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 26, 2022
S2022 E5041 - 55m 42s
Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. is Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force and the first Black officer to lead a branch of the military. He speaks with Christiane from the Pentagon. “Stranger Things” actor David Harbour speaks about fame, mental health, and what’s next for him. Activist Helen Zia discusses the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crime and why the murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 still matters today.
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August 25, 2022
S2022 E5040 - 55m 35s
Britain handed Hong Kong back to China 25 years ago. The last governor of Hong Kong discusses the 1997 handover, and how Hong Kong has changed. Michelle Zauner discusses her creative success in literature and in music. SCOTUS has voted to curb the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions. Kristie Ebi says that death rates will increase unless response systems are improved.
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August 24, 2022
S2022 E5039 - 55m 19s
Half of Afghanistan’s population faces acute food insecurity, with almost 9 million on the brink of famine. Christiane presses Deputy Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani on women’s rights — and whether the Taliban will commit to fair elections and a more inclusive government. Activist Mahbouba Seraj speaks out for Afghan women. Domestic terrorism expert Tom O’Connor discusses the Buffalo shooting.
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August 23, 2022
S2022 E5038 - 55m 40s
The Taliban’s deputy leader joins Christiane for his first-ever interview with a western news organization. Laurel Miller and Margot Wallström discuss the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls. David Gergen, author of “Hearts Touched With Fire,” explains why the torch of leadership must now be passed to the next generation.
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August 22, 2022
S2022 E5037 - 55m 40s
Former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev offers unique insight into the Kremlin leadership. Ben Hodges, former Commander of American forces in Europe analyzes the balance of power on the battlefield in Ukraine. Eliyahu Stern, Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale, explains how right wing parties are exploiting a new definition of antisemitism.
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August 19, 2022
S2022 E5036 - 55m 40s
Russian propaganda expert Peter Pomerantsev discusses Kremlin strategy. Habib Khan, co-founder of Afghan Peace Watch, discusses recent brutal attacks in Afghan cities. “The Emergency” author Dr. Thomas Fisher reflects on the state of American healthcare.
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August 18, 2022
S2022 E5035 - 55m 39s
We take a look at some of Christiane’s interviews with Secretary Madeleine Albright. Several towns and villages in the east have reportedly fallen to Russia. The International Monetary Fund is slashing global growth estimates, and the World Bank is warning that we’re in for the biggest commodity price shock in 50 years. Juliette Kayyem discusses what we can learn from dealing with catastrophe.
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August 17, 2022
S2022 E5034 - 55m 40s
Chilean Environment Minister Maisa Rojas discusses climate action in Latin America. Producer Dan Edge discusses the new Frontline series “The Power of Big Oil.” Climate justice activist Svitlana Romano explains why the war in Ukraine is an environmental disaster.
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August 16, 2022
S2022 E5033 - 55m 40s
Benjamin Ferencz is the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials. He speaks about his experience, and his thoughts about the war in Ukraine. Journalist Mark Follman has spent the past decade researching gun violence in America. His new book “Trigger Points” details how leaders could go beyond thoughts and prayers and actually address the problem.
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August 15, 2022
S2022 E5032 - 55m 40s
Poland’s prime minister gives an exclusive interview on the war in Ukraine. Chef José Andrés discusses the World Central Kitchen’s efforts to distribute hundreds of thousands of hot meals to Ukrainians. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili compares the situation in Ukraine to Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008. Journalist Mike Giglio discusses the ongoing January 6 investigation.
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August 12, 2022
S2022 E5031 - 55m 43s
Elliot Ackerman explains why he believes America’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan represented the collapse of its morals. A new HBO documentary is exploring Princess Diana's death and the difficult questions it triggered in unsparing detail. In a new memoir, Jennette McCurdy opens up about the difficulties she faced as a child actress, including her troubled relationship with her mother.
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August 11, 2022
S2022 E5030 - 55m 28s
Patrick Gaspard discusses the potential for inflation to ease in the United States. Author Philip Short discusses his new biography of Vladimir Putin. Correspondent Larry Madowo offers analysis of Kenya's elections. Journalist Jane Mayer details how gerrymandered state houses are passing extreme right-wing legislation that is out of step with public opinion.
