April 26, 2024
Actor Michael Stuhlbarg and director Rupert Goold discuss their new Broadway play "Patriots" about the rise of Vladamir Putin. Michael Arceneaux reflects on his journey of overcoming societal barriers in his book "I Finally Bought Some Jordans.” From the archives: Anti-apartheid campaigners Andrew Mlangeni and Peter Hain reflect on the end of aparthied.
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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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Can the U.S. Make Good on its Climate Goals?
S2021 E4082 - 2m 46s
Senator Joe Manchin continues to block a significant part of Biden’s climate legislation. Upcoming are two important summits, where the U.S. will be expected to put forward bold climate commitments. Can the world’s second largest polluter make good on its climate goals? Christiane puts the question to climate expert Leah Stokes.
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Crackdown on Democracy in Nicaragua
S2021 E4081 - 2m 39s
Carlos Fernando Chamorro is one of Nicaragua’s foremost journalists and a member of a leading opposition family. His mother, Violetta Chamorro, defeated Daniel Ortega to become president in 1990, making her Latin America’s first elected female leader. Three of Chamorro's relatives were arrested in the latest Ortega crackdown. The journalist himself escaped to Costa Rica.
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Author Who Inspired “Maid” on Netflix on Surviving Abuse
S2021 E4081 - 17m 58s
A new Netflix show exposes the harsh realities of living below the poverty line in America. Based on Stephanie Land’s memoir, "Maid" follows a young mother’s fight to escape an abusive relationship. The series has attracted a huge audience. Land speaks with Michel Martin about her journey.
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A Mission to Rescue 500 Afghans
S2021 E4081 - 3m
One group of volunteers has launched a mission to rescue nearly 500 Afghan students, artists, and others, with support from the governments of Canada, Ecuador and Pakistan. These volunteers call themselves the Thirty Birds Foundation, and Abuzar and Simin Royesh helped lead the efforts. They both join the show from the U.S., where Simin is being processed for resettlement at a military base.
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Peter Marki-Zay: Hungary's Unexpected Opposition Candidate
S2021 E4080 - 2m 52s
Lukashenko’s antipathy towards migrants is shared by another European strongman, Hungary’s Viktor Orban. The increasingly autocratic prime minister has run the country for over a decade. Will his time soon be over? Engineer-turned-mayor Peter Marki-Zay believes so –- and wants to be the one to oust him. Marki-Zay pulled off a big victory this weekend, becoming the unexpected opposition candidate.
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GOP Colleagues “Accountable for Destruction of Democracy"
S2021 E4080 - 18m 9s
The investigation into the January 6 insurrection is heating up on Capitol Hill, where the House committee leading the investigation voted to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena. Committee member Adam Schiff is the author of a new book, "Midnight in Washington." He speaks with Michel Martin about why he believes the January attack fundamentally weakened the United States.
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#MeToo Founder Feared Movement Might Drift From Intent
S2021 E4080 - 2m 27s
The term “Me Too” went viral in 2017, but activist Tarana Burke had already been using it for a decade to help survivors – particularly young women of color – empower themselves and connect to others. For Burke, watching #MeToo go viral wasn’t necessarily a cause for celebration. Instead, she feared the movement might drift away from its original intent. Her new memoir documents all this and more.
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The Everyday Heroes of the Pandemic
S2021 E4079 - 2m 44s
A new Netflix documentary focuses on the everyday heroes who gave their all on the front lines of the pandemic. "Convergence: Courage in a Crisis" is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, whose credits include such hit documentaries as "The White Helmets" and "Virunga." Featured performer Hassan Akkad is co-director. He fled Syria as a refugee before working on the front lines of COVID-19.
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Update on the Abductions in Haiti
S2021 E4079 - 2m 33s
In Haiti, the FBI has joined the investigation into the abduction of American and Canadian missionaries. The kidnappers are now demanding $17 million in ransom – one million for each victim. Kidnappings are a daily occurrence in Haiti, where food and fuel shortages are common and where basic government services are virtually nonexistent. Yvens Rumbold works with a non-partisan think tank in Haiti.
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One Hedge Fund Guts Local Newsrooms
S2021 E4079 - 17m
To explore the inner workings of America’s newspapers, journalist McKay Coppins has been investigating the hedge fund Alden Global Capital and its years-long work gutting newspapers. Coppins' latest piece for The Atlantic is titled “The men who are killing America’s newspapers,” and he speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the destructive impact of all this on American communities.
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Former Soccer Player Speaks Out About Abuse
S2021 E4079 - 2m 46s
NWSL player Kaiya McCullough came forward this summer with allegations of emotional abuse by Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke, a move that set in motion the reckoning we see now. Burke denies the claims, but McCullough says she quit the team after he made her “hate soccer.” At 23, McCullough is both a veteran player and a veteran sports activist, and she joins the show to explain her decision.
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"Bad Bets" Podcast Details the Fall of Enron
S2021 E4078 - 2m 59s
The fall of Enron was a scandal that rocked the business world so hard that its aftershocks are still being felt 20 years later. The Texas energy giant was then the seventh largest company in the U.S., with a claimed revenue of over $100 billion. But beneath the surface, the company was concealing huge losses within a complex web of outside deals. What went wrong?
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