August 1, 2019

As the Trump administration puts Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on its sanctions list, Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, discusses whether the U.S. and Iran are set on a collision course for war.

While Turkey was once a bastion of secular, moderate rule, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it’s become increasingly authoritarian. Award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, who has often clashed with the government because of her bold writing, joins the program to discuss.

Alicia Menendez sits down with Kristen Arnett, author of “Mostly Dead Things,” whose debut novel about family, grief and identity became an overnight bestseller.