October 31, 2024
Correspondent Jeff Zeleny reports on the latest in the U.S. election. Lebanese journalist and author Joumana Haddad speaks about the situation in Lebanon. Producer Debora Cahn and actor Keri Russell tell the thrilling story of a US Ambassador to London trying to uncover a deadly plot in their show "The Diplomat." Activist Cassandra Welchlin discusses her work mobilizing Black women to vote.
Episodes
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April 15, 2024
S2024 E6206 - 55m 53s
Daniel C. Kurtzer, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, unpacks the reaction to Iran's attack. Former president Donald Trump appears in court today for a criminal trial. Christiane is joined by Neal Katyal, law professor and former U.S. Acting Solicitor General. Author Eddie Glaude Jr. joins the show to discuss his new book, how all Americans can be leaders and what we might learn from history.
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April 12, 2024
S2024 E6205 - 55m 53s
Mary Ziegler, an expert on abortion law, discusses Arizona's upholding of a Civil War-era abortion ban. Tom Perriello, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, describes the costs of a year of civil war in Sudan. Author Percival Everett discusses his book "James" a retelling of "Huckleberry Finn" from Jim's perspective. Plus, a look back on the Good Friday Agreement 26 years later.
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April 11, 2024
S2024 E6204 - 55m 53s
O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star acquitted of murder in the 1990s, has died. Legal experts comment on his legacy. This year, one of the the Central Park Five – Yusef Salaam – became a member of the New York City Council. National security expert Juliette Kayyem argues, "The government isn't ready for the violence Trump might unleash."
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April 10, 2024
S2024 E6203 - 55m 22s
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins the show to discuss the war in Gaza as well as America’s politics at home and abroad. Michelle O’Neill, First Minister of Northern Ireland, looks back on the historic Good Friday Agreement and discusses Northern Ireland's politics today. Journalist Emily Tamkin explores the global reaction to the death of the World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza.
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April 9, 2024
S2024 E6202 - 55m 54s
What leverage does America still wield in Israel, in Ukraine, and beyond? For decades, Wendy Sherman was at the center of the U.S. foreign policy establishment and joins the show to discuss. Academy Award winner Michael Douglas on Apple TV's "Franklin." It’s been 25 years since the hugely successful musical "Mamma Mia!" first hit London’s West End. Director and creator Judy Craymer joins the show.
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April 8, 2024
S2024 E6201 - 55m 43s
Physicist Brian Greene discusses today's solar eclipse. Six months after the October 7th attack on Israel, Christiane speaks with Sharone Lifschitz whose father is still being held hostage in Gaza. Correspondent Nada Bashir reports on the tragic effects of six months of war in Gaza. Economics professor David Autor explains how AI could actually help rebuild the American middle class.
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April 5, 2024
S2024 E6200 - 55m 30s
Amid growing international and domestic anger, Israeli economy minister Nir Barkat joins the show. Former Senior Investigative Counsel on the January 6th committee, Temidayo Aganga-Williams, joins the show to discuss the impact of Trump's campaign against the justice system. "A Brief History of the Future" host Ali Wallach asks how we can become the great ancestors the future needs us to be.
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April 4, 2024
S2024 E6199 - 55m 53s
From the archive: 30 years after the Rwandan Genocide, a look back on Christiane's conversation with former U.N. Commander Roméo Dallaire. Rwandan human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina who saved more than 1,000 lives during the Genocide reflects on that dark time and the years that followed. Sarah McCammon tells her story of leaving the Evangelical Church in her book “The Exvangelicals."
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April 3, 2024
S2024 E6198 - 55m 53s
Kurt Volker is a former U.S. Ambassador to NTAO and weighs in on aid workers killed by Israeli air strikes. Correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports on the situation in Gaza. Comedian Bassem Youssef is now touring his latest one-man show across the U.S. and Europe, and he joins the program in London. Conservative political commentator Charlie Sykes discusses "The Great Resignation" in Congress.
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April 2, 2024
S2024 E6197 - 55m 51s
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths discusses the deaths of international relief workers in Gaza. Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on the state of Putin's Russia. Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explains his pragmatic approach to interpreting the Constitution in his new book "Reading the Constitution."
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April 1, 2024
S2024 E6196 - 55m 53s
Ronen Bergman, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, joins the show from Tel Aviv. Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha on the increasingly desperate situation in Gaza and his family’s escape. In Turkey, president Recep Erdogan has been dealt a heavy blow in recent elections. Scott McLean joins to discuss. "The Anxious Generation" author investigates the collapse of mental health in Gen Z.
