"You are in the driver's seat and you can decide where you want to go - TAKE THE WHEEL!" Allison Task, author of Personal (R)evolution, is the kind of personal coach who walks the walk. Using her career background and life story, she had helped thousands of people "to do that thing you've always wanted to do!"

Investigative journalist Bethany Mclean explains how large parts of the banking system are still "profoundly corrupt." The author of "The Smartest Guys in the Room" - about the Enron scandal - weighs in on the Wells Fargo scam, the actions of James Comey and how our government's regulation of Wall Street is losing much of its muscle under the Trump administration.

"Congress is really policing itself and that's a huge, huge problem. It's not really meaningful oversight."

From the settlements of harassment claims on Capitol Hill to the lawsuits pending against the Trump administration, Jennifer Rodgers sounds off about corruption in government. The head of the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity also describes HOW her team is helping cities and states across the country to fight political corruption!

Enough is enough! Nick Penniman is taking dead aim at the corruption in our politics by building a bipartisan, national coalition to attack the outsize influence of big money in our system. "It’s really reached the point of stage IV cancer, where it’s shutting down the body politic, it’s shutting down our ability to self-govern."

On the show, the CEO of Issue One talks about how his team is fighting the good fight - and how EVERY AMERICAN can get on board to help!

"I do know that for many, treatment saves lives."

Congressional scholar Norman Ornstein has become a champion on the issue of mental health in America - and he came by it in the hardest way possible. In 2015, the Ornstein family lost their son Matthew who had struggled for 10 years. Since then, Norm has dedicated himself to reforming and strengthening mental health assistance in our country - and he's making a big difference. Listen to "The Dean" talk about this critical issue.

An American businessman is vowing to shake up the whole damn broken system if he makes it to the U.S. Senate! Neal Simon is running as an independent candidate - and in this interview he details his actual plans to reform the rules. Listen to the man from Maryland describe what he believes needs fixing - and how he's gonna get us there!

From Frank Sinatra's connections to organized crime to his history with President Kennedy to the reasons why he was the greatest entertainer of the 20th Century, biographer James Kaplan tells all the tales. Kaplan joins the show to offer insights from his comprehensive volume on Sinatra: "The Chairman." (photo credit: Erinn Hartmann)

Author Brad Herzog has always taken risks when it comes to finding and writing about new ideas. On the show, he explains how "the act of pursuing creativity is a triumphant act."

From civil rights to the Chicago Cubs to the inspirations behind the Gerber baby and the Nike swoosh, Herzog is always on the hunt for new subjects to write about. New ways to "turn the mundane into the miraculous."

"I felt more comfortable in a woman’s body. And that’s who I truly was. I wanted to bring out my inside and reveal it on the outside. It’s almost like self expression." - Jamie Vallas

"She’s more my hero than I am hers… To me she is not a transgender, she is 100% woman. She’s a woman." - Dean Vallas

"The process that the world undertakes to cure diseases is one that no logical business person would ever do if their ultimate goal was to cure. It’s not in the interest of special interests to cure anything, because there’s much more money in treating than there is in curing.”

Lou Weisbach is the visionary entrepreneur and former Clinton Finance Co-Chair who is working to launch the American Center for Cures - and make medical history!