May 17, 2024
Correspondent Nic Robertson reports on the IDF announcement that the Israeli army found the bodies of three hostages in Gaza. The New York Times Magazine's Ronen Bergman discusses their investigation into settler violence in the West Bank. Bestselling author Kristin Hannah tells the story of female nurses in the Vietnam War in her book "The Women."
Episodes
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April 15, 2024
S2024 E6206 - 55m 53s
Daniel C. Kurtzer, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, unpacks the reaction to Iran's attack. Former president Donald Trump appears in court today for a criminal trial. Christiane is joined by Neal Katyal, law professor and former U.S. Acting Solicitor General. Author Eddie Glaude Jr. joins the show to discuss his new book, how all Americans can be leaders and what we might learn from history.
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April 12, 2024
S2024 E6205 - 55m 53s
Mary Ziegler, an expert on abortion law, discusses Arizona's upholding of a Civil War-era abortion ban. Tom Perriello, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, describes the costs of a year of civil war in Sudan. Author Percival Everett discusses his book "James" a retelling of "Huckleberry Finn" from Jim's perspective. Plus, a look back on the Good Friday Agreement 26 years later.
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April 11, 2024
S2024 E6204 - 55m 53s
O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star acquitted of murder in the 1990s, has died. Legal experts comment on his legacy. This year, one of the the Central Park Five – Yusef Salaam – became a member of the New York City Council. National security expert Juliette Kayyem argues, "The government isn't ready for the violence Trump might unleash."
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April 10, 2024
S2024 E6203 - 55m 22s
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins the show to discuss the war in Gaza as well as America’s politics at home and abroad. Michelle O’Neill, First Minister of Northern Ireland, looks back on the historic Good Friday Agreement and discusses Northern Ireland's politics today. Journalist Emily Tamkin explores the global reaction to the death of the World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza.
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April 9, 2024
S2024 E6202 - 55m 54s
What leverage does America still wield in Israel, in Ukraine, and beyond? For decades, Wendy Sherman was at the center of the U.S. foreign policy establishment and joins the show to discuss. Academy Award winner Michael Douglas on Apple TV's "Franklin." It’s been 25 years since the hugely successful musical "Mamma Mia!" first hit London’s West End. Director and creator Judy Craymer joins the show.
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April 8, 2024
S2024 E6201 - 55m 43s
Physicist Brian Greene discusses today's solar eclipse. Six months after the October 7th attack on Israel, Christiane speaks with Sharone Lifschitz whose father is still being held hostage in Gaza. Correspondent Nada Bashir reports on the tragic effects of six months of war in Gaza. Economics professor David Autor explains how AI could actually help rebuild the American middle class.
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April 5, 2024
S2024 E6200 - 55m 30s
Amid growing international and domestic anger, Israeli economy minister Nir Barkat joins the show. Former Senior Investigative Counsel on the January 6th committee, Temidayo Aganga-Williams, joins the show to discuss the impact of Trump's campaign against the justice system. "A Brief History of the Future" host Ali Wallach asks how we can become the great ancestors the future needs us to be.
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April 4, 2024
S2024 E6199 - 55m 53s
From the archive: 30 years after the Rwandan Genocide, a look back on Christiane's conversation with former U.N. Commander Roméo Dallaire. Rwandan human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina who saved more than 1,000 lives during the Genocide reflects on that dark time and the years that followed. Sarah McCammon tells her story of leaving the Evangelical Church in her book “The Exvangelicals."
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April 3, 2024
S2024 E6198 - 55m 53s
Kurt Volker is a former U.S. Ambassador to NTAO and weighs in on aid workers killed by Israeli air strikes. Correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports on the situation in Gaza. Comedian Bassem Youssef is now touring his latest one-man show across the U.S. and Europe, and he joins the program in London. Conservative political commentator Charlie Sykes discusses "The Great Resignation" in Congress.
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April 2, 2024
S2024 E6197 - 55m 51s
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths discusses the deaths of international relief workers in Gaza. Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on the state of Putin's Russia. Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explains his pragmatic approach to interpreting the Constitution in his new book "Reading the Constitution."
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April 1, 2024
S2024 E6196 - 55m 53s
Ronen Bergman, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, joins the show from Tel Aviv. Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha on the increasingly desperate situation in Gaza and his family’s escape. In Turkey, president Recep Erdogan has been dealt a heavy blow in recent elections. Scott McLean joins to discuss. "The Anxious Generation" author investigates the collapse of mental health in Gen Z.
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March 29, 2024
S2024 E6195 - 55m 53s
Journalists Polina Ivanova and Pjotr Sauer reflect on the anniversary of the arrest of their friend, reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia. David Frum talks about the loss of his daughter and the comfort he's found in her dog, Ringo. Head of the IAEA Rafael Grossi on the nuclear status of Iran. From the archives: two fathers in the Middle East make an appeal for peace.
