December 20, 2024
Veteran political observer Norman Ornstein discusses the pending government shutdown. Executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force Mouaz Moustafa joins the show. The Atlantic staff writer Charlie Warzel on how Trump's influence is shaping the cryptocurrency arena. Award-winning director Edward Berger on his new film "Conclave."
Episodes
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January 8, 2024
S2024 E6136 - 55m 29s
Polish PM Donald Tusk is pushing for a "full mobilization of the free world" to help Ukraine. Radek Sikorski discusses. Senior political analyst John Avlon discusses Biden's campaign trip to S.C. Tony Kushner on Israel-Hamas, antisemitism and the role of art in this climate. A new documentary, "Bobi Wine: The People's President," followed the Ugandan opposition leader's campaign for five years.
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January 5, 2023
S2024 E6135 - 55m 32s
Freed Israeli hostage Doron Katz Asher shares her experience. Kim Ghattas and Colin Clarke discuss the plans outlined by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for post-war Gaza. The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell analyzes the GOP primary landscape. As we approach the 3rd anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, researcher Robert Pape explains how political violence has become more mainstream.
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January 4, 2023
S2024 E6134 - 55m 47s
Joining the program with an update on the situation in the Middle East is Gemma Connell, the Gaza team leader for the UN humanitarian office OCHA. Yale University historian Timothy Snyder breaks down what's at stake in the global elections of 2024. Lenny Kravitz on his new song "Road to Freedom." Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna on FDA approval of the first CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease.
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January 3, 2023
S2024 E6133 - 55m 44s
An airstrike in Beirut killed a senior Hamas leader. Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib joins the program. Dmytro Kuleba Ukrainian Foreign Minister analyzes the situation in Ukraine, which has been coming under heavy missile strikes from Russia. Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan discuss their new podcast “Legacy.” Grammy award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens talks about her new album.
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January 2, 2024
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Nimrod Novik is a fellow with the Israel Policy Forum and joins the show to discuss Israel-Hamas. To assess the economic outlook for 2024, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, joins the show. Jennifer Benz & Mariana Meza Hernandez from NORC at the University of Chicago discuss their op-ed "Actually, people don't hate the media as much as you think."
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January 1, 2024
S2024 E6131 - 55m 59s
An exclusive report from Iran's Evin Prison. Gloria Brown-Marshall discusses United States Supreme Court's return to the bench this week amid its various scandals. Heather Cox Richardson talks about her new book "Democracy Awakening." Music legend Herb Alpert joins to discuss his new album called "Wish Upon a Star."
Extras + Features
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The Rise of Crypto and What Donald Trump Has to Do with It
S2024 E7125 - 17m 40s
The influence of President-elect Donald Trump is already being felt in Washington, D.C. Charlie Warzel, a staff writer at The Atlantic, has covered the blockchain industry for years. Warzel believes that Trump's influence also is shaping the cryptocurrency arena. He joins the show to discuss the role of digital currency in an anti-establishment culture.
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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Paul Krugman on Retiring from NYT
S2024 E7124 - 18m 3s
After 25 years of sharp and often indispensable commentary on major issues shaping America and the world, economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman joins the show to discuss his final column for The New York Times. Krugman says he sees an erosion of optimism due to a collapse in trust of elites and institutions. The columnist sits down with Michel Martin for a fascinating look back.
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What’s Behind the Lionization of Luigi Mangione?
S2024 E7123 - 18m 9s
United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in New York earlier this month. After a six-day manhunt a suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, was taken into custody and was charged with murder as an act of terrorism. The internet has meanwhile been buzzing with divisive conversations about the murder and what it says about America’s healthcare system. Jia Tolentino joins the show to discuss.
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Homemade & Virtually Untraceable: The Rise of Ghost Guns
S2024 E7122 - 17m 21s
Wisconsin is recovering from a school shooting that killed three people. Another issue on the rise is so-called “ghost guns,” homemade, untraceable guns without serial numbers. The NYPD is investigating the possible use of a ghost gun in the murder of the United Healthcare CEO. Kris Brown, President of the nonprofit Brady, lays out an argument for balancing Second Amendment rights with gun reform.
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Secretary of Energy on Whether Biden’s Climate Legacy Will Survive Trump
S2024 E7121 - 18m 18s
In the U.S., an incoming Trump administration raises concerns about the climate and clean energy. But Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is more optimistic. She joins the show to discuss significant advances under Biden, and how this progress might survive the transition of power.
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Are We Ready for the AI Revolution? Fmr. Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says No
S2024 E7120 - 18m 12s
With the approach of a new year, and the prospect of accelerating technological advancement, all eyes are on AI. The new best-selling book "Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope and the Human Spirit" is putting the new tech under the microscope, taking a good look at how it could help us, and how we might stop it from hurting us. Co-author and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt joins the show.
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Syrian Artist Mohamad Hafez on Art, Exile and the Fall of Assad
S2024 E7119 - 18m 12s
Artist Mohamad Hafez creates replicas of Damascus, capturing the beauty and spirit of the city in intricate 3D models. Having lived in the U.S. since 2003, Hafez has channeled his homesickness and anguish over Syria's devastating civil war into his work. Now, with Bashar Al-Assad gone, Hafez joins the show to share his hopes for this moment, and to talk about how his art has helped him to adjust.
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SCOTUS and the Trans Rights Healthcare Case: Why It Matters
S2024 E7118 - 17m 19s
This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case from Tennessee concerning medical care for transgender minors. Masha Gessen, opinion columnist for the New York Times, listened to the oral arguments. They talk with Michel Martin about the salient issues.
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Why Are FBI Checks on Trump Nominees Necessary? Fmr. Senate Counsels Explain
S2024 E7117 - 18m 13s
More than 75 Nobel laureates are urging Trump to ditch RFK Jr. as his choice for HHS Secretary. As Trump's picks get more pushback, his team has signaled that they are willing to go it alone and bypass the vetting process. Two former Counsels to the Senate Judiciary Committee -- Gregg Nunziata and Noah Bookbinder -- explain why the Senate confirmation process and FBI checks are essential.
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Syrian Journalist Discusses What Led to the Rebel Takeover in Syria
S2024 E7116 - 5m 23s
Rebels swept into the capital city of Syria, at lightning speed and ended a half-century of oppressive rule by the Assad family. The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin has personally granted former dictator Bashar Assad safe haven in Russia. Rami Jarrah has reported for years on the human toll of violence in his country, often -- for his safety -- under a pseudonym. He joins Christiane today from Berlin.
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20 Years Later, New Documentary Looks at Deadliest Tsunami in History
S2024 E7115 - 15m 30s
It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times. Some 20 years ago a massive tsunami in southern Asia, triggered by a 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, killed more than 200,000 people in 14 countries. A new documentary, "Tsunami: Race Against Time,” looks back at that devastating day -- December 20, 2004 -- with never-before-seen footage.
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Is Your Phone Spying on You? Ronan Farrow on His New Doc “Surveilled”
S2024 E7114 - 18m 22s
It's the one thing we never leave home without. Could it be our smartphones are spying on us? After becoming a target of hacking himself, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow made it his mission to shine a light on the shadowy world of cyber surveillance. Farrow joins Michel Martin to discuss his new documentary "Surveilled" and the frightening reality of spyware.
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