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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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.
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May 28, 2021
S2021 E3238 - 55m 52s
Susan Glasser; Fintan O’Toole; Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kingsbury; John Green
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May 27, 2021
S2021 E3237 - 56m 5s
Marc Lipsitch; Ed Yong; Hala Alyan; Kev Marcus and Will Baptiste
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May 26, 2021
S2021 E3236 - 55m 56s
The EU has imposed new sanctions and cut aviation links to Belarus.
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May 25, 2021
S2021 E3235 - 55m 53s
Karen Bass; Matthew Chance; Tamara Alrifai; Bob Costas; Elizabeth Hinton
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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.
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May 21, 2021
S2021 E3233 - 55m 56s
Ben Wedeman; Yossi Klein Halevi; Mariam Barghouti; Daniel Kahneman; Dr. Monica Gandhi
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May 20, 2021
S2021 E3232 - 55m 50s
Is a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants on the horizon?
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May 19, 2021
S2021 E3231 - 55m 45s
Frans Timmermans; Dr. Ayoade Alakija; Randi Weingarten; Robert Ballard
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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.”
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May 17, 2021
S2021 E3229 - 55m 32s
Dennis Ross; Khaled Elgindy; Safwat al-Kahlout; Dr. Céline Gounder; Anna Sale
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May 14, 2021
S2021 E3228 - 56m 5s
Violence and unrest in Gaza continue to be reported.
Extras + Features
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Heather Cox Richardson: America Is Overdue For a Renewal
S2021 E3160 - 17m 26s
Conventional wisdom predicts Donald Trump won’t be convicted, but Heather Cox Richardson says: Not so fast. The historian and Boston College professor’s thoughtful daily digest, "Letters from an American," has become a hugely popular analysis of modern American politics. As she explains to Walter Isaacson, she believes simple math could help the Democrats win a conviction.
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Mark Harris Discusses His New Biography of Mike Nichols
S2021 E3160 - 2m 44s
The films and works of Mike Nichols have become era-defining cultural landmarks, from "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" to "Angels in America." Yet success wasn’t always assured for the young boy who fled the Nazis to find refuge in America. Author Mark Harris joins the show to discuss his new biography, which explores the extraordinary journey of Nichols from refugee to American cultural titan.
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Fmr. Sen. Bob Corker Analyzes Impeachment Possibilities
S2021 E3160 - 2m
As the second impeachment trial of former President Trump begins, the charge he faces is “incitement of insurrection” with reference to the January 6 Capitol riots. The defense argues that the trial is unconstitutional and that Trump's rhetoric was protected by the First Amendment. Bob Corker served as a Republican senator until 2019 and was an early Trump critic. He joins the show to discuss.
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Musician Judy Collins Is Restaging an Iconic Performance
S2021 E3159 - 2m 48s
Over the course of her 60 year career, Judy Collins has given concerts all over the globe with perhaps her most famous being her first solo appearance at The Town Hall in New York in 1964. Collins has now filmed a new concert from that same venue, which will be streamed later this week. She joins the show from her apartment to reflect on this latest step in her impressive career.
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How Nikki King Is Innovating Treatment For Opioid Addiction
S2021 E3159 - 17m 36s
Born in Kentucky, Nikki King saw firsthand the devastating impact of the opioid crisis and became determined to give those suffering from addiction a fighting chance. She moved to Indiana, where she established an innovative new addiction program that focuses on treatment and support rather than jail. She tells Hari Sreenivasan how this could serve as a model for other rural areas.
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Experts Discuss Vaccine Hesitancy and Rollout in Africa
S2021 E3159 - 2m 55s
South Africa paused its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due to a small study which suggests it offers minimal protection against mild and moderate cases of the so-called South Africa variant. To this situation and vaccine hesitancy in the region, Christiane speaks with UNICEF's Angus Thomson and Dr. Matshidiso Moet, the World Health Organization’s regional director for Africa.
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Nury Turkel on China's Muslim Uyghur Population
S2021 E3158 - 2m 53s
Nury Turkel was born into a re-education camp during China’s Cultural Revolution and is now a lawyer who has secured asylum for more than 100 Uyghur refugees. He also serves on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Turkel joins the show to shed light on the plight of the Uyghur people.
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Ibram Kendi and Keisha Blain on 400 Years of Black History
S2021 E3158 - 18m 15s
The new book "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019" aims to be a “choral history” of the United States. It features essays from such prominent Black voices as Angela Davis and Nikole Hannah-Jones. The book was co-edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, who speak with Michel Martin about what they hope to achieve with this project.
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Viggo Mortensen on the Inspiration Behind His New Film
S2021 E3158 - 2m 59s
In the new film "Falling," Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen turns his hand to directing in the very personal story of a father's strained relationship with his gay son, who cares for him as he loses his battle against dementia. Mortensen, who plays a lead role, also wrote, directed, and scored the film. He speaks with Christiane about this passion project.
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Sen. Bob Menendez on US Relations with Russia and China
S2021 E3158 - 2m 59s
Allies have welcomed President Biden's commitment to the international order, while the Kremlin scorned his words on Russia as aggressive. Biden also honed in on China, where there is a fair amount of consensus in Congress, particularly on human rights. Christiane discusses all this with Senator Bob Menendez, who in January ascended to chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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The Legacy of Murdered Journalist Kim Wall
S2021 E3157 - 2m 58s
A new HBO series focuses on the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who went missing after she boarded a homemade submarine in Copenhagen to interview its designer. After an exhaustive investigation, she was found to have been murdered. Writer and director Tobias Lindholm joins the show alongside Kim’s parents to discuss the series and Kim’s legacy.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin Breaks Down the GameStop Saga
S2021 E3157 - 16m 21s
The GameStop subversives rocked Wall Street and the whole investment world last week, as amateurs outwitted longtime professionals. Simply put: lots of hedge funds had bet against the struggling high street store, so when Reddit users shared tips and bought shares en masse, GameStop’s price rocketed up and set off a loss-making scramble among hedge funders. Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses this saga.
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