Interview Archives
- Harvard professor Michael Sandel
The Harvard professor assesses whether morality is in play in U.S. markets and discusses his best-selling book, What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets.
Harvard professor Michael Sandel
- Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer-turned-business exec and entrepreneur discusses her best-selling book, Half the Sky, and shares why she believes that the oppression of women is the moral issue of our time.
Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn
- Microsoft VP Anthony Salcito
Microsoft’s VP of Worldwide Public Sector Education explains how technology saved his life and weighs in on whether his industry can advance education.
Microsoft VP Anthony Salcito
- Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt
The University of Virginia professor discusses his text The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion and expands upon his Moral Foundations theory across political party lines.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt
- Actor Damian Lewis
The British actor reflects on portraying American history in Band of Brothers and weighs in on President Obama’s comment on Lewis’ latest star vehicle, Showtime’s Peabody Award-winning drama series Homeland.
Actor Damian Lewis
- Columnist-author Anna Quindlen
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer discusses her memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, shares her views on aging and offers insight on how certain women-related political issues will play out on the 2012 campaign trail.
Columnist-author Anna Quindlen
- Actor Ed Helms
The actor-comedian-writer discusses the 3rd annual L.A. Bluegrass Situation, his role on The Office and whether there will be another season for the hit NBC sitcom.
Actor Ed Helms
- Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter discusses the challenge of making an album of love songs, how he hones his craft as a songwriter and the backstory of the title of his latest CD, “Love Is a Four Letter Word.”
Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz
- Journalist-author Robin Roberts
The Emmy-winning Good Morning America co-anchor reflects on the experience of writing her latest text, My Story, My Song, with her mother and how, through their collaboration, they learned more about each other.
Journalist-author Robin Roberts
- Former education secretary Bill Bennett
The former education secretary and host of the syndicated radio show Morning in America shares his inspiration for writing the text The Book of Man and assesses the growth in education inequality and the “Race to the Top” program.
Former education secretary Bill Bennett
- Singer-songwriter Steve Tyrell
The Grammy-winning artist-producer-songwriter highlights his career and his R&B background and reflects on developing his own sound as an artist, as heard on his newest CD, “I’ll Take Romance.”
Singer-songwriter Steve Tyrell
- Actor-writer Ayad Akhtar
The actor-writer talks about the real-life experiences that inspired his first novel, American Dervish, relates Islam to Christianity and discusses his challenges as a storyteller to expose new truths that readers would not normally consider.
Actor-writer Ayad Akhtar
- Author Judy Blume
The award-winning and controversial author discusses book censorship in the Internet age, how she can continue to connect with children as she grows older and what’s next on her agenda.
Author Judy Blume
- Writer Robert Draper
The best-selling author explains the inspiration behind the title of his new book, Do Not Ask What Good We Do, comments on whether the media has an impact on Congress and shares his thoughts on this year’s “freshman class” on Capitol Hill.
Writer Robert Draper
- Actor-writer-director Clark Gregg
The actor-writer-director discusses the development of his character in the much-buzzed-about feature The Avengers and relates his career to that of the NBA’s Jeremy Lin.
Actor-writer-director Clark Gregg




