May 2, 2024
Senator Bernie Sanders has been outspoken about the recent campus protests. He joined the program from Washington, D.C. Wall Street Journal Higher Education Reporter Douglas Belkin talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the unique circumstances facing the class of 2024. In his new book, “Empireworld,” Sathnam Sanghera unpacks the lasting impact of imperialism around the globe.
Episodes
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October 7, 2022
S2022 E5071 - 55m 30s
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi discusses the ongoing protests in Iran. Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault reflects on her new memoir and career. Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner discusses his new autobiography and the icons who shaped music history.
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October 6, 2022
S2022 E5070 - 55m 41s
U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby discusses developments in Ukraine and North Korea. In his new series "Five Days at Memorial," writer and director John Ridley took a close look at one New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina. Wendell Pierce is starring as Willy Loman in a Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman," with the first-ever Black Loman family.
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October 5, 2022
S2022 E5069 - 55m 30s
Expert Andrey Kortunov weighs in on the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. Stanley Tucci discusses the new season of his hit travel series "Searching for Italy." Author Immy Humes explains what inspired her new photography book "The Only Woman."
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October 4, 2022
S2022 E5068 - 55m 40s
Fatemeh Shams is following the current protests closely on social media, and says the movement is already changing politics in Iran. In his latest book, Parag Khanna makes the point that mobility is a good thing; and society can function normally only when people move. Maggie Haberman chronicles Trump's life in her new book "Confidence Man," and discusses Trump's rise and post-presidential life.
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October 3, 2022
S2022 E5067 - 55m 40s
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen analyzes escalating tensions with Russia and President Putin. Former Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim discusses the Brazilian election. Scott Galloway explains the vision behind his new book "Adrift: America in 100 Charts."
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September 30, 2022
S2022 E5066 - 55m 41s
Armando Iannucci is beloved for his comedies about the absurdity of politics. He hopes through his works to help shore up our fragile democratic norms. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Jodi Kantor digs into the alarming methods employers are adopting to track their workers' productivity. Hasan Minaj speaks about comedy, privacy, and what he calls his vision for “a new brown America.”
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September 29, 2022
S2022 E5065 - 55m 26s
Climate policy expert Leah Stokes explains how the warming climate is fueling more destructive storms like Hurricane Ian. Historian Nina Khrushcheva discusses the latest news on the war in Ukraine. Author Katy Hessel explains the importance of celebrating woman artists. Author Theodore R. Johnson discusses whether or not 2022 will be the year of the Black Republican.
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September 28, 2022
S2022 E5064 - 55m 16s
Fiona Hill says that Putin is “determined to shape the future to look like his version of the past” and that he “craves legitimacy." Hill has studied the Russian president for many years and joins the show. Jennifer Egan's "The Candy House" takes a thought-provoking look at ways in which we deal with life-changing technology. President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler discusses labor unions.
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September 27, 2022
S2022 E5063 - 55m 17s
Sen. Patrick Leahy weighs in on the midterm elections. Italian ambassador to the U.K. Raffaele Trombetta discusses his country's possible new prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. Journalist Luke Mogelson discusses his new book, "The Storm Is Here," which looks inside the mindset of January 6 insurrectionists.
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September 26, 2022
S2022 E5062 - 55m 41s
In her illustrated memoir "Persepolis" author Marjane Satrapi recounts growing up in Iran during the revolution. In an exclusive interview, Christiane speaks to Chile’s new president, Gabriel Boric, who recently made an impassioned call to fight for democracy at the U.N. Author Joshua Prager has spent a decade researching the life of "Jane Roe" -- the woman at the heart of Roe v. Wade.
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September 23, 2022
S2022 E5061 - 55m 20s
Australia’s foreign minister explains why her government is considering expelling the Russian ambassador over Putin’s nuclear threats. Vadym Prystaiko, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.K., discusses the potential for new sanctions on Moscow. Andy Borowitz explains why he believes anti-intellectualism is endangering the U.S. Amir Nizar Zuabi discusses Little Amal and "The Walk."
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September 22, 2022
S2022 E5060 - 55m 41s
Demonstrators are mourning and protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police. Christiane sits down with the head of the International Monetary Fund in New York. In the "The Diver" authors Susan Glasser and Peter Baker go behind the scenes of the Trump White House, speaking to many key players, including the man himself.
