May 17, 2024
Correspondent Nic Robertson reports on the IDF announcement that the Israeli army found the bodies of three hostages in Gaza. The New York Times Magazine's Ronen Bergman discusses their investigation into settler violence in the West Bank. Bestselling author Kristin Hannah tells the story of female nurses in the Vietnam War in her book "The Women."
Episodes
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August 5, 2021
S2021 E4026 - 55m 57s
Ret. Lt Col. Alexander Vindman; James Brainard; Dr. Adam Hampshire
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August 2, 2021
S2021 E4023 - 55m 25s
French member of European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau discusses her country's current approach to the pandemic. New York Times columnist Ezra Klein discusses vaccine hesitancy. CIDRAP director Michael Osterholm discusses the science behind the Delta variant. CNN correspondent Selina Wang gives an update from the Olympics.
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July 30, 2021
S2021 E4022 - 55m 45s
Dr. Reed Tuckson analyzes recent news from the CDC and vaccine disparities between racial groups in the U.S. Saad Mohseni discusses the situation in Afghanistan. Roy Weathers and John Miller explain the goal behind their new initiative, CEO Action for Racial Equity. Rodrigo Garcia discusses his new memoir "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes.
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July 29, 2021
S2021 E4021 - 55m 44s
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya; Alexey Kovalev; Colleen Hacker; Michelle Fiscus; Jason Martin
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July 18, 2021
S2021 E4018 - 55m 57s
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and Jeremy Farrar discuss global vaccine distribution. Jeremy Farrar and Robin Rue Simmons discuss the efforts for reparations for the Black community. Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel discuss their new book "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination."
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July 23, 2021
S2021 E4017 - 55m 55s
Selina Wang; Briana Scurry; Julia Gillard; Poorna Jagannathan
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July 22, 2021
S2021 E4016 - 55m 57s
Richard Ben-Veniste; Anne Applebaum; Julie Brown; Jens Stoltenberg; Ursula Burns
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July 21, 2021
S2021 E4015 - 55m 40s
John Kerry; Katharine Wilkinson; Larry Madowo; Rep. James Talarico
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July 20, 2021
S2021 E4014 - 55m 56s
The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser broke the story of Former President Trump and General Mark Milley's clash on Iran and joins the show to discuss what she found.
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July 16, 2021
S2021 E4012 - 56m 5s
Ben Wedeman reports on unrest in the Middle East. Bereaved Israeli mother Robi Damelin and bereaved Palestinian father Bassam Aramin reflect on the conflict between their two countries. Actor Matthew McConaughey discusses his new memoir. Author Jory Fleming discusses his new book “How to Be Human: An Autistic Man’s Guide to Life.”
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July 15, 2021
S2021 E4011 - 55m 46s
Ambassador Cui Tiankai discusses U.S.-China relations. The Wall Street Journal's Africa Bureau Chief Joe Parkinson discusses his new book "Bring Back Our Girls."
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July 14, 2021
S2021 E4010 - 56m 5s
VICE's Paola Ramos discusses her reporting on Migration. Former Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa discusses the country's first election in fifteen years. Philip Atiba Goff and Tracie Keesee discuss police reform and institutional racism.
Extras + Features
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Kate Bowler: Lessons Learned Living With Incurable Cancer
S2021 E4068 - 16m 30s
Duke Professor Kate Bowler’s relationship with God was put to the test when she was diagnosed with stage four cancer at the age of 35. Now the bestselling author is out with a new memoir, "No Cure for Being Human," in which she confronts what she calls the absurdity of the self-help industry and encourages us to find comfort instead in our limitations. She speaks with Michel Martin about all this.
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Jonathan Franzen's New Book
S2021 E4068 - 2m 57s
The release of a new Jonathan Franzen novel has come to be something of an event in the literary world. His new book "Crossroads," set in 1971, tells the story of the Hildebrandt family as it struggles with morality, faith, and family bonds. The novel has received enthusiastic reviews. Franzen joins the show from California to discuss his approach to the art of fiction writing.
