Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson joins David to talk about his book Yes Chef, a memoir which chronicles his journey from a small village in Ethiopia to his adopted grandmother’s humble kitchen in Switzerland to France’s finest restaurants and eventually to Harlem where he now owns neighborhood favorite The Red Rooster, a restaurant specializing in American comfort food.

Original Air Date: 08-9-2012

David speaks with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick about his new book A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life. In this book, Gov. Patrick explains how he made his way from a poor boy living in a one bedroom apartment in the south side of Chicago to Harvard Law School to the Governor’s Mansion in Massachusetts.

Original Air Date: 08-2-2012

David speaks with former CIA spy Glenn Carle about his new book The Interrogator. Shortly after 9/11, Carle became involved in the USA’s new found “War on Terror.” After a briefing with top dogs at the CIA, Carle learned about the preferred methods behind his interrogations with so-called terrorists. After becoming increasingly uncomfortable with these horrific methods (which Carle isn’t allowed to go into after his original draft was censored by the CIA), Carle approached his superiors in what was considered an act of defiance and naive trouble making.

Original Air Date: 07-24-2012

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David welcomes writer Tanner Colby to chat about his book Some Of My Best Friends Are Black. Named after the phrase that African-Americans find so offensive, this book was inspired by the 2008 Presidential election when Colby realized that although the country was about to elect a black president, he didn’t actually know any black people. This curiosity sent Colby around the country to explore the successes and failures of integration in the United States.

Original Air Date: 07-18-2012

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Based on the recent court decision on the Affordable Care Act, David chats with New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak about Chief Justice Roberts. Thought to be a roadblock in the law’s constitutionality, Roberts shocked the world when the otherwise predictable conservative judge sided on side of Obamacare.

Original Air Date: 07-10-2012