By Pallavi Reddy, CNN

It’s that time of the election season again where the media descend upon Iowa just before the Iowa caucus. This New Year’s Day show will bring you the latest analysis of the reporting from Des Moines and around the state. We’ll have The New York Times’ Michael Shear, The Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson, and The Hill’s A.B. Stoddard. They’ll be talking about the Ron Paul newsletters, Bachmann’s defectors, and Santorum’s "surge" and more. Debra Saunders, columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, and John Aravosis, AMERICAblog.com, also will join the conversation to talk about the Iowa caucus coverage. Also, ever wondered what it’s like to be embedded with the campaign? CNN’s Rachel Streitfeld and CBS’s Sarah Boxer will pull back the curtain on life as an embed on the campaign trail.

This Sunday at 11a.m. EST on CNN.

By Pallavi Reddy, CNN

We're nearing the end of another year and it seems like we were hardly ever short on big stories every week. This Sunday's show gives us a change to look back and analyze the big scandals, the ever-changing presidential candidate flavor of the month, and the international protests that began with the Arab Spring at the beginning of the year.  Huffington Post contributor Lauren Ashburn, NPR’s Jamie McIntyre, and former NBC correspondent Fred Francis join us for a discussion about the major headlines of 2011. We also have Ben Smith on to talk about his unconventional move from Politico to BuzzFeed. And we’ll have the highlights of the best interviews on Reliable Sources this past year.

This Sunday at 11a.m. EST on CNN.