April 25, 2025
Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman on what cues Donald Trump seems to be taking from Hungary in terms of foreign policy. From the archive: Co-directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham discuss their film “No Other Land,” which just won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Travel writer Rick Steves tells the story of his most formative trip in his new book "On the Hippie Trail."
Episodes
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January 30, 2025
S2025 E7154 - 55m 39s
Aviation expert Miles O'Brien discusses the plane crash in Washington DC and the recovery effort underway. Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy discusses Donald Trump's executive orders relating to climate. Jessica Hecht and Bill Irwin tell the story of a public health crisis in their play "Eureka Day." Fmr. NSA official Anne Neuberger explains China's DeepSeek AI and what it means for the U.S.
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January 29, 2025
S2025 E7153 - 55m 47s
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Trump's recent attempt to freeze all federal aid. Oliver McTernan, Catholic priest-turned-conflict negotiator, on the necessary next steps in the Middle East. "The Gatekeepers" author Chris Whipple on the pivotal role Susie Wiles could play as Trump's White House chief of staff.
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January 28, 2025
S2025 E7152 - 55m 47s
Climate experts Benji Backer and Lisa Friedman discuss what Trump's executive orders mean for climate policy. LA Times Middle East Bureau Chief, Nabih Bulos, offers the temperature of the region amid the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Physician, Holocaust survivor and author Gabor Maté discusses how trauma shapes us and what its impact may be in today's war-torn regions.
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January 27, 2025
S2025 E7151 - 55m 41s
Holocaust survivor Zvi Solow reflects on the 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz -- and antisemitism today. A look back at Christiane's conversations with WWII resistance fighter Selma van de Perre and Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Zahra Joya on her mission to "give a voice to the women of Afghanistan." Jonathan Blitzer on Trump's immigration crackdowns.
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January 24, 2025
S2025 E7150 - 55m 45s
Former U.S. State Department Official Josh Paul discusses what the new Trump administration means for foreign policy and the ceasefire in Gaza. Director Mike Leigh and actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste explore a wide range of emotions in their new film, "Hard Truths." Rebecca Winthrop and Jenny Anderson explain how to get teens engaged in the world around them and prepare them with skills for life.
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January 23, 2025
S2025 E7149 - 55m 29s
David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, explains the impact of Trump's executive orders on people fleeing persecution. Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, on how the press should navigate a second Trump term. Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman discusses Trump’s first executive orders in office and whether they’ll hold up if challenged by the courts.
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January 22, 2025
S2025 E7148 - 55m 35s
Former Chief of British Intelligence John Sawers discusses the impact of Donald Trump's first days in office on global affairs. Analyst Bianna Golodryga reports on the ceasefire and Israeli operations in the West Bank from Tel Aviv. Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, weighs in on the ceasefire. Paul Rosenzweig breaks down Donald Trump's pardons of Jan 6 offenders.
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January 21, 2025
S2025 E7147 - 55m 47s
Just two days into his second term, Trump has already signed dozens of sweeping executive orders. Correspondent Kevin Liptak reports from the White House. Immigration experts discuss the impact of Trump's crackdown at the southern border. English teacher Asma Mustafa on life in Gaza and the importance of the ceasefire. Senator Ron Wyden on the new administration and his book "It Takes Chutzpah."
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January 20, 2025
S2025 E7146 - 55m 18s
David Frum, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, discusses Donald Trump's historic political comeback on this Inauguration Day. Professor of African & African American Studies, Imani Perry, reflects on the overlap of Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Day. President of the Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer gives his "Top Risks for 2025” forecast.
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January 17, 2025
S2025 E7145 - 55m 47s
Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence Amos Yadlin on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal. Columbia Law professor Tim Wu on the controversial ban on TikTok. The Atlantic's Derek Thompson on "The Anti-Social Century." Plus, a look back at Christiane's 2018 conversation with folk legend Joan Baez.
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January 16, 2025
S2025 E7144 - 55m 35s
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses the end of Biden's time in office and the promise of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Former hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin reacts to the ceasefire and hostage deal. Kevin Williams, a resident of Altadena, California, recounts the devastation the fires have caused in the historically Black community.
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January 14, 2025
S2025 E7142 - 55m 47s
Correspondent Lauren Fox reports from the Pete Hegseth confirmation hearings. Former CA Governor Jerry Brown weighs in on the LA fires and what needs to be done once they are contained. World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Ghebreyesus discusses the health crises around the world that Donald Trump will face in office. Reporter Leslie Kaufman on the expected financial cost of the fires.
