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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 6, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 6, 2025

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    Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly on Trump's tariffs. Top European leaders are meeting with President Zelensky for a special summit on defense. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk joins the show to discuss. May Pundak and Rula Hardal, co-directors of the NGO A Land for All, on the state of the Gaza ceasefire. Veteran D.C. journalist Frank Sesno on Trump and the press.

  • March 5, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 5, 2025

    S2025 E7178 - 55m 45s

    Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) reacts to Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. Fmr. Executive Editor of The Washington Post Marty Baron discusses the Trump administration's strict rules for journalists and changes within the media. Elaine Weiss tells the story of citizenship schools that secretly taught Black adults in the South during the Jim Crow era in her book "Spell Freedom."

  • March 4, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 4, 2025

    S2025 E7177 - 55m 33s

    Alexander Vindman on the latest regarding the Russia-Ukraine war and his new book "The Folly of Realism." Dr. Mary T. Bassett on how sweeping cuts in the U.S. will impact American healthcare. Gracelin Baskaran, director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at CSIS, on "a new era of minerals diplomacy."

  • March 3, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 3, 2025

    S2025 E7176 - 55m 44s

    Former UK Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind reacts to the Oval Office clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Alexander Stubb, the President of Finland, discusses the role Europe can play in the conflict now. Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk offers the Ukrainian reaction to last weeks White House argument.

  • February 28, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 28, 2025

    S2025 E7175 - 55m 47s

    Mike Pence's former Chief of Staff weighs in on Trump's first month in office. Writer Joe Murphy and star Stephen Kunken on their new play "Kyoto." ACLU attorney Chase Strangio on Trump's executive orders targeting trans Americans.

  • February 27, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 27, 2025

    S2025 E7174 - 55m 36s

    Fmr UK Ambassador to the US Sir Peter Westmacott weighs in on where the relationship between the US and Ukraine may be heading and what the UK's role may be. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov also offers his opinion on US-Ukraine relations. Grief expert David Kessler says that in a world overwhelmed by constant crises we are becoming "grief illiterate."

  • February 26, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 26, 2025

    S2025 E7173 - 55m 47s

    Former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on the deal between President Zelensky and President Trump and what it could mean for Ukraine. Gregg Nunziata, conservative attorney and Executive Director of the Society for the Rule of Law, on Elon Musk and the constitutionality of DOGE's actions. Retired naval officer Theodore R. Johnson on the recent firings of top military leaders and lawyers.

  • February 25, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 25, 2025

    S2025 E7172 - 55m 34s

    Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe discusses Dan Bongino's new role as deputy director of the bureau. Comfort Ero, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, provides an update on the humanitarian disaster unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. CEO and Co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management, Bill Browder on the impact of Trump's moves to negotiate with Putin.

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

    February 24, 2025

    S2025 E7171 - 55m 47s

    European leaders are gathered in Kyiv today to mark three years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reports with the latest. Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov on chronicling his country at war. Experts David Broder and Constanze Stelzenmüller on the German elections. Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, on his new book "Righting Wrongs."

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

    February 21, 2025

    S2025 E7170 - 55m 47s

    New York Times opinion columnist Masha Gessen on Trump's disruptive foreign policy and the limits of executive power. Christiane speaks with European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi onstage at the Munich Security Conference. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) on the consequences of the Trump administration's budget cuts to the Department of Education.

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

    February 20, 2025

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    Former Russian Diplomat Boris Bondarev, outspoken critic of Putin, discusses the developments in Russia-U.S. talks. Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Elon Musk's cuts through U.S. government. Law professor Bernadette Atuahene on her new book "Plundered," which explores what she calls the systemic bigotry in America's tax system.

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

    February 18, 2025

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    Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh joins the show from Kyiv to discuss the latest in U.S.-Russia peace talks. Andrea Kendall Taylor, former CIA analyst, further explains the potential outcomes. Palestinian PM Mohammad Mustafa discusses the fragile ceasefire still holding between Israel and Hamas. Loretta Ross explores how to work with those you disagree with in her book "Calling In."

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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