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.
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June 23, 2021
S2021 E3256 - 55m 55s
The first case of AIDS was reported 40 years ago this month. Since then, millions of people all over the world have lost their lives to the virus.
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June 22, 2021
S2021 E3255 - 55m 37s
Andrey Kelin; Brian Lehrer and Christine Quinn; George Will
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June 21, 2021
S2021 E3254 - 55m 31s
Iran has elected its most hardline leader since the Islamic revolution 43 years ago.
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June 17, 2021
S2021 E3252 - 55m 34s
Sunday is World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the world.
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June 16, 2021
S2021 E3251 - 55m 53s
Richard Haass; Nina Khrushcheva; George Packer; Salman Rushdie
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June 15, 2021
S2021 E3250 - 55m 38s
Abbas Milani; Alice Waters; Mack Beggs and Nancy Beggs; Angélique Kidjo
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June 14, 2021
S2021 E3249 - 55m 58s
President Biden took part in his first NATO summit today as Commander in Chief.
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June 11, 2021
S2021 E3248 - 55m 49s
Businesses are welcoming employees back to the office.
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June 10, 2021
S2021 E3247 - 55m 49s
Tom McTague and Mark Landler; Bianca Jagger; Bill Bratton; Jamie Metzl
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June 7. 2021
S2021 E3244 - 55m 38s
Border encounters reached a two decade high in April, according to the US Customs and Border Protection, and nearly half were from Central America.
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June 4, 2021
S2021 E3243 - 55m 36s
Linda Thomas-Greenfield; Wu’er Kaixi and Finn Lau; Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
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June 3, 2021
S2021 E3242 - 55m 34s
Health ministers from the wealthiest countries are meeting today in Oxford to address vaccine inequality.
Extras + Features
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Will the Taliban Allow Music?
S2021 E4043 - 2m 51s
The Taliban already have begun imposing harsh restrictions on Afghans not seen since 2001. One Taliban spokesperson told the New York Times that they still consider music forbidden in Islam. Dr. Ahmad Sarmast, founder of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and his former student, Zarifa Adiba, who has conducted the school’s trailblazing all-female Zohra Orchestra join the show to discuss.
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The Status of the U.S. Evacuation in Afghanistan
S2021 E4043 - 2m 58s
As many as five rockets were fired at Kabul Airport this morning before being intercepted by a U.S. defense system. Moreover, according to local journalists, nine members of a family were killed in a U.S. drone strike the Pentagon said targeted a suspected ISIS-K suicide bomber. Mike Rogers, former Republican congressman and chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence, joins to discuss.
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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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Gen. Joseph L. Votel (Ret.) on Afghanistan Withdrawal
S2021 E4037 - 2m 31s
To understand how the U.S. withdrawal could have been handled differently, and what needs to happen most urgently to improve the situation on the ground, Bianna speaks with retired General Joseph Votel, who as commander of U.S. Central Command oversaw the war from 2016 to 2019.
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Ted Johnson: Racism Is an Existential Threat to the US
S2021 E4037 - 18m 4s
Author and retired naval commander Theodore Johnson argues that “racism is an existential threat to America,” though that isn’t to say that all is lost. In his new book, When the Stars Begin to Fall, Johnson lays out a blueprint for healing the nation, as he explains to Michel Martin.
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John Sopko on Afghanistan
S2021 E4037 - 2m 39s
John Sopko has served as America’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction since 2012, and in a scathing new report he writes, “if the goal was to rebuild and leave behind a country that can sustain itself and pose little threat to U.S. national security interests, the overall picture is bleak.”
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The Situation in Kabul Grows More Desperate
S2021 E4036 - 2m 35s
President Biden is facing a storm of criticism about the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, particularly about America's lack of preparedness for the quick Taliban takeover. Eliot Cohen served as a counselor in the State Department under President George W. Bush and joins the show from Maryland.
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Speaker of the House Trump? It’s Possible with Redistricting
S2021 E4036 - 17m 26s
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its first round of population data, setting in motion the redistricting process in states across the country. This is what author David Daley calls the “gerrymandering Olympics.” Daley, the author of "Unrigged," says redrawing boundaries is messing with the bedrock of American democracy.
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How Will the Taliban Govern?
S2021 E4036 - 2m 55s
With Afghanistan now in the hands of the Taliban, the question of how they will govern – and who will be in charge – is not a simple one. Michael Semple has personal experience meeting and negotiating with the Islamist group and has lived and worked in Afghanistan for many years. He joins the show to discuss what Afghanistan might look like under Taliban rule.
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Disaster in Haiti
S2021 E4036 - 2m 55s
Last weekend’s earthquake in Haiti killed more than 2,000 people and left the country “on its knees,” according to Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The country was already reeling from extreme poverty, COVID-19 and the recent assassination of its president. Margarett Lubin heads the Haiti branch of Community Organized Relief Effort and joins the show from Port-au-Prince.
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Oscar-Winner Barry Jenkins on “The Underground Railroad”
S2021 E4035 - 2m 55s
Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins’s TV series "The Underground Railroad" has received seven Emmy nominations, including a nomination in the category of “Best Director of a Limited Series.” Based on Colin Whitehead's acclaimed 2016 novel of the same name, the series tells the story of a young girl who escapes a Georgia plantation through a network of secret routes. Jenkins joins the show.
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How Many Afghan Citizens Can Be Evacuated?
S2021 E4035 - 2m 57s
More than 300,000 Afghan civilians have been associated with the U.S. mission over its two decades in the country, according to the International Rescue Committee. But how many can realistically be evacuated? IRC President and CEO David Miliband speaks with Christiane about how time could be running out.
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