Extras + Features
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Harvard Historian Responds to Trump’s Order Targeting the Smithsonian
S2025 E7198 - 17m 51s
Trump is targeting the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum complex, with an executive order designed to eradicate what he calls "a divisive, race-centered ideology" at the institution. Civil rights groups are saying Trump is "whitewashing" America's past. Award-winning author and Harvard professor Tiya Miles joins the show to reflect on what this might mean for the future of the United States.
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Does Trump Have Legal Authority to Require Proof of Citizenship for Voting?
S2025 E7197 - 18m 8s
Another of President Trump's executive orders is aimed at exerting control over the American election process, an area that is traditionally regulated by individual states. The order calls for mandating proof of citizenship for registered voters and disqualifying ballots arriving post-election day. Loyola Law Professor Justin Levitt explains why the order is both illegal and unconstitutional.
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Can Trump Use Economic Warfare to America’s Advantage?
S2025 E7196 - 17m 59s
Delving into the U.S. economy, author Edward Fishman speaks with Michel Martin about why he believes that leveraging America's economic power carries great risks, both to the nation's economy and to the global world order.
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Graydon Carter on Donald Trump, Anna Wintour and the Golden Age of Magazines
S2025 E7195 - 16m 57s
For 25 years Graydon Carter was the editor of Vanity Fair. In his new memoir, Carter reflects on his career adventures, including encounters with New York celebrities from Anna Wintour to Donald Trump. Carter talks to Walter Isaacson about his rise to the top during the golden age of magazines.
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Tariffs, Taiwan & Trump 2.0: What's Next for U.S.-China Relations?
S2025 E7194 - 18m 36s
Beijing has accused the US of violating WTO rules since Trump announced 25% tariffs on all cars and auto parts imported from anywhere in the world. In Beijing the foreign ministry spokesman said that "there are no winners in a trade war or a tariff war.” Jessica Chen Weiss, Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins, discusses China's effort to manage an unpredictable second Trump administration.
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EXCLUSIVE: “How Fascism Works” Author Jason Stanley Plans to Leave the U.S.
S2025 E7193 - 19m 11s
Trump's America has started to challenge and redefine academic freedom, and Yale Professor Jason Stanley is sounding the alarm. He is the author of "Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future." Stanley joins the show to discuss how new teaching guidelines are stoking a culture of fear, and why he's taking drastic measures as a result.
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The New Red Scare? Historian on McCarthyism and Parallels to Today
S2025 E7192 - 18m 27s
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 was passed amid anti-communist fears during the early Cold War. That period of history is the focus of the new book "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America." Author and reporter Clay Risen joins the show to discuss past political hysteria and what it can tell us about the present.
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“The Calling:” A Look Inside the Emotional Journey of Medical School
S2025 E7191 - 18m 21s
From America's withdrawal from the WHO to the appointment of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of HHS, the public health sector has seen radical change since Trump's return to the Oval Office. The importance of healthcare is underscored in a new documentary, "The Calling: A Medical School Journey." Filmmaker Asako Gladsjo and Dr. Le’Shauna Phinazee join the show to discuss.
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“We Are Worried:” The Future of Public Land Under Trump
S2025 E7190 - 17m 41s
The Trump administration is slashing key federal projects, and fears are growing that public lands — including iconic areas of natural beauty — could be devastated. In a conversation with Walter Isaacson, Carrie Besnette Hauser, President and CEO of The Trust for Public Land, explains how these sweeping cuts will impact America’s parks and why every community needs access to green spaces.
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“A Tide of Suffering and Death:” NYT’s Nicholas Kristof on Musk’s USAID Cuts
S2025 E7189 - 18m 7s
A federal judge has halted the shutdown of USAID following relentless efforts by Elon Musk's DOGE to slash the agency's resources. Musk insists that no lives were lost from the pause in foreign aid. But New York Times Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof reports otherwise. Kristof speaks to Hari Sreenivasan about the harrowing picture in Kenya and Sudan after USAID supply lines were cut.
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“Everything Is Tuberculosis” John Green on Funding Cuts & the Fight to End TB
S2025 E7188 - 17m 34s
A federal judge in Maryland is blocking the Trump/Musk dismantling of USAID. Author John Green argues the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid are disastrous for global health outcomes, especially for infectious diseases like tuberculosis. Green explains why TB is still so prevalent in his new book "Everything Is Tuberculosis." The author joins the show to discuss what can be done.
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“Abundance:” Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson’s Bold Vision for Democrats
S2025 E7187 - 18m 2s
The Trump administration is creating a task force to identify federal lands suitable for building affordable homes. The initiative marks a first step by the Trump White House to address one of the worst housing shortages in decades. The housing crisis is a focal point of the new book "Abundance." Co-authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson join Walter Isaacson to discuss it.
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