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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May 13, 2021
S2021 E3227 - 55m 43s
Noura Erakat; Vladimir Chizhov; Francis Rooney; Jamal Simmons
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May 12, 2021
S2021 E3226 - 55m 50s
More than 40 people have been killed since the beginning of Columbian anti-government protests. Police brutality in Columbia continues to escalate and neighboring countries look for answers.
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May 11, 2021
S2021 E3225 - 56m 5s
Aaron David Miller; Marwan Muasher; Ana Porzecanski; Niall Ferguson
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May 10, 2021
S2021 E3224 - 55m 36s
Tensions mounting in the middle east and Americans pandemic diets are questioned.
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May 7, 2021
S2021 E3223 - 56m 4s
A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Are Americans ready this time?
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May 5, 2021
S2021 E3221 - 55m 35s
Christiane speaks with South African Foreign Minister Nalendi Pandor about what's ahead in Africa's fight against COVID. Kara Swisher discusses the upholding of President Trump's ban from Facebook. Cindy McCain remembers her late husband in a new book, "Stronger: Courage, Hope & Humor in My Life with John McCain." Barkha Dutt talks India's systemic failure in dealing with the pandemic.
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May 4 2021
S2021 E3220 - 55m 48s
America’s vaccine rollout has seen more than half of adults get their first shots, but vaccine hesitancy remains an issue, especially among Republicans. So can anything change those minds?
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May 3, 2021
S2021 E3219 - 55m 32s
Amy Klobuchar; Rana Ayyub; Amanda Bennett; Malcolm Gladwell
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Author Isabel Allende's Feminist Journey
S2021 E3178 - 2m 12s
Author Isabel Allende had to flee her homeland following the U.S.-backed coup in Chile in 1973. Today the author is famed for such novels as "The House of the Spirits" and her touching, nonfiction-like "Paula." Restless and imaginative as ever, Allende is now ready to release "The Soul of a Woman," a memoir of her feminist journey.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar on Security at the U.S. Capitol
S2021 E3177 - 3m 12s
Security has been stepped up outside the U.S. Capitol today, after intelligence revealed that a militia group might be plotting to breach the building yet again. The threat appears to be inspired by a false statement planted by QAnon that former President Trump will be re-inaugurated today. To discuss this and the Democrats’ legislative agenda, Christiane speaks with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
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How to Fight Institutional Racism in Our Health Care System
S2021 E3177 - 18m 24s
A new campaign out today on YouTube aims to remedy the fact that the Black community is both hardest hit by COVID-19 and least likely to get vaccinated. “The Conversation: Between Us, About Us” is a series featuring Black doctors, nurses and scientists providing credible information about the vaccine. Dr. Rhea Boyd co-developed the series, while Dr. Joia Crear-Perry is one of the doctors featured.
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Actress Mara Wilson on How Hollywood Treat Child Stars
S2021 E3177 - 2m 51s
We recently discussed the New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” which exposed Spears' exploitation at the hands of media outlets. It’s an experience familiar to other female child stars – including Mara Wilson, a familiar face from 90s hits like “Matilda” and “Mrs. Doubtfire." The documentary prompted Wilson to write about her own experience.
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The True Story Behind "Judas and the Black Messiah"
S2021 E3176 - 2m 35s
The film "Judas and the Black Messiah" tells the true story of how the FBI persuaded an informant to betray the 21-year-old Black Panther Fred Hampton, ultimately leading to his murder in a deadly police raid. To discuss the film and its timely relevance, Christiane speaks with director Shaka King and actress Dominique Fishback, who portrays Hampton’s girlfriend Deborah Johnson.
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Karla Cornejo Villavicencia on "The Undocumented Americans"
S2021 E3176 - 16m 44s
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio was just 18 months old when her parents left her behind in Ecuador to move to the U.S. Although the family was reunited a few years later, Karla still lives with the consequences of the move, and worries for other children who are without their parents. She joins Aarti Shahani to discuss her book "The Undocumented Americans."
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Experts Discuss the Future of Afghanistan
S2021 E3176 - 2m 58s
In the Syrian town of Kobani, an all-female Kurdish militia defeated ISIS in 2014. This story is at the heart of the New York Times bestseller "The Daughters of Kobani." The book's author, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, joins the show alongside retired General John Allen, who led the global coalition against ISIS and was commander of international security forces in Afghanistan.
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Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro
S2021 E3175 - 2m 58s
Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning period drama "The Remains of the Day" and his bestselling dystopian novel "Never Let Me Go." "Klara and the Sun" is his first novel since he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017. Christiane speaks with Ishiguro about his wife and daughter -- his toughest and most valued critics -- and about what it is to be hu
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Report: Possible Vaccine Breakthrough in Cuba
S2021 E3175 - 2m 54s
Though wracked by shortages of bread and even pain medication, Cuba is on the cusp of a scientific breakthrough with its Sovereign 2 COVID-19 vaccine. Correspondent Patrick Oppman brings us this special report.
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Scientific Innovations Coming Out of Cuba
S2021 E3175 - 2m 59s
Cuba’s remarkable achievement is now leading many to wonder what other medical advances it could share with the world. Candace Johnson is president and CEO of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. She has worked closely with Cuban scientists to bring their lung cancer vaccine to the U.S. for trials.
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Rep. Tim Ryan on the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package
S2021 E3175 - 17m 50s
A $1.9 trillion stimulus package to help those hit hardest by the pandemic has passed the House of Representatives, clearing the first hurdle toward this top priority of President Biden's. Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan was among those who voted in favor of the plan. He speaks with Michel about his role in investigating the Capitol riot and the challenges in getting the COVID relief bill passed.
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Nischelle Turner on the Golden Globes' Lack of Diversity
S2021 E3174 - 2m 46s
Sunday's Golden Globes winners included numerous women, such as Chloe Zhao -- the first woman to win as Best Director since Barbra Streisand in 1984, and the first Asian woman ever to win this award -- for her film "Nomadland." Still, the Globes faced withering criticism for the lack of diversity among their nominees and in their own ranks. Nischelle Turner joins the program to discuss.
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