Giovanni di Lorenzo's interviews with prominent contemporaries are always a remarkable event. This paperback edition includes two additional conversations. We learn why Daniel Cohn-Bendit, shortly after his seventy-fifth birthday, is recounting his Jewish family history for the first time. We are astonished to discover that Telekom CEO Timotheus Höttges advocates for a universal basic income and that Udo Jürgens sometimes felt like nothing after acclaimed concerts. We share in Pope Francis's doubts about his faith and sense the fear spread by a despot like Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The intensity of these encounters creates compelling portraits that simultaneously reflect the major political and social issues of recent years—the refugee crisis, the pandemic, war, xenophobia, and the debates surrounding cancel culture. As we read, we delve into the convictions and biographies of individuals who have shaped the present in diverse ways. Giovanni di Lorenzo creates an atmosphere of rare intimacy and openness, yet never shies away from confrontation. In doing so, he elicits things from even seasoned media professionals that they had previously refrained from saying publicly. New product