Danny Simon is a 35-year-plus veteran of the licensing industry and one of its true pioneers. Beginning with the television smash hits, Dallas and Dynasty, he was among the first to license adult prime-time shows and apply branding techniques to them. We discuss licensing American products and culture abroad as an engine of our economy.

Mike Stoker is the Republican candidate running for California State Senate. We discuss his bid for election in November.

Ann Coulter likes to—in her words—”stir up the pot” and does not “pretend to be impartial or balanced.” We tackle the issue of race relations in the United States on the eve of the 2012 Presidential election from her latest book, Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama.

Jeffrey Solomon is the leader of one of the world’s largest non-profit foundations—the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. As more MBAs and businesspeople leave corporate America to work as social entrepreneurs, they need a road map of how to begin. We discuss his latest book The Art Of Doing Good.

Oliver Miles is the former British Ambassador to Libya. We discuss the turmoil in that country following the murder of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the aftermath of the Arab Spring.

Don McPherson received a big boost of confidence by being appointed Ventura Fire Chief after serving as Acting Chief since June. We discuss his vision for the fire department now that he’s at the helm.