October 29, 2024
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa on their suggestion for a path to peace in the Middle East. Dr. Samer Attar details her experience working inside Gaza. Reporter Kristen Holmes discusses the candidates' final push in the U.S. election. George Packer of the Atlantic explores how working class voters may impact this election.
Episodes
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May 1, 2024
S2024 E6218 - 55m 53s
Last week, Rabbi Sharon Brous visited both Columbia and UCLA to witness the protests and speaks with Christiane about her experience. Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East program at Chatham House think tank, joins Christiane to discuss possible avenues of progress in the region. Lawyer Kenneth Stern wrote the working definition of “antisemitism,” which he now believes is being weaponized.
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April 30, 2024
S2024 E6217 - 55m 52s
Palestinian Observer to the UN, Riyad Mansour discusses the dimming prospect of a ceasefire in the region and Israel's looming offensive on Rafah. Robert Kagan explores the roots of threats to American democracy in his new book "Rebellion." Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens discusses the state of the GOP and what their embrace of Donald Trump means for the party and the country.
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April 29, 2024
S2024 E6216 - 55m 53s
Christiane speaks with Amit Segal, a right-wing political analyst close to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Editor-in-Chief of Columbia University's newspaper discusses the protests disrupting the campus. Supermodel Cameron Russell's new memoir, "How to Make Herself Agreeable To Everyone," explores feeling both objectified and complicit in the system that built her career.
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April 26, 2024
S2024 E6215 - 55m 35s
Actor Michael Stuhlbarg and director Rupert Goold discuss their new Broadway play "Patriots" about the rise of Vladamir Putin. Michael Arceneaux reflects on his journey of overcoming societal barriers in his book "I Finally Bought Some Jordans.” From the archives: Anti-apartheid campaigners Andrew Mlangeni and Peter Hain reflect on the end of aparthied.
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April 25, 2024
S2024 E6214 - 55m 44s
Legal expert Emily Bazelon breaks down Trump's many ongoing legal battles. Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller explains how a $61 billion aid package to Ukraine can best be used. Harriet Harman is the U.K.’s longest continuously serving female politician and joins to discuss. "Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny" author Kate Manne on the Sydney stabbings.
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April 24, 2024
S2024 E6213 - 55m 25s
UK Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy is encouraging “progressive realism” as Britain increases its defense spending in the midst of increased conflict across the globe. Author Salman Rushdie addresses the 2022 stabbing attack that almost took his life in his new book "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder." The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum on why Ukraine must defeat Russia.
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April 23, 2024
S2024 E6212 - 55m 53s
In an independent review, Catherine Colonna has concluded that UNRWA’s neutrality must be strengthened. Armenian leader Ruben Vardanyan remains jailed in Azerbaijan. His son speaks about the state of Nagorno-Karabakh. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on her new book "An Unfinished Love Story." Christiane sits with The Metropolitan Opera's first-ever Ukrainian maestro Oksana Lyniv.
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April 22, 2024
S2024 E6211 - 55m 53s
Foreign policy experts Kori Schake and Nathalie Tocci weigh in on the international implications of Donald Trump's criminal trial. To mark World Earth Day, Abrahm Lustgarten discusses his new book "On The Move" about how climate change is reshaping American life. Palestinian and Ukrainian refugee Zoya El-Miari explains her complex experience as a refugee with identities in two global conflicts.
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April 19, 2024
S2024 E6210 - 55m 44s
Retired Israeli General Amos Yadlin discusses Israel's strike on an Iranian military airbase. Ray Takeyh is a former senior advisor to the U.S. State Department on Iran and discusses the recent attacks. Ukrainian human rights lawyer and Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the importance of standing up to Russia. Bill Weir on his new book "Life as We Know It (Can Be)."
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April 18, 2024
S2024 E6209 - 55m 27s
Czech President Petr Pavel on his country's efforts to arm Ukraine as U.S. aid stalls in Congress. Jeremy Diamond reports on a strike on a refugee camp in Gaza. David Sanger explains America’s volatile rivalry with China and Russia in his book "New Cold Wars.” Composer Terence Blanchard discusses his opera "Fire Shut Up in My Bones," the first work by a Black composer to be performed at the Met.
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April 17, 2024
S2024 E6208 - 55m 42s
Some 74% of Israelis oppose striking Iran if it harms Israel’s security alliances. A former IDF intelligence chief weighs in. Tareq Abu Azzoum has been reporting from Gaza since the war began and recently spoke to Christiane from Rafah about the importance of bearing witness. Akbar Shaheed Ahmed, HuffPost Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, has interviewed two of Hamas’ leaders and joins the show.
