Nate Bowling, a past Washington state Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist, discusses whether there's a way to bring our country together, whether we should prosecute former president Trump, and why it's so important to participate in state and local elections. Follow Nate on Twitter @nate_bowling

Vanity Fair contributing editor and bestselling author Sloane Crosley discusses when the right time is to let go of relationships, whether it's possible to be happy in the age of social media and screens without shutting them off completely, and how living in New York City can feel like living in a small town. Sloane's new novel is Cult Classic.

Economic historian Leticia Arroyo Abad, Professor of Economics at City University of New York - Queens College, discusses whether the Federal Reserve is doing the right thing by raising interest rates so quickly, how other countries managed inflation, and what might happen if interest rates keep going up.

Maggie Hedges, the owner, winegrower, and winemaker of Domaine Magdalena and President of the Red Mountain American Viticultural Area Alliance, discusses what makes Red Mountain wine unique, how to introduce our kids to wine in a way that's socially acceptable, and what the future looks like for women in the wine industry.

Italian history professor Silvia Ferrara discusses how written language came to be invented in different parts of the world and at different times, the downsides of written language, and what the future of written language could look like. Professor Ferrara's new book is The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts.

Author and international journalist Putsata Reang talks about layers and levels of war, what it was like growing up in rural Oregon as a person from Cambodia, and how Putsata got over the idea that she owed her mother for saving her life. Putsata's debut memoir is Ma and Me.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, internationally acclaimed historian, speaker, and political commentator for CNN and The Washington Post, discusses whether the strongman style of rule is becoming more prevalent around the world, whether strongmen have been intentional about the ways they chip away at democracy, and what happens when strongmen feel like their power is eroding. Professor Ben-Ghiat's latest book is Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.

Documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher shares his impressions of Alexei Navalny as a person, how he was able to tell Navalny's story from so many angles, and what he predicts will be Navalny's future. Daniel's latest film, Navalny, opened this year's Seattle International Film Festival. Navalny is now streaming on CNN and broadcast, and will be available on HBO Max at the end of May.

Mark Follman, National Affairs Editor for Mother Jones, shares which warning signs could prevent mass shootings, how to keep bias out of the threat assessment process, and how to know when is the right time to intervene. Mark's new book is Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America.

Luma Mufleh, the founder of Fugees Family whose TED Talk on educational justice for refugee families has been viewed more than 1.7 million times, discusses what it's like being dropped into a classroom when you don't know English, what supports we should provide to students who are refugees, and how we can focus on the assets that refugees bring to our schools and our society. Luma’s new book is Learning America: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children.