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September 13, 2024

55m 47s

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

  • September 16, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 16, 2021

    S2021 E4056 - 55m 57s

    Angela Povilaitis; Georgia Wells; Tristan Harris; Leopoldo López; George Will

  • September 15, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 15, 2021

    S2021 E4055 - 55m 57s

    Dr. Hans Kluge discusses waning vaccine uptake in Europe. Global Witness CEO Mike Davis and Mexican climate activist Margarita Campuzano assess the state of the climate crisis. Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt tells Michel Martin how Democrats should seize this political moment.

  • September 10, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 10, 2021

    S2021 E4052 - 55m 58s

    Fmr. Afghan Ambassador to the United States Roya Rahmani, foreign policy expert Lawrence Wilkerson, and retired FDNY Assistant Chief Joe Pfeifer each reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

  • September 9, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 9, 2021

    S2021 E4051 - 55m 57s

    Anand Gopal; Daniel Bogado; Spencer Ackerman; Sandra Cisernos

  • September 8, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 8, 2021

    S2021 E4050 - 55m 56s

    Chris Murphy; Kori Schake; Ali Soufan; Nick Mohammed

  • September 7, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 7, 2021

    S2021 E4049 - 55m 32s

    Former CA Gov. Jerry Brown discusses the climate crisis. Desmond Shum discusses his new book “Red Roulette.” Legal expert Dahlia Lithwick analyzes last week's Supreme Court ruling in Texas.

  • September 2, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 2, 2021

    S2021 E4046 - 55m 57s

    Shefali Luthra; Craig Whitlock; Gen. David Petraeus; Ady Barkan

  • September 1, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 1, 2021

    S2021 E4045 - 55m 38s

    Former U.S. military adviser Sarah Chayes discusses the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan. Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi explains what's at stake in Pakistan if Afghanistan descends into chaos. Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant discusses the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant first seen in Colombia. Author and former U.S. marine Elliot Ackerman joins the program.

  • August 30, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 30, 2021

    S2021 E4043 - 55m 22s

    Chokwe Antar Lumumba; Mike Rogers; Mark Hetfield; Ahmad Sarmast and Zarifa Adiba

  • August 20, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 20, 2021

    S2021 E4037 - 55m 7s

    How could the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan have been handled differently? John Sopko and General Joseph L. Votel (Ret.) weigh in. Plus: “When the Stars Begin to Fall” author Theodore R. Johnson explains why structural racism is an existential threat to the idea of America.

  • August 27, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 27, 2021

    S2021 E4042 - 55m 31s

    Tom Kean; Amna Guellali; Aly Raisman; Russell Moore

Extras + Features

  • Grieving Parents Want Peace Between Israel and Palestinians: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Grieving Parents Want Peace Between Israel and Palestinians

    S2021 E3228 - 2m 44s

    Robi Damelin lost her son David to a Palestinian sniper, while David served in the Israeli army, and Bassam Aramin lost his daughter Abir when she was 10 years old, shot with a rubber bullet by Israeli border police. And yet they have rejected revenge and chosen instead to join in spreading the message that “enemies” must talk to each other, or the cycle of violence will continue.

  • Israeli Foreign Ministry: Not Yet Time for a Ceasefire: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli Foreign Ministry: Not Yet Time for a Ceasefire

    S2021 E3227 - 2m 56s

    The Israeli Foreign Ministry says it’s not the right time for a ceasefire as violence escalates. Israeli airstrikes continue, and Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired dozens of rockets. The dead include seven Israelis and at least 83 Palestinians. Yesterday Christiane spoke with Israel’s Ambassador in London, and today we hear from activist and lawyer Noura Erakat.

  • Russia's Take on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russia's Take on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    S2021 E3227 - 1m 42s

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for a meeting of four international mediators to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The U.S. and Russia have much to discuss: cyber attacks, election interference, Ukraine and the treatment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. All this may be discussed at a summit between Biden and Putin. The Russian Ambassador to the EU joins the show.

  • Jamal Simmons: Black Leadership is Stalled at 4%: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jamal Simmons: Black Leadership is Stalled at 4%

    S2021 E3227 - 18m 12s

    Political analyst Jamal Simmons talks to Michel Martin about “The 4% Problem” and the need for a radical rethink if corporate America really is committed to reckoning with systemic racism. Their conversation is part of our ongoing initiative about poverty, jobs, and economic opportunity in America called Chasing the Dream.

  • What Does the Belief of Stolen Election Say About Democracy?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Does the Belief of Stolen Election Say About Democracy?

    S2021 E3227 - 2m 57s

    Congresswoman Liz Cheney was kicked off the House Republican leadership team for refusing to accept "the Big Lie" -- that the election was stolen from former President Trump. What does this say about democracy in America and the Republican Party’s willingness to protect it? Francis Rooney was a GOP Congressman until January this year and joins the show from Florida.

  • Thomas Cromwell's Beheading Under King Henry VIII: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Thomas Cromwell's Beheading Under King Henry VIII

    S2021 E3226 - 2m 53s

    Hilary Mantel’s award-winning “Wolf Hall” series launched her into the literary stratosphere, as readers flocked to devour her depiction of Thomas Cromwell, who served – and then was beheaded – by King Henry VIII. The last in the trilogy, “The Mirror and the Light”, is now out in paperback, and Mantel joins the show to discuss her books and her sometimes difficult journey to late-in-life success.

  • Women Statistically Experience More Loss During The Pandemic: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Women Statistically Experience More Loss During The Pandemic

    S2021 E3226 - 15m 56s

    The pandemic is exacerbating society’s inequalities. Globally, women account for more than 64 million jobs lost last year, which is 5% of all the jobs held by women; by comparison, men lost just 3.9%. Washington Post opinion columnist Helaine Olen has been tracking this backsliding, and speaks with Michel Martin about the longterm implications.

  • Israel’s Ambassador Responds to Gaza Airstrikes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israel’s Ambassador Responds to Gaza Airstrikes

    S2021 E3226 - 2m 46s

    Seven Israelis and at least 56 Palestinians have been killed in the worst violence there in years. To discuss her government’s actions, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.K. Tzipi Hotovely joins the show.

  • Escalating Conflict in the Middle East: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Escalating Conflict in the Middle East

    S2021 E3225 - 3m

    Israel says it is launching 80 military aircraft to target militants in Gaza tonight, after a massive explosion resulted in the collapse of a 13-floor residential building there. Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to step up attacks against Hamas. To discuss the escalating conflict and a possible route out, Christiane speaks with veteran diplomats from America and Jordan.

  • Are Pandemics a Natural Part of the Human Cycle?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Are Pandemics a Natural Part of the Human Cycle?

    S2021 E3225 - 2m 58s

    The UN has warned that more encroachments into our natural world will lead to more pandemics in the future. Healthy ecosystems are key to protecting us from sickness, and indigenous communities play a vital role in their conservation. To discuss this, Christiane speaks with the American Museum of Natural History’s Ana Porzecanski.

  • Niall Ferguson on Doom, Disaster and Democracy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Niall Ferguson on Doom, Disaster and Democracy

    S2021 E3225 - 17m 56s

    Renowned historian Niall Ferguson has bad news: We’re getting worse, not better, at handling disasters like the pandemic. This is the argument he lays out in his new book “Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe”, which sets 2020 into wider context and asks why many countries’ initial responses to coronavirus were so slow. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about what the next big disaster might be.

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