Schedule for Thursday, February 27
More on the show.
Jian Ghomeshi has returned from Russia and he's back in the host chair!
- In today's opening essay, Jian salutes David Katz, longtime friend of Philip Seymour Hoffman, for funding a worthy project with settlement money he won in a libel suit.
- Sherif Fahmy, the brother of jailed Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy, joins Jian from Cairo to shed light on his brother's first court appearance and what he expects from the trial moving forward. He also speaks to Al Jazeera English senior political analyst Marwan Bishara, who recently authored the New York Times article Egypt's War on Journalism.
- Jian speaks to Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and activist Angélique Kidjo on her memoir, Spirit Rising, and on her quest to raise global awareness of and respect for her homeland.
- We talk to fashion broadcaster Tim Gunn about his latest TV show, "Project Runway: Under the Gunn," in which he guides three designers from the show to become mentors to the next wave of creative minds.