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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July 13, 2021
S2021 E4009 - 55m 39s
Narendra Taneja discusses the COVID crisis in India. Sen. Todd Young discusses politics and foreign relations. Kamilah Willingham and Soma Sara discuss the camapaign against sexism, misogyny, and sexual violence. Professor Cornel West explains why classics must remain in university curricula.
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July 12, 2021
S2021 E4008 - 55m 41s
Anthony Costello and David Spiegelhalter discuss European vaccine rollout. Mandu Reid and Jackson Katz explain how men can be allies allies in the campaign against misogyny. Rep. Jahana Hayes reflects on coronavirus’s impact on education.
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July 9, 2021
S2021 E4007 - 56m 4s
Jeremy Farrar discusses the state of the pandemic in the UK. WWII resistance spy Selma van de Perre discusses her new memoir “My Name Is Selma.” Freedom Rider Charles Person reflects on the Civil Rights Movement. Artist Maya Lin explains the inspiration behind her new exhibition in New York’s Madison Square Park.
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July 8, 2021
S2021 E4006 - 55m 44s
Donald De Lucca and Laura Coates discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin. Regina King and Kemp Powers discuss their new movie ““One Night in Miami…” Tax law professor Dorothy A. Brown talks about the racism present in tax policy.
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July 7, 2021
S2021 E4005 - 55m 32s
Sen. Amy Klobuchar discusses her new book “Antitrust." Rana Ayyub and Amanda Bennett discuss press freedom. Malcolm Gladwell discusses his book “The Bomber Mafia.”
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July 2, 2021
S2021 E4002 - 55m 25s
Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi reacts to yesterday’s verdict. Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo offers his opinion. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan talks future of country after Chauvin conviction. Political philosopher Danielle Allen relates ancient Greek ethics to modern day police reform.
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July 1, 2021
S2021 E4001 - 56m 4s
Experts reflect on the life and legacy of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
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June 30, 2021
S2021 E3261 - 55m 43s
Former Homeland Security official Elizabeth Neumann discusses immigration reform. John Hume Jr. and Martin Luther King III reflect on the peace movement and their fathers’ legacies. In a conversation recorded before Tuesday’s events in Atlanta, pro basketball player Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin explains why he chose to speak out after being called “coronavirus” by a fellow player on the court.
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June 29, 2021
S2021 E3260 - 55m 49s
Former Ambassador Bill Taylor discusses foreign relations. Clinical psychologist Christine Runyon discusses what post-vaccine "normalcy" will look like. Actor and activist George Takei speaks out against the rise in anti-Asian violence and hate crimes.
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June 28, 2021
S2021 E3259 - 55m 55s
Walter Isaacson discusses CRISPR and “The Code Breaker.” Plus, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby explains how the Biden administration will approach tensions with China and Taiwan. And Nse Ufot, CEO of The New Georgia Project, explains how she’s working to make voting easier and more accessible.
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June 25, 2021
S2021 E3258 - 55m 52s
The Biden administration aims to confront homegrown racism and bigotry. Award-winning historian Kathleen Belew speaks with Michel Martin about American violence and how to combat it.
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June 24, 2021
S2021 E3257 - 55m 44s
Susan Lund; Samantha Stark; John Allen; Abigail Disney
Extras + Features
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The Significance of Social Media Banning Trump
S2021 E3139 - 2m 57s
The social media platforms that provided the megaphone for President Trump are now taking action by blocking the president – which raises another issue. What is the appropriate role of unelected business organizations in politics and free speech? Where’s the bar for hate speech, or incitement? And how effective can a ban be? No journalist is better plugged into this world than Kara Swisher.
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Montana Senator Jon Tester: It Was Absolutely a Coup Attempt
S2021 E3139 - 17m 54s
Senator Jon Tester of Montana was in his office, just a stone’s throw from the Capitol, when rioters attacked, and he calls Wednesday’s event “a terrorist act.” Aside from being a third-term lawmaker, Tester is the Senate’s only working farmer – a job that gives him a unique perspective on how Democrats might appeal to rural America. He joins Walter Isaacson.
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A Rare Interview with Afghanistan's President and First Lady
S2021 E3138 - 2m 37s
One of the biggest issues being inherited by President-elect Biden is Afghanistan -- the site of America’s longest war. Just hours before the assault on the U.S. Capitol, Afghanistan’s president and first lady joined Christiane for an exclusive interview about the war, peace talks, coronavirus, and what relations with America will look like under President Biden.
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Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson Reacts to Wednesday's Riot
S2021 E3138 - 17m 32s
Following Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Lincoln Project is joining calls for President Trump to resign or be removed from office. Its co-founder Rick Wilson calls the violence “sedition and insurrection,” and speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about what’s at stake.
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Fiona Hill: "We've Got To Pull the Country Back Together"
S2021 E3138 - 2m 48s
In the waning days of the Trump administration, Cabinet members are resigning, prosecutors are exploring possible charges, and the House is moving quickly on impeachment. Fiona Hill served on President Trump’s National Security Council and understands well the battle for truth against alternative facts and delusions.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy: “I Think the President Should Be Worried”
S2021 E3137 - 17m 41s
In the midst of the debates surrounding the certification of Biden’s win, U.S. lawmakers were forced to flee their respective chambers as the mob closed in. Among them was Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about what happened when white supremacists, anarchists and anti-Semites stormed the Capitol, and what should be done about President Trump now.
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The Global Fallout of the U.S. Capitol Attack
S2021 E3137 - 2m 48s
To discuss the global fallout of yesterday's attack on the U.S. Capitol, Christiane speaks with Kim Darroch, who served as the UK’s Ambassador to the United States during much of President Trump’s term, and former member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake, who now specializes in cybersecurity at Stanford.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer on Yesterday's Violence at the Capitol
S2021 E3137 - 2m 34s
Following yesterday's attack on the U.S. Capitol, Congress has now certified Biden as victor in the presidential election. But two weeks remain in the Trump presidency, prompting calls for his removal via the 25th Amendment or impeachment. To discuss all this, Christiane speaks with the Democratic Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, who herself has been a target of lawless pro-Trump mobs.
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Nurse Discusses the Strain on LA Healthcare Workers
S2021 E3136 - 15m 37s
According to the Los Angeles County Director of Public Health, people in LA County are dying of COVID-19 at the rate of one every ten minutes. The total number of cases has doubled in just over a month, and health workers are now being asked to ration oxygen. Registered nurse Nerissa Black from Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital tells Hari Sreenivasan what she's seeing from the front lines.
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Paul Rosenzweig Reacts To Riot at US Capitol
S2021 E3136 - 2m 46s
Today, Congress was tasked with certifying the result of the presidential election -- a process that should have been a mere formality. Instead, thousands of armed pro-Trump demonstrators breached the barriers protecting the U.S. Capitol, calling for a halt to the certification. Paul Rosenzweig, a former high level official at the Department of Homeland Security, joins Christiane to discuss.
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Princeton Prof.: What Georgia Results Reveal About America
S2021 E3136 - 2m 54s
Eddie Glaude Jr. is a prominent academic on the African American experience and has closely documented systemic racism in America. He joins the show to speak about the Georgia election and what it says about the country.
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Atlanta Mayor on Georgia's Extraordinary Political Shift
S2021 E3136 - 2m 2s
Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock will make history as Georgia's first Black senator. In the state’s other senatorial race, Democrat Jon Ossoff is claiming victory against incumbent Senator David Purdue. To discuss this extraordinary political shift in the Peach State, Christiane speaks with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
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