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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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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