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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July 13, 2021
S2021 E4009 - 55m 39s
Narendra Taneja discusses the COVID crisis in India. Sen. Todd Young discusses politics and foreign relations. Kamilah Willingham and Soma Sara discuss the camapaign against sexism, misogyny, and sexual violence. Professor Cornel West explains why classics must remain in university curricula.
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July 12, 2021
S2021 E4008 - 55m 41s
Anthony Costello and David Spiegelhalter discuss European vaccine rollout. Mandu Reid and Jackson Katz explain how men can be allies allies in the campaign against misogyny. Rep. Jahana Hayes reflects on coronavirus’s impact on education.
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July 9, 2021
S2021 E4007 - 56m 4s
Jeremy Farrar discusses the state of the pandemic in the UK. WWII resistance spy Selma van de Perre discusses her new memoir “My Name Is Selma.” Freedom Rider Charles Person reflects on the Civil Rights Movement. Artist Maya Lin explains the inspiration behind her new exhibition in New York’s Madison Square Park.
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July 8, 2021
S2021 E4006 - 55m 44s
Donald De Lucca and Laura Coates discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin. Regina King and Kemp Powers discuss their new movie ““One Night in Miami…” Tax law professor Dorothy A. Brown talks about the racism present in tax policy.
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July 7, 2021
S2021 E4005 - 55m 32s
Sen. Amy Klobuchar discusses her new book “Antitrust." Rana Ayyub and Amanda Bennett discuss press freedom. Malcolm Gladwell discusses his book “The Bomber Mafia.”
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July 2, 2021
S2021 E4002 - 55m 25s
Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi reacts to yesterday’s verdict. Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo offers his opinion. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan talks future of country after Chauvin conviction. Political philosopher Danielle Allen relates ancient Greek ethics to modern day police reform.
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July 1, 2021
S2021 E4001 - 56m 4s
Experts reflect on the life and legacy of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
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June 30, 2021
S2021 E3261 - 55m 43s
Former Homeland Security official Elizabeth Neumann discusses immigration reform. John Hume Jr. and Martin Luther King III reflect on the peace movement and their fathers’ legacies. In a conversation recorded before Tuesday’s events in Atlanta, pro basketball player Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin explains why he chose to speak out after being called “coronavirus” by a fellow player on the court.
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June 29, 2021
S2021 E3260 - 55m 49s
Former Ambassador Bill Taylor discusses foreign relations. Clinical psychologist Christine Runyon discusses what post-vaccine "normalcy" will look like. Actor and activist George Takei speaks out against the rise in anti-Asian violence and hate crimes.
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June 28, 2021
S2021 E3259 - 55m 55s
Walter Isaacson discusses CRISPR and “The Code Breaker.” Plus, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby explains how the Biden administration will approach tensions with China and Taiwan. And Nse Ufot, CEO of The New Georgia Project, explains how she’s working to make voting easier and more accessible.
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June 25, 2021
S2021 E3258 - 55m 52s
The Biden administration aims to confront homegrown racism and bigotry. Award-winning historian Kathleen Belew speaks with Michel Martin about American violence and how to combat it.
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June 24, 2021
S2021 E3257 - 55m 44s
Susan Lund; Samantha Stark; John Allen; Abigail Disney
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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