Mohammed El Erian is one of the country's most successful money managers. He's the co-CEO of the Pacific Investment Management Company, better known as PIMCO. That firm oversees more than 829 billion dollars. He previously led Harvard University's endowment to substantial returns on investment. I spoke to him recently about his new book "When Markets Collide" and how he sees the global economy today.

This week, Senator Obama began the European leg of his much anticipated overseas trip. I spoke to Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland, New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Ethan Bronner and author Robin Wright about their observations after the Senator's first stop in Berlin, where he drew a crowd of more than 200,000 according to German estimates.

Ken Pollack of the Brookings Institution about his new book, "A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East." Here is a part of that conversation:

David Chang, chef/owner of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ko and Momofuku Ssäm Bar in New York City

Senator Jim Webb is one of the rising stars in the Democratic Party. Webb is a decorated Marine who served in Vietnam and was former Secretary of the Navy under the Reagan administration. In 2006, he was elected senator of Virginia after defeating the Republican incumbent George Allen in a tight and closely watched race. I spoke with him today about how he sees the challenges facing America and the future of the Democratic party.

Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday last Friday. To mark the occasion, we celebrated the South African leader's life and legacy with two people who have known him and his country well -- Time Magazine's Rick Stengel who helped Mandela with his autobiography and Chief Justice Margaret Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court who originally hails from South Africa. We also looked back to some of our interviews with prominent South African leaders including Mandela himself.

Watch the full show here. 

A conversation with singer/songwriter Neil Young.

A conversation with David Remnick, of the New Yorker, about the contraversial Obama cover cartoon.

Gretchen Morgenson and Allan Sloan talk with Charlie Rose about the housing and credit crisis, and the affect it is having on the U.S. Economy.

Mark Halperin (Time) and Chuck Todd (NBC) discuss the elections.