Jamal Simmons and Nayyera Haq are dynamic leaders and media personalities who live at the intersection of race, gender and faith. (They also live with their spouses in crazy households with small children.) From working at the White House to driving discussions at the forefront of American media, our hosts will use their experiences, humor and direct style to draw listeners into complex discussions of policy, politics, and America’s role on the globalstage.

Jamal is a CNN political contributor and was Deputy Assistant to the President and communications director to Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Nayyera a Sirius XM radio host and regular presence on cable news and was a Senior Director in the Obama White House working on national security and economic policy

They’ll tap their diverse networks to create compelling conversations with unique perspectives on this remarkable political moment.