The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

Trump Administration Accountability Project founder Robert DeNault discusses ensuring democratic representation on the Supreme Court. 

PBS special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky discusses the decline of electoral integrity in Belarus and the protests for democratic rule.

Former Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor discusses whether Republicans will embolden a sham election and illegitimate Trump victory declaration.  

U.S. House Impeachment Prosecutor and A CASE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE author Norm Eisen discusses if and when Trump will face legal accountability for lawbreaking. 

Indiana University American Democracy Project director Elizabeth Bennion discusses historical and contemporary electoral trends in Indiana politics. 

University of Washington biologist Carl Bergstrom discusses how to dismantle disinformation and his new book "Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World."

Belarus-based journalist Franak Viačorka discusses the next phase of protests and civil disobedience to undo a sham election.

Epidemiologist and former chief science advisor to New Zealand Ministry of Health John Potter discusses the country's extraordinary example of public health leadership and how it can be applied to eliminate COVID globally. 

Geneticist Adam Rutherford discusses the scientific foundations of racism and discourse as a means to confront bigotry. 

Congresswoman (Ret.) Katie Hill discusses her new book “She Will Rise: Becoming a Warrior in the Battle for True Equality.

Veteran strategist and Jones for Senate advisor Joe Trippi discusses the state of the 2020 campaign.  

Virginia Tech environmental engineer Linsey Marr discusses the very real airborne transmission of COVID-19 and how to stop it.  

Lt. Governor John Fetterman discusses the campaign for Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes and state of electoral play in the Rust Belt.   

Minister, activist, and Princeton University scholar Nyle Fort discusses reimagining a post-pandemic America.

Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project co-director and political scientist Charles Stewart III discusses how to vote by mail or in person in 2020 and request an absentee ballot even if you plan to vote on Election Day.

Veteran political strategist Mark McKinnon discusses the state of the 2020 campaign and the new season of THE CIRCUS on SHOWTIME.

Russia media analyst Julia Davis discusses Putin's U.S. disinformation campaign in 2020, his objective to incite American civil war, and authoritarian aggression in a potential second Trump term. 

Educator, activist, and Twitter documentarian Joshua Potash discusses a new generation of protest and civil disobedience in the United States and around the world. 

Really American PAC founder and director Justin Horwitz discusses his pro-democracy digital viral video campaign. 

Lincoln Project advisor Kurt Bardella discusses the state of the 2020 campaign and potential for Trump re-election. 

"Election Meltdown" author and legal scholar Rick Hasen discusses the obstacles to a fair and free election in November. 

Republican presidential campaign veteran and Lincoln Project advisor Stuart Stevens discusses his new book “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.”

Marked by COVID founder Kristin Urquiza discusses losing a loved one to the pandemic and advocating to reverse the negligence resulting in many times the death toll of 9/11. 

Quibi news executive Shawna Thomas discusses the unconventionally successful DNC and Democratic nominee Biden's path forward for the general election campaign.

Investigative reporter Jean Guerrero discusses her new book "Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda"