Episodes
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December 31, 2021
S2021 E4132 - 55m 55s
Ava DuVernay discusses her new Netflix series “Colin in Black and White.” “The Premonition” author Michael Lewis reflects on losing his daughter to a car accident. Journalist Greg Zuckerman discusses his book “A Shot to Save the World” and the decades of research that went into the COVID-19 vaccine.
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December 30, 2021
S2021 E4131 - 55m 46s
For Tarana Burke, watching #MeToo go viral wasn’t necessarily cause for celebration. Her new memoir documents all this and more and she joins the show to discuss. Peter Marki-Zay became the unexpected opposition candidate against Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban. Rep. Adam Schiff speaks about why he believes the January attack fundamentally weakened the U.S.
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December 29, 2021
S2021 E4130 - 55m 41s
Director Barry Jenkins’s TV series "The Underground Railroad" tells the story of a young girl who escapes a Georgia plantation through a network of secret routes. British rapper, activist and author Akala's debut novel “The Dark Lady” is out now. Regina King and Kemp Powers discuss their new movie ““One Night in Miami…” Filmmaker and actor Justin Chon discusses his new film “Blue Bayou.”
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December 28, 2021
S2021 E4129 - 55m 56s
Boris Johnson discusses efforts to reduce carbon emissions and the state of the pandemic in the UK. John Kerry discusses the progress being made at the COP26 summit. NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins discusses misinformation and vaccine hesitancy.
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December 27, 2021
S2021 E4128 - 55m 56s
NBA player Enes Kanter explains why he spoke out against Xi Jinping. Arminka Helic and Christian Schmidt analyze tensions in Bosnia. Washington Post reporters Amy Gardner and Aaron Davis discuss their deep investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
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December 24, 2021
S2021 E4127 - 55m 56s
Singer/songwriter Yola explains the inspiration behind her new album “Stand for Myself.” Director Peter Jackson has worked his magic on an archive of footage over 50 years old, providing a whole new view of some of The Beatles’ last recording sessions. In Dave Grohl’s memoir “The Storyteller,” he charts growing up in D.C., touring as a teenager, and his friendship with the late Kurt Cobain.
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December 23, 2021
S2021 E4126 - 55m 56s
Signs of hope are appearing in the fight against Omicron, despite the surging numbers. The new documentary "PRESIDENT" follows opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa's campaign against Mnangagwa in 2018. Ted Johnson joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the deadly peril of racism threatening American democracy. Jackson Parell and Sammy Potter have completed the "Triple Crown."
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December 22, 2021
S2021 E4125 - 55m 56s
Patrick Gaspard discusses the Build Back Better Act. Mary Sarotte analyzes tensions with Russia. Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel, authors of "Out Of Office," explain why working nine to five will soon become a relic of the past. Singer Darlene Love discusses her iconic song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)."
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December 17, 2021
S2021 E4122 - 55m 33s
Gabriel Escobar is President Biden’s point person on the Western Balkans, and he met with Serb leader Milorad Dodik last week. Britain is experiencing a cascade of domestic crises. Ann Patchett's "These Precious Days" is a collection that covers everything from knitting to death. Lawrence Summers reflects on record-high inflation and the pandemic economy.
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December 16, 2021
S2021 E4121 - 55m 56s
Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. Richard Horton give an update on the pandemic. NASA Acting Senior Adviser on Climate Gavin Schmidt discusses natural disasters and the climate crisis. "The Great Successor" author Anna Fifield looks back on the past decade of Kim Jon Un's rule in North Korea. Former Google insider Timnit Gebru talks whistleblowers, unions and AI bias.
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December 15, 2021
S2021 E4120 - 55m 46s
As new details on the Jan. 6 insurrection emerge, former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal explains the implications for U.S. law and democracy. Tim Alberta's latest piece for The Atlantic examines how the GOP treats those who don’t fall into line. Nemat Sadat is an Afghan activist who hopes to get LGBTQ Afghans out of the country to safety. Indra Nooyi discusses her new book "My Life in Full."
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December 10, 2021
S2021 E4117 - 55m 44s
U.S. Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya analyzes day two of President Biden's virtual democracy summit. Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh explains the scientific facts behind long COVID-19. Deborah Watts, cousin of Emmett Till, reacts to the DOJ officially closing Till's case. Atlantic reporter Barton Gellman discusses his latest article, "Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun."
