Season 18

An Appreciation of People We Lost in 2009

Al Qaeda in Yemen; Henry Crumpton

Political analysts Eric Schmitt, Steve Coll, Gregory Johnsen, and Richard Barrett discuss the eruption of violence in Yemen after the U.S. foiled an Al Qaeda plot to attack a U.S. airliner. Former CIA official Henry Crumpton underscores the importance of intelligence and outlines critical strategies in the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Mika Brzezinski; Actor Gabourey Sidibe

Politics of America; the Next Step With Iran

Political Update; Mark Halperin & John Heilemann

Vice Chairman Emeritus of JP Morgan Chase Alan Greenberg; Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman; writer Charlie Kaufman

A conversation with Alan "Ace" Greenberg, former CEO of Bear Stearns A conversation about the film "Synecdoche, New York" with director Charlie Kaufman and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Hugh Masekela / Yusuf Islam / Frances Osborne