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Midterm Analysis: Trump Leaves “Stench” on GOP Brand
S2022 E5094 - 16m 48s
Democrats have defied gloomy predictions in the midterms. What will the election results mean for President Biden’s agenda? New York Times political reporter Astead Herndon shares his insights with Hari Sreenivasan.
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What’s Next For Biden’s Foreign Policy Dilemmas?
S2022 E5093 - 17m 21s
President Biden’s record from the last two years is a big factor in the midterm elections. Our next guest, award-winning journalist Robin Wright, looks at Biden’s foreign policy wins and losses. She joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the possible effect of these elections on America’s interests abroad.
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We’re in a New Cold War With China, Says Nouriel Roubini
S2022 E5092 - 16m 55s
Nouriel Roubini says there are 10 interconnected threats that are endangering our global future. Known for predicting the 2008 financial crash, the economist lays it all out in his new book "Megathreats." Roubini tells Walter Isaacson what our dystopian future could look like – and how to avoid it.
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“The End of Affirmative Action Would be a Disaster”
S2022 E5091 - 18m 1s
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority looks likely to overturn affirmative action -- a significant precedent that for decades allowed universities to consider race in the admissions process. The move would be a disaster, according to two legal scholars and university administrators: Lee Bollinger of Columbia University and Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago.
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Is Bipartisanship Still Possible After Jan. 6?
S2022 E5090 - 17m 59s
In America’s battle for democracy, the January 6 Committee has highlighted the danger and threats posed by the far right and former President Trump. But many of the committee’s members are not seeking re-election. One of those is Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, who announced last year she would be retiring after three terms. To reflect on her time in Congress, she speaks with Michel Martin.
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“Meme Wars:” The Digital Underworld That Led to Jan. 6
S2022 E5089 - 17m 55s
The internet has redefined American politics in many ways. Among the most significant is the increasing use of memes by politicians and extremist groups. Once dismissed as an online joke, memes have proved to be effective tools for energizing a base -- and effective weapons in attacks on opponents. Joan Donovan and Emily Dreyfuss investigate the digital underworld in their new book "Meme Wars."
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Barbara F. Walter: "How Civil Wars Start"
S2022 E5088 - 17m 42s
Democracy in America is balanced on a knife edge, says political scientist Barbara F. Walter, but it may not be too late to rescue it. Walter is the author of "How Civil Wars Start" and she speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about how America can prevent another one from starting.
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The Trump World’s Assault on U.S. Election Workers
S2022 E5087 - 17m 23s
Early voters in crucial swing states are already experiencing intimidation, and the Justice Department is warning of heightened threats against election workers. Award-winning investigative journalist Linda So talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the seriousness of this danger to American democracy.
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“It’s Been Devastating:" Legal Expert on Roe Overturn
S2022 E5086 - 17m 28s
Abortion is a key issue for voters in the upcoming midterms, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. In June, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs decision eradicated the constitutional right to abortion. Our next guest sees the fallout from Dobbs continuing for years. Kimberly Mutcherson is an award-winning reproductive rights legal scholar and co-dean of Rutgers Law School.
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How Samuel Adams Fomented Revolution
S2022 E5085 - 17m 48s
Stacy Schiff has written biographies of some of history’s most fascinating figures, from Cleopatra to the witches of Salem. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian is turning to an American revolutionary. In her new book about Samuel Adams, Schiff argues he’s one of the country’s most essential founding fathers. She explains to Walter Isaacson how someone so important could be forgotten.
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Journalist Who Fled Russia Discusses Putin's War
S2022 E5084 - 18m 11s
Russian journalist and editor-in-chief of The New Times Yevgenia Albats fled Moscow in August after a court found her guilty of “spreading false information.” She is just one more casualty of the Kremlin’s crackdown on freedom of expression and independent media. Albats speaks with Michel Martin about why she will never stop fighting for truth.
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Jon Meacham on the Complexities and Conscience of Lincoln
S2022 E5083 - 18m 4s
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and bestselling author Jon Meacham charts the life of Abraham Lincoln in his new book, "And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle." Meacham speaks with Walter Isaacson about the reasoning behind some of Lincoln’s most difficult decisions and the lessons his political era can offer modern-day America.
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