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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May 31, 2021
S2021 E3239 - 55m 41s
100 years ago, on 31 May and 1 June, an estimated 300 Black people were killed in a rampage by a white mob in Tulsa, destroying a wealthy neighborhood known as America’s Black Wall Street.
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May 28, 2021
S2021 E3238 - 55m 52s
Susan Glasser; Fintan O’Toole; Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kingsbury; John Green
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May 27, 2021
S2021 E3237 - 56m 5s
Marc Lipsitch; Ed Yong; Hala Alyan; Kev Marcus and Will Baptiste
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May 26, 2021
S2021 E3236 - 55m 56s
The EU has imposed new sanctions and cut aviation links to Belarus.
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May 25, 2021
S2021 E3235 - 55m 53s
Karen Bass; Matthew Chance; Tamara Alrifai; Bob Costas; Elizabeth Hinton
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May 24, 2021
S2021 E3234 - 56m 5s
Over the weekend, many Gazans got their first real look at the devastation brought by the 11 days of bombardments. And now begins the daunting, familiar task of rebuilding.
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May 21, 2021
S2021 E3233 - 55m 56s
Ben Wedeman; Yossi Klein Halevi; Mariam Barghouti; Daniel Kahneman; Dr. Monica Gandhi
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May 20, 2021
S2021 E3232 - 55m 50s
Is a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants on the horizon?
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May 19, 2021
S2021 E3231 - 55m 45s
Frans Timmermans; Dr. Ayoade Alakija; Randi Weingarten; Robert Ballard
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May 18, 2021
S2021 E3230 - 55m 26s
As the lucky nations get vaccinated, a return to normalcy may not excite everyone. Some are very anxious about going back to how things were, with psychologists calling it “re-entry anxiety.”
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May 17, 2021
S2021 E3229 - 55m 32s
Dennis Ross; Khaled Elgindy; Safwat al-Kahlout; Dr. Céline Gounder; Anna Sale
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May 14, 2021
S2021 E3228 - 56m 5s
Violence and unrest in Gaza continue to be reported.
Extras + Features
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An Extra Life? Doubling Humanity’s Life Expectancy
S2021 E3239 - 4m 25s
Steven Johnson shares how through scientific advances, humans have gifted ourselves an extra life.
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Russia's Crackdown on Free Speech
S2021 E3239 - 2m 58s
In Belarus, the editor-in-chief of a local news website was detained over the weekend while Russia cracks down on free speech. Journalists Alexey Kovalev and Hanna Liubakova share the latest.
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How The Pandemic Challenged Child Development
S2021 E3239 - 15m 59s
The pandemic has hit children in ways we may not yet be able to quantify. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy studies these issues in her work.
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"Olso" Describes Bid For Lasting Israeli-Palestinian Peace
S2021 E3238 - 2m 59s
History shows us that seemingly insurmountable obstacles can sometimes be overcome, and a new film offers a timely reminder of that. The hit play "Oslo" dramatized the genesis of the Oslo Peace Accords, which brought Israelis and Palestinians together in a bid for lasting peace. The play has now been adapted into a film.
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The New York Times Opinion Editor on Cancel Culture
S2021 E3238 - 15m 58s
Kathleen Kingsbury is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and this year took over as opinion editor for The New York Times. She speaks with Walter Isaacson about the modernization of opinion pieces in the digital age and how she decides what to print.
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John Green on Everything From Sunsets to Diet Dr. Pepper
S2021 E3238 - 2m 42s
You probably know John Green as the author of bestselling young adult novels like "The Fault in Our Stars," which was turned into a hit film. Also a prolific podcaster, Green has now adapted his podcast "The Anthropocene Reviewed" into a book of essays of the same name, covering everything from sunsets to Diet Dr Pepper to CNN – and ranking them all on a five-star scale.
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150+ Government Agencies Hit in Cyber Attack
S2021 E3238 - 2m 13s
More than 150 government agencies, think tanks and other organizations have been hit in a global cyberattack. According to Microsoft, the culprits are the same Russian-backed group that hacked U.S. federal agencies in the SolarWinds data breach last year. So far, the Kremlin says it has no information on the attack. Journalists Susan Glasser and Fintan O’Toole join the show to discuss.
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Where Did COVID-19 Originate? Questions Arise Again
S2021 E3237 - 2m 11s
A U.S. intelligence report revealed that several researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019. President Biden is now requesting a report into the origins of the virus, and Marc Lipsitch is one of a group of scientists calling for a thorough investigation.
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Writer Ed Yong Looks At "The Pandemic's Mental Wounds"
S2021 E3237 - 2m 24s
Turning from the origins of the virus to the road ahead, one important question is: How will we emerge from the pandemic? Ed Yong has been chronicling COVID-19 extensively for The Atlantic, and in a recent piece he looks at “the pandemic’s mental wounds” and adds, “Things are getting better, so why don’t they feel better?”
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Psychologist Hala Alyan: How Trauma Impacts Palestinians
S2021 E3237 - 18m
Hala Alyan is a Palestinian-American writer and clinical psychologist who writes about the impact of generational trauma. She speaks with Michel Martin about how her experience as a Palestinian abroad has inspired her work.
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Black Violin Gives a Performance
S2021 E3237 - 2m 33s
If you ever wondered what might happen if Bach met Biggie Smalls, let us introduce you to the Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin. A classical/hip hop hybrid, they began their musical journey in the classroom, experimenting and pushing the boundaries of genre. Their mission: smashing stereotypes and assumptions about race through their art. They join the show to discuss and to perform.
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An Analysis of The Secret Service
S2021 E3236 - 2m 30s
Over the years, the Secret Service has been plagued by scandals and embarrassing missteps. Investigative journalist Carol Leonnig uncovers them in her book "Zero Fail." She joins the show to reveal what she found.
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