September 13, 2024
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
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August 5, 2021
S2021 E4026 - 55m 57s
Ret. Lt Col. Alexander Vindman; James Brainard; Dr. Adam Hampshire
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August 2, 2021
S2021 E4023 - 55m 25s
French member of European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau discusses her country's current approach to the pandemic. New York Times columnist Ezra Klein discusses vaccine hesitancy. CIDRAP director Michael Osterholm discusses the science behind the Delta variant. CNN correspondent Selina Wang gives an update from the Olympics.
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July 30, 2021
S2021 E4022 - 55m 45s
Dr. Reed Tuckson analyzes recent news from the CDC and vaccine disparities between racial groups in the U.S. Saad Mohseni discusses the situation in Afghanistan. Roy Weathers and John Miller explain the goal behind their new initiative, CEO Action for Racial Equity. Rodrigo Garcia discusses his new memoir "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes.
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July 29, 2021
S2021 E4021 - 55m 44s
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya; Alexey Kovalev; Colleen Hacker; Michelle Fiscus; Jason Martin
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July 18, 2021
S2021 E4018 - 55m 57s
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and Jeremy Farrar discuss global vaccine distribution. Jeremy Farrar and Robin Rue Simmons discuss the efforts for reparations for the Black community. Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel discuss their new book "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination."
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July 23, 2021
S2021 E4017 - 55m 55s
Selina Wang; Briana Scurry; Julia Gillard; Poorna Jagannathan
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July 22, 2021
S2021 E4016 - 55m 57s
Richard Ben-Veniste; Anne Applebaum; Julie Brown; Jens Stoltenberg; Ursula Burns
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July 21, 2021
S2021 E4015 - 55m 40s
John Kerry; Katharine Wilkinson; Larry Madowo; Rep. James Talarico
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July 20, 2021
S2021 E4014 - 55m 56s
The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser broke the story of Former President Trump and General Mark Milley's clash on Iran and joins the show to discuss what she found.
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July 16, 2021
S2021 E4012 - 56m 5s
Ben Wedeman reports on unrest in the Middle East. Bereaved Israeli mother Robi Damelin and bereaved Palestinian father Bassam Aramin reflect on the conflict between their two countries. Actor Matthew McConaughey discusses his new memoir. Author Jory Fleming discusses his new book “How to Be Human: An Autistic Man’s Guide to Life.”
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July 15, 2021
S2021 E4011 - 55m 46s
Ambassador Cui Tiankai discusses U.S.-China relations. The Wall Street Journal's Africa Bureau Chief Joe Parkinson discusses his new book "Bring Back Our Girls."
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July 14, 2021
S2021 E4010 - 56m 5s
VICE's Paola Ramos discusses her reporting on Migration. Former Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa discusses the country's first election in fifteen years. Philip Atiba Goff and Tracie Keesee discuss police reform and institutional racism.
Extras + Features
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"The Afghanistan Papers"
S2021 E4046 - 2m 59s
The evacuation of American troops and support personnel is only a minute portion of the story of America’s involvement in Afghanistan. Craig Whitlock’s new book exposes a long-running campaign of deception by American officials over the past 20 years. The author, an investigative reporter for the Washington Post, joins the show to explain his findings.
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Did U.S. Officials Know the War In Afghanistan Was Failing?
S2021 E4046 - 18m 6s
Retired General David Petraeus spent nearly four decades in the U.S. Army. In 2010, he was made Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan before going on to become Director of the CIA. Petraeus speaks with Walter Isaacson about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and what it could mean for the future of American foreign policy.
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Ady Barkan's Inspiring Story
S2021 E4046 - 2m 32s
In 2016 Ady Barkan was diagnosed with ALS, an incurable disease that robs him of basic abilities most of us take for granted. Instead of surrendering, Barkan fought back by launching a crusade for public healthcare. His inspiring story is told in the new documentary "Not Going Quietly." Bianna recently spoke with Barkan, who had a tracheostomy in 2019 and now communicates through voice software.
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"An Assault on Women's Rights"
S2021 E4046 - 2m 56s
"An assault on women’s rights” is President Biden's term for the Supreme Court’s overnight ruling which allows Texas’s new abortion law – one of the most restrictive in the country – to take effect. The law permits private citizens to sue anyone assisting an abortion patient: a doctor, a counselor, or even an Uber driver taking someone to a clinic. Bianna discusses with journalist Shefali Luthra.
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Former U.S. Marine Reacts to End of War in Afghanistan
S2021 E4045 - 16m 54s
The mental toll of war on service members and veterans is hard to overstate. Someone who has experienced that firsthand is former marine and bestselling author Elliot Ackerman. He served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and he has now helped hundreds of Afghans escape, in what he calls a “digital Dunkirk.” Ackerman speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about how vets like him view the end of this war.
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What's At Stake in Pakistan
S2021 E4045 - 2m 6s
One country that has a lot at stake as the Taliban take over Afghanistan is neighboring Pakistan. Maleeha Lodhi served as the country’s ambassador to the UK, the US, and the UN, and she is warning that there is much to fear if Afghanistan descends into chaos.
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Former U.S. Military Adviser on the Taliban's Strategy
S2021 E4045 - 2m 9s
The future of Afghanistan and American foreign policy lie in the balance, as President Biden declares his withdrawal marks not just an end to that engagement, but to the whole era of trying to “remake other countries.” Sarah Chayes first went to Afghanistan as a reporter after 9/11, later returning to work with aid agencies in Kandahar, and also advising several U.S. military officials.
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Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant Discusses Return to Schools
S2021 E4045 - 2m 7s
As Covid cases surge in the U.S., the EU is recommending a new ban on nonessential travel for Americans. At the same time, the WHO has identified a new variant of interest, first seen in Colombia and since found in 39 countries, which could be more resistant to vaccines. Epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant helped defeat smallpox in the 1970s and joins the show for the latest on the pandemic.
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Experts Weigh in on Afghanistan
S2021 E4044 - 2m 56s
What is next for a nation that has drawn so much American blood and treasure, and has for 20 years been the focus of U.S. strategic and security planning? To discuss, Christiane is joined by Ashley Jackson, an expert on extremist groups in the region, alongside Robert Grenier, who served as CIA station chief for Pakistan and Afghanistan from 1999 to 2002.
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Who Will Succeed Angela Merkel?
S2021 E4044 - 2m 48s
Angela Merkel, one of Germany’s longest-serving chancellors, has held office for nearly 16 years, but her final term will soon conclude. There are three leading candidates for the post, one of whom is Green Party leader Annalena Baerbock. She joins the program from Potsdam, Germany.
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Not Vaccinated? It Could Cost You Your Job (And Much More)
S2021 E4044 - 16m 19s
There has been a recent uptick in U.S. vaccinations, but 26% of adults in the country remain unprotected – and there may be a hidden economic impact. Michelle Singletary is a finance columnist for The Washington Post and her new op-ed “Fired, Sick, or Both” breaks down the cost of refusing inoculation – as she explains to Michel Martin.
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The Race to Evacuate
S2021 E4043 - 2m 55s
Many trying to leave Afghanistan will be left behind as of tomorrow’s evacuation deadline. According to the Pentagon, the State Department will continue working to get them out. Officials are saying at least 34 unaccompanied Afghan children have arrived in the U.S. For more on all this, we’re joined by Mark Hetfield, who heads a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to refugees.
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