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September 13, 2024

55m 47s

Kholood Khair, a Sudanese journalist, joins the show to shed light on what some call a forgotten crisis in Sudan. Cindy McCain, Director of the World Food Programme, describes the hardship that has spread across Sudan since the outbreak of war. Saad Mohseni on his memoir and the struggle for a free and independent press in Afghanistan. Jerusalem Demsas on the housing crisis in America.

Episodes

  • March 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 8, 2022

    S2022 E4179 - 55m 57s

    The independent Norwegian Refugee Council has announced plans to support 800,000 victims, both inside and outside Ukraine. Olesya Khromeychuk and Orzala Nemat discuss how women too often bear the brunt of conflict across the world. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander Vindman discusses the Ukraine war, how Trump and the GOP empowered Putin, and what it is like to sound the alarm to no avail.

  • March 7, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 7, 2022

    S2022 E4178 - 55m 46s

    Oleksandr Syenkevych, mayor of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, gives an update on destruction in his city. Ambassador Julianne Smith discusses NATO's evolving plans to deter Russia. Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov discusses the role of art during times of war. Bill McKibben explains how climate policy can be used to fight autocracy.

  • March 2, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 2, 2022

    S2022 E4175 - 55m 41s

    At the UN, member states voted 141 to 5 to condemn Putin's invasion. President Biden began his State of the Union speech by laying out the stakes in the Ukraine conflict for everyone, including Americans. Many civilians in Kyiv are seeking shelter in the city's subway stations. Serena Williams announced the inaugural fund for her venture capital firm, which will focus on investing in diversity.

  • March 1, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 1, 2022

    S2022 E4174 - 55m 31s

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discusses the state of the war. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire discusses efforts for a diplomatic resolution. Tykhon Dzyadko, the editor-in-chief of TV Rain, explains what Russians are watching and reading in their media. Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen discusses the U.S. response to the war.

  • February 28, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 28, 2022

    S2022 E4173 - 55m 42s

    On Sunday, Vladimir Putin put his nuclear deterrent forces on high alert. Several thousand Lithuanian women protested at the Russian embassy on Sunday, calling upon the mothers of Russian soldiers to rise up and stop the war in Ukraine. Unprecedented sanctions have sent the Russian ruble tumbling. French President Emmanuel Macron has been at the center of the diplomatic effort to end this crisis.

  • February 24, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 24, 2022

    S2022 E4171 - 55m 57s

    Since dawn, explosions have been reported in cities and airports across Ukraine. Citizens are leaving the capital city in a mass exodus of vehicles. Subway stations are serving as bomb shelters. And as Putin joins the ranks of global tyrants and pariahs, Western powers promise massive and punitive sanctions. Experts and journalists join the show to discuss Russia's attack on Ukraine.

  • February 23, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 23, 2022

    S2022 E4170 - 55m 55s

    Experts offer analysis of the crisis in Ukraine.

  • February 22, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 22, 2022

    S2022 E4169 - 55m 42s

    A special show dedicated to developments over Russia and Ukraine. Russia's Vladimir Putin has ordered his army into the breakaway rebel areas of eastern Ukraine. Now Germany’s Chancellor Scholz has stepped up to halt construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, and the U.S. is imposing sanctions of its own -- while Ukraine’s President Zelensky continues publicly to project calm.

  • February 17, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 17, 2022

    S2022 E4166 - 55m 37s

    Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney weighs in on the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Harvard professor Jack Goldsmith discusses the latest news on President Trump. Former champion athlete Doriane Coleman offers her perspective on the Kamila Valieva doping scandal. Jeremy Peters discusses his new book "Insurgency."

  • February 16, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 16, 2022

    S2022 E4165 - 55m 57s

    Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the West is taking a “starvation policy” on Afghanistan, ever since the military pullout last August. Britain’s Prince Andrew has reached an out-of-court settlement in the sexual assault lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre. Denmark has become the first country in the European Union to lift all pandemic restrictions.

  • February 15, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 15, 2022

    S2022 E4164 - 55m 56s

    Experts analyze rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

  • February 11, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 11, 2022

    S2022 E4162 - 55m 33s

    Civil rights activist Andrew Young reflects on his lifelong fight for equality. Incoming CPJ president Jodie Ginsberg and journalism professor Jay Rosen discuss crackdowns on the press across the world. As the world competes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, human rights attorney and activist Rayhan Asat explains why we can't turn a blind eye to China's treatment of its Uyghur population.

Extras + Features

  • How Jan. 6 Hearings Impact GOP Voters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Jan. 6 Hearings Impact GOP Voters

    S2022 E4254 - 18m 6s

    With the January 6 hearings having passed the halfway mark, what have we learned -- and how engaged is the American public? Lifelong Republican Sarah Longwell is co-founder of Defending Democracy Together and executive director of the Republican Accountability Project. She has been hosting weekly focus groups since the start of the investigations, gauging political sentiment across the spectrum.

