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.By The Open Mind on PBS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Science journalist Richard Conniff discusses public health policies.By The Open Mind on PBS

Knight Science Journalism @MIT director Deborah Blum discusses the challenges and tactics of contemporary science journalism.By The Open Mind on PBS

Physician Carl Erik Fisher discusses the past, present, and future of addiction.By The Open Mind on PBS

Mathematician Manil Suri discusses why the objectivity of math is essential to preserving civil society.By The Open Mind on PBS

Elder justice leader M.T. Connolly discusses her new book "The Measure of Our Age."By The Open Mind on PBS

University of Minnesota neuroscientist David Redish discusses the science of our choices.By The Open Mind on PBS

Raj Vinnakota of Institute for Citizens & Scholars discusses how rejuvenate American citizenship.By The Open Mind on PBS

University of Nebraska sociologist Kelsy Burke discusses pornography in American society.By The Open Mind on PBS

Historian Alex Prud'homme discusses diplomacy in American political life.By The Open Mind on PBS

Army National Guard veteran Joseph Earl Thomas discusses his new book "Sink: A Memoir."By The Open Mind on PBS

University of Oklahoma bestselling author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers discusses free speech and book banning.By The Open Mind on PBS

Hear Foundation cofounders Leon Ford and Ret. Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert discuss public safety.By The Open Mind on PBS

Stanford Graduate School of Education's Geoffrey Cohen discusses how to bridge ideological and political differences.By The Open Mind on PBS

Political strategists Annie Wu and Victor Shi discuss how Gen Z will govern.By The Open Mind on PBS

"The Myth of Left and Right" coauthors Verlan Lewis and Hyrum Lewis discuss U.S. political ideologies.By The Open Mind on PBS

American University scholar Elizabeth Suhay discusses "The Politics of Truth in Polarized America."By The Open Mind on PBS

Institute for Political Innovation founder Katherine Gehl discusses the key to fixing a politics industry.By The Open Mind on PBS

"Tracers in the Dark" author Andy Greenberg discusses crypto corruption.By The Open Mind on PBS

Oxford University Press "Democracies in America" coauthor Bert Emerson discusses disparate and shared understandings of democratic ruleBy The Open Mind on PBS

USC Center for Inclusive Democracy director Mindy Romero and Voters of Tomorrow director Santiago Mayer discuss youth turnout in the 2022 elections and the future of representative government.By The Open Mind on PBS

Bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez discusses rights to fairness amid gentrification.By The Open Mind on PBS

Violinist Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch discusses her new book Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music.By The Open Mind on PBS

British-Congolese filmmaker Kiosa Sukami discusses his new film “A Letter to Black Men” and representation of Blackness in the press and film.By The Open Mind on PBS

Dick Cavett (Courtesy of Daphne Productions) Emmy Award-winning television personality and talk show host Dick Cavett speaks with WNET Up Next host Elisa Lichtenbaum about Groucho & Cavett, an American Masters documentary exploring his profound and enduring friendship with iconic comedian Groucho Marx. The film, written, produced, and directed by R…

Historian Nicole Hemmer and columnist Will Bunch discuss the politicization of the U.S. education system.By The Open Mind on PBS

Science journalist Madeline Ostrander discusses her new book "At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth."By The Open Mind on PBS

Georgetown international health lawyer Alexandra Phelan, USC psychologist Gale Sinatra, and RAND security analyst Brian Michael Jenkins discuss the triple threat of COVID-19, monkeypox, and polio.By The Open Mind on PBS