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."
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on the GOP's Existential Crisis
S2021 E3157 - 2m 55s
The Republicans are in a highly divisive fight for the soul of their own party as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy refuses to strip a GOP congresswoman who embraced QAnon conspiracy theories of her committee assignments. Where does the Grand Old Party stand these days? Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joins Christiane to discuss his party's existential crisis.
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