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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June 23, 2021
S2021 E3256 - 55m 55s
The first case of AIDS was reported 40 years ago this month. Since then, millions of people all over the world have lost their lives to the virus.
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June 22, 2021
S2021 E3255 - 55m 37s
Andrey Kelin; Brian Lehrer and Christine Quinn; George Will
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June 21, 2021
S2021 E3254 - 55m 31s
Iran has elected its most hardline leader since the Islamic revolution 43 years ago.
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June 17, 2021
S2021 E3252 - 55m 34s
Sunday is World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the world.
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June 16, 2021
S2021 E3251 - 55m 53s
Richard Haass; Nina Khrushcheva; George Packer; Salman Rushdie
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June 15, 2021
S2021 E3250 - 55m 38s
Abbas Milani; Alice Waters; Mack Beggs and Nancy Beggs; Angélique Kidjo
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June 14, 2021
S2021 E3249 - 55m 58s
President Biden took part in his first NATO summit today as Commander in Chief.
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June 11, 2021
S2021 E3248 - 55m 49s
Businesses are welcoming employees back to the office.
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June 10, 2021
S2021 E3247 - 55m 49s
Tom McTague and Mark Landler; Bianca Jagger; Bill Bratton; Jamie Metzl
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June 7. 2021
S2021 E3244 - 55m 38s
Border encounters reached a two decade high in April, according to the US Customs and Border Protection, and nearly half were from Central America.
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June 4, 2021
S2021 E3243 - 55m 36s
Linda Thomas-Greenfield; Wu’er Kaixi and Finn Lau; Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
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June 3, 2021
S2021 E3242 - 55m 34s
Health ministers from the wealthiest countries are meeting today in Oxford to address vaccine inequality.
Extras + Features
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Salesforce CEO Talks Vaccines, Taxing the Rich and More
S2021 E3184 - 18m 24s
More than a fifth of Americans have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, with over two million people vaccinated each day. But getting all those shots into all those arms is a massive logistical challenge, and now Salesforce is using its vast computing resources to help health agencies around the world track vaccinations. CEO Marc Benioff discusses this endeavor with Hari Sreenivasan.
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COVID-19 Ravages Brazil
S2021 E3184 - 2m 8s
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing total calamity, with the country's death toll at over 275,000 and nearly all ICUs at peak capacity. Luiz Henrique Mandetta was Brazil's health minister until he was fired by Bolsonaro at the height of the country's first wave. He joins the show from Sao Paulo to discuss how it all went so wrong, and where Brazil goes from here.
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Filmmakers Reflect on 10 Years of War in Syria
S2021 E3184 - 2m 46s
10 years ago today, the war in Syria erupted and calamity followed. As the world stood by and watched, the country faced a brutal crackdown under Bashar Al-Assad, a flourishing of extreme Islamic terrorists across the region, and foreign powers entering the fight to prop up Syria’s dictator. Filmmakers Waad Al-Kateab and Gianfranco Rosi join the program to reflect on the past decade of turmoil.
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An Organization That Provides Legal Training for Inmates
S2021 E3183 - 2m 59s
Alexander McLean is an attorney and founder of Justice Defenders, a group which aims to provide legal training for inmates and guards in multiple different countries so that they can defend themselves within often unequal justice systems. He joins the show to explain their incredible results, alongside Jane Manyonge, currently an inmate in a Kenyan prison for women and now a trained paralegal.
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The Impact of President Biden's Sweeping Relief Package
S2021 E3183 - 2m 58s
Starting Monday, President Biden will travel the nation in the wake of signing into law a historic sweeping relief package. It amounts to almost $2 trillion in the form of direct payments, investments in public health, schools, and pensions – and some estimate it could slash America’s poverty rate by a third and halve the number of poor children.
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Hidden Brain Host Explains Why We Lie to Ourselves Every Day
S2021 E3183 - 17m 47s
Shankar Vedantam, host of the popular podcast “Hidden Brain,” has been reporting on human behavior for decades, and he says that buying into false beliefs can actually be a good thing – sometimes. He joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain why self-delusion can be a helpful tool to get us through the hard parts of life.
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Myanmar Ambassador to UN: "We All Feel Helpless"
S2021 E3182 - 2m 43s
The U.N. is ringing alarm bells on Myanmar, as their special rapporteur for human rights says the junta’s brutal crackdown on peaceful protests are likely crimes against humanity. Indeed, the country’s own ambassador to the U.N. recently made an emotional speech against the military coup, asking the international community to provide security. He joins the program to explain why he's speaking out.
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"The White Tiger” Producer on Caste, Class and Globalization
S2021 E3182 - 16m 43s
The BAFTA-nominated film "The White Tiger" tells the story of Balram, a poor but shrewd young driver in India battling against the country’s caste system. It’s based on the 2008 Booker Prize-winning novel by Aravind Adiga, and the producer Mukul Deora speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about this project that was a decade in the making.
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UN Security Council Condemns Violence in Myanmar
S2021 E3182 - 2m 9s
A unanimous UN Security Council statement has been issued condemning the violence – a notable diplomatic achievement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, who ensured China, Russia, India and Vietnam were all on board. What more can the international community do to stop the violence and restore democracy to Myanmar? Ambassador Woodward joins the program to discuss.
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The Inspiration Behind the BAFTA-Nominated Film “The Father”
S2021 E3182 - 2m 41s
The film "The Father" is racking up nominations this awards season. Adapted from the international hit play, the film pulls off the feat of bringing the audience inside the head of its aging protagonist, played by Anthony Hopkins, as dementia strips away his ability to process the world around him. Writer and director Florian Zeller joins the program to discuss his inspiration.
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The Fight For Voting Rights in Georgia
S2021 E3181 - 18m 10s
Voting rights are still under fire, with bills restricting access to the ballot working their way through legislatures in more than 40 states, including Georgia. Activist Nse Ufot is working to change that, as CEO of The New Georgia Project, a non-partisan group that register voters. She speaks with Michel Martin about why so many of these bills are about race and class.
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How the Biden Administration Will Approach Foreign Relations
S2021 E3181 - 2m 47s
Next week sees the first international travel for President Biden’s cabinet officials since his inauguration, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin fly to Japan and South Korea. What is the U.S. strategy here? Department of Defense spokesperson John Kirby joins Christiane from the Pentagon.
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