Maggie Haberman has followed Donald Trump more closely over his career than most other journalists. She talks about her book, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, and focuses on his rise in New York City and development of the persona he carried into the White House.

While Fiona Hill is best known as a star witness in the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, her book. There is Nothing For You Here, offers some striking similarities between her upbringing in working class, northeastern England, the American Midwest, and the heartland of Russia. She cautions about the threat of populism from economic stagnation in these regions but also offers some ways to create more opportunity.

Jonathan Darman, author of Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President, discusses the transformation of FDR in response to facing a life-threatening illness and how it shaped his character and outlook as he rose to the presidency. The book includes some politics but is more a tale of overcoming adversity that appeals to the human spirit in all of us.

Simon Rosenberg, Founder of the New Democrat Network and New Policy Institute in Washington, DC, shares his analysis on the midterms and what he was seeing that made him confident of Democrats outperforming expectations, unlike most of the media and pundits who predicted a Red Wave.

Diane Hessan, author of Our Common Ground: Insights From Four Years of Listening to American Voters, discusses how most voters have much more in common than we think, including on hot-button issues like immigration, guns and abortion. Included in our discussion is practical advice for how people can avoid bickering and reach a better understanding of each other.

Kay Henderson, director of Radio Iowa and host of Iowa Press, analyzes the midterms in Iowa from the US Senate down to the state legislative level. She also discusses the political shift from blue to red in Mississippi River counties and factory towns, the prognosis for the Iowa presidential caucuses and much more.

Jacob Rubashkin, reporter and analyst for Inside Elections, looks back at the 202o midterms and what happened and why, examines the results locally in Illinois and Iowa, election surprises, candidates who won against the grain, and much more.

Rick Pearson, political reporter for the Chicago Tribune, analyzes the midterm election results in Illinois, including federal and state offices, the Supreme Court, and Worker’s Rights Amendment, as well as policy implications for the future and speculation surrounding Gov. Pritzker’s presidential ambitions.

IA Governor Kim Reynolds discusses her major accomplishments in jobs, crime, taxes, schools and workforce development and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg follows with his work in rural development and criminal justice reform.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker shares his thoughts on the major accomplishments of his first term, the state’s economy, business climate, education and much more.