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39 Episodes 2015 - 0
Episode 1
Sun, May 17, 2015 60 mins
Religion is discussed by Tavis Smiley and Alan Dershowitz in the series premiere of this current-affairs show that addresses controversial issues. Host: Imran Garda.
Episode 2
Sun, May 24, 2015 60 mins
Racism in America is discussed. Appearing: Judith Miller; Tricia Rose; Pete Dominick; Larry Elder; Steve James; and Brittney Cooper.
Episode 3
Sun, May 31, 2015 60 mins
A debate questions whether the U.S. is a declining superpower. Guests include Sebastian Junger; Michael Pillsbury; Robert Hunter; Peter van Buren; Kai Wright; and Genevieve Wood.
Episode 4
Sun, Jun 7, 2015 60 mins
The relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is discussed. Guests include former senator Bob Graham, diplomat Ramin Asgard and human-rights activist Ali Alyami. Host: Imran Garda.
Episode 5
Sun, Jun 14, 2015 60 mins
A debate centers on whether Iraq should be split up. The guests are author and former diplomat Peter Galbraith, former ambassador Feisal al-Istrabadi and political analyst Raed Jarrar.
Episode 6
Sun, Jun 21, 2015 60 mins
A discussion centers on surveillance in the U.S. Included: former NSA employee William Binney; former NSA general counsel Robert Deitz; and government adviser Faisal Gill.
Episode 7
Sun, Jun 28, 2015 60 mins
A debate centers on Iran and nuclear weapons. Guests include Iranian policymaker Seyed Hossein Mousavian; State Department official Lincoln Bloomfield; and Arms Control Association senior fellow Greg Thielmann.
Episode 8
Sun, Jul 5, 2015 60 mins
A discussion questions whether U.S. elections are jeopardizing American democracy. The guests are politician Jill Stein, TV host Cenk Uygur and political journalist John Fund.
Episode 9
Sun, Jul 12, 2015 60 mins
A debate centers on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Guests include former ambassador Robert Ford; political activist Ammar Waqqaf; and former Syrian foreign-affairs spokesman Jihad Makdissi.
Episode 10
Sun, Jul 19, 2015 60 mins
A discussion centers on whether the U.S. criminal-justice system favors the privileged. Guests include former California representative Dan Lungren; attorney Lisa Wayne; and exonerated inmate Anthony Graves.
Episode 11
Sun, Jul 26, 2015 60 mins
America's diplomatic efforts with Cuba are discussed and debated. Guests include Orlando Gutierrez, of the Cuban Democratic Directorate; former ambassador Vicki Huddleston; and human-rights activist Omar Lopez Montenegro.
Episode 12
Sun, Aug 2, 2015 60 mins
Public education in the U.S. is discussed and debated. Guests include education figures Peter Cunningham, Jesse Hagopian and Pedro Noguera.
Episode 13
Sun, Aug 9, 2015 60 mins
A debate centers on a new Cold War and the West's role in it. Guests include Andranik Migranyan, Boris Yeltsin's former adviser; former ambassador Kurt Volker; and Ukrainian Parliament member Sergii Leshchenko.
Episode 14
Sun, Aug 16, 2015 60 mins
ISIL is discussed, including why the Muslim world has yet to defeat it; and whether nations will ever deal with it as a country.
Episode 15
Sun, Aug 23, 2015 60 mins
A discussion centers on gun laws. Featured: Leah Gunn Barrett, executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence; Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke; and Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D-Fla.).
Episode 16
Sun, Aug 30, 2015 60 mins
A discussion centers on whether students accused of campus sexual assault are being treated fairly. Guests include lawyer Andrew Miltenberg; Djuna Perkins, who investigates campus sexual assaults; and End Rape on Campus cofounder Annie Clark.
Episode 17
Sun, Sep 6, 2015 60 mins
A discussion centers on whether the tech industry is hurting American workers. Guests include author and professor Ron Hira; tech lobbyist Robert Hoffman; and Enspire's Bjorn Billhardt.
Episode 18
Sun, Sep 13, 2015 60 mins
Experts debate whether the U.S. is safe from a terrorist attack. Guests include former CIA director James Woolsey; former FBI agent Mike German; the American Muslim Peace Initiative's Saud Anwar; and journalist Amy Goodman.
Episode 19
Sun, Sep 20, 2015 60 mins
Experts debate whether the United Nations is a failure. Guests include Richard Butler, former chief U.N. weapons inspector. Also: Jeffrey Laurenti and Peter Gallo.
Episode 20
Sun, Sep 27, 2015 60 mins
A discussion puts the focus on faith and politics. The guests are Kelly Carlin, Joe Watkins and Michael Crowley.
Episode 21
Sun, Oct 4, 2015 30 mins
Experts address Russia's strikes against Syria.
Episode 22
Sun, Oct 11, 2015 30 mins
Editor Flemming Rose discusses free speech with Ali Velshi.
Episode 23
Sun, Oct 18, 2015 30 mins
Ali Velshi interviews former ambassador Dennis Ross, who discusses America's relationship with Israel.
Episode 24
Sun, Oct 25, 2015 30 mins
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson is the guest. Topics include U.S. intervention in the Middle East.
Episode 25
Sun, Nov 1, 2015 30 mins
Author and chess player Garry Kasparov is the guest. Topics include Vladimir Putin.
Episode 26
Sun, Nov 8, 2015 30 mins
The role of the U.S. in fighting militants in Iraq's Kurdish region is explored. The guest is Kirkuk governor Najmaldin Karim. Host: Ali Velshi.
Episode 27
Sun, Nov 15, 2015 30 mins
A look at claims by law professor and onetime presidential candidate Lawrence Lessig that the Democratic Party blocked him from debates.
Episode 28
Sun, Nov 22, 2015 30 mins
Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) discusses violent extremism and the vetting of refugees in America.
Episode 29
Sun, Dec 6, 2015 30 mins
Ali Velshi talks with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who discusses the movement's focus.
Episode 30
Sun, Dec 13, 2015 30 mins
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) discusses the issue of gun control in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting.
Episode 31
Sun, Dec 20, 2015 30 mins
The Investigative Project on Terrorism's Pete Hoekstra is the guest. Topics include ISIL.
Episode 32
Sun, Jan 10, 2016 30 mins
Human Rights Watch's Sarah Leah Whitson discusses the possibility of having peace, justice and human rights in Syria. Ali Velshi hosts.
Episode 33
Sun, Jan 17, 2016 30 mins
Author Stephen Kinzer is the guest. Included: Kinzer opines on the greatest threat facing America.
Episode 34
Sun, Jan 24, 2016 30 mins
Adam May interviews former congressman Tom Davis, with the conversation centering on the Republican Party.
Episode 35
Sun, Jan 31, 2016 30 mins
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) discusses pragmatism versus idealism in politics.
Episode 36
Sun, Feb 7, 2016 30 mins
A report looks at former Montana governor Brian Schweitzer and questions whether he'll become a presidential candidate.
Episode 37
Sun, Feb 14, 2016 30 mins
Anti-establishment sentiment in the 2016 presidential race is explored. Also: A discussion questions whether Beyonce is exploiting the Black Lives Matter movement to sell records. Guests include former representative Jack Kingston.
Episode 38
Sun, Feb 21, 2016 30 mins
A look at why Libertarian candidates have difficulty getting elected. The Cato Institute's David Boaz shares his perspective.
Episode 39
Sun, Feb 28, 2016 30 mins
Ali Velshi and security expert Fred Burton discuss the struggle between Apple and the FBI over unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.