Extras + Features
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Lynsey Addario: “They Were Killed Before Our Eyes”
S2022 E4187 - 18m 51s
In Ukraine, New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario captured an image that shocked the world and became one of the defining images of this war: a mother, her two children, and a friend, all killed by Russian mortar fire when fleeing Irpin. In a week that saw four journalists killed while covering the war, she speaks about it means to witness history.
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Can a U.S.-Led World Order Survive After Ukraine ?
S2022 E4187 - 2m 31s
Whether Putin wins or loses, it’s clear there’s no returning to the status quo ante. What will emerge from this crisis in the center of Europe? The fate of democracy is at stake. What can a new world order look like? Scholar and author Francis Fukuyama joins the show to discuss whether the U.S.-led world order can survive -- and whether America has the moral authority and the will to lead.
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Viktor Yushchenko: "The Pres. Putin I Used To Know" Is Gone
S2022 E4186 - 2m 2s
As President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko started turning his nation's interests westward, responding to the people’s demands for closer ties with the West. Yushchenko believes, even now, that NATO should have welcomed Ukraine to the organization when he asked for membership back in 2008. He joins the show from Ukraine to discuss.
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Is the U.S. Doing Enough in Ukraine? Sen. Kaine Weighs In
S2022 E4186 - 18m 15s
Yesterday President Biden announced hundreds of millions of dollars in new security aid for Ukraine, along with thousands of new missile systems. But will it be enough? Senator Tim Kaine is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, and he speaks with Michel Martin about what Congress plans to do if Russia escalates its war.
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Canadian Defense Minister Discusses Mariupol Bombing
S2022 E4186 - 2m 3s
In Brussels, NATO defense ministers met today to seek a way of ending the war and putting a stop to Russia's aggression. Canadian defense minister Anita Anand met with her U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin in preparation for next week’s NATO summit, which President Biden and the other alliance leaders will attend.
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Russian TV Protester: It Was "Impossible to Stay Silent"
S2022 E4185 - 2m 51s
"It was simply impossible to stay silent.” This is the reason given by an editor for Russian state TV for risking everything to speak out against Vladimir Putin’s war. Marina Ovsyannikova's defiance was cheered around the world as an act of bravery, punching a small but important six-second hole in the relentless flood of propaganda being broadcast to the Russian people.
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Investing in Russia: "Get Out Now. It is Blood Money."
S2022 E4185 - 2m 39s
Australian mining titan Andrew Forrest says the time to stop buying Russian oil and gas is now. He’s also pulled back from his renewable energy interests in the country, saying any profits to be made there would be blood money.
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Julia Ioffe: Why Ukraine Invasion Is Europe’s 9/11
S2022 E4185 - 17m 46s
As efforts continue to find a diplomatic solution for the war in Ukraine, the majority of Russians reportedly support Putin’s plan. Russian-born American journalist Julia Ioffe is a founding partner at Puck News and speaks with Walter Isaacson about the future of Russia.
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Rep. Moulton on Ukraine War: "We Need to Move More Quickly"
S2022 E4185 - 2m 55s
In an urgent address before Congress, Ukraine’s President Zelensky made a plea for help, directed to an American audience. Seth Moulton joined the Marines just months before 9/11, served four tours in Iraq, and now serves in Congress. He was at the Capitol for Zelensky’s speech, and joins the show from Capitol Hill.
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Marie Yovanovitch: “This Is a War of Extermination"
S2022 E4184 - 2m
Marie Yovanovitch has been at the center of the American-Ukrainian relationship for years. Having served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, she then became a household name as a witness during President Trump’s first impeachment trial. It was an experience she details in her new memoir, "Lessons from the Edge."
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Who Does Putin Trust? Russian Journalist Discusses
S2022 E4184 - 2m 57s
As Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds on, Moscow keeps the Russian people behind a propaganda wall. This wall was breached just fleetingly last night when an editor of Russia state TV news dashed onto the set, carrying a protest sign. Journalist Mikhail Zygar knows all too well what it’s like to go up against the Kremlin propaganda machine and joins the show to discuss.
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The New Yorker’s David Remnick: Is Putinism Doomed?
S2022 E4184 - 17m 31s
As a young KGB officer, Vladimir Putin took the collapse of the Soviet Union as a personal humiliation, and has repeatedly expressed his desire to redeem what he sees as lost glory. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and editor of The New Yorker David Remnick joins Walter Isaacson to discuss Putin’s past.
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