Extras + Features
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Former NBA Star Rex Chapman on Addiction and Recovery
S2024 E6181 - 18m 12s
NBA veteran Rex Chapman sits down with Michel Martin to discuss his new memoir, "It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me." In it, Chapman details his rise to basketball stardom and the challenges he faced along the way — debilitating anxiety and racist hostility when he engaged in an interracial relationship. Chapman also describes his road to recovery after battling opioid and gambling addictions.
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Queen of Jordan on the Food Crisis in Gaza
S2024 E6181 - 6m 9s
On Sunday, the United States and Jordan conducted another joint airdrop into northern Gaza. Jordan’s Queen Rania has been outspoken in defense of Gaza civilians. She is urging the United States and other allies of Israel to use all their leverage to end what she calls Israel’s “deliberate effort” to deprive those in need. She joins the show exclusively from King Abdullah II Air Base in Jordan.
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Memory Expert on Biden, Trump, and the Stereotypes of Aging
S2024 E6180 - 17m 38s
President Biden's self-assured delivery of the State of the Union address challenged doubts about his age. Neuroscientist Charan Ranganath believes that we have been oversimplifying the way we think about age and memory. In his new book "Why We Remember,” the author shares years of his research. He discusses with Hari Sreenivasan.
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“The Real Culture Wars” Between Democracy and Autocracy
S2024 E6179 - 18m 13s
From Haiti to Gaza to Ukraine, the world is racked with conflict and instability. While political leaders wrangle with military and economic solutions, Suzanne Nossel argues that it’s the arts that could make the biggest difference. The CEO of Pen America joins Walter Isaacson to discuss her latest essay exploring the power of culture to shape the world order.
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Why Alabama IVF Ruling Has Split the GOP
S2024 E6178 - 18m 32s
The Alabama supreme court caused a nationwide uproar with a ruling that jeopardized access to IVF for families trying to conceive. In her recent piece "IVF and the GOP," Mona Charen, policy editor at The Bulwark news site, details the conflict between legislation and fertility treatments. She joins Michel Martin to discuss how conservatives might maintain voter support.
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Why Some Americans Think Voting Isn’t Worth the Hassle
S2024 E6177 - 17m 54s
In the U.S., a predictable "super Tuesday" is playing out – delivering the clearest sign yet of a pending Trump-Biden rematch. With all eyes now firmly set on November, there is one possibly influential voting bloc that both parties will be targeting. New York Times Magazine reporter Marcela Valdes joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the potential of the ambivalent voter in this election.
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Former Israeli PM Barak Criticizes Netanyahu's Leadership
S2024 E6176 - 5m 38s
Conditions are desperate in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel refuses to send a delegation to Cairo for ceasefire talks with Egyptian, Qatari and U.S. mediators. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has been a prominent critic of the Israeli government’s handling of this war and recently called for early general elections in Israel. He joins the show from Tel Aviv.
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Is Redemption a Human Right? Tracking the Demise of Clemency
S2024 E6176 - 17m 38s
While border politics and mass migration will be key issues in this year's presidential election, back in the 1980s candidates were all about getting tough on crime. Historian Reiko Hillyer traces the changes in America's prison systems throughout the 20th century in her new book, "A Wall Is Just a Wall." She joins Michel Martin to discuss.
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Life in Rafah: "We Are Humans, We Deserve a Better Life"
S2024 E6176 - 5m 57s
The threat of an Israeli incursion into Rafah still looms large. Daiana Al-Bukhari is now a Rafah resident, having been displaced three times from her home in Gaza City. Despite internet connection problems, Al-Bukhari has kept her nearly 100,000 Instagram followers up to date. She joins the show to describe what life is like in Gaza under siege and heavy bombardment.
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The Untold Story of the Race to Record “We Are the World”
S2024 E6175 - 18m 23s
Almost four decades ago, 46 of America’s biggest music stars gathered in one studio to record the single “We Are the World.” The record sold 2 million+ copies, and the all-night recording session behind it is the focus of a new Netflix documentary, “The Greatest Night in Pop.” Also present that night was Tom Bahler, a vocal arranger for the song. Hari speaks to him alongside director Bao Nguyen.
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Top Netanyahu Adviser Responds to Deadly Gaza Aid Incident
S2024 E6174 - 5m 19s
More than 100 people have been killed while gathering around food aid trucks in Gaza City, according to the Ministry of Health there. The timeline is under dispute, but Israeli forces say they did open fire. Mark Regev is special adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and he joins the show from Tel Aviv.
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Are Latinos Worried About the Immigration Crisis?
S2024 E6174 - 18m 20s
Immigration is a top issue in the 2024 presidential election, as Biden and Trump head to the Mexico border today. Marie Arana, who moved to the United States from Peru at age nine, is part of the diverse Latino community numbering 64 million people across the nation. In her new book "LatinoLand," Arana sheds light on the little-known history of Hispanic America. The author joins Michel Martin.
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