David Pogue has a mission for his new podcast series “Unsung Science”: make significant scientific achievements relatable. The five-time Emmy winner and CBS News Sunday Morning correspondent joins Major and dives into stories he's covered on his podcast - efforts to safely reduce the spread of deadly mosquitos, deepfake video and audio abuses, and how mRNA vaccines were created. We're at famed New York City family-style Italian restaurant Carmine's. Join us...and bring a doggy bag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we visit pay a visit on the French ambassador to the US Phillippe Etienne at his residence in DC's Kalorama neighborhood. Ahead of President Biden’s meeting in Rome with French President Emmanuel Macron this week, Etienne says the countries “are rebuilding trust” after this summer’s submarine contract spat that sank relations to their lowest point in recent memory. Also on the menu: the Iran nuclear deal, Afghanistan and French gastronomy.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're at Puerto Rican restaurant La Famosa in DC's Navy Yard for a conversation with Jim Balog, world-renowned nature photographer who has documented man's impact on the natural world in his new book "The Human Element." Balog explains how he made some of his stunning photos that document wildfire, sea ice melt and the impact on wildlife. Join us for breakfast and a fascinating conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins Major to discuss the latest developments in congressional negotiations of both a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a "soft infrastructure" bill that would increase social safety nets for Americans. Jayapal maintains that child care, Medicare expansion, prescription drug price limits, climate change, immigration, and affordable housing will remain in the slimmed-down social spending bill being negotiated between the White House and congressional Democrats. But she concedes some programs may have to be altered. This conversation was recorded on October 12th, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, a labor union of more than 3 million, joins Major for a chat about schools, vaccines and critical race theory. Pringle says she’s concerned about attrition in the teaching ranks. "I'm worried about educators leaving the profession, and that's very real, and it's happening.” Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us at the solar-powered Atlas Brew Works for an electric conversation with the Secretary of the Department of Energy Jennifer Granholm. On the menu this week: the fate of the president's infrastructure proposal, climate change, electric vehicles, nuclear energy and whether congress can keep the government open and avoid default. Come for the knowledge, stay for Major stuffing his face with a slice from Andy's Pizza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden’s chief medical advisor and infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Major for an in-depth conversation on COVID vaccine boosters, the virus’s origin and the ethics of rationing treatments for coronavirus patients. Is the Delta variant waning or are we in for a dark winter? Fauci also explains the differences between working with President Biden and his predecessor. You’ve got COVID questions? We’ve got COVID answers. Join us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documentarian Ken Burns is Major's guest this week to discuss his new film, "Muhammad Ali," a 4-part series premiering on PBS this Sunday. The documentary chronicles Ali's life from birth to death and his impact on the sports world, politics and civil rights. "It's about politics, it's about war, it's about sex, it's about faith, it's about religion, it's about Islam, it's about all these things and all these things that we're dealing with today,” Burns said. Join us for an illuminating conversation with one legend about another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retired Army General David Petraeus, who served as commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and CIA director, reflects on America’s longest war and the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. What went right in Afghanistan? What went wrong? And could the chaotic and deadly US exit have been avoided. Join us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Major talks with CBS News senior national & environmental correspondent Ben Tracy and CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli to discuss the effects of climate change on our planet and way of life. Tracy and Berardelli talk about the rapid change in atmospheric conditions over the last hundred years, and potential solutions to help slow Earth's rate of warming. For context, this episode was recorded on August 25th, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices