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April 25, 2025

55m 47s

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

  • March 24, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 24, 2025

    S2025 E7191 - 55m 47s

    Russia expert Dara Massicot on Russia-Ukraine. Özgür Özel, leader of Turkey's opposition party, on the targeting of Pres. Erdogan's rivals. Olivia Hill, the first elected transgender lawmaker in Tennessee, on the White House's campaign against trans rights. Filmmaker Asako Gladsjo and Dr. Le’Shauna Phinazeeo on their new documentary "The Calling: A Medical School Journey."

  • March 21, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 21, 2025

    S2025 E7190 - 55m 16s

    David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee, discusses the lives at risk from government cuts to USAID. Journalist Omar El Akkad calls attention to suffering in Gaza in his book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.” Carrie Besnette Hauser, President and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, discusses the impact of funding cuts on our public spaces.

  • March 20, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 20, 2025

    S2025 E7189 - 55m 24s

    Maja Stojanovic, Executive Director of Civic Initiatives, on the mass protests against Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić. Actor and co-writer Stephen Graham on his new Netflix show "Adolescence." The New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof on the harrowing picture in Kenya and Sudan after USAID supply lines were cut.

  • March 19, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 19, 2025

    S2025 E7188 - 55m 46s

    Former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander discusses the role of the U.S. in negotiating with Russia and Ukraine. Greg Swenson, Chairman of Republicans Overseas UK, talks about Trump's latest clash with the legal system. Author John Green explores the history and prevalence of tuberculosis in his new book "Everything is Tuberculosis."

  • March 18, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 18, 2025

    S2025 E7187 - 55m 29s

    Jeremy Diamond reports on Israeli strikes in Gaza. Olga Cherevko describes what she's seeing from Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza. Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko on what Ukrainians make of today's Trump-Putin phone call. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris on Trump's trade war the the U.S.-Irish relationship. Co-authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson on their new book "Abundance."

  • March 17, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 17, 2025

    S2025 E7186 - 55m 47s

    Gavin Kelleher of the NRC discusses the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Elizabeth Goitein from the Brennan Center for Justice looks at the constitutionality of recent deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members. Noubar Afeyan speaks about the tentative peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Fmr. DOJ official Mary McCord discusses Donald Trump's crackdowns on prominent law firms.

  • March 14, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 14, 2025

    S2025 E7185 - 55m 37s

    EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas discusses the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting and questions of global policy. Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar on Putin's ambitions and the mood inside his home country. Jonathan D. Cohen on his new book "Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling."

  • March 13, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 13, 2025

    S2025 E7184 - 55m 47s

    Former U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sondland weighs in on Putin's reaction to the proposed Ukraine ceasefire. Baher Azmy, the attorney for Mahmoud Khalil, discusses the arrest of his client, a Palestinian activist. NYT journalist Farnaz Fassihi on the potential for a nuclear deal with Iran. Eric Lascelles of the Royal Bank of Canada discusses Trump's tariffs.

  • March 12, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 12, 2025

    S2025 E7183 - 55m 36s

    Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO weighs in with the latest on Trump's tariffs and negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. National Legal Director for the ACLU Cecillia Wang on the on the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Scott Galloway breaks down what Trump's policies mean for the American economy.

  • March 11, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 11, 2025

    S2025 E7182 - 55m 47s

    Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Richard Clarida weighs in on the stock market plunge in the US. European policy expert Alina Polyakova offers her take on the latest in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima discusses USAID's role in Uganda. Dr. Ashish Jha looks back on five years since the start of the COVID pandemic.

  • March 10, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 10, 2025

    S2025 E7181 - 55m 47s

    Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander on what this week's meetings could mean for the war in Ukraine. Rim Turkmani, director of the LSE Syrian Conflict Research Program, on what's happening on the ground in Syria. Sexual abuse and harrassment lawyer Ann Olivarius breaks down the implications of Andrew Tate's return to the U.S. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman on his new book "Superagency."

  • March 7, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 7, 2025

    S2025 E7180 - 55m 47s

    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."

Extras + Features

  • Trump Targets Law Firms in a Series of Executive Orders: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump Targets Law Firms in a Series of Executive Orders

    S2025 E7186 - 18m 7s

    Another of President Trump's executive orders is under scrutiny: his termination of security clearances for two prominent law firms, both of which have represented his opponents. Mary McCord, former Acting Assistant Attorney General at the DOJ, speaks about the effect of these attacks on the legal system.

  • Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling

    S2025 E7185 - 17m 51s

    A huge and potentially dangerous market is surging within the U.S.: sports gambling. The business has grown massively since a 2018 Supreme Court ruling allowed states to legalize it. Might there be a cost to people's lives? Author and historian Jonathan D. Cohen investigated the subject for his new book. He tells Michel Martin what he learned.

  • Pres. Trump Says the U.S. Doesn’t “Need” Canada. Is He Right?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pres. Trump Says the U.S. Doesn’t “Need” Canada. Is He Right?

    S2025 E7184 - 17m 53s

    In a trade war that is spiraling out of control, the gloves are off between the U.S. and Canada. Canada's next Prime Minister has promised to stand up to Trump. Eric Lascelles is Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada Global Asset Management. He joins the show to look at what all this might mean.

  • COVID Five Years Later: From Lockdowns to Long COVID — and What Went Wrong: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    COVID Five Years Later: From Lockdowns to Long COVID — and What Went Wrong

    S2025 E7182 - 18m 3s

    Five years ago today, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and the world changed forever. Since then, there have been over 700 million cases and seven million deaths worldwide. As the COVID-19 Coordinator under President Biden, Dr. Ashish Jha helped lead the U.S. response. He joins the show to reflect on how the pandemic transformed society — and how it continues to impact us today.

  • “Travel Is a Political Act:” Rick Steves on the “Hippie Trail”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Travel Is a Political Act:” Rick Steves on the “Hippie Trail”

    S2025 E7180 - 18m 9s

    ”The hippie trail” was a legendary route for travelers, thousands of miles overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu. It's the journey that inspired the highly respected travel writer Rick Steves back in 1978. Now Steves is on an entirely different journey after battling prostate cancer. He tells Walter Isaacson why he believes travel is a vital force for peace.

  • Trump and the Press: Frank Sesno on the State of Journalism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump and the Press: Frank Sesno on the State of Journalism

    S2025 E7179 - 17m 54s

    As the Trump administration continues to exert pressure on the media, The New York Times editorial board has accused it of having a distorted view -- "banning words, phrases and ideas" to conform with the Trump version of free speech. Frank Sesno, former CNN Washington Bureau Chief and professor at GW's School of Media and Public Affairs, joins Michel Martin to discuss this worrying trajectory.

  • How Underground Schools Across the South Built the Civil Rights Movement: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Underground Schools Across the South Built the Civil Rights Movement

    S2025 E7178 - 18m 18s

    A book event intended to honor journalist Elaine Weiss was part of a recent string of event cancellations at the National Archives. Her book "Spell Freedom" focuses on four activists who laid the foundation of the Civil Rights Movement. Weiss believes this is a result of budget cuts and new leadership at the National Archives. The author discusses the relevance of her work in today's America.

  • The U.S.- Ukraine Minerals Deal: How Rare Earths Are Reshaping Geopolitics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The U.S.- Ukraine Minerals Deal: How Rare Earths Are Reshaping Geopolitics

    S2025 E7177 - 17m 3s

    A New York Times opinion piece argues that Trump is taking a page out of China's foreign policy playbook in his pursuit of a minerals deal with Ukraine. The article’s author, Gracelin Baskaran, is director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at CSIS. Baskaran says we’re entering "a new era of minerals diplomacy." She joins the show to discuss why leaders are going after these resources.

  • Former UK Foreign Secretary Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Clash: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Former UK Foreign Secretary Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Clash

    S2025 E7176 - 4m 47s

    After Trump's angry exchange with Zelensky, British PM Starmer hosted an emergency summit and announced that the UK and France were assembling a coalition to enforce a peace deal for Ukraine. The White House has signaled its approval, but Starmer has made it clear that a peace plan will never succeed without a US backstop. Former UK Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind joins the show to discuss.

  • Trump’s Anti-Trans Orders Are “Ultimately Going to Harm Us All,” Says Expert: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump’s Anti-Trans Orders Are “Ultimately Going to Harm Us All,” Says Expert

    S2025 E7175 - 18m 2s

    Since taking office, President Trump has issued a number of executive orders targeting trans Americans. These orders cover issues from civil rights protections, to blocking gender-affirming medical care for trans youth, to restricting participation in sports leagues. Chase Strangio, ACLU's co-director for the LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project discusses with Hari Sreenivasan.

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