Previews + Extras
Clinton on supporting Ukraine as Putin undermines democracy
S2023 E287 - 14m 34s
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now a professor of practice at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. She's teaching alongside Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, who said their focus is inspiring future foreign policy leaders and thinkers to collaborate around solving the world's most pressing problems. Geoff Bennett sat down with Clinton to discuss her new role.
The role new Sen. Laphonza Butler could play in Congress
S2023 E287 - 4m 16s
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate seat long held by Diane Feinstein, who died last week. Butler is the second Black woman to represent California in the Senate, following Vice President Kamala Harris, who swore her in today. The appointment heats up the Democratic primary race to permanently fill the seat. Geoff Bennett discussed that with Marisa Lagos of KQED.
Machinery from U.S. company used to build Russian weapons
S2023 E287 - 10m 20s
After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the U.S. and Europe imposed strict sanctions against the Russian government. But as Russian manufacturers work to replace tanks destroyed on the battlefield, they are doing it with the help of a machine part made by a company based in New York. Simon Ostrovsky traveled to Kyiv and Albany to get to the bottom of the NSH USA's role.
New book confronts division with lessons from Lincoln
S2023 E287 - 6m 41s
There is little doubt the country is divided over a variety of issues. But lessons can be learned by examining the past, and NPR's Steve Inskeep did just that. The result is his new book, “Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded In a Divided America.” Amna Nawaz sat down with Inskeep to discuss more.
A Brief But Spectacular take on mental health and poetry
S2023 E287 - 2m 40s
Jeanann Verlee uses her work to bring awareness to issues surrounding mental health. She has authored three books of poetry and writes about mental health awareness, trauma survival and domestic abuse and domestic violence. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on destigmatizing mental illness through poetry.
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