May 12, 2025
Parents of Omer Neutra, an Israeli American captured and killed on Oct. 7, react to the return of American hostage Edan Alexander. Journalists Emily Feng and Felix Salmon on the 90-day pause in the U.S.-China trade war. Cardinal Michael Czerny on Pope Leo XIV's first public statements. Randi Weingarten offers an alternative future for public education.
Episodes
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December 21, 2023
S2023 E6124 - 55m 43s
Nick Paton Walsh reports from the frontlines in Ukraine. Former NSC official and Russia expert Fiona Hill offers insight into Russia's current position. Staff writer for The New Yorker Masha Gessen on the backlash they faced after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos. Nisha Pahuja and Dev Patel talk about their new documentary "To Kill a Tiger" about sexual violence against women in India.
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December 29, 2023
S2023 E6130 - 55m 21s
Sen. Patty Murray and fmr. Rep. Jane Harman reflect on the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein. Matthew Bryza, fmr. US ambassador to Azerbaijan, discusses the takeover of the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan. Gordon Fairclough of The WSJ on the struggle to free his fellow reporter Evan Gershkovich. National climate advisor Ali Zaidi on the US's plans to combat climate change.
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December 28, 2023
S2023 E6129 - 55m 15s
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim sits down with Christiane at the close of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss balancing relations with both China and the United States. Author Ann Patchett talks about her newest novel, "Tom Lake" and her departure into exploring love. Loren Grush on her book "The Six," that tells the untold story of the first class of female astronauts at NASA.
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December 27, 2023
S2023 E6128 - 55m 43s
A group of Americans imprisoned in Iran have just been released. Joining to discuss is prisoner Siamak Namazi's lawyer, U.S. Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood, formerly imprisoned journalist Jason Rezaian and director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group Ali Vaez. Veteran Indian news anchor Ravish Kumar and "While We Watched" director Vinay Shukla on press freedom in India.
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December 26, 2023
S2023 E6127 - 55m 43s
Republican presidential candidate and former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie says that Trump "cannot be the nominee," and will not win the election against Biden. Playwright Gillian Slovo discusses her new play "Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors." Award-winning author James McBride explores hope and humanity in his new novel, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store."
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December 25, 2023
S2023 E6126 - 55m 43s
Former White House national climate advisor Gina McCarthy weighs in on the meeting in Brazil to combat deforestation. Journalist Sally Hayden discusses the latest migrant shipwreck tragedy. British Labour MP Chris Bryant talks further about this migrant crisis and the toxic politics surrounding it. Toshi Yoshihara joins to discuss China’s economic status and its ambitions.
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December 20, 2023
S2023 E6123 - 55m 36s
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the Russia-Ukraine war. Mirjana Spoljaric recently returned from a visit to Gaza and Israel, and calls the ongoing war the world’s “moral failure." Actor Adam Driver on making "Ferrari" and what he draws on from his own life. "How to Know a Person" author David Brooks on what it means to practice empathy in an increasingly lonely world.
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December 19, 2023
S2023 E6122 - 55m 20s
A special report on violence in the West Bank. Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Mark Regev on the latest from Israel and Gaza. Deputy Editor of The Economist Tom Standage discusses their "World Ahead 2024" series. Jonathan Brent of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on his fight to preserve a record of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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December 18, 2023
S2023 E6121 - 55m 40s
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on the major climate decision to come out of the U.N. climate summit in Dubai. Rabbi Sharon Brous grapples with calls for the IDF to exercise restraint in Gaza and the rise of antisemitism outside of Israel as a result of this war. From Donald Trump to abortion pill access, legal scholar Stephen Vladeck discusses news from the Supreme Court.
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December 15, 2023
S2023 E6120 - 55m 56s
Nivine Sandouka, regional chief of staff with the Alliance for Middle East Peace, and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova, who leads an organization which is a member of Nivine’s alliance, join the show. Actor Gael García Bernal on his new film "Cassandro" about a gay Mexican wrestler. Washington Post reporters Samuel Oakford and Shane Harris on the new Frontline documentary "The Discord Leaks."
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December 14, 2023
S2023 E6119 - 55m 32s
CNN becomes the first Western media outlet to report from inside Gaza without an IDF escort. Magen Inon and Hamze Awawde are an Israeli and a Palestinian both touched by tragedy talking about working for peace. Alok Sharma, President of COP26 discusses the recent COP28 climate deal. Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter Grammy Award-winning member of the Roots discusses his new memoir "The Upcycled Self."
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December 13, 2023
S2023 E6118 - 55m 46s
Climate change expert Nicholas Stern on the new global climate deal out of COP28. Middle East expert Fawaz Gerges on the Israel-Gaza conflict. In Texas, Kate Cox has tried to win a legal exception to her state’s abortion ban. Attorney Molly Duane joins the show. GOP strategist Liz Mair on her piece, ""Republicans Are Finding Out That ‘Pro-Life’ Means a Lot of Things to a Lot of People."
