Sameer Pandya, author of the new novel Members Only, shares how a person of color navigates today's focus on racial equity and Black Lives Matter, how to talk to our kids about race, and what racial equity means.

Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, talks about her career path to becoming a venture capitalist, the role that race plays in the investment community, and why diversity is so important. Arlan’s new book is It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage. Info at ItsAboutDamnTime.com

Internationally acclaimed speaker and #1 national bestselling author John O'Leary talks about how we can help our kids to not lose their sense of awe, how we can help ourselves rise above difficult situations, and how we can find beauty and meaning around us - even in this time of COVID-19. John O’Leary’s new book is In Awe: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning, and Joy.

Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor and Social Psychologist Deborah Gruenfeld talks about whether we can determine how much power we really have, how Beyonce can inspire us to be more powerful, and what our leaders' reactions to COVID-19 say about them. Professor Gruenfeld’s new book is Acting With Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Rohde talks about how COVID-19 has impacted rhetoric about the "Deep State," what we can say to our kids to encourage them to constructively engage with government, and whether the Deep State really exists. David’s new book is In Deep: The FBI, the CIA, and the Truth About America’s “Deep State.” Follow David on Twitter @RohdeD

Veronica Roth, the bestselling author of the Divergent series, talks about how to handle fame, what we should say to our kids going through tough times, and how COVID-19 compares to a dystopian future. Veronica’s new book is Chosen Ones, her first adult novel.

Political strategist David Plouffe, who ran Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, talks about what the election season could look like in the wake of COVID-19, what we can say to our kids who don't like Donald Trump yet still respect the office of the presidency, and how to counter lies from the Trump campaign and his supporters. David’s new book is A Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump. Follow David on Twitter @davidplouffe

Paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and author Neil Shubin talks about what we should say to our kids about COVID-19, how life evolved to leave the water and live on land, and how we humans will continue to evolve. Neil’s new book is Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA.

Rahm Emanuel, 55th Mayor of Chicago and President Obama's Chief of Staff, talks about why he decided to give up a chance to be Speaker of the House, why he left the Obama White House to run for mayor of Chicago, and whether a mayor is qualified to be president. Mayor Emanuel’s new book is The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World.

Physicist and Mathematician Brian Greene talks about what may have happened before the Big Bang, whether anything is permanent, and what the End of Time really means. Professor Greene's new book is Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe. Follow him on Twitter @bgreene