May 3, 2024
Michael Schill, president of Northwestern University, discusses the protests on campuses across the country and the deal his university was able to strike. Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists on threats to press around the globe. Photographer Platon discusses his new book “The Defenders.” Sociologist Brad Wilcox explores the positives of marriage in his book "Get Married."
Episodes
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November 28, 2022
S2022 E5107 - 55m 28s
Antigovernment protests have erupted across China -- a rare show of defiance against the Communist Party. Protesters are calling for an end to nearly three years of “zero COVID” restrictions.. Christiane speaks with Boris Bondarev about his resignation. In his new book, Douglas Brinkley calls attention to the climate change movement by tracing the work of pioneering environmental activists.
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November 25, 2022
S2022 E5106 - 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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November 24, 2022
S2022 E5105 - 55m 35s
Author Nina Khrushcheva and former ambassador Thomas Pickering reflect on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev. Adam Entous explains what he discovered while writing his New Yorker report on “The Untold History of the Biden Family.”
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November 23, 2022
S2022 E5104 - 55m 37s
Rep. Jim Clyburn discusses gun violence in the U.S. and the upcoming transition of power within the Democratic caucus. Author Yuval Noah Harari explains the vision behind his new book "Unstoppable Us." Correspondent Hadas Gold gives an update on two bomb attacks in Jerusalem. Dr. Daniel Rauch explains why the U.S. is facing a pediatric healthcare crisis and an exponential rise in RSV cases.
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November 22, 2022
S2022 E5103 - 55m 38s
The EU’s climate policy chief, Frans Timmermans joins the show after COP27 in Egypt. Cody Keenan's "Grace" recounts efforts by President Obama to console when a white supremacist killed nine Black parishioners. Brandon Wolf survived the Pulse shooting and has since become a gun safety and LGBTQ civil activist. The only openly gay top-flight male soccer player on the World Cup in Qatar.
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November 21, 2022
S2022 E5102 - 55m 37s
Human rights activist and IranWire founder Maziar Bahari discusses the crackdown on protesters in Iran. Director Sally El Hosaini discusses her new documentary "The Swimmers." Ballet dancer Misty Copeland reflects on her achievements and the future of her career.
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November 18, 2022
S2022 E5101 - 55m 37s
Football’s 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday, but the championship is clouded by controversy. Rep. Jackie Speier is stepping down at the end of this term. Devi Lockwood discusses her book "1,001 Voices on Climate Change." The dean of Yale Law School and speaks about the school's decision to withdraw from the university ranking system by the U.S. News and World Report.
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November 17, 2022
S2022 E5100 - 55m 31s
Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar explains how Moscow's battlefield losses in Ukraine are being received at home. Al Gore joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the COP27 summit. Actor Hugh Bonneville tells Christiane about his new memoir "Playing Under the Piano."
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November 16, 2022
S2022 E5099 - 55m 38s
NATO leaders are analyzing how best to respond to Russia’s escalation in Ukraine. The Estonian Prime Minister joins the show. Scott Galloway discusses inflation and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. Rian Johnson and Edward Norton of "Glass Onion" discuss the "Knives Out" sequel. For his latest piece, Clint Smith examines what America can learn from German efforts to memorialize the Holocaust.
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November 15, 2022
S2022 E5098 - 55m 37s
Rep. Elissa Slotkin reflects on the midterm elections following her win. Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi discusses her new film "Holy Spider." Finance journalist Felix Salmon explains why cryptocurrency exchange FTX went bankrupt and what that means for the crypto sphere.
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November 14, 2022
S2022 E5097 - 55m 36s
To discuss the President Biden's meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, Christiane speaks with Victor Gao and Michael Beckley. A new film seeks the truth about the woman falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber seven years ago. Cherokee attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle discusses the significance of the Haaland v. Brackeen case and how it impacts tribal sovereignty.
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November 11, 2022
S2022 E5096 - 55m 16s
Russian journalist Vasiliy Kolotilov reacts to the liberation of Kherson. Timothy Snyder offers historical analysis of the war in Ukraine and the midterm elections. Author Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his new book on medical breakthroughs.
