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June 24, 2024

55m 53s

Ami Ayalon, former director of Israel's security agency, discusses scenarios for ending the war and returning the hostages home. Founder and CEO of INARA, Arwa Damon, joins the show from Gaza and describes the bleak conditions she is seeing there. Former Teen Vogue editor Samhita Mukhopadhyay explores the disappointing realities of working in corporate America in her book "The Myth of Making It."

Episodes

  • April 20, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 20, 2022

    S2022 E4210 - 55m 40s

    Israel's Prime Minister gives an exclusive interview on clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem and the war in Ukraine. Sen. Chris Murphy discusses U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. Foreign policy expert Trita Parsi explains why non-Western countries see Russia's war differently from the West. "We Own This City" author Justin Fenton analyzes the surge in violent crime in the U.S.

  • April 19, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 19, 2022

    S2022 E4209 - 55m 11s

    Is the West getting enough material support to Ukraine at this critical hour? A number of moves by the GOP in recent that have set alarm bells ringing. While many countries are learning to live with COVID-19, millions in China are still living under lockdown. In his new book, David McSwane reveals that America's initial COVID-19 response was riddled with corruption and incompetence.

  • April 18, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 18, 2022

    S2022 E4208 - 55m 18s

    Lviv's deputy mayor gives an update on casualties from today's Russian missile strike. Moldova's deputy prime minister discusses what the war in Ukraine means for the small nation. Director Gurinder Chadha reflects on the 20th anniversary of the iconic film "Bend It Like Beckham." NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt dissects the past decade of American life.

  • April 14, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 14, 2022

    S2022 E4206 - 55m 30s

    The president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, addresses worries about her country's sovereignty. Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov explains the unique threat Putin represents. "The Enablers" author Frank Vogl explains why, when it comes to financial corruption, Russia is just the tip of the iceberg.

  • April 13, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 13, 2022

    S2022 E4205 - 55m 31s

    Sanctions leveled by the West are fueling inflation in the U.S. Will the West be able to keep up its tough stance? A.J Baime tells the story of Walter White, a mixed-race man who passed as white, which enabled his work as an investigator. Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, recently met with Zelensky to discuss the word's response to Putin's war.

  • April 12, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 12, 2022

    S2022 E4204 - 55m 18s

    Boris Johnson's biographer discusses his fine for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules. Sir Richard Shirreff analyzes the latest news on the Ukraine war. Christine Ockrent and Yascha Mounk discuss key elections in Europe. Daniel Yergin discusses how the war has impacted reliance on Russian energy. Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska writes to Christiane in an exclusive correspondence.

  • April 11, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 11, 2022

    S2022 E4203 - 55m 30s

    Zelensky put the onus on America to defend citizens trapped in the war zone. French President Macron faces a tight run-off against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, a vocal admirer of Putin. The Ukraine war, added to climate shock and COVID-19, could drive millions to the brink of starvation. Katherine Wu believes the U.S. is staring down its first “So what?” wave of the pandemic.

  • April 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 8, 2022

    S2022 E4202 - 55m 31s

    The World Central Kitchen CEO discusses his experience of the Kramatorsk train station bombing. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that the Kramatorsk atrocity strengthens Europe's determination to see Putin fail. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's spokesperson discusses Hungary's role in the war. Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Chief calls for more help from the West.

  • April 5, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 5, 2022

    S2022 E4199 - 55m 40s

    Lithuania became the first EU member state to pull the plug on Russian gas imports. In spite of the ICRC's status as a neutral and independent organization, its workers have been repeatedly blocked – and even detained – as they try to reach besieged Mariupol. Amid inflation, the war in Ukraine, and a lingering pandemic, economists are warning of an impending recession.

  • April 4, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 4, 2022

    S2022 E4198 - 54m 50s

    Former International Criminal Court president Chile Eboe-Osuji discusses potential war crimes in Ukraine. Russian Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov discusses what Russian people really believe about the war. Former congressman Will Hurd explains how the war is shifting U.S. politics.

  • March 31, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 31, 2022

    S2022 E4196 - 55m 40s

    Poland's prime minister gives an exclusive interview on the war in Ukraine. Chef José Andrés discusses the World Central Kitchen's efforts to distribute hundreds of thousands of hot meals to Ukrainians. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili compares the situation in Ukraine to Russia's invasion of Georgia in 2008. Journalist Mike Giglio discusses the ongoing January 6 investigation.

  • March 30, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 30, 2022

    S2022 E4195 - 55m 40s

    President Zelensky's chief of staff discusses Putin's endgame. Pentagon Press Secretary discusses the American effort to support Ukraine. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discusses his government's intense diplomatic efforts to continue tightening the screws on Russia. Ackerman discusses Russia's new tactics and the role of moral resolve in war.

Extras + Features

  • Martin Griffiths: The Double Standards Towards Refugees: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Martin Griffiths: The Double Standards Towards Refugees

    S2022 E4183 - 1m 47s

    Russia claims it is opening humanitarian corridors from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol to enable civilians to evacuate. But it is too late for many. To discuss the dire humanitarian situation, Christiane speaks with the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffiths.

