On this edition of Conversations, A. J. Baime talks with host Dan Skinner about “White Lies – The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret.” Baime’s previous books about history include “The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War,” “Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans.”

On this edition of Conversations, Jonathan Greenblatt talks with host Dan Skinner about “It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable – And How We Can Stop It.” Greenblatt is the CEO of ADL, the Anti-Defamation League, the world’s leading anti-hate organization. The ADL fights antisemitism and advocates just and fair treatment for all.

On this edition of Conversations, Carl Bernstein talks with host Dan Skinner about his memoir “Chasing History – A Kid in the Newsroom.” Bernstein is the author or co-author of five bestselling books, including “All the President’s Men,” written along with Bob Woodward. Bernstein, Woodward, and the Washington Post were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking and investigating the Watergate story. That story led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon and became the standard for modern investigative reporting.

On this edition of Conversations, Eva Chen talks with host Dan Skinner about "I Am Golden." Chen is a New York Times bestselling author of children’s books. When she is not writing books she works as the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram and her writing has appeared in ELLE, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Vogue China, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

On this edition of Conversations, Shannon Reilly talks with host Dan Skinner about upcoming performances at Topeka Civic Theatre's multiple stages and how they’ve adopted COVID-19 protocols to protect both performers and audiences. Reilly is the Artistic Director for Topeka Civic Theatre.

On this edition of Conversations, Leanne Brown talks with host Dan Skinner about “Good Enough - A Cookbook: Embracing the Joys of Imperfection & Practicing Self-Care in the Kitchen.” Brown is the author of the New York Times best-selling “Good and Cheap” cookbook. She was listed among the Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink by “Food and Wine” and “Fortune” magazines.

On this edition of Conversations, Michael H. Cottman talks with host Dan Skinner about “Segregated Skies: David Harris’s Trailblazing Journey to Rise Above Racial Barriers.” Cottman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. His past books include “Shackles from the Deep,” “The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie,” and “Million Man March.”

On this edition of Conversations, Leigh Lewis talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest book for National Geographic, “Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared Rule the High Seas.” The book features six female pirates from different times and cultures including Ching Shih, a Chinese pirate who presided over a fleet of 80,000 men. (The famous Blackbeard only commanded 400.)

On this edition of Conversations, Dhonielle Clayton talks with host Dan Skinner about “Shattered Midnight – A Mirror Novel.” Clayton is the New York Times Bestselling author of “The Belles” series. She is the co-author of the “Tiny Pretty Things” duology, which is now a Netflix original series, and the author of the forthcoming middle-grade fantasy series “The Marvellers.”

On this edition of Conversations, Derek Kwan, Executive Director of the Lied Center, talks with host Dan Skinner about upcoming performances and COVID-19 protocols to protect both audiences and performers. More information about upcoming performances is available at lied.ku.edu.