Kenan Fikri, Director of Research for the Economic Innovation Group, talks about a new report, “Economic Renaissance or Fleeting Recovery? Left-Behind Counties See Boom in Jobs and Businesses Amid Widening Divides.”

State Sen. Chris Cournoyer, Vice-chair of the Senate Education Committee, (R-35) talks about K-12 school issues

Brody Mullins, co-author of The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government, talks about the development of the modern lobbying industry

State Senator Mike Halpin (D) from the 36th District discusses the Illinois legislative session

Sen. Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque) discusses the recently concluded Iowa legislative session.

Patrick Pfingsten, author of The Illinoize political newsletter, discusses the recently concluded legislative session highlights and Republican prospects in the 2024 elections.

Steve Coll talks about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq

Steve is host of The Briefing on the POTUS Channel, Senior VP at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former host for 30 years at C-SPAN.

Rep. Taylor Collins (R-Mediapolis) discusses the recently completed session of the Iowa legislature and addresses some of its key accomplishments.

Joseph Stiglitz talks about his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society