Scientist Lauren Oakes discusses environmental conservation.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson discusses his prescriptions for reform.Av The Open Mind on PBS

“The West Wing” actress Melissa Fitzgerald discusses President Bartlet-inspired activism.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Gastropod host Nicola Twilley discusses her new book “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves.”Av The Open Mind on PBS

Wikimedia leader Rebecca MacKinnon discusses the future of the encyclopedia platform.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Win Without War director Sara Haghdoosti discusses strategies for counterproliferation.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Carnegie Endowment fellow Tong Zhao discusses central and rogue nuclear powers of Asia.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists CEO Rachel Bronson discusses a potential nuclear event.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Arms Control Association nonproliferation policy director Kelsey Davenport discusses Iran.Av The Open Mind on PBS

In his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, Senator Raphael Warnock and Alexander break bread over chicken and waffles (and crab cake benedict); then visit his childhood home.Av The Open Mind on PBS

In Hays, Kansas, Senator Jerry Moran and Alexander break bread over chili and milkshakes; then visit the local library.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At her favorite local restaurant, Senator Mazie Hirono and Alexander break bread over Japanese fare; then visit the Honolulu high school from which she graduated.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At the first-ever food hall in Pueblo, Colorado, Governor Jared Polis and Alexander break bread over a smorgasbord of hot chicken, roast beef, and ramen.Av The Open Mind on PBS

American fighter pilot Amy McGrath discusses U.S. security policies.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Project on Managing the Atom researcher Mariana Budjeryn discusses the Russia-Ukraine war.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At Pillen Family Farms, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and Alexander break bread over pork sandwiches; then practice skeet shooting.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Oppenheimer Project founder Charles Oppenheimer discusses his grandfather's legacy and nuclear counterproliferation.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At Marieke Gouda farm in rural Wisconsin, Senator Tammy Baldwin and Alexander break bread over fondue and curds; then tour the plant.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, Governor Wes Moore and Alexander break bread over stadium concessions at a baseball game.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Neuroscientist Kelly Clancy discusses her new book "Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World."Av The Open Mind on PBS

Planet Word founder Ann Friedman and executive director Nikki Sertsu discuss their Washington DC museum.Av The Open Mind on PBS

University of Oregon sociologist Krystale Littlejohn discusses the post-Roe climate in the United States.Av The Open Mind on PBS

University of Denver chancellor Jeremy Haefner and Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway discuss speech and protest.Av The Open Mind on PBS

In downtown Buffalo, Wyoming, Governor Mark Gordon and Alexander break bread over steak and potatoes at The Historic Occidental Hotel.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At the annual renewable energy fair in Chena Hot Springs, Senator Lisa Murkowski and Alexander break bread over salmon burgers, halibut, and scallops; then take a nature walk.Av The Open Mind on PBS

In Tucson, Arizona, Senator Mark Kelly and Alexander break bread over Sonoran hot dogs and then fly over the desert.Av The Open Mind on PBS

In Fayetteville, West Virginia, Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Alexander break bread over flapjacks and then visit America's newest national park.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At Tomasita’s restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Alexander break bread over red and green chile enchiladas and then hike a trail.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At her annual maple tapping, Maine Governor Janet Mills and Alexander break bread over homemade chicken a l'orange.Av The Open Mind on PBS

In his boyhood home of Nashville, North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper and Alexander break bread over pulled pork plates and banana pudding.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At Sara Thai Kitchen in Salt Lake City, Governor Spencer Cox and Alexander break bread over spicy seafood and vegetables.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At Blueprint Cafe in Newark, Senator Cory Booker and Alexander break bread over vegan chicken and waffles and then toss a football.Av The Open Mind on PBS

In the North Dakota badlands, Governor Doug Burgum and Alexander break bread over homegrown bison, potatoes, and strawberries.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At San Marcos restaurant in Oklahoma City, Governor Kevin Stitt and Alexander break bread over carne asada tacos.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At the Elena Gallegos Open Space in Albuquerque, Senator Martin Heinrich and Alexander break bread over homemade elk fajitas.Av The Open Mind on PBS

At the Harold Thune Auditorium in Murdo, South Dakota, Senator John Thune and Alexander play basketball and then break bread over cheeseburgers.Av The Open Mind on PBS

University of Arizona economist Ronald Trosper discusses the Native American tradition.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Civic leader David McCullough III discusses the mission of the American Exchange Project.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Privacy expert Karen Levy discusses the future of workplace surveillance.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Author Alexandra Hudson discusses her new book "The Soul of Civility."Av The Open Mind on PBS

Documentarian David France discusses his HBO documentary "How to Survive a Pandemic."Av The Open Mind on PBS

Novelist Jennifer Vanderbes discusses the secret history of thalidomide in America.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Mathematician Coco Krumme discusses her book "Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization"Av The Open Mind on PBS

Science writer Benjamin Ehrlich discusses his new book "The Brain in Search of Itself.”Av The Open Mind on PBS

Author Chris Miller talks about the intersection of chipmakers and geopolitical crises.

Mycologist Keith Seifert discusses what could be responsible for the next pandemic.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Tech journalist Robert Buderi discusses his new book "Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub."Av The Open Mind on PBS

Undark magazine editor Ashley Smart discusses the intersection of science and society.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Science journalist Chelsea Conaboy discusses how parenthood evolves the brain.Av The Open Mind on PBS

Author Rachel Gross discusses her new book Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage.Av The Open Mind on PBS