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May 14, 2024

55m 53s

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

  • September 21, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 21, 2022

    S2022 E5059 - 55m 29s

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen join Christiane at the U.N. General Assembly to discuss the latest in global affairs. Jennifer Berkshire, co-author of "A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door," offers an insider perspective on America's teacher shortage.

  • September 20, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 20, 2022

    S2022 E5058 - 55m 40s

    To assess the state of U.S.-China relations, Michael Beckley joins the program. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a growing number of countries are hoping to come under NATO’s protective umbrella – among them Kosovo, in the Balkans. Peniel E. Joseph is offering a new perspective on the years between Barack Obama’s election in 2008 and last year’s attack on the Capitol.

  • September 19, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 19, 2022

    S2022 E5057 - 55m 40s

    Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest. Experts reflect on her legacy.

  • September 16, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 16, 2022

    S2022 E5056 - 55m 33s

    Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell will be offering a prayer during the Queen’s state funeral on Monday. Tributes to the Queen are still pouring in even from countries that have deliberately moved away from the monarchy. The U.N. is sending a team to investigate a mass burial site near the newly liberated Ukrainian city of Izium. The NAE's Walter Kim on why climate change is a religious issue.

  • September 15, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 15, 2022

    S2022 E5055 - 55m 42s

    Historian Simon Schama discusses how Queen Elizabeth II reinvented the British monarchy over her 70-year reign. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg weighs in on the latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia war. Aisha Khan, Aisha Khan, chief executive of Pakistan’s Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change, explains the impacts of devastating floods in her country.

  • September 14, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 14, 2022

    S2022 E5054 - 55m 16s

    The Commonwealth's secretary-general discusses the organization's member nations' complex relationships. Timothy Garton Ash discusses how the Queen charted the choppy waters of the 20th and 21st centuries. To try and get inside the mind of Putin, Christiane speaks with his former speechwriter. Zelensky’s press secretary discusses Ukraine's recent military advances and her time with Zelensky.

  • September 13, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 13, 2022

    S2022 E5053 - 55m 43s

    Experts Catherine Haddon, Elizabeth Norton and Bidisha Mamata discuss the latest on Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Plus, former British Prime Minister Theresa May remembers her weekly meetings with the Queen.

  • September 12, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 12, 2022

    S2022 E5052 - 55m 4s

    Tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II have not silenced the calls for devolution around the U.K. and overseas. Following a Ukrainian counteroffensive, Putin is facing criticism from his own side. The Queen's death has seen an outpouring of tributes from leaders of many faiths. The queen was a cultural icon and a rock of stability for a family dogged by celebrity and haunted by scandal.

  • September 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 8, 2022

    S2022 E5050 - 55m 26s

    In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death, historian Simon Schama, former ambassador Kim Darroch and former MP Alistair Burt reflect on her legacy.

  • September 7, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 7, 2022

    S2022 E5049 - 55m 41s

    The emergency around Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant intensifies and Kyiv now says it’s considering shutting down the Zaporizhzhia complex. This week the Kenyan Supreme Court unanimously upheld William Ruto’s election victory. The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson discovered the truth behind Trump's family separation policy. The indie band MUNA discusses their success and plays one of their tracks.

  • September 5, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 5, 2022

    S2022 E5047 - 55m 28s

    Liz Truss will become the U.K.’s next prime minister. Andrew Neil joins the show to discuss. Boris Nemtsov’s daughter Zhanna Nemtsova has joined forces with former White House staffer Ben Rhodes to tell her father’s story in the new podcast. In his latest book, "Helgoland," Carlo Rovelli turns his attention to the brilliance of Werner Heisenberg. A new museum honoring Jackie Robinson opens in NYC.

  • August 31, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 31, 2022

    S2022 E5044 - 55m 42s

    Author Nina Khrushcheva and former ambassador Thomas Pickering reflect on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev. Adam Entous explains what he discovered while writing his recent New Yorker report on "The Untold History of the Biden Family."

Extras + Features

  • "Stranger Things"' David Harbour on Fame and Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Stranger Things"' David Harbour on Fame and Mental Health

    S2022 E5007 - 2m 39s

    David Harbour plays the heroic police chief Jim Hopper in Netflix’s record-breaking smash hit series "Stranger Things." Even as the series is streamed to millions of homes worldwide, Harbour is starring in the play "Mad House" on the London stage. He speaks with Christiane about fame, mental health, and what’s next for him.

  • "The Pandemonium Prime Minister:" Boris Johnson Resigns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "The Pandemonium Prime Minister:" Boris Johnson Resigns

    S2022 E5005 - 1m 42s

    Boris Johnson’s term in office is one of the shortest in post-1900 British history. Whether he has sufficient legitimacy to stay on as caretaker prime minister remains in question. To assess Johnson's legacy and the historical parallels, historians Simon Schama and Catherine Haddon join the show.

  • 7 Tips on How To Navigate Your Way Through a Recession: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    7 Tips on How To Navigate Your Way Through a Recession

    S2022 E5003 - 16m 20s

    With record high inflation rates around the world and skyrocketing gas prices, the risk of a recession is on the minds of many. In a recent article for The Washington Post, financial columnist Michelle Singletary offered seven ways to prepare for a recession. She joins Michel Martin to explain.

  • Climate Change Could Result in "Mass Casualty": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Climate Change Could Result in "Mass Casualty"

    S2022 E5001 - 17m

    SCOTUS has voted to curb the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions. This comes amid a period of increasingly extreme weather around the world. More than 40 million Americans were under heat advisory last week. Kristie Ebi has been researching the health risks of climate change for decades, and she tells Hari Sreenivasan that death rates will increase unless response systems are improved.

  • Jamal Greene: "How Rights Went Wrong": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jamal Greene: "How Rights Went Wrong"

    S2022 E4261 - 16m 47s

    Having reversed Roe v. Wade and loosened gun laws in New York, the Supreme Court looks more like a political body than an independent judiciary, say experts like Jamal Greene. Greene, a Columbia law professor, is author of "How Rights Went Wrong." He speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the high stakes of America’s constitutional conflict.

  • The History of the Anti-Abortion Movement: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The History of the Anti-Abortion Movement

    S2022 E4259 - 17m 52s

    As the anti-abortion movement evolved in the United States, a group of women influenced the strategy and ideology that perists today. Karissa Haugeberg is a historian and author of "Women Against Abortion." She speaks with Walter Isaacson to trace the history of the movement and those who shaped it.

  • Ukrainian First Lady: “Our Relationship Is on Pause”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ukrainian First Lady: “Our Relationship Is on Pause”

    S2022 E4259 - 2m 4s

    Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska is busy on many fronts, rallying the world to Ukraine’s cause, supporting her people during this devastating war, and being a mother to two children. In a TV exclusive from Kyiv, she tells Christiane that her relationship is necessarily on pause, like so many other families fighting for their nation’s survival.

  • Fmr. Pro-Life Leader Rev. Schenck on Abortion Ruling: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. Pro-Life Leader Rev. Schenck on Abortion Ruling

    S2022 E4258 - 18m

    Overturning Roe v. Wade has been the goal of a decades-long campaign by activists like Rev. Robert Schenck. He was a high-profile organizer and spokesman for Operation Rescue in New York State, a particularly aggressive anti-abortion group. Then a series of events forced Schenck to re-evaluate the term “pro-life” and the power of words, as he explains to Michel Martin.

  • Rohingya Forgotten and Stuck In World’s Largest Refugee Camp: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rohingya Forgotten and Stuck In World’s Largest Refugee Camp

    S2022 E4257 - 17m 24s

    Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh after a brutal military campaign of killing five years ago. Dr. Mohsina Chaklader has been visiting the now infamous refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, since those killings. She’s the medical chair of Humanity Auxilium, and joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the conditions refugees are facing there.

  • If the Rioters Found Pence “They Would've Killed Him”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    If the Rioters Found Pence “They Would've Killed Him”

    S2022 E4256 - 17m 50s

    The January 6 hearings have aired powerful testimonies from those impacted by the attack on the Capitol. One person following closely is Olivia Troye, former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence. She joins Michel Martin to discuss Trump's effort to coerce Pence, the danger to his life, and what the GOP needs to do to mitigate domestic terrorism.

  • Sportswashing: Countries Use Sports To Distract From Crimes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sportswashing: Countries Use Sports To Distract From Crimes

    S2022 E4255 - 18m 10s

    Is 2022 the year of sportswashing? The Beijing Winter Olympics and the Qatar World Cup have shed a light on the relationship between major sporting events and governments hoping to clean up their image. Sports journalist Dave Zirin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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