May 14, 2024
Georgia's parliament passes a controversial bill which critics say mirrors a law used in Russia to crack down on opposition. Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili joins the show. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk joins from Kyiv. The Washington Post's David Herszenhorn on Putin's Russia. Writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan on "A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine."
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September 16, 2021
S2021 E4056 - 55m 57s
Angela Povilaitis; Georgia Wells; Tristan Harris; Leopoldo López; George Will
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September 15, 2021
S2021 E4055 - 55m 57s
Dr. Hans Kluge discusses waning vaccine uptake in Europe. Global Witness CEO Mike Davis and Mexican climate activist Margarita Campuzano assess the state of the climate crisis. Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt tells Michel Martin how Democrats should seize this political moment.
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September 10, 2021
S2021 E4052 - 55m 58s
Fmr. Afghan Ambassador to the United States Roya Rahmani, foreign policy expert Lawrence Wilkerson, and retired FDNY Assistant Chief Joe Pfeifer each reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
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September 9, 2021
S2021 E4051 - 55m 57s
Anand Gopal; Daniel Bogado; Spencer Ackerman; Sandra Cisernos
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September 8, 2021
S2021 E4050 - 55m 56s
Chris Murphy; Kori Schake; Ali Soufan; Nick Mohammed
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September 7, 2021
S2021 E4049 - 55m 32s
Former CA Gov. Jerry Brown discusses the climate crisis. Desmond Shum discusses his new book “Red Roulette.” Legal expert Dahlia Lithwick analyzes last week's Supreme Court ruling in Texas.
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September 3, 2021
S2021 E4047 - 55m 18s
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September 2, 2021
S2021 E4046 - 55m 57s
Shefali Luthra; Craig Whitlock; Gen. David Petraeus; Ady Barkan
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September 1, 2021
S2021 E4045 - 55m 38s
Former U.S. military adviser Sarah Chayes discusses the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan. Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi explains what's at stake in Pakistan if Afghanistan descends into chaos. Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant discusses the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant first seen in Colombia. Author and former U.S. marine Elliot Ackerman joins the program.
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August 30, 2021
S2021 E4043 - 55m 22s
Chokwe Antar Lumumba; Mike Rogers; Mark Hetfield; Ahmad Sarmast and Zarifa Adiba
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August 20, 2021
S2021 E4037 - 55m 7s
How could the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan have been handled differently? John Sopko and General Joseph L. Votel (Ret.) weigh in. Plus: “When the Stars Begin to Fall” author Theodore R. Johnson explains why structural racism is an existential threat to the idea of America.
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August 27, 2021
S2021 E4042 - 55m 31s
Tom Kean; Amna Guellali; Aly Raisman; Russell Moore
Extras + Features
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How The Pandemic Challenged Child Development
S2021 E3239 - 15m 59s
The pandemic has hit children in ways we may not yet be able to quantify. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy studies these issues in her work.
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Russia's Crackdown on Free Speech
S2021 E3239 - 2m 58s
In Belarus, the editor-in-chief of a local news website was detained over the weekend while Russia cracks down on free speech. Journalists Alexey Kovalev and Hanna Liubakova share the latest.
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An Extra Life? Doubling Humanity’s Life Expectancy
S2021 E3239 - 4m 25s
Steven Johnson shares how through scientific advances, humans have gifted ourselves an extra life.
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"Olso" Describes Bid For Lasting Israeli-Palestinian Peace
S2021 E3238 - 2m 59s
History shows us that seemingly insurmountable obstacles can sometimes be overcome, and a new film offers a timely reminder of that. The hit play "Oslo" dramatized the genesis of the Oslo Peace Accords, which brought Israelis and Palestinians together in a bid for lasting peace. The play has now been adapted into a film.
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The New York Times Opinion Editor on Cancel Culture
S2021 E3238 - 15m 58s
Kathleen Kingsbury is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and this year took over as opinion editor for The New York Times. She speaks with Walter Isaacson about the modernization of opinion pieces in the digital age and how she decides what to print.
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John Green on Everything From Sunsets to Diet Dr. Pepper
S2021 E3238 - 2m 42s
You probably know John Green as the author of bestselling young adult novels like "The Fault in Our Stars," which was turned into a hit film. Also a prolific podcaster, Green has now adapted his podcast "The Anthropocene Reviewed" into a book of essays of the same name, covering everything from sunsets to Diet Dr Pepper to CNN – and ranking them all on a five-star scale.
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150+ Government Agencies Hit in Cyber Attack
S2021 E3238 - 2m 13s
More than 150 government agencies, think tanks and other organizations have been hit in a global cyberattack. According to Microsoft, the culprits are the same Russian-backed group that hacked U.S. federal agencies in the SolarWinds data breach last year. So far, the Kremlin says it has no information on the attack. Journalists Susan Glasser and Fintan O’Toole join the show to discuss.
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Where Did COVID-19 Originate? Questions Arise Again
S2021 E3237 - 2m 11s
A U.S. intelligence report revealed that several researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019. President Biden is now requesting a report into the origins of the virus, and Marc Lipsitch is one of a group of scientists calling for a thorough investigation.
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Writer Ed Yong Looks At "The Pandemic's Mental Wounds"
S2021 E3237 - 2m 24s
Turning from the origins of the virus to the road ahead, one important question is: How will we emerge from the pandemic? Ed Yong has been chronicling COVID-19 extensively for The Atlantic, and in a recent piece he looks at “the pandemic’s mental wounds” and adds, “Things are getting better, so why don’t they feel better?”
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Psychologist Hala Alyan: How Trauma Impacts Palestinians
S2021 E3237 - 18m
Hala Alyan is a Palestinian-American writer and clinical psychologist who writes about the impact of generational trauma. She speaks with Michel Martin about how her experience as a Palestinian abroad has inspired her work.
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Black Violin Gives a Performance
S2021 E3237 - 2m 33s
If you ever wondered what might happen if Bach met Biggie Smalls, let us introduce you to the Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin. A classical/hip hop hybrid, they began their musical journey in the classroom, experimenting and pushing the boundaries of genre. Their mission: smashing stereotypes and assumptions about race through their art. They join the show to discuss and to perform.
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An Analysis of The Secret Service
S2021 E3236 - 2m 30s
Over the years, the Secret Service has been plagued by scandals and embarrassing missteps. Investigative journalist Carol Leonnig uncovers them in her book "Zero Fail." She joins the show to reveal what she found.
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