Friday, November 14 – Friday, November 21

Astronaut Chris Hadfield has a new book out that shares a unique perspective. “You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes” is a selectionfrom 45,000 photos Hadfield shot from aboard the International Space Station. He joins us talk about his experiences in space.

The second open enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act begins on Nov. 15. Michelle Singletary, nationally-syndicated columnist for “The Washington Post”, looks and how Obamacare fared in its first year and has information on signing up.

With groundbreaking programs like “All in the Family”, “Maude”, “Good Times”, “The Jeffersons” and many others to his credit, Norman Lear remade television comedy to reflect the nation’s mood in the 1970s. In the first installment of a two-part conversation, he joins us to share his new memoir, “Even This I Get to Experience”.

President Obama stepped into the net neutrality debate this week when he called for federal regulators to pass strict regulations on high-speed Internet providers. Jamal Simmons, co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance, assesses the President’s remarks.

In his new book, “The United States of Paranoia,” Jesse Walker, senior editor at “Reason” magazine, says conspiracy theories have always been part of our national identity. He joins us to explain why.

There is perhaps no name more synonymous with the anti-lynching movement than that of Ida B. Wells. A new anthology of her work, “The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader,” covers the scope of Wells’ career. History professor Mia Bay, director of the Rutgers Center for Race and Ethnicity, edited the collection and joins us to discuss Wells and her work.

Sports commentator George Johnson reflects on the legacy of former pro Charlie Sifford, now 92, who broke the PGA’s color barrier and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week.

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood discusses her new film “Beyond the Lights”, the story of a rising pop star and a police officer who find love but struggle against overbearing parents, reckless paparazzi, and frenzied fans.