We speak with author and Georgetown fellow Paul Elie about the legacy of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. After that, renowned musician and music professor, Dan Knights stops by to discuss Duke Ellington.

We’ll speak with Professor Bill Leonard, church historian at Wake Forest University about dissent and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Dee McDougal, from Square 1 bank joins us to discuss Black Wall Street in Durham, North Carolina, its history, and the efforts that young African American entrepreneurs are making to reclaim that legacy by seeking to change the existing narrative for people of color run startups.

Amy Traub from the Demos Institute joins us to talk about the 20th anniversary of welfare reform. Professor Joseph Crespino from Emory University discusses a potential political realignment in the South.

Political reporter Bob Buckley joins us to talk about the Republican Convention that just concluded. And Rebecca Vallas from the Center for American Progress discusses the plight of disabled inmates.

University of South Carolina law professor Seth Stoughton joins us to discuss his powerful op-ed about the complexities the recent high profile violence plaguing the country. North Carolina State Representative Ed Hanes joins us for a political round-up.

Mark Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project to discuss sentencing laws. Revs. Terrance Hawkins and Michael Mathews join us to discuss urban violence and racial unrest.

We focus on the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union. We speak to University of Chicago law professor law professor Tom Ginsburg about direct democracy. And Dr. Robert Scott joins us to discuss the potential economic impact.

The focus is the current gun debate. We speak first with John Railey editorial page director of the Winston Salem Journal and Rev. Terrance Hawkins.

Dr. Gail Myers joins us to discuss the urban farms and the plight of the black farmer. We also speak with Rebecca Vallas from the Center for American Progress about urban poverty.

Theologian Dr. Jermaine McDonald joins us to discuss the role of public theology in the today’s public discourse and author Onaje X.O. Woodbine discusses his latest book, Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball