White House Chronicle

Autonomous vehicles are expanding in the United States. Think: Waymo in robotaxis and John Deere in autonomous tractors and other farm machinery. A keen watcher of autotech, Derek Kerton, discusses their arrival and ability to be transformative with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

Author Jeffrey Cole, a frequent guest on the program, talks about his latest book, co-authored with Harlan Lebo, which explores of how disruption happens, why it so often comes from unexpected outsiders -- "two guys in a garage" -- and why even the most powerful organizations consistently fail to see it coming or refuse to understand and acknowledge it. Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III co-host.

Tennessee is an ambitious state, and aims to be the "South Star" in education, according to its commissioner of education, Lizzette Reynolds. She discusses what is driving academic progress in Tennessee with hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III.

The veteran suicide rate is on the rise, and blast wave exposure is increasingly recognized as a major risk pathway. Frank Larkin, chairman of Warrior Call, and Thomas Bowman, a former deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs discuss this dangerous trend and the VA's response with hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III.

Before introducing their guest, Capers Jones, Hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III talk about the possibility that AI could help middle-income and poor countries leapfrog older infrastructure and catch up to high-income economies. Joining in later, Jones, enthuses about both AI and robotics, but worries about the displacement of human workers. While he favors open source and broad sharing of knowledge, he also favors legislation to limit harmful uses.