Program: The Political Landscape with Morning Joe

Joe Scarborough – Co-Host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Author and Former US Congressman (R-FL)

September 10, 2017, 4 p.m. CT

As the face of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, former Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough greets early morning audiences with his outspoken political commentary. Pulling from his experience in Republican ...

Program: The State Against Blacks

Jason L. Riley – Author and Journalist

September 24, 2017, 4 p.m. CT

Jason Riley will discuss why many of the socio-economic gains that occurred among blacks in the first half of the 20th century wound up stalling or being reversed in the second half, even as ...

Program: The Greatest Story Ever Told – So Far

Lawrence Krauss, Ph.D. – Theoretical Physicist, Author and Director of The Origins Project at ASU

October 15, 2017, 4 p.m. CT

Award-winning theoretical physicist, “New York Times” bestselling author and passionate advocate for scientific reason, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the hidden ...

Program: Understanding Trump: A Historical Perspective​

Jon Meacham – Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

October 29, 2017, 4 p.m. CT

In this topical speech, presidential historian Jon Meacham explains why he believes that we are in “uncharted American waters,” and why, in terms of American politics, “we’re in a new day.”

Program: Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

Sheelah Kolhatkar – Author and Journalist

November 12, 2017, 4 p.m. CT

Sheelah Kolhatkar will discuss the rise of a powerful new class of billionaire financiers during the past two decades which marked a singular shift in the American economic and political landscape, culminating in the election ...

Program: The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

David Epstein – Author and Journalist

December 3, 2017, 4 p.m. CT

In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success and the so-called 10,000-hour rule, David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving it.