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Ken Burns Talks “Muhammad Ali”
S2021 E4054 - 2m 31s
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali risked jail, being stripped of his titles and financial ruin, all to defend his faith and Black rights. Now his legend has drawn the eye of award-winning historian and filmmaker Ken Burns, whose new documentary traces the arc of Ali’s life and the history he lived.
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“The Kaepernick Effect:” How Taking a Knee Began a Movement
S2021 E4054 - 17m 41s
Colin Kaepernick helped ignite a movement when he took a knee during the national anthem, a silent protest against police brutality and racial inequality in America. Sports writer Dave Zirin examines the lasting impact of this moment in his new book, "The Kaepernick Effect," as he explains to Hari Sreenivasan.
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Anti-Vaxxers Claim "Freedom" At Stake
S2021 E4053 - 2m 58s
The U.S. is racking up 1,500 COVID-19 deaths each day, almost entirely among the unvaccinated. Anti-vaxxers are finding success by zeroing in on the word “freedom,” a usage explored in a recent New York Times piece by science journalist Tara Haelle. She joins the show alongside infectious disease specialist Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo.
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Trump’s Deputy Nat’l Security Advisor Talks Foreign Policy
S2021 E4053 - 16m 58s
North Korea is claiming a successful test-firing of new cruise missiles, bringing renewed focus to the Korean peninsula. It’s a region Matt Pottinger knows well, having reported extensively from Asia as a journalist before he became deputy national security advisor to President Trump. Pottinger speaks with Walter Isaacson about the threat to the region and why he resigned from the White House.
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"The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain"
S2021 E4053 - 2m 48s
68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain was at his home in White Plains, New York, when he accidentally triggered his medical alert device, prompting a visit from the police. What should have been a simple check-in ended with Chamberlain's death. A new film takes viewers through his final hours. Morgan Freeman, the executive producer, joins the show alongside Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. and Frankie Faison.
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Roya Rahmani on Afghanistan: "It Is a Tragedy"
S2021 E4052 - 2m 53s
Twenty years on from the September 11th attacks, the Taliban are in power in Afghanistan. How did it turn out this way? And what, if anything, was accomplished by American intervention? Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan's first female ambassador to the United States, left her post in July. She joined Christiane from Washington.
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FDNY Chief on 9/11: It Was the Last Time I Saw My Brother
S2021 E4052 - 17m 39s
On the morning of 9/11, FDNY Assistant Chief Joe Pfeifer led his firefighters to investigate a possible gas leak reported in downtown Manhattan. He had no idea what was coming. Pfeifer documented his experience as the first fire chief to reach Ground Zero in his memoir, "Ordinary Heroes." He spoke to Hari Sreenivasan about the day everything changed.
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Lawrence Wilkerson on the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
S2021 E4052 - 2m 8s
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, as chief of staff to the Secretary of State, helped prepare the now infamous 2003 speech at the U.N. Security Council in which Secretary Powell falsely claimed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The speech led the U.S. into Iraq and left Wilkerson with a lifetime of regrets. Wilkerson joins the program to discuss.
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“The Other Afghan Women”
S2021 E4051 - 2m 58s
What can life be like for the women of the Afghan countryside, who have suffered through decades of civil war and foreign occupation? New Yorker contributor Anand Gopal embedded himself among the people in places rarely covered by Western media. The result is his in-depth article “The Other Afghan Women”. He joins the show to discuss.
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Author Sandra Cisernos on her New Book
S2021 E4051 - 2m 56s
Sandra Cisneros is best known for her acclaimed novel "The House on Mango Street." Her new novella, "Martita, I Remember You," tells a story of a struggling young writer in Paris, with many details closely resembling the author’s own life. She joins the show from Mexico.
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A New Series on 9/11
S2021 E4051 - 3m
The Taliban’s return to power coincides with the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. For many Americans, it was the first time they learned of the group and their role as hosts to Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. A new series from National Geographic gives voice to the people who survived the attack on the World Trade Center, and its director joins the show to discuss his portrait of that day.
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How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
S2021 E4051 - 17m 34s
In the aftermath of 9/11, President George W. Bush embarked upon what quickly became known as the war on terror. What did this actually entail -- and what are its consequences today? Spencer Ackerman, a longtime national security reporter, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about his new book, "Reign of Terror."
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