Terry Gross

Ahmed al-Sharaa founded the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, but is now advocating unity. The Atlantic's Robert Worth discusses al-Sharaa's leadership and the Trump administration's group chat on Signal.

my guest is Amanda Knox. After serving four years in an Italian prison, Knox wants to reclaim her narrative. In her first book, "Waiting To Be Heard," she focused on the details of her wrongful conviction for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. Knox's new memoir, "Free: My Search For Meaning," goes beyond the events of her trial and imprisonment and explores the realities of reintegrating into society.

Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater. Both are correspondents for The New York Times. Their new book about the 118th Congress, the one elected in 2022, is "Mad House: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, A Former Used Car Salesman, A Florida Nepo Baby, And A Man With Rats In His Walls Broke Congress."