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April 16, 2024
S2024 E6207 - 55m 40s
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper discusses rising tensions between Israel and Iran and the U.S.'s role. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani talks about trying to promote de-escalation in the region. Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris, a fierce supporter of Palestinians, talks about the conflict. Jonathan Vigliotti covers the looming threat of climate change in his new book.
Extras + Features
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Who Are the Houthis and What Is Their Role in Israel-Gaza?
S2024 E6144 - 17m 58s
As the U.S. launches a fifth round of missile strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, Walter Isaacson digs into the roots of this crisis with Elisabeth Kendall, a Middle East specialist and author who also is Mistress of Cambridge University's Girton College.
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Trump's Deputy National Security Advisor on U.S.-China
S2024 E6143 - 18m 2s
In Taiwan, people have voted for a historic third term of the Democratic Progressive Party, led by President-elect Lai Ching-Te. What does this mean for Taiwan's relations with mainland China and diplomacy with other nations? Walter discusses with Matt Pottinger, the former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor.
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America Ferrera Talks “Barbie” Movie and Feminism
S2024 E6143 - 5m 55s
It’s one of the most talked-about movie moments of the year — the breakout scene in the billion-dollar blockbuster "Barbie" where America Ferrera, as the non-Barbie Gloria, makes a speech about what it is to be a woman in the modern world. Christiane spoke to the actress just before she nabbed the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
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Behind Trump’s Hold Over the GOP
S2024 E6142 - 18m 11s
Support for Trump in Iowa is stronger than ever. The question must be raised: What keeps Republicans so loyal? Zeynep Tufekci is a columnist at The New York Times, and she joins us to reflect on Trump’s appeal at this critical moment.
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Inside Iowa: Donald Trump’s Success and the State of the GOP
S2024 E6141 - 16m 37s
Martin Luther King Day is also Iowa Caucus Day for GOP presidential candidates. Despite facing multiple criminal charges, former president Donald Trump entered as the frontrunner, with Governor Ron DeSantis and former governor Nikki Haley competing to be an alternative contender. New York Times National Politics Reporter Astead Herndon joins Hari Sreenivasan to speak about what is at stake.
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“Gaza is on the Brink of Famine:” WFP’s Cindy McCain
S2024 E6140 - 17m 46s
Gazans are facing a desperate humanitarian crisis, with food shelves empty, and around 85% of the enclave's population displaced since October 7 according to the U.N. The World Food Programme’s executive Cindy McCain says we’re at a tipping point. She speaks to Walter Isaacson about the dire situation and why food insecurity is a global concern.
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Ukraine Amb. on Stalled US Aid: “We Have Faith in..Congress"
S2024 E6139 - 19m 17s
Russian missiles hit Kharkiv late Wednesday, destroying a hotel and injuring 11 people, in yet another reminder of conditions in Ukraine as the war approaches the two-year mark. Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, joins the show to discuss the ongoing conflict.
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“Io Capitano" Captures the Hope and Danger of Migration
S2024 E6138 - 17m 26s
2023 saw a record number of migrants crossing the Atlantic to the Spanish Canary Islands, with many lives lost at sea, European governments are responding to the flood tide of migrants with harsh crackdowns. But rarely do we hear from the people making these treacherous journeys. Italian film director Matteo Garrone plans to present their side of the story through his new film “Io Capitano."
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Haaretz Columnist Gideon Levy on Israel's Conduct in Gaza
S2024 E6137 - 6m 2s
Palestinian authorities say one in every 100 residents of Gaza have been killed over the past three months, nearly two-thirds of them women and children. This human toll is front and center as Western officials visit the region expressing increased concern about the crisis. Haaretz Columnist Gideon Levy says there’s no way to explain Israel’s conduct in Gaza. He joined the program from Tel Aviv.
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Trump, Antisemitism, Art: A Conversation with Tony Kushner
S2024 E6136 - 18m 42s
A film Tony Kushner co-wrote nearly 20 years ago is getting a second look amid this war: Stephen Spielberg’s "Munich." It’s the story of the assassination of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games -- and Israel’s secret mission to hunt down and eliminate each of the assassins. Kushner discusses the war, antisemitism and the role of art in this climate.
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The Unseen Faces of Jan. 6
S2024 E6135 - 17m 59s
Almost three years after a mob of insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6 continues to hang over American democracy. According to polling, Republicans are more sympathetic to the rioters and more loyal to Donald Trump than they were in 2021. Robert Pape is Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss how political violence has become mainstream.
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Lenny Kravitz on His New Song "Road to Freedom"
S2024 E6134 - 5m 17s
After 35 years in the music business and four Grammy Awards, soulful superstar Lenny Kravitz is now eyeing Oscar glory as his new song "Road to Freedom" hits the shortlist. It was written for the acclaimed film "Rustin," which tells the story of pioneering civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Lenny Kravitz joins the program to discuss all this -- and new projects on the horizon.
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