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The Findings of the Pandora Papers
S2021 E4068 - 3m
The Pandora Papers have uncovered a Who’s Who of billionaires, celebrities and public officials engaged in illegal and unethical activities that run contrary to their public pronouncements. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists led the multinational investigation and its director joins the show to reveal what they found, how they pulled it off and why it matters.
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Crunch Time in Washington
S2021 E4067 - 2m 51s
At stake in Washington are two bills that would dramatically reshape American life: a bipartisan infrastructure package on roads, bridges and internet access and a second that includes universal Pre-K and paid family leave. Negotiations are ongoing, with the outcome still unclear. To discuss, Bianna speaks with a past Bernie Sanders campaign manager and former Senator Heidi Heitkamp.
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"The Sopranos" Creator Discusses New Show
S2021 E4067 - 1m 50s
After "The Sopranos" gave us one of the most controversial endings in TV history, series creator David Chase is going back to the show's beginnings. "The Many Saints of Newark" is a prequel to the hit series, looking at how Tony Soprano became Tony Soprano. "Sopranos" creator David Chase joins the show to discuss.
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Violence Against Women: A Demand for Change
S2021 E4067 - 2m 39s
Sarah Everard was walking home in London last March when she was kidnapped, brutally raped and murdered by a police officer. Similar cases from around the world are sounding the alarm for racial and social justice. Here to discuss are Jamie Klingler, co-founder of the grassroots campaign Reclaim These Streets, and Yogita Bhayana, who leads the group People Against Rapes In India.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to NBA Players: Get Vaxxed or Get Out
S2021 E4067 - 12m 52s
The new NBA season is here and with it, a debate on vaccine hesitancy. 90% of players returning to the court are vaccinated, but some high-profile skeptics are refusing inoculation. With no vaccine mandate this season, some are wondering how much influence these anti-vax voices have behind the scenes. Hall of Fame legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is calling out these players’ no-harm, no-foul approach.
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"Sex Education" Creator Talks Season 3
S2021 E4066 - 2m 49s
The hit Netflix comedy Sex Education finds laughs and drama in all manner of human intimacy and its third season just released. The show, set in a British high school, takes a deep and nuanced look at shame, empowerment, desire, and identity. Its creator is Laurie Nunn and she joins the show from Wales.
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European Commission VP on Migrant Crisis on Belarus Border
S2021 E4066 - 2m 39s
Some of the world’s most vulnerable people are paying the price in a bust-up between the European Union and Belarus. Migrants are reportedly being “weaponized” by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko as retaliation against EU sanctions. It’s led to a sharp and deadly rise in migrant crossings into Poland, Latvia and Lithuania over the summer. MMargaritis Schinas joins the program to discuss.
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Max Chafkin Talks New Peter Thiel Biography "The Contrarian"
S2021 E4066 - 17m 55s
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel had a hand in the success of many of the most profitable tech companies around today, from Facebook to SpaceX. He’s also on a quest to live forever, investing millions in life extension research. Max Chafkin’s new biography lays bare all this and more, and he speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the man behind the money.
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The Atlantic's Ed Yong on Why the U.S. Bungled the Pandemic
S2021 E4066 - 2m
For the first time since June, the number of projected COVID-19 deaths is dropping in the U.S. This as the CDC predicts hospitalizations will also decrease – but there’s no time to rest, according to Ed Yong, science and health writer for The Atlantic. He warns in his latest piece that “we’re already barreling toward the next pandemic,” and the time to prepare for it is now.
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Colson Whitehead on "Harlem Shuffle"
S2021 E4065 - 2m 59s
Colson Whitehead is renowned for such novels as "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys." Critics are now praising his new book, "Harlem Shuffle" -- the tale of a furniture salesman contending with heists and double crosses in 1960s New York. Whitehead has twice been honored with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction -- for consecutive novels -- and joins the show from New York.
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