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Oliver Keith Baker Steve speaks with world-renowned physicist Dr. Oliver Baker about his childhood in McGehee, AR and his inspirations on becoming a physicist. He also discusses his ground-breaking research on particle physics and the Higgs Boson, also referred to as the 'God particle.' Learn more

Kenneth C. Barnes Kenneth C. Barnes, chair and professor of history at the University of Central Arkansas, discusses his book "Journey of Hope: The Back-to-Africa Movement in Arkansas in the Late 1800s." He explains why a number of African-Americans from rural Arkansas, particularly Conway County and the Arkansas Delta, emigrated to Liberia from 1879 to 1899. He also shares accounts of his 1998 visit to Monrovia, Liberia, where he interviews descendants of the emigrants. This episode was taped in the AETN studios in Conway. Learn more

Douglas A. Blackmon Douglas A. Blackmon, Author - Blackmon will discuss his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Slavery by Another Name," which examines how a form of neoslavery thrived in America long after legal abolition. Based on a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, the book unearths the lost stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into involuntary servitude. Learn more

Taylor Branch Taylor Branch is a Pulitzer Prize winning author of the Martin Luther King Jr. biography, "Parting the Waters". Steve Barnes speaks with Taylor Branch about his new book, "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, which is based on 79 taped conversations Branch had with President Clinton during his eight years in office. Learn more

Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Brown Steve Barnes interviews Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Brown about his book "Defining Moments", which chronicles 10 Arkansas Governors from Sid McMath to Mike Huckabee and how their terms influenced the state. Learn more

Abigail Disney Abigail Disney a filmmaker, philanthropist, scholar and grandniece to Walt Disney – discusses the film she produced, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," which premiered on PBS in October 2011. The film tells the story of how a group of women in Liberia banded together in the midst of a civil war to demand peace for their country. Learn more

Ernie Dumas Steve Barnes is joined by Ernie Dumas, a columnist for the Arkansas Times, to talk about his most recent book "Dearest Letty:  The World War II Love Letters of Sgt. Leland Duvall".  Dumas, a longtime friend and colleague of Leland Duvall now deceased, discovered a collection of love letters written by Duvall to his sweetheart, Letty Jones.  The letters were organized and edited by Dumas. Learn more

Freedom Riders Steve Barnes sits down with two original Freedom Riders, David and Winonah Beamer Myers, and Samantha Williams, 2011 Student Freedom Rider and University of Arkansas student. In this interview taped at Little Rock Central High National Historic Site, the original Freedom Riders and Williams discuss how the Freedom Riders changed the face of equality in the U.S. and the impact it still has today. Learn more

Kay Collett Goss Host Steve Barnes sits down with Kay Goss to discuss her book, Mr. Chairman: The Life and Legacy of Wilbur D. Mills. This biography chronicles the life of Wilbur D. Mills from Kensett, AR to the U.S. House of Representatives where he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from 1958 - 1974. Learn more

Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Granholm, former Michigan Governor, Senior Advisor to the Pew Charitable Trusts' Clean Energy Program, discusses her efforts to promote clean energy policies across the United States. Learn more

Charlaine Harris Steve Barnes sits down with New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris this month and discusses her Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series. Learn more

Melissa Harris-Perry Harris- Perry is host of "Melissa Harris-Perry" on MSNBC, an author, columnist, and professor of political science and founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South at Tulane University. She discusses stereotypes of women relating to her most recent book, "Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America," as well as President Obama and Black America, post racialism and election 2012. This episode was taped in the Kendall Center at Philander Smith College in Little Rock during their "Bless the Mic" lecture series. Learn more

Ruth Hawkins Steve Barnes talks with Ruth A. Hawkins about her book, "Unbelievable Happiness and Final Sorrow: The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Marriage".  Hawkins tells the story of Pauline Pfeiffer and her marriage to Ernest Hemingway. Learn more

