Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen's Energy Program, joins Thom. Residents of North Dakota are dealing with a toxic spill of brine - an oil and gas production byproduct - while more news is coming out about a massive oil spill in the Yellowstone River. How much damage are these spills doing to our environment - and why aren't we moving beyond fossil fuels?

Norman Solomon, Roots Action / Institute for Public Accuracy / War Made Easy joins Thom Hartmann. Today - a CIA whistleblower was found guilty of leaking information - and will likely face a harsh prison sentence. Are we looking at the death of the whistleblower in America?

Mike Farrell, Actor/Activist & Humanitarian/Death Penalty Focus talks to Thom. The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear arguments about Oklahoma's use of lethal injections. But - isn't time to do away with the death penalty altogether?

For tonight's Conversations with Great Minds - we're going to take a look at Part 2 of my interview with legendary TV and film producer Norman Lear. The creative force behind some of the 20th century's most famous television shows including "The Jeffersons", "All in the Family", "Good Times" and "Sanford & Sons" - Norman is a titan of modern American culture. He’s also the founder of the People for the American Way - one of America's most influential political advocacy groups - and the author of the new book "Even this I Get to Experience."