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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

  • May 31, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • May 28, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 28, 2021

    S2021 E3238 - 55m 52s

    Susan Glasser; Fintan O’Toole; Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kingsbury; John Green

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

    May 27, 2021

    S2021 E3237 - 56m 5s

    Marc Lipsitch; Ed Yong; Hala Alyan; Kev Marcus and Will Baptiste

  • May 26, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 26, 2021

    S2021 E3236 - 55m 56s

    The EU has imposed new sanctions and cut aviation links to Belarus.

  • May 25, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 25, 2021

    S2021 E3235 - 55m 53s

    Karen Bass; Matthew Chance; Tamara Alrifai; Bob Costas; Elizabeth Hinton

  • May 24, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • May 21, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 21, 2021

    S2021 E3233 - 55m 56s

    Ben Wedeman; Yossi Klein Halevi; Mariam Barghouti; Daniel Kahneman; Dr. Monica Gandhi

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

    May 20, 2021

    S2021 E3232 - 55m 50s

    Is a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants on the horizon?

  • May 19, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 19, 2021

    S2021 E3231 - 55m 45s

    Frans Timmermans; Dr. Ayoade Alakija; Randi Weingarten; Robert Ballard

  • May 18, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.”

  • May 17, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 17, 2021

    S2021 E3229 - 55m 32s

    Dennis Ross; Khaled Elgindy; Safwat al-Kahlout; Dr. Céline Gounder; Anna Sale

  • May 14, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 14, 2021

    S2021 E3228 - 56m 5s

    Violence and unrest in Gaza continue to be reported.

Extras + Features

  • The Legacy of Iranian Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Legacy of Iranian Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani

    S2021 E3188 - 2m 57s

    Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman, as well as the first Iranian, to be awarded a Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, in 2014. Mirzakhani, who died at 40 from breast cancer in 2017, is the focus of a new biopic, "Secrets of the Surface." Her lifelong friend, math professor Roya Beheshti, speaks with Christiane about Mirzakhani’s legacy and her beautiful mind.

  • Illusionist Derek DelGaudio Talks Hulu Special & New Memoir: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Illusionist Derek DelGaudio Talks Hulu Special & New Memoir

    S2021 E3188 - 18m 3s

    Derek DelGaudio is a writer, magician and performance artist whose skillful displays of illusion and sleight of hand brought in the crowds for his Off-Broadway show "In and Of Itself," now adapted by Hulu for the small screen. He speaks with Michel Martin about card tricks and his new memoir "AMORALMAN," which follows his six-month stint as a crooked poker dealer.

  • Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Speaks Out Against Femicide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Speaks Out Against Femicide

    S2021 E3188 - 2m 43s

    A woman in Turkey has been charged with murder for allegedly killing her husband in self-defense after years of abuse, torture and sexual assault. Christiane speaks with Elif Shafak, Turkey’s most popular female novelist and a women’s rights activist, about femicide and misogynistic violence.

  • Secy. Buttigeig: Infrastructure Updates Must be Equitable: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Secy. Buttigeig: Infrastructure Updates Must be Equitable

    S2021 E3187 - 18m 1s

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg views public transit as an equity issue tied to health and climate, as he explains to Walter Isaacson. Their conversation is part of Peril & Promise, the ongoing public media reporting initiative examining the challenges of and solutions to climate change.

  • An Exclusive With Fmr. Brazilian President Lula: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Exclusive With Fmr. Brazilian President Lula

    S2021 E3187 - 2m 48s

    A new poll shows Brazilian President Bolsonaro’s popularity at a record low after he ridiculed the pandemic, scorned lockdowns, and repeatedly attacked Brazil’s democratic institutions. Now his most formidable opponent, former President Lula da Silva, has joined the fray. Lula speaks with Christiane in a world exclusive interview, his first since his corruption conviction was overturned.

  • Why Jackson, Mississippi Was Without Water for a Month: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Jackson, Mississippi Was Without Water for a Month

    S2021 E3187 - 2m 47s

    Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, spent a month without water, unable to wash, flush or drink, after the February winter storm turned the taps dry and forced a citywide “boil water” advisory. Today, restrictions finally were lifted and most of the city’s water system has been restored. But is the crisis really over? The city's mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba joins the show to discuss.

  • Pro Basketball Player Jeremy Lin on Anti-Asian Racism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pro Basketball Player Jeremy Lin on Anti-Asian Racism

    S2021 E3186 - 18m 18s

    Pro basketball player Jeremy Lin is best known for generating the craze “Linsanity” after he unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks in 2012. Just before Tuesday's deadly attack in Atlanta, Lin spoke with Michel Martin about racism in sports and why he's choosing to speak out.

  • The Largest Immigration Surge the U.S. Has Seen In 20 Years: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Largest Immigration Surge the U.S. Has Seen In 20 Years

    S2021 E3186 - 2m 53s

    The Biden administration faces the largest surge of migrants the U.S. has seen in 20 years, with border patrol apprehending nearly 100,000 asylum seekers in February, including around 10,000 unaccompanied minors. Elizabeth Neumann leads the Council on National Security and Immigration, which is making the case for bipartisan reform on this issue.

  • Is the AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is the AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe?

    S2021 E3185 - 1m 36s

    Doctors and scientists say there is no evidence of any link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots, while the head of the European Medicines Agency said today the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risk. To discuss our tendency to rush to cause-and-effect thinking, Christiane speaks with former WHO official Anthony Costello and renowned British statistician David Spiegelhalter.

  • Misogyny and the Need for Male Allies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Misogyny and the Need for Male Allies

    S2021 E3185 - 2m 54s

    A startling new report finds one in three women globally is subjected to physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime. To discuss this and the need for male allies in the campaign against misogyny and abuse, Christiane speaks with Mandu Reid, leader of the UK Women’s Equality Party, alongside Jackson Katz, an anti-sexism educator and co-founder of Mentors In Violence Prevention.

  • Rep. Jahana Hayes Talks Education Improvements, COVID-19: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rep. Jahana Hayes Talks Education Improvements, COVID-19

    S2021 E3185 - 17m 23s

    Connecticut Congresswoman Jahana Hayes has over 10 years of experience as a teacher and was named National Teacher of the Year by President Obama in 2016. She speaks with Michel Martin about the pandemic’s impact on education and how the American Rescue Plan will help teachers and their families get back on their feet.

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