tells the story of three expeditions to conquer Everest in the early 1920s. It also provides a social history of the time and attributes the characters of the explorers as having been forged by their experiences of World War I.

Joe Sornberger is the author of "Dreams and Due Diligence", which celebrates the ground-breaking discovery of stem cells by Canadian scientists Ernest McCulloch and James Till

Tibetan Buddhist Lama Sakyong Mipham explains the process and benefits of meditation. (Original show aired May 2003)

Anti-Free Trade activist Maude Barlow is the co-author of "Global Showdown: How the New Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule" which is a criticism of globalization. (Originally aired May 2001)

MYTHS OF MEDICINE After medical bestsellers "How We Die" and "The Wisdom of the Body," Dr. Sherwin Nuland's latest book is called "The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths." A Gregg and Company segment.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh is the author of "Chain of Command: The Road From 9/11 To Abu Ghraib" He talks about George Bush's war on terror following 9/11 and his motivation for the USA's attack on Iraq. He also talks about the horrendous spectacle of Abu Ghraib and who was ultimately responsible. (Original show aired November 2004)