This time John discusses Trump's new rule that Government contractors have to promise that they don't use paper straws in their business and promise not to penalize the use of plastic ones. He also talks about the gay makeup artist - Andry José Hernández Romero - who was deported to a prison in El Salvador after seeking asylum in the US - then being sent back to Venezuela in a prisoner swap deal. Next, he interviews Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Karen Elliott House who was also a former managing editor at The Wall Street Journal. They talk about her new book "The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia". And finally, John chats with content creator, historian, and best selling author Sam Kelly about his new book "Human History on Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence".
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