Author Richard Louv wants people to explore their relationship to animals in nature, and has some eye-opening stories about encounters in the wild.

Plus, being a woman in the restaurant business can be challenging, even for America's youngest sommelier Victoria James. She tells Matt Galloway about her experiences — the good and bad — and why she believes the wine world needs a culture shift.

And then, fact checker-in-chief: When the late Rob Ford was mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014, journalist Daniel Dale worked to keep him honest. Now he's CNN's presidential fact checker — calling out lies and misinformation from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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