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March 29, 2024
S2024 E6195 - 55m 53s
Journalists Polina Ivanova and Pjotr Sauer reflect on the anniversary of the arrest of their friend, reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia. David Frum talks about the loss of his daughter and the comfort he's found in her dog, Ringo. Head of the IAEA Rafael Grossi on the nuclear status of Iran. From the archives: two fathers in the Middle East make an appeal for peace.
Extras + Features
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Malcolm Gladwell Revisits “The Tipping Point” in New Book
S2024 E7070 - 18m 16s
Walter interviews Malcolm Gladwell about his latest book, "Revenge of the Tipping Point." Some 25 years after the publication of Gladwell's groundbreaking first book, "The Tipping Point," the author returns to the subject of social epidemics -- this time, with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates On Visit to Israel/West Bank: “An Immoral Apartheid Regime”
S2024 E7069 - 18m 12s
Award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates says he must confront the truth, no matter how difficult. He is doing exactly that in his new book "The Message," in which he journeys to Senegal, Israel, and the occupied West Bank. The author joins the show to discuss what he found.
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John Leguizamo on Learning the Untold History of Latinos: “It Changed My DNA”
S2024 E7068 - 18m 1s
The contributions of America's Latino population to US history and culture have long been overlooked. Yet the Latino vote will be a decisive factor in next month's election. Emmy-winning actor and activist John Leguizamo explores all this in his new series, “VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos.” Leguizamo joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what he learned — and what's at stake.
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Kansas Journalist on How the Right Co-opted White Rural America
S2024 E7066 - 17m 30s
While working-class regions like Appalachia have stereotypically been associated with the Republican MAGA movement, author Sarah Smarsh says the real picture is more complex. She joins the show to discuss all this, as well as her latest book.
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This Librarian Spoke Out Against Book Banning. Now She Fears for Her Life
S2024 E7065 - 17m 54s
In honor of “Banned Books Week,” Hari interviews Amanda Jones, author of "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America." Jones details the online and in-person abuse she experienced after speaking out against book bans.
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Dr. Francis Collins on Faith, Science, and “The Road to Wisdom”
S2024 E7064 - 17m 21s
Culture wars and hyper-partisanship are overwhelming voters and sowing distrust. Dr. Francis Collins, former Director of the National Institutes of Health, believes an antidote may be found in both faith and science. He joins the show to explain.
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Michigan’s Muslims Helped Biden Win in 2020. Will They Back Harris in Nov.?
S2024 E7063 - 18m 19s
The prospect of a wider war in the Middle East is creating anxiety among Americans -- including the Lebanese American mayor of Dearborn, Michigan. Michigan is home to the nation’s largest Arab American population. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud joins the show to talk about growing voter dissatisfaction in his community, and what it would take to restore their trust in the upcoming election.
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Mary Trump:“Cruelty Was a Currency” in Trump Family
S2024 E7062 - 18m 8s
In a busy week for diplomacy, world leaders are weighing up what a second Trump term could mean for the U.S. and the world. To the former president's niece, Mary Trump, it would spell nothing but bad news for American democracy. Mary Trump joined Michel Martin to discuss her views on the upcoming election and her latest book, "Who Could Ever Love You."
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Historian Timothy Snyder on VP Harris’ “Freedom” Campaign
S2024 E7061 - 17m 34s
In his new book, historian Timothy Snyder explores what freedom is, how it has been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival. The author joins the show.
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U.N. Report Warns AI May Increase Global Tech Inequality
S2024 E7060 - 17m 43s
Artificial Intelligence is the next frontier of the technological revolution. As it continues to evolve at breakneck speed, how can we ensure it is safe, ethical and accessible to all? Carme Artigas, Co-Chair of the U.N. Artificial Intelligence Advisory Body, joins the show to discuss all this.
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Authoritarianism v. Democracy: Francis Fukuyama on The Year of Elections
S2024 E7059 - 17m 42s
Democracy has undergone a major stress test this year, with nearly half the world's voting population heading to the polls in a time of democratic backsliding and growing extremism. Francis Fukuyama, senior fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute, discusses the danger of taking democracy for granted, and -- following his trip to Ukraine -- how he believes the war there might end.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on the Climate Crisis: “We Don’t Get to Give Up”
S2024 E7058 - 17m 50s
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a leading marine biologist and climate policy expert, offers a hopeful look at how to confront the climate crisis gripping our world — and flourish in the process. Johnson sits down with Hari to discuss her vision for a thriving, sustainable future. She explains how a diverse set of experts in fields such as farming, finance, and fashion helped to shape her ideas.
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