Extras + Features
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Rep. Ro Khanna: “We Made a Big Strategic Mistake”
S2023 E5144 - 17m 46s
The Biden administration says it will continue to cooperate with the Justice Department investigation of the president’s handling of sensitive material, after classified documents from Biden’s time as vice president were found at his former office and his home. Rep. Ro Khanna on this and his recent Foreign Affairs article on how the U.S. can regain its status as a manufacturing superpower.
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Bernie Madoff Was “A Financial Serial Killer”
S2023 E5143 - 17m 52s
The $20 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by the infamous – and now deceased – Bernie Madoff was the largest financial fraud in history. Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger has turned his cameras on the crime that shook America. New details and never-before-seen footage are revealed in Berlinger's new Netflix documentary, "Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street."
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Is Expediting Ukrainian Refugees' Migration Fair to Others?
S2023 E5142 - 17m 42s
“Uniting for Ukraine” is a private refugee sponsorship program created by the Biden administration in response to Putin’s war. It bypasses the conventional admission system, allowing refugees to be settled within weeks. George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin has sponsored Ukrainian refugees under this program.
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Long COVID Doctor: “We Don’t Know What We’re Dealing With”
S2023 E5141 - 17m 1s
China’s reversal on its Zero COVID Policy has produced a wave of infection that has overwhelmed many hospitals. Symptoms can persist beyond the initial infection, lasting for weeks, months, or even years. Dr. Francesca Beaudoin, director of the Long COVID Initiative at Brown University, joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain why the disease is so difficult to diagnose.
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Buttigieg on FAA and Southwest Meltdowns
S2023 E5140 - 16m 58s
In the year since President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed into law, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has awarded several billion dollars to local projects across the country. To break down the progress of this law, and to discuss the pressures on the travel sector, the Secretary speaks with Walter Isaacson.
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Fmr. NFL Player on Damar Hamlin and the Violence of Football
S2023 E5139 - 17m 5s
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin was discharged from hospital today. His collapse and cardiac arrest on the football field last week underlined concerns about player safety in the NFL. Nate Jackson played for the Denver Broncos for five years before injury ended his career in 2009. Jackson has spent his retirement raising awareness of the dangers of the game.
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New Congress “A Feud Between Two Very Extreme GOP Groups”
S2023 E5138 - 16m 28s
Just two years after the pro-Trump insurrection that shook American democracy to its core, Congress is finally getting down to business after a chaotic scramble to elect a speaker. For a look at the root cause of the events that unfolded in the House over the past week, Michel Martin talks with Susan Glasser, co-author of "The Divider: Trump in the White House."
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Fmr. Pres. of the NAACP Ben Jealous on Reconciling America
S2023 E5137 - 17m 52s
Ben Jealous has worn many hats -- scholar, philanthropist, former president of the NAACP, and even a former Democratic nominee for governor of Maryland. Now, the New York Times bestselling author has a new memoir set for release tomorrow. To discuss this and his journey navigating life as a biracial man in America, Jealous speaks with Walter Isaacson.
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Top 10 Global Political Risks in 2023
S2023 E5136 - 18m 12s
Putin’s war in Ukraine is not the only global political risk looming over 2023. A series of international challenges lie ahead as China u-turns on its zero-COVID policy amid continuing protests in Iran. Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, tells Walter Isaacson what to expect on the world stage this year.
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Racing to Photograph Glaciers Before They’re Gone
S2023 E5135 - 18m 8s
An unseasonably warm winter is shattering records in Europe, forcing many ski resorts to close.Temperatures in the new year are already several degrees higher than usual, and 2022 has been declared the hottest year on record by France, Spain, Ireland and the UK. Garrett Fisher is an ordinary man who has been flying around in a tiny plane, photographing rapidly disappearing glaciers.
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The Complex Life of J. Edgar Hoover
S2023 E5134 - 18m 3s
J. Edgar Hoover held the FBI in an iron grip during nearly 50 years as its director. Once popular, Hoover left behind a troubling legacy. Yale historian Beverly Gage examines his dominance over the agency in a major new biography. She speaks with Michel Martin about the man, his career, and his lasting influence.
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"Stolen Focus:" Are You Having Trouble Paying Attention?
S2023 E5133 - 17m 51s
How long can you focus on a thought – or anything – without being interrupted by your flashing phone? With a powerful distraction inches away, many people find their ability to focus has dwindled to a matter of minutes, according to our next guest. New York Times bestselling author Johann Hari explores the importance of attention and how it has been “stolen” in his latest book.
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