December 3, 2025
Fmr. U.S. Amb. to NATO Julianne Smith unpacks Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's meeting with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine peace. Jeremy Diamond brings us a report on the fate of Gaza's missing. Fmr. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert discusses Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) shares his plan to lower healthcare costs ahead of expiring enhanced premium tax credits.
Episodes
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December 3, 2025
S2025 E8046 - 55m 45s
Fmr. U.S. Amb. to NATO Julianne Smith unpacks Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's meeting with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine peace. Jeremy Diamond brings us a report on the fate of Gaza's missing. Fmr. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert discusses Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) shares his plan to lower healthcare costs ahead of expiring enhanced premium tax credits.
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December 2, 2025
S2025 E8045 - 55m 51s
The Wall Street Journal's Yaroslav Trofimov discusses Steve Witkoff's meeting with President Putin. Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov releases the third volume of his war diary. Steve Hartman discusses his project, photographing the rooms of children killed in school shootings. Father of a victim, Bryan Muehlberger, also joins. Iranian Women's Rights Activist Mahnaz Afkhami looks back on her work.
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December 1, 2025
S2025 E8044 - 55m 50s
Reporter Stephen Collinson unpacks the legality of strikes on alleged cartel vessels. Brian Winter discusses Trump's latest moves in South America. John Kerry dissects the admin.'s unconventional approach to diplomacy. Pastor Tim Johnson discusses his "Fatherless No More" initiative. Writer Andrew Rice investigates the steep decline in U.S. student achievement.
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November 27, 2025
S2025 E8042 - 55m 43s
Former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns explains the road ahead for U.S.-China relations. Director Benny Safdie discusses his new solo film "The Smashing Machine," starring Dwayne Johnson. Author Trymaine Lee explains in his new book, "A Thousand Ways to Die," how reporting on traumatic gun violence and systemic racism takes a toll on the body and mind.
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November 26, 2025
S2025 E8041 - 55m 39s
Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discusses the possibility of a peace deal for
Ukraine. Lesley Manville and Mark Strong share what it's like to take "Oedipus" to the Broadway stage. Renowned country singer Kenny Chesney bares it all in his new memoir "Heart Life Music." -
November 25, 2025
S2025 E8040 - 55m 50s
Reporter Stephen Collinson unpacks the dismissal of cases against James Comey and Letitia James. USAID's fmr. Head of Global Health and filmmaker Tom Jennings discuss their new documentary on the impact of aid cuts "Rovina's Choice." Susan Choi discusses her new book "Flashlight." Drug historian David Herzberg challenges Trump's approach to curbing fentanyl in the U.S.
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November 28, 2025
S2025 E8043 - 55m 45s
Former CNN President Tom Johnson discusses the changing media landscape and his new book “Driven.” Painter Adam Cvijanovic showcases his latest work that highlights the stories of New York’s immigrants. Historian Fara Dabhoiwala answers the question “What is free speech?” in his new book.
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November 24, 2025
S2025 E8039 - 55m 50s
Matthew Chance reports on progress towards a peace plan between Russia and Ukraine. Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of the Kyiv School of Economics, gives insight into the corruption scandal Pres. Zelensky is facing at home. LA Times' Nabih Bulos reports on Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Filmmaker Jimmy Chin follows war photographer Lynsey Addario as she navigates danger and motherhood.
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November 21, 2025
S2025 E8038 - 55m 50s
Carl Bildt and Christopher Hill reflect on the challenges of reaching the 1995 Dayton Agreement, which brought an end to brutal fighting in Bosnia. Actress Tilda Swinton talks about her journey in the arts in her new book "Ongoing." Sports journalist Joon Lee discusses the dangers of the sports world's embrace of betting and gambling.
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November 20, 2025
S2025 E8037 - 55m 45s
Journalist Nic Robertson reports on the latest from Israel as violence flares up in Gaza and the West Bank. Israeli comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi discusses the work of pursuing peace between Israeli's and Palestinians. Journalist Jelani Cobb tackles themes ranging from police violence to populist movements in his new book "Three or More Is a Riot."
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November 19, 2025
S2025 E8036 - 55m 50s
South Africa's Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola previews the G20 summit. Fred Pleitgen speaks exclusively to Iran's former foreign minister on U.S.-Iran nuclear tensions. Rev. Alex Santora discusses Pope Leo's message for America amidst mass immigration raids. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert reflects on her career covering the Earth in her new book "Life on a Little-Known Planet."
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November 18, 2025
S2025 E8035 - 55m 50s
Professor Bernard Haykel discusses Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince MBS's visit to the White House. Steffano Pozzebon reports on the latest in rising tensions between the US and Venezuela. Former NSC official Juan Gonzalez weighs in on Venezuela. A new doc explores the killing of a Florida mother of four over a neighborhood dispute. Director Geeta Gandbhir and Pamela Dias, the victim's mother, discuss.
