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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October 29, 2021
S2021 E4087 - 55m 40s
Mo Elleithee and Mark Landler analyze President’s Biden's current domestic agenda and how could it impact American diplomacy. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich weighs in on President Biden's meeting with Pope Francis. Journalist Mohanad Hashim discusses the Sudan coup. Jennifer Moss explains why the U.S. is experiencing a wave of professional resignations and a burnout epidemic.
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October 28, 2021
S2021 E4086 - 55m 57s
Democrats are at a pivotal moment in the passage of their infrastructure bill. Fossil fuel giant CEOs testified about whether they knew their products were fueling climate change. Facebook CEO outlines a new vision for the company, but experts warn it hasn’t done enough. Kim Ghattas focuses on three places that once had real hope for democracy. The supply chain crisis is crippling the U.S.
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October 27, 2021
S2021 E4085 - 55m 55s
Ava DuVernay discusses her new Netflix series "Colin in Black and White." "The Premonition" author Michael Lewis reflects on losing his daughter to a car accident. Journalist Greg Zuckerman discusses his book "A Shot to Save the World" and the decades of research that went into the COVID-19 vaccine.
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October 26, 2021
S2021 E4084 - 55m 57s
Former top Saudi intelligence official, Saad Al-Jabri, fears he or his family may be the Saudi Crown Prince's next victims. Al-Jabri's daughter joins the show. "Passing" by acclaimed actress Rebecca Hall tells the story of mixed-race childhood friends who reunite as adults. Psychologist Doreen Dodgen-Magee has released a new book, "Restart: Designing a Healthy Post-Pandemic Life."
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October 22, 2021
S2021 E4082 - 55m 44s
Senator Joe Manchin continues to block a significant part of Biden’s climate legislation. Martin Indyk's "Master of the Game," looks at Henry Kissinger’s role in the Middle East. Washington Post columnist Max Boot blames Trump for leading the growing extremism within the Republican party. Known for her uncompromising attitudes, Rego fiercely took on fascism and explored women’s rights.
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October 21, 2021
S2021 E4081 - 55m 56s
Carlos Fernando Chamorro; Abuzar Royesh; Simin Royesh; Stephanie Land
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October 20, 2021
S2021 E4080 - 57m 26s
For Tarana Burke, watching #MeToo go viral wasn't necessarily cause for celebration. Her new memoir documents all this and more and she joins the show to discuss. Peter Marki-Zay became the unexpected opposition candidate against Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban this weekend. Rep. Adam Schiff speaks about why he believes the January attack fundamentally weakened the U.S.
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October 19, 2021
S2021 E4079 - 56m 46s
Kaiya McCullough; Yvens Rumbold; Orlando von Einsiedel; Hassan Akkad; McKay Coppins
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October 18, 2021
S2021 E4078 - 55m 45s
Colin Powell has passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Jack Straw and Robert Draper join to discuss. The fall of Enron was a scandal that rocked the business world so hard that its aftershocks are still being felt 20 years later. The inaugural Earthshot Awards were held in London this weekend. Ramsey Green speaks about lessons learned after Hurricane Katrina.
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October 14, 2021
S2021 E4076 - 55m 55s
The global energy crunch is hitting supply chains and consumers hard, interfering with the effort to recover from the pandemic and last year’s harsh winter. Julie Delpy aspires to change our outlook on aging with her new series "On the Verge." In Dave Grohl's memoir "The Storyteller," he charts growing up in Washington, D.C., touring as a teenager, and his friendship with the late Kurt Cobain.
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October 13, 2021
S2021 E4075 - 55m 56s
Fawzia Koofi; Mary-Ellen McGroarty; Kimberle Crenshaw; Gen. Stanley McChrystal
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October 12, 2021
S2021 E4074 - 55m 12s
Doctors Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci changed the course of history when their company BioNTech, alongside Pfizer, developed the first clinically approved Covid-19 vaccine. 'Impeachment: American Crime Story' has the full backing of Monica Lewinsky herself, who is played by actress Beanie Feldstein. In their new joint memoir "The Boys," Ron and Clint Howard celebrate their decades of brotherhood.
Extras + Features
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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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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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100 Years After The Destruction of Black Wall Street
S2021 E3239 - 2m 45s
Carol Anderson has devoted her career to investigating many such racial injustices that have scarred America. Now she turns her gaze to the Second Amendment in her new book.
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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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"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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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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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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The EU Imposes New Sanctions on Belarus
S2021 E3236 - 2m 19s
The EU has imposed new sanctions and cut aviation links to Belarus. Yet despite the mounting backlash, Lukashenko does have one important ally: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will meet with the Belarusian lead in Sochi later this week.
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