Extras + Features
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Historian: Queen Elizabeth Was Britain's "Center of Gravity"
S2022 E5050 - 2m 33s
The Queen recently celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to her people. To discuss the Queen's extraordinary life and legacy, Poppy was joined by historian Simon Schama.
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Remembering Queen Elizabeth's "Extraordinary" Wit
S2022 E5050 - 2m 45s
The White House has sent its condolences to the Windsor family. The Queen was of course Britain’s top diplomat and much more -- she represented 14 other nations as head of state as well as carrying the responsibility to safeguard the "Special Relationship" that exists between the U.K. and the United States. Sir Kim Darroch, Britain’s former ambassador to the United States, reflects on the monarch.
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Fmr. MP: Queen Elizabeth United Britain "Beyond Politics"
S2022 E5050 - 3m 1s
British journalist Walter Bagehot famously wrote that the constitution needed two parts: the dignified and the efficient. Queen Elizabeth arguably represented both -- having just two days ago appointed Liz Truss as prime minister. Former U.K. MP Alistair Burt joined the show to discuss.
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The Secret History of Trump’s Family Separation Policy
S2022 E5049 - 18m 19s
The Trump administration’s forced family separation policy was a failed attempt to prevent illegal immigration. Thousands of children were deliberately separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, with no plan in place to reunite families in the future. The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson discovered the true horror of what actually happened. She discusses her report.
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Mayor of Jackson, MS on the Water Crisis in His City
S2022 E5048 - 17m 37s
Residents of Jackson, Mississippi have been without running water for most of the past week. After flooding hit a treatment plant, thousands lost access to clean water and had to rely on bottled water instead. There is now some relief, as water pressure has been restored and public schools reopened. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba joins Michel Martin to give an update on the situation.
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Jackie Robinson Museum Opens in NYC
S2022 E5047 - 16m 53s
This week, 75 years after the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in major league baseball, a new museum honoring the sports and civil rights legend opens in New York. Walter Isaacson speaks with Jackie Robinson’s son David about his father’s incredible legacy.
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Expert: Biden Plan Doesn’t Fix The Student Loan Catastrophe
S2022 E5046 - 18m 26s
President Biden recently announced student loan debt relief for millions of Americans, attracting both praise and criticism. How did American students become so burdened with debt in the first place? Josh Mitchell is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and his new book "The Debt Trap" traces the roots and explosive growth of the $1.7 trillion student debt behemoth.
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Keeping Trump from Office Won’t Stop Threat to Democracy
S2022 E5045 - 18m 18s
Historian Nicole Hemmer says the dissolution of the USSR created a vacuum in American politics when America emerged as the sole global superpower. Hemmer’s latest book "Partisans" focuses on the conservatives who remade U.S. politics in the 1990s. Hemmer speaks with Walter Isaacson about how that decade's politics paved the way for Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Adam Entous: The Untold History of the Biden Family
S2022 E5044 - 16m 51s
President Biden is very much a product of his family history – but it’s a history we know little about. Investigative reporter Adam Entous has looked into the president’s ancestors in a piece for The New Yorker, and he speaks with Michel Martin about what shaped the man in the Oval Office.
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Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America
S2022 E5043 - 18m 15s
Diversity in leadership remains a problem for football in America: a significant majority of coaches, owners and quarterbacks are white. NFL writer and columnist Jason Reid explores the history of racism in the game in his latest book. The author joins Michel Martin to elaborate on breaking these barriers.
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Racially Profiled, Sentenced to Die: Who Was Chol Soo Lee?
S2022 E5042 - 17m 27s
A victim of racial profiling, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was sentenced to life in prison for a San Francisco murder he did not commit. In 1970s America, his case inspired a grassroots social justice movement within the Asian American community. A new, critically acclaimed documentary traces Lee's story and the movement that led to his release.
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“I’m Glad My Mom Died:” Jennette McCurdy on Her New Memoir
S2022 E5031 - 17m 22s
Jennette McCurdy was a child actor in Nickelodeon shows like "iCarly" and "Sam & Cat," starring alongside Ariana Grande. In a new memoir, McCurdy opens up about her struggles with addiction and eating disorders as well as her troubled relationship with her mother. She speaks with Michel Martin about all this and why she is choosing to speak out.
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