  • War Crimes in Ukraine? "Vladimir Putin Incriminates Himself": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    War Crimes in Ukraine? "Vladimir Putin Incriminates Himself"

    S2022 E4183 - 17m 41s

    Numerous war crimes investigations are in process against the Putin regime. David Scheffer was the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, leading the U.S. delegation in talks to establish the International Criminal Court. Scheffer speaks with Michel Martin to evaluate the chances of convicting Putin and his henchmen.

  • Finnish President: Putin Is Clearly Making a Nuclear Threat: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Finnish President: Putin Is Clearly Making a Nuclear Threat

    S2022 E4183 - 1m 52s

    Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has known Putin for a decade and often acts as a de facto interpreter, explaining the Russian president's thinking to Western allies – and vice versa. Niinistö is among a handful of world leaders who continue to contact the Russian president, trying to put a stop to the war. Christiane speaks with Niinistö in London to get a sense of Putin’s endgame.

  • Guillermo del Toro's Inspiration for "Nightmare Alley": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Guillermo del Toro's Inspiration for "Nightmare Alley"

    S2022 E4182 - 2m 7s

    In the new Oscar-nominated film "Nightmare Alley," Bradley Cooper plays a 1930s grifter who reinvents himself as a mentalist -- and then falls into the trap of believing his own hype. Guillermo del Toro directed and co-wrote the film, and he speaks with Christiane about his story's painful relevance for these times.

  • TV Rain Editor-in-Chief Flees Russia: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    TV Rain Editor-in-Chief Flees Russia

    S2022 E4182 - 2m 49s

    Tonight Christiane speaks to those on the front lines of the information war. Tikhon Dzyadko recently had to flee Russia after his independent TV channel was banned, and U.S. journalist Danny Fenster was imprisoned for 176 days by Myanmar’s military junta after the coup there last year.

  • Russian Misinformation Is "A Military Assault” on the West: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russian Misinformation Is "A Military Assault” on the West

    S2022 E4182 - 17m 32s

    In Russia, access to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter is now restricted. But Carole Cadwalladr says that trying to ban information is “like trying to ban oxygen.” A journalist for The Guardian, she exposed the harvesting of personal Facebook data for political campaigns. Cadwalladr speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about Putin’s information war on Ukraine and the West.

  • Russian Journalist: Putin Is " A Sick Man With a Sick Mind”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russian Journalist: Putin Is " A Sick Man With a Sick Mind”

    S2022 E4181 - 19m 6s

    Independent journalism has been all but silenced in Russia under new censorship laws that make it a crime to call the war a war, or to say Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure. But Yevgenia Albats continues to defy the government’s restrictions. She is editor-in-chief of The New Times magazine, and a radio host at Echo of Moscow – both independent media organizations recently shut down by t

  • Ben Hodges: “I Believe That Ukraine Is Going To Win": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ben Hodges: “I Believe That Ukraine Is Going To Win"

    S2022 E4181 - 2m 41s

    Heavy fighting continues around Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. What might happen as the conflict intensifies? Ben Hodges was a brigade commander during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and later commanded the U.S. Army in Europe.

  • Marek Magierowski: "Russia is Losing This War Right Now": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Marek Magierowski: "Russia is Losing This War Right Now"

    S2022 E4181 - 2m 40s

    The White House, warning that Russia may up the ante in Ukraine, is declassifying intelligence in a bid to deter Putin from using chemical weapons. Russia, while denying it is targeting civilians, bombed a maternity hospital in the city of Mariupol, sparking global outrage. The Russian Foreign Minister met with his Ukrainian counterpart in Turkey, although no progress was made toward a ceasefire.

  • “Putin Is a War Criminal" — Ukraine's Fmr. Prime Minister: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Putin Is a War Criminal" — Ukraine's Fmr. Prime Minister

    S2022 E4180 - 2m 41s

    NATO nations are working against the clock to get weapons to the Ukrainian defenders. Despite repeated promises, Russia’s so-called humanitarian corridors are non-operational, and civilians are bearing the brunt of artillery attacks on their homes, schools, shops, and hospitals. For more on this, Christiane speaks with Ukraine’s former prime minister.

  • Leonid Volkov: Putin's Russian Support Base Is Vanishing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Leonid Volkov: Putin's Russian Support Base Is Vanishing

    S2022 E4180 - 2m 58s

    Today the European Union slapped a fourth round of sanctions on an already beleaguered Russian economy. But what are the country's citizens being told about the war next door? Christiane speaks with Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Russia’s jailed opposition leader, Alexey Navalny.

  • Bosnian War Survivor Reads Moving Letter to Ukrainian People: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bosnian War Survivor Reads Moving Letter to Ukrainian People

    S2022 E4180 - 3m 25s

    The last time war engulfed Europe was in the Balkans during the 1990s. The city of Sarajevo was under siege for 46 months -- the longest siege in modern history. Bosnian War survivor and journalist Aida Cerkez joins the program to reflect on parallels between the Bosnia and Ukraine and read a moving letter she wrote to the people of Ukraine.

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