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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August 26, 2021
S2021 E4041 - 55m 36s
John Kerry; Katharine Wilkinson; Larry Madowo; Rep. James Talarico
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August 25, 2021
S2021 E4040 - 55m 50s
Wendy R. Sherman; Akala; Clint Johnson
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August 24, 2021
S2021 E4039 - 55m 31s
David Sanger; Ellie Geranmayeh; Antwaun Sargent; Hakeem Oluseyi; David Lan
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August 23, 2021
S2021 E4038 - 55m 43s
Richard Haass & Nina Khrushcheva; George Packer; Salman Rushdie
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August 17, 2021
S2021 E4034 - 55m 23s
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai weigh in on the unfolding situaiton in Afghanistan. Tennis legend Billie Jean King discusses her new memoir "All In."
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August 16, 2021
S2021 E4033 - 55m 57s
Suhail Shaheen; Fawzia Koofi; Chuck Hagel; Tom Tugendhat
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August 13, 2021
S2021 E4032 - 55m 57s
Activist Pashtana Durrani describes the situation on the ground in Afghanistan. Fmr. British MP Rory Stewart reacts to America's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Exiled Belarusian Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya discusses the dire state of affairs in the country. Jaime Lowe and a formerly incarcerated firefighter discuss the realities of fighting California's wildfires as an inmate.
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August 12, 2021
S2021 E4031 - 55m 31s
Barnett Rubin and Ahmed discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Clarissa Ward gives an update on the ground in Kabul. Heidi Heitkamp reacts to two bills that passed through the Senate this week. Filmmaker Lucy Walker discusses her new film “Bring Your Own Brigade.” Preet Bharara weighs in on the Cuomo resignation and the Rosen testimony.
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August 11, 2021
S2021 E4030 - 55m 45s
Dr. Anthony Fauci; Norman Lear; Ben Jealous; Andrew Sullivan
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August 10, 2021
S2021 E4029 - 55m 49s
Andrea Stewart-Cousins, majority leader of the New York State Senate, weighs in on Gov. Cuomo's resignation. Anders Fogh-Rasmussen and Husain Haqqani discuss U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban advances. Pulitzer Prize-winner Louis Menand discusses his new book “The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War.” Actress Cecily Strong reflects on her career and new memoir.
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August 9, 2021
S2021 E4028 - 55m 41s
Alok Sharma; Kate Orff; Cal Newport; Van Jones
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August 6, 2021
S2021 E4027 - 55m 59s
Dr. Larry Brilliant; Dr. Karl Lauterbach; Laura Coates; Peter Bergen; Lachlan Morton
Extras + Features
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The President of Columbia Responds to Political Unrest
S2021 E3226 - 2m 26s
To discuss the unrest and ongoing protests in Columbia, Christiane speaks with the country’s President Iván Duque in an exclusive interview about what responsibility his government bears.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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