Dr. Ian Lipkin is a world-class virus hunter. He has ridden the lethal storm of Covid 19, and updates us on the variants. He tells Jim Zirin to wear a mask indoors, and get his booster shot as soon as it becomes available.

Author and former Southern District prosecutor Elie Honig new best-selling book describes how Attorney General Bill Barr corrupted the justice department. Barr, in his zeal to do Trump’s bidding violated every norm of prosecutorial integrity.

Caroline Hirsh founded comedy club “Carolines On Broadway,” which featured stand-up comedians Jay Leno, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. Hirsch broke new ground opening the doors to female comics. She tells Jim Zirin how her club survived the pandemic.

Harvard Professor Stephen Greenblatt wrote a book about political tyrants in Shakespeare from Macbeth to Coriolanus. He draws a parallel between tyrants in Shakespeare and in our time. They bully, threaten and lie to the people to maintain their power.

Bob Zoellick was Deputy Secretary of State and President of the World Bank. He discusses American foreign policy, applauds the influential diplomats who succeeded, criticizes those who didn’t, and says we must follow bi-partisan traditions.

Covid has claimed the lives of nearly 600,000 Americans. How many of these lives could have been saved? Nina Burleigh, author of “Virus, Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America’s Response to the Pandemic,” tells Jim Zirin what went wrong.

The Oslo peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians were achieved in 1992. Tony Award-winning director Bart Sher tells JIm Zirin how he filmed the HBO movie based on the very human Oslo story.

In 2015, the U.S. concluded a nuclear deal with Iran, and Trump withdrew from the Join Comprehensive Plan of Action. Diplomat Frank Wisner hopes to put the deal back on track before the summer when Iranians hold their elections.

Harvard Law Professor Larry Tribe has considered all civil suits, and potential federal and state criminal charges targeting Donald Trump. He tells Jim Zirin that Trump has better defenses in the possible criminal cases, but he must be held accountable.

Council on Foreign Relations President, Richard Haass tells Jim Zirin why he changed his voter registration to non-affiliated, and says that America under Trump has lost the respect of other nations, and must work hard to recover its place in the world.