Joyce Banda is Malawi's first female president. She served as Minister of Foreign of Affairs and Vice President. Banda is an advocate for women's and children's rights. Forbes magazine named her one of Africa's most powerful women.
Richard M. Daley is the longest-serving mayor in the history of Chicago, following his father. Daley served in the Illinois State Senate and as the Cook County State's Attorney. He left office in 2011.
Aimee Mann lead the 80s new-wave group Til Tuesday before embarking on a solo career. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her song "Save Me," from the film Magnolia. Her most recent album Charmer was released in 2012.
Eugene Robinson is a columnist for The Washington Post. He won the Pulitzer in 2009 for Commentary for his writing about the 2008 campaign and the historical significance of the election of the first African-American president.
Jonathan Alter is an author and commentator, who was at Newsweek for close to three decades. He has written three New York Times best-sellers about American presidents. Alter's most recent book is The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies.
Jonathan Lethem is an award-winning, best-selling novelist, essayist and short story writer. Lethem's most recent novel, released in September, is Dissident Gardens.
Mark Kelly is a retired astronaut and decorated U.S. Naval officer who has become one of the most famous advocates for gun violence prevention in America with his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Mark Leibovich is an author and Chief National Correspondent of The New York Times magazine. His most recent work This Town caused a stir in Washington when it was released in the summer of 2013.
Halperin & Heilemann are veteran political reporters, famous for scoop-filled presidential campaign narratives. Their best-selling book Game Change spawned an Emmy Award-winning film. Double Down is their follow-up on the 2012 race.
Reza Aslan is a religious scholar and author of the New York Times best-seller Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. His first was book No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam.
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Her latest book, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the Golden Age of Journalism is a riveting history of the first decade of the Progressive Era.
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson holds the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium. He hosted NOVA ScienceNow on PBS for 5 seasons. Tyson was twice appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on space commissions.
John Sayles is an Academy Award-nominated writer and director whose credits include Lone Star, Passion Fish, The Brother From Another Planet and The Return of the Secaucus Seven. His 18th film, Go For Sisters, was recently released.
Amy Tan is the author of three best-selling novels including her 1989 novel The Joy Luck Club. Her newest novel, The Valley of Amazement, was published in November and is already on The New York Times best-seller list.
Lucinda Williams is a much-beloved Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose breakthrough self-titled album, first out 25 years ago, has just been re-released.
Mary Matalin and James Carville are the odd couple of American politics - a diehard Republican and a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat happily married despite their famous ideological differences.
Kevin Nealon is a comedian and actor. He was one of the longest serving cast-members on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995. Nealon has starred in many cult comedies, including Grandma's Boy and Joe Dirt.
Joel Klein has been called one of the most influential people in public education. He was chancellor of New York City schools for 8 years under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He is currently CEO for Amplify, the educational division of News Corp.
Jason Schwartzman is an actor and musician whose credits include the HBO series Bored to Death and the films Rushmore, I Heart Huckabees, Funny People, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and, now in theaters, The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Brian Stelter is CNN's Senior Media Correspondent and host of Reliable Sources. Stelter also wrote the New York Times best-seller Top of the Morning, which uncovers the darker side of morning television.
Jeffrey Tambor is a six-time Emmy-nominated actor best known for playing two of the greatest characters ever to grace a television screen: Hank Kingsley in The Larry Sanders Show and George Bluth Sr. in Arrested Development.
Martin Baron is Executive Editor of The Washington Post. Before joining the Post, Baron was editor of The Boston Globe for 11 years. Baron has also held editing positions at The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and the Miami Herald.
Evan Smith interviews Russell Gold. Gold is the Senior Energy Reporter at The Wall Street Journal and author of the new book The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World.
Evan interviews Noel Wells. Noel is a featured player on Saturday Night Live. In 2010 she moved to Los Angeles and appeared in numerous online comedy videos. Her self-produced sketch videos have over 12 million views on YouTube.
Evan Smith talks to husband/wife duo Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley of the band Yo La Tengo. Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential critics band," known for creativity, independence and an eclectic approach to indie rock.
Evan Smith talks with Academy Award-nominated independent filmmaker Richard Linklater. His newest film, Boyhood, was filmed over 12 years with the same cast and is already generating Oscar buzz.
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By what name was Overheard (2010) officially released in Canada in English?