Extras + Features
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Stacey Abrams: “We Are in the Midst of an Authoritarian Regime”
S2025 E7311 - 17m 42s
Stacey Abrams, former Democratic Party leader in the Georgia House of Representatives, says autocracy is on the rise in the U.S., with key indicators including the curtailing of the press, mass firings of civil servants and the use of the military against American citizens. Abrams joins the show to lay out what she says is happening right now in America, and what might be done to stop it.
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RFK Jr. Cuts $500M in mRNA Research. “It’s a Disaster,” Says Epidemiologist
S2025 E7309 - 18m 58s
Dr. Michael Osterholm is the founding director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Osterholm's new book, "The Big One," examines the global pandemic and how to prepare for the next one. He joins the show to tell us why the Health Secretary's latest moves could be disastrous.
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How the U.S. Can Adapt to Declining Global Influence
S2025 E7308 - 17m 53s
The leaders at this week's China summit pledged a new global world order, out from under U.S. dominance. Emma Ashford, in her new book "First Among Equals," offers suggestions for the U.S. government as it navigates this shift. The author joins the show.
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Robert Reich on Abuse of Power in U.S. Politics: “Trump Is Bully of Bullies”
S2025 E7307 - 18m 20s
The U.S. has undergone a multitude of dramatic shifts since President Trump's return to the White House, Former Clinton Secretary of Labor Robert Reich says this is the result of a series of economic and political choices made by the U.S. over the past 50 years - all detailed in Reich's recent memoir "Coming Up Short." The author joins Walter Isaacson to explain.
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Bill Browder: Putin Has “No Intention of Negotiating” Ahead of Trump Summit
S2025 E7295 - 18m
With all eyes fixed on the U.S.-Russia talks in Alaska, Trump is managing expectations while also raising the possibility of a second meeting to include Zelensky. Bill Browder, who was deported from Russia in 2005, is the CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and the Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign. Browder speaks to Walter Isaacson about the significance of the summit.
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State Rep. James Talarico on Why He Fled Texas to Fight Gerrymandering
S2025 E7294 - 17m 59s
In Texas, a new redistricting plan backed by Republicans is causing a political standoff. Critics accuse the GOP of a partisan power grab as they look to gerrymander the voting map to secure more safe seats ahead of the next congressional election – so say the Democrats, many of whom have left the state in an attempt to stall the proposal. State Rep. James Talarico joins Michel Martin to explain.
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D.C. Councilmember on Trump’s Crackdown: “Not the Appropriate Response”
S2025 E7293 - 18m 24s
National Guard troops have been deployed to Washington, D.C. to curb what Pres. Trump says is "out of control" crime. However, official statistics show crime numbers in the District are falling. While some support the deployment, others question its legality. City Councilmember Brooke Pinto is the youngest member in D.C. Council's history. Pinto joins the show to respond to the move.
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How Pres. Trump Is Using Project 2025 to Reshape America
S2025 E7292 - 18m 12s
At almost 1000 pages long, Project 2025 is an ambitious, and controversial, right-wing blueprint for transforming executive power. Just over 200 days into Trump's second term, one online tracker says the agenda is nearly halfway through completion. Journalist David Graham joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what this means for average Americans, and for American foreign policy.
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What USAID Cuts Mean in Sudan: People Will Starve, Says Journalist
S2025 E7291 - 18m 39s
In Sudan, civilians are bearing the brunt of the country's brutal conflict. The World Food Programme is now warning of starvation in the besieged city of Al-Fashir in North Darfur. Journalists Anne Applebaum and Lynsey Addario witnessed the immense suffering firsthand. They join the show to discuss what the U.N. is calling the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
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Why Trump Is Winning Over Nonwhite Voters
S2025 E7289 - 17m 15s
The 2024 election showed that Black, Latino and Asian American voters are increasingly turning to Trump — a trend that has been puzzling to experts. A Yale professor may have an answer to the growing racial diversity of the Republican Party. Daniel Martinez HoSang joins Michel Martin to explain the politics of the multiracial right.
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Federal Immigration Judges Who Were Fired From the DOJ Speak Out
S2025 E7288 - 17m 55s
In the United States, the apparent politicization of immigration courts is setting off alarm bells. Former federal judges George Pappas and Jennifer Peyton join the show to speak about their sudden dismissals by the Trump administration and what action they are taking.
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How the Atomic Bomb Redefined Geopolitics — 80 Years On
S2025 E7287 - 18m 30s
This week marks 80 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki — killing an estimated 200,000 people. Historian Garrett Graff's new book "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky" draws on hundreds of first-hand accounts to present an oral history of the bombings. He joins Walter to discuss the scientific, political and deeply personal implications of the beginning of the Atomic Age.
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