Michael Doyle, a reporter in the D.C. bureau of McClatchy newspapers, joins host John Maynard for a discussion about the recent controversy involving Sony Pictures Entertainment’s hacking scandal and the company’s decision to cancel the release of the movie “The Interview” in response to threats from the hacker group Guardians of Peace.

Chuck Todd, moderator and managing editor of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” discusses his new book, “The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House.”

Photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson discusses news coverage of the Iraq war and veterans affairs with Beverly and Rainer Bosselmann, parents of Marine Cpl. Kirk Bosselmann, who died in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004; and Cpl. Christian Dominguez, who served with Bosselmann during the bloody Fallujah offensive.

On the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, former East German citizens Ralph Kabisch and Toralf Pilz talk about their incredible journeys out of East Germany.

Barrie Dunsmore, who covered foreign affairs for ABC News for 30 years, recounts his live coverage from Berlin on the night the Berlin Wall fell. During his career at ABC, Dunsmore focused on events in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union as the Iron Curtain began to disintegrate.

Author Mary Elise Sarotte talks about her new book, “The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall,” which reveals how a perfect storm of decisions by underground revolutionaries, disgruntled Stasi officers and dictatorial party bosses sparked an unexpected series of events culminating in the fall of the wall.

Matt Bai, national political columnist for Yahoo News, talks about his new book, “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid.” The book examines how press coverage of 1988 presidential candidate Gary Hart’s personal life marked a turning point in the relationship between the media and politics.

The Newseum looks back at the career and impact on American journalism of legendary Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee.

On the 30th anniversary of the debut of “The Cosby Show,” Mark Whitaker talks about his new book, “Cosby: His Life and Times,” the first major biography of comedian Bill Cosby.

Brankica Stankovic, a recipient of the International Women’s Media Foundation’s 2014 Courage in Journalism Awards, talked about her work and the pursuit of the truth under dangerous conditions. The award honors female journalists who set themselves apart by their extraordinary bravery.