Host Aroop Mukharji interviews New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger about President Trump's relationship with the media, leaks, and chocolate-covered macaroons.

David Sanger - Reporting and Leaks in the Trump Era

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Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. John S. Park, Director of the Korea Project at the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, about North Korea's surprising endurance in the face of harsh sanctions, the 2019 Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit, and local pizza.

Dr. John S. Park - North Korea's Surprising Endurance

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Dr. Tarek Masoud, the Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, about the shifting political dynamics of the Middle East, the region's potential for democratization, and a triple snack of doughnuts, coffee, and Turkish delight.

Dr. Tarek Masoud - The Shifting Politics of the Middle East

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Lisa Monaco, Assistant to President Obama for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (2013-2017), about the greatest national security threats Americans face, misperception, fear, and Goldfish crackers.

Lisa Monaco - The Greatest Security Threats Americans Face

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Professor Bob Mnookin, Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, about the art of negotiation, Kissinger the Negotiator (Harper 2018), the Jewish-American Paradox (PublicAffairs 2018), and apple pie.

Bob Mnookin - Negotiation and the Jewish-American Paradox (2018)

Host Aroop Mukharji interviews Jill Abramson, former Executive Editor of the New York Times and Senior Lecturer in English at Harvard University, about the current challenges of news media, reasons for optimism, what makes a good story, and apples.

David Sanger - Reporting and Leaks in the Trump Era

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