Dr. Fitzgerald Hill Steve Barnes converses with Dr. Fitz Hill, president of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock about his book CRACKBACK! How College Football Blindsides the Hopes of Black Coaches.  Hill has spent the past 24 years studying race-related issues for African American football coaches employed at predominantly white colleges and universities.  They also discuss his new life as president of Arkansas Baptist College. Learn more

Dan Hurley Steve Barnes speaks with Dan Hurley about his book "Diabetes Rising".  Hurley, who is a diabetic,  talks about how diabetes has increased within our society and has become a world pandemic. Learn more

Jim Leach Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, discusses the importance of civility and his work at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more

Polly Price Barnes recently sat down with Price at AETN and discussed her newest book, Judge S. Arnold: A Legacy of Justice on the Federal Bench. The book traces Judge Arnolds life, career and political transformation over the years. Learn more

Roy Reed Steve Barnes sits down with Roy Reed and discusses his newest book, Beware of Limbo Dancers: A Correspondent's Adventures with the New York Times. Reed, a native of Garland County who became a reporter for the New York Times in 1965 was thrust into the chaos of Alabama and witnessed first hand the Selma protest movement and the historical interracial march to Montgomery. Learn more

Charlotte Schexnayder Steve Barnes sits down with Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder, a journalist and public servant to talk about her memoir, "Salty Old Editor: An Adventure in Ink ".  Schexnayder along with her husband Melvin Schexnayder owned and published the Dumas Clarion newspaper for over 50 years.  Schexnayder who is considered a pioneer for women in politics and journalism sat on many state boards and served 14 years in the Arkansas Legislature. Learn more

William Schwab Steve talks with Dr. William Schwab to discuss his book, Right to DREAM: Immigration Reform and America's Future. It explores the key issues surrounding the DREAM Act, which would provide residency for undocumented youth brought to the United States as children and immigration reform. Learn more

Gila Svirsky Gila Svirsky is an Israeli writer and peace activist who co-founded the Coalition of Women for Peace, which brings together nine Israeli women's peace organizations to raise the visibility and volume of the feminist peace movement in Israel. Svirsky has been an activist with Women in Black, a womens anti-war movement, since its inception in 1988 and is currently chair of B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. She has also written extensively on current events in the Middle East, giving special attention to the grassroots feminist peace movement in Israel and Palestine. Learn more

Sam Tanenhaus Sam Tanenhaus, the New York Times Book Review editor, will discuss his new book, "The Death of Conservatism," which argues that today's conservative party has lost its way and needs to rediscover its roots. Drawing on 20 years of research on modern conservatism, Tanenhaus offers a panoramic view of today's politics as well as new interpretations of figures from Dwight Eisenhower and Joseph McCarthy to Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush and reexamines thinkers from Whittaker Chambers and James Burnham, William F. Bucklen and Garry Wills. Learn more

William "Bill" Valentine Jr. Steve visits with William 'Bill' Valentine, Jr. to talk about Valentine's career in America's favorite pastime - baseball, and how the game has evolved.  Mr. Valentine served as an umpire in the American League from 1963-1968 and umpired 947 Major League games.  He later went on to serve as the General Manager for the Arkansas Travelers for 31 years. Learn more

Dr. Drew Westen Barnes and Westen discussed his new book "The Political Brain" which talks about the psychology of politics and how politicians can capture the haearts and minds of voters through communication. Learn more

Dr. David Williams Diabetes, hypertension and other cardio-pulmonary ailments, tobacco and alcohol abuse -- a huge problem for the country and Arkansas in particular; and the toll among minority groups is especially serious. To make matters worse, high mortality in the African-American community is a road block to racial reconciliation. Say that again? Dr. David Williams can, and will. Learn more

David Williams David Williams, Ph.D., Florence S. and Laura S. Norman Professor of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology at Harvard University, discusses his research on how race, socioeconomic status and religious involvement can affect our state of health. Learn more