David speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joseph Lelyveld about his new book on Mahatma Gandi. Having spent time in both South Africa and India in his years with the New York Times, Lelyveld became very familiar with the life of Gandhi and how he went from being a semi-enlightened figure to the legendary figure today. His latest book, Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India, pulls no punches and covers every aspect of Gandhi’s life, so much so that it has been banned in areas of India because of its reporting on Gandhi’s sexuality and other intimate details of his life.

Original Air Date: 06-30-2011

David speaks with CIA husband/wife duo Bob and Dayna Baer about their book The Company We Keep. The book examines the hardships of keeping a family together in a life shrouded in secrecy and how this led to Bob and Dayna’s relationship and ultimate marriage after years working together in the CIA.

Original Air Date: 06-22-2011

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David speaks with Diana Henriques, a senior financial writer for the New York Times and author of the new book Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust. Less than two years after the downfall of Bernie Madoff and his Ponzi scheme, Henriques was the first reporter Madoff agreed to meet with personally. This book serves as the most accurate account in writing of what happened and more importantly what went wrong.

Original Air Date: 06-16-2011

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David speaks with author Jason Berry about his book Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church. This book chronicles decades of secrecy, scandal and deceit in the Catholic church, but not on the expected subject matter. Instead this book examines how the hundreds of millions of dollars in weekly tithings from congregations worldwide is spent and accounted for from local diocese to Vatican City.

Original Air Date: 06-13-2011

David speaks with New York Times foreign correspondent Jeffrey Gettlemen about the current happenings in Sudan. After more than 20 years of Civil War, Sudan is set to split in two parts on July 9, 2011. Gettleman talks about the challenges ahead for this new nation, as well as the challenges of Sudan as it works to find a middle ground that allows both countries to utilize the current country’s natural resources.

Original Air Date: 06-6-2011