  • “The Janes:” An Underground Abortion Network Before Roe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “The Janes:” An Underground Abortion Network Before Roe

    S2022 E4253 - 17m 39s

    The Supreme Court will soon make a final ruling on Roe v. Wade and the future of abortion in America. "The Janes" is a new HBO documentary that takes us back to the late 60s and early 70s, when abortion was illegal and the Jane Underground Collective provided a space for pregnant women in Chicago to seek help.

  • The Significance of Juneteenth: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Significance of Juneteenth

    S2022 E4253 - 2m 52s

    Today America marks Juneteenth with a federal holiday, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It honors the day the last slaves in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free, on June 19, 1865. Prof. Carol Anderson explains the holiday's significance.

  • Woodward & Bernstein on Jan. 6 & Why Watergate Still Matters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Woodward & Bernstein on Jan. 6 & Why Watergate Still Matters

    S2022 E4252 - 19m 8s

    June 17, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the break-in that began the Watergate scandal. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, two junior Washington Post reporters at the time, helped uncover the story of Richard Nixon’s attempt to undermine democracy. With Donald Trump’s actions now in the spotlight, Woodward and Bernstein join Walter to reflect on Watergate and its relevance today.

  • Capitol Police Officer Discusses Jan. 6 Hearings: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Capitol Police Officer Discusses Jan. 6 Hearings

    S2022 E4251 - 18m

    The hearings on Capitol Hill are steadily revealing new information about the January 6 insurrection. For Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, it’s not an easy watch. This is because he lived it. The Capitol Hill police officer sustained permanent injury as he was punched, kicked and sprayed with chemical irritants while defending the Capitol. Sgt. Gonell speaks with Michel Martin about accountability.

  • Inmate-Turned-Investigative-Journalist on U.S. Prisons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Inmate-Turned-Investigative-Journalist on U.S. Prisons

    S2022 E4250 - 17m 2s

    America's prison system is broken. This according to award-winning criminal justice reporter Keri Blakinger, who was incarcerated for drug possession in college. Blakinger's new memoir details her path from competitive figure skater to convict to journalist. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss her experience and her work.

  • Rebecca Traister Dissects Sen. Feinstein's Political Career: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rebecca Traister Dissects Sen. Feinstein's Political Career

    S2022 E4249 - 18m 36s

    In her latest profile, journalist and author Rebecca Traister examines the five-decade career of Senator Dianne Feinstein -- from San Francisco to the U.S. Senate, where she is still a voting member at 88. Traister joins Michel Martin to discuss how, in her words, “the generation whose entry into politics was enabled by progressive reforms has allowed those victories to be taken away.”

  • Jack Welch Broke Capitalism & Ushered In an Era of Distrust: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jack Welch Broke Capitalism & Ushered In an Era of Distrust

    S2022 E4248 - 17m 35s

    The brutality of corporate America and the malaise of the American labor market are being traced back to one businessman: former General Electric CEO Jack Welch. Walter Isaacson speaks with author David Gelles about the legacy of America’s first celebrity CEO -- referenced in the title of Gelles' new book as "The Man Who Broke Capitalism."

  • The Origins of the "ABBA Voyage" Virtual Concert: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Origins of the "ABBA Voyage" Virtual Concert

    S2022 E4248 - 2m 39s

    42 years after its last live concert, ABBA has come back to life with "ABBA Voyage," a spectacular concert event running at a purpose-built theater in east London. The production showcases four “ABBA-tars,” digital renditions of the real foursome as they looked in their 70s heyday. ABBA co-founder Björn Ulvaeus joins the show from Stockholm.

  • Amb. Lipstadt: Racism and Antisemitism “Firmly Intertwined”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Amb. Lipstadt: Racism and Antisemitism “Firmly Intertwined”

    S2022 E4247 - 17m 34s

    The United States racked up almost 3,000 incidents of antisemitic behavior in 2021 -- the highest number recorded in over 40 years. Deborah Lipstadt, professor of modern Jewish history and Holocaust studies at Emory University, is the newly appointed Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. She joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the rise and the pervasive nature of these attacks.

  • Emma Thompson on "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Emma Thompson on "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande"

    S2022 E4247 - 2m 46s

    Two-time Academy Award winner Dame Emma Thompson bares all in "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande," a new film about a woman's right to pleasure without shame. Thompson plays a widowed religion teacher who's never had an orgasm -- and decides to do something about it. She

  • How Laundering A Conspiracy Theory Can Turn It Into "Truth": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Laundering A Conspiracy Theory Can Turn It Into "Truth"

    S2022 E4246 - 17m 29s

    Tonight, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is holding the first in a series of televised hearings. Nicole Hemmer is an author and historian specializing in the history of conservative media in the U.S. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the significance of this moment and what it means for American democracy.

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