Tanya talks to the author of All Boys Aren’t Blue and Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2022 about telling stories, honoring ancestors, and keeping history alive.

Tanya talks to the author of Yoga: A Love Story about his first novel; the writing process; finding your space in any environment and carving your own path.

Tanya talks to Nora Langdon, a champion powerlifter with many titles (!!) about her recipe for a great life. 

Tanya and Loyola University history professor Robert Bucholz geek out over British royal family stuff: the late Queen (a war vet); the new King (we know him but do we?); Nazi sympathizers in the family from generations past (don’t we all have those? No.) and reconciling the past with what comes next.

Tanya talks to the author of (After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It) about higher education and how we can do a better job of fulfilling more American dreams.

Tanya talks to Evan McMullin, Independent candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in Utah, about what it takes to win in a polarized two-party environment.

This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes from this year: a talk with the first African-American woman to command a Navy ship and the highest ranked woman in Naval history, Admiral Michelle J. Howard. We discuss rescuing a U.S. captain from Somali pirates; her advice to young people who feel disaffected and disengaged; and renaming Confederate monuments.

Tanya talks to the BAFTA Award-winning costume designer of We Are Lady Parts about her work on that very funny show; the art of building wardrobes in music, TV and film; and appreciating the unicorn within.

Tanya talks to Prince George’s County (MD) State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy about incarceration; rehabilitation; keeping communities safe and earned second chances.

This week we're revisiting our talk with Judge Nelson (Tanya's first boss out of law school!) and Acting President of Santa Clara University Lisa Kloppenberg.