With two smash hits on the boards, To Kill a Mockingbird and My Fair Lady, Tony award winning director Bart Sher is the “King of old Broadway.” He tells Jim Zirin that he approached both plays with an eye to how they would resonate with the political, social and economic issues of our day.

Ray Kelly, New York's legendary Police Commissioner, has been studying the worldwide spike in dangerous anti-Semitic attacks. He tells Jim Zirin that increased anti-Semitism is coming from extremists on the left and right. And, he spells out some important measures to better protect the Jewish communities of the diaspora.

Bill vanden Heuvel has been in the trenches with spymaster “Wild Bill” Donovan; run for Congress against John Lindsay; marched with Martin Luther King; accomplished prison reform; and served as Jimmy Carter’s ambassador to the United Nations. He tells Jim Zirin we must understand our history to manage tumultuous times.

Ours is a distressed planet it appears we can no longer manage or lead. Our traditional alliances are in tatters. Our relationship with China has worsened. The summit with North Korea has failed. We have withdrawn from agreements made by previous administrations. Russia has advanced its game plan. Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass tells Jim he sees little hope in reversing a downward spiral.

The term “fake news” is associated with Donald Trump, but it was with us long before he promised to “Make America Great Again.” Former Columbia School of Journalism Dean Nicholas Lemann Analyzes the problem and tells Jim Zirin there is a certain type of fake news that the country thinks is OK.

From the Peloponnesian Wars to World War I, when a rising power challenges a dominant power, the result is often armed conflict. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd tells Jim Zirin that we can avoid the catastrophe that comes with China.

Over 2.5 billion subscribers enjoy Facebook. But, in the tech world that if the product is free you are the product. Roger McNamee, Author of the bestselling

Zucked-Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe takes is inside Facebook.

In a spectacular 40–year career, feminist attorney Gloria Allred has been an advocate for the victims of race or gender discrimination, and sexual harassment. Called the “master of the press conference,” she has taken on the mighty from Donald Trump to T Kelly to Wall-Mart, and bettered them all in the court of public opinion. She tells Jim Zirin of her unique journey.

Heather MacDonald thinks outside the mainstream box. She sees many minority students mismatched with elite universities. She sees rape culture as a delusion, arguing women must take responsibility for their sexual conduct. And, she tells Jim Zirin colleges should return to the western canon of Milton, Mozart and Michelangelo.

The Innocence Project, using DNA evidence, has exonerated 362 people in prison, including 20 on death row. Top-notch Innocence Project lawyer Nina Morrison, advocate for the accused, shares how DNA corrects errors in our justice system.