Former U.S. attorney David Iglesias discusses the fate of key Bush White House staff in light of the investigation into the '06 Justice Department purge. Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen discusses working with Alan Alda in her new film, Diminished Capacity.

TransAfrica Forum executive director Nicole Lee comments on the situation in Zimbabwe and today's U.N. draft resolution by the U.S. calling for sanctions against the Mugabe government. Saving Grace star Holly Hunter discusses her "no agenda" lifestyle.

Actor Larry Hagman describes how he made the Dallas character, J.R. Ewing, memorable and talks about why he hosts the National Kidney Foundation's U.S. Transplant Games. Legendary singer-songwriter Carole King performs "Home Again."

Journalist Lee Daniels, author of Last Chance, explains the role national African American organizations play in the lives of Blacks today. The True Patriot co-author Eric Liu describes patriotism and how it's expressed by citizens.

New York Times journalist Damien Cave, who recently completed an 18-month assignment as the paper's Baghdad correspondent, discusses the current state of Iraq. Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne talks about his return to Broadway, in Thurgood.

Virginia's Sen. Jim Webb, rumored to be on the Democratic VP list, explains how the "two Americas" paradigm must be updated. CSI: Miami star Emily Procter talks about the division in her large family between Sens. McCain and Obama for president.

Groundbreaking broadcast journalist Barbara Walters reflects on the chapter in her new memoir, Audition, that was the hardest to write. Actor-playwright Daniel Beaty talks about his one-man play Emergency and also performs.

Environmental activist Majora Carter discusses whether the presidential candidates are addressing issues that are important to inner-city America. Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt talks about her film directing debut in Then She Found Me and why the film took ten years to make.

Legendary singer-songwriter Carly Simon reflects on what shaped her musicality and talks about the new CD "Some Kind of Love"—her first project of original material in eight years.

Former State Department negotiator Aaron David Miller, author of The Much Too Promised Land, says Palestine has been promised too many times to too many people. Boston Legal's John Larroquette shares why he is comfortable publicly stating that Sen. Barack Obama is the president the U.S. needs.

Behavioral economist Richard Thaler, co-author of Nudge, explains decision research and why it's valuable to study how people make decisions. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay star John Cho discusses Asian American stereotypes in Hollywood.

Scholar Parag Khanna explains the title of his book, The Second World, and how the United States' global influence is diminishing. Environmentalist Van Jones discusses the importance of green-collar jobs to the African American community.

Sarah Sentilles, author of A Church of Her Own, describes her journey into the church and the difficulties she faced as a woman. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel describes her country-western roots in Alaska.

John Dean and Barry Goldwater, Jr., co-authors of Pure Goldwater, share what they believe Sen. Goldwater's thoughts would be on the GOP and its presumptive presidential nominee John McCain. Actress Famke Janssen explains how she learned to shoot pool for her role in the new movie Turn the River.

New York Gov. David Paterson, who is legally blind, describes how he manages public speeches without notes. Seven-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette talks about putting together her latest CD and trusting the process of making music.

Grace (Eventually) author Anne Lamott reflects on what she considers the appropriation of Jesus in American politics. Tony- and Emmy-winning actress-dancer-director Debbie Allen discusses her newest project: directing the Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Actor-director-author Henry Winkler describes how he discovered that he was dyslexic. Time magazine's Richard Zoglin, author of Comedy at the Edge, explains how stand-up comedy in the late '70s changed America.

In part 1 of a two-part conversation, Oscar-winning actor and best-selling author Sidney Poitier describes his first experiences with American racism and explains the lesson that he wants to pass along to his granddaughter in his latest book, Life Beyond Measure.

Acclaimed actor and author of Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter, Sidney Poitier shares the story of what his mother's visit to a soothsayer revealed about his future and tackles the question of the purpose of his life.

Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving African American on the U.S. Capitol Hill staff, reflects on how he was able to keep friendships with senators who were staunch segregation proponents.

Salman Rushdie, author of the new book The Enchantress of Florence, says, in the end, you can't escape your imagination. Actor James McAvoy talks about working with Morgan Freeman in the new film, Wanted.

Self-help pioneer and Hay House founder Louise Hay reflects on the early days of the industry and, at age 81, says this is going to be the best decade of her life, so far.

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer-director David Mamet explains how he used his jujitsu training in his new film, Redbelt. Andrew Bridge, author of Hope's Boy, shares the emotional story of his mother's battle with schizophrenia and his experience in foster care.