Previews + Extras
GOP more confident of blocking impeachment trial witnesses
S2020 E32 - 10m 41s
U.S. senators are preparing for a critical vote on whether to allow new witnesses to testify as part of President Trump's impeachment trial. On Thursday, they had their second and final chance to ask questions of House impeachment managers and Trump's legal team. Amna Nawaz reports on their different interpretations of truth, and Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
How Trump and 2020 Democrats are talking to Iowa voters
S2020 E32 - 3m 51s
With only days remaining before the Iowa caucus, President Trump traveled to Des Moines Thursday to rally his supporters. Trump’s campaign events are known for their raucous energy and concert-like atmosphere, in contrast to the small, intimate gatherings that 2020 Democrats are holding as they head into primary voting. Stephanie Sy reports from the Drake University site of Trump’s rally.
Author Malcolm Gladwell on how to talk to strangers
S2020 E32 - 3m 10s
Malcolm Gladwell is an acclaimed journalist, author and host of the podcast “Revisionist History.” In his latest book, “Talking to Strangers,” he explores how humans tend to misjudge each other during their first encounters, often perceiving conflict and danger where none exist. Gladwell shares his Brief But Spectacular take on intimacy, judgment and how to talk to people we’ve never met before.
How U.S. health officials are reacting to novel coronavirus
S2020 E32 - 6m 30s
This week has seen the rapid spread of novel coronavirus both within China and internationally to at least 14 other countries. On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared it a global public health emergency. As the U.S. records its first confirmed person-to-person transmission, William Brangham talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
At Trump trial, are senators just repeating talking points?
S2020 E32 - 7m 51s
In President Trump's impeachment trial, senators had their second and final opportunity to ask questions Thursday. The Brookings Institution’s Margaret Taylor, former chief counsel and deputy staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Hart of Mars Hill Strategies, who worked for Republican Rep. Tom Coburn when President Clinton was impeached, join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
Can peer pressure be harnessed to fight climate change?
S2020 E32 - 7m 51s
Economist Robert Frank studies peer pressure and how its power can be leveraged for good. In his new book, “Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work,” Frank explains the idea of “behavioral contagion,” which he says can drive people to do what’s right. Paul Solman talks to Frank about applications for fighting climate change and real-life examples in Frank's hometown of Ithaca, New York.
News Wrap: WHO says novel coronavirus is a health emergency
S2020 E32 - 4m 21s
In our news wrap Thursday, the World Health Organization has declared China's outbreak of novel coronavirus a global health emergency. The illness is still spreading both within China, which has confirmed more than 7,800 cases and 212 deaths, and worldwide. Also, a woman who says President Trump raped her in the 1990s, E. Jean Carroll, is asking for a sample of his DNA to try to prove her claim.
Similar Shows
Bill Moyers
News and Public Affairs
Bring Her Home
News and Public Affairs
To The Contrary
News and Public Affairs
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
News and Public Affairs
Common Ground with Jane Whitney
News and Public Affairs
Hope Road
News and Public Affairs
Losing Lambert: A Journey Through Survival and Hope
News and Public Affairs
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic
News and Public Affairs
9/11 Inside the Pentagon
News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE
News and Public Affairs
WETA Passport
Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.