The Interview:

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a writer, politician, and human rights activist whose latest book is Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now. She is the founder of the AHA Foundation, a non-profit working to end honor violence against women and elevate the status of women and girls globally.

Twitter: @ayaan

The Panel:

Heather McGhee is the President of Demos, a public policy organization dedicated to increasing social and economic equality in America. She recently wrote about efforts to bring inequality to the center of the 2016 debate for The Huffington Post.

Twitter: @hmcghee

Charles Murray is a political scientist and scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission.

Twitter: @charlesmurray

John Waters is an artist, author, and filmmaker whose book Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America is now available in paperback. Waters’ 50 film oeuvre – which includes cult hits “Pink Flamingos” and “Hairspray” - will be honored the by British Film Institute in September.

Mid-Show Interview:

Michael Render a.k.a Killer Mike is a rap artist and activist. His album as part of the rap duo Run the Jewels, “Run the Jewels 2,” dropped in October of 2014. In May, he published an op-ed in Billboard on the media’s treatment of racially motivated police violence.

Twitter: @killermikegto

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