May 3, 2024
Michael Schill, president of Northwestern University, discusses the protests on campuses across the country and the deal his university was able to strike. Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists on threats to press around the globe. Photographer Platon discusses his new book “The Defenders.” Sociologist Brad Wilcox explores the positives of marriage in his book "Get Married."
Episodes
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March 19, 2024
S2024 E6187 - 55m 37s
Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez discusses the violence and chaos happening in its neighbor, Haïti. Raghad Jaraisy and Ofer Dagan, Co-Chief Executives of Sikkuy-Aufoq discuss their group's mission to foster local diplomacy between Israeli, Arab, and Jewish citizens. Bloomberg reporter Leslie Kaufman on how climate change is impacting the US housing and insurance crisis.
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March 18, 2024
S2024 E6186 - 55m 53s
Richard Haass on Putin's re-election and how the U.S. might approach its bilateral relations with Israel at a time when over 31,000 people have died in Gaza. Andrew Weissmann on his new book "The Trump Indictments" and what lies ahead as the 2024 U.S. Presidential election approaches. In his new book “2020" Eric Klinenberg examines the events of 2020 through the eyes of seven New Yorkers.
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March 15, 2024
S2024 E6185 - 55m 53s
Haaretz columnist Dahlia Scheindlin discusses growing concerns over Israeli leadership within the country. Paul Simon and director Alex Gibney shine a light on Simon's legendary career in the new documentary "Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon." Author Cass R. Sunstein explores the concept of habituation in his new book "Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There."
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March 14, 2024
S2024 E6184 - 55m 33s
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan discusses Putin’s rule and the danger of waning U.S. support for Ukraine. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and David Baddiel join the show to discuss their new podcast, “A Muslim and a Jew Go There." Deepfakes are infiltrating the 2024 election cycle. Just how will this impact voters? Misinformation experts Sam Gregory and Claire Wardle discuss what’s at stake.
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March 13, 2024
S2024 E6183 - 55m 53s
Russia defense expert Dara Massicot discusses the state of the Russian military ahead of the Russian elections. Author Rod Nordland tells his personal story of battling glioblastoma, a severe brain tumor, in “Waiting for the Monsoon.” Bulwark editor-at-large Bill Kristol warns of the danger of a second Trump term.
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March 12, 2024
S2024 E6182 - 55m 43s
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced that he will resign. Monique Clesca and Ambassador Pamela White join to discuss. Four years after WHO declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, Dr. Cornelia Griggs discusses her new memoir, "The Sky Was Falling." Josh Tyrangiel joins Walter Isaacson to discuss his latest piece: "Let AI Remake the Whole U.S. Government (and Save the Country)."
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March 11, 2024
S2024 E6181 - 55m 53s
Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan discusses humanitarian aid to Gaza. In his new book "The Achilles Trap” Steve Coll explores Saddam Hussein's behavior in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Former NBA star Rex Chapman tells his story of overcoming addiction and more in his new book "It's Hard for Me to Live with Me."
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March 8, 2024
S2024 E6180 - 55m 39s
Anat Shenker-Osorio breaks down Pres. Biden's State of the Union address. Rachel Cockerell's new book, "Melting Point," tells the story of Jews from Russia seeking refuge in Texas in the early 19th century. We revisit Christiane’s conversation with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Neuroscientist Charan Ranganath shares years of research about age and memory in his new book "Why We Remember."
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March 7, 2024
S2024 E6179 - 55m 53s
Chen Almog-Goldstein's husband and daughter were murdered by Hamas and she and her three youngest children were then kidnapped and held for 51 days in Gaza. She tells her story. Suzanne Nossel CEO of PEN America Center discusses the power of culture to shape the world order. Plus, reports on Putin's propaganda machine and rising violence in Haiti.
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March 6, 2024
S2024 E6178 - 55m 53s
Fania Oz-Salzberger joined from Tel Aviv to talk about the necessity of defeating Hamas while also protecting the soul of the nation. Considered a terrorist by Israel, Marwan Barghouti is seen by others as a "Palestinian Mandela." A recent documentary paints his portrait. In her recent piece "IVF and the GOP," Mona Charen details the conflict between legislation and fertility treatments.
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March 5, 2024
S2024 E6177 - 55m 53s
Caretaker Prime Minister for the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Shtayyeh joins the show for his first interview since resigning. Palestinian journalist Dalia Hatuqa and Israeli journalist Oren Persico discuss what each side understands about suffering and how media coverage divides the region. New York Times Magazine reporter Marcela Valdes on the ambivalent voters' role in the 2024 US election.
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March 4, 2024
S2024 E6176 - 55m 53s
Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak analyzes Israel's handling of the war. Daiana Al-Bukhari is a displaced Palestinian now living in Rafah and joins the show. The Supreme Court has ruled to keep Trump on the CO primary ballot. Susan Glasser analyzes the implications. Reiko Hillyer traces the changes in America's prison systems throughout the 20th century in her new book, "A Wall Is Just a Wall."
Extras + Features
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Is Marriage the Key to Happiness and Wealth? One Sociologist Says Yes.
S2024 E6220 - 18m 3s
Get married. This is the advice of sociology professor Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project. In a conversation with Michel Martin, Wilcox makes the case for marriage as a positive force for attaining happiness and prosperity. Wilcox joined the program from Charlottesville, Virginia.
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The Class of ‘24: Entered College During COVID-19, Graduating Among Protests
S2024 E6219 - 17m 3s
The protest movement is sweeping college campuses just weeks before graduation. This year’s college seniors are mostly the same group whose high school graduation was disrupted by the Covid pandemic. Wall Street Journal Higher Education Reporter Douglas Belkin talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the unique circumstances facing these students.
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He Wrote a Definition of Antisemitism; Now He Says It’s Being Weaponized
S2024 E6218 - 18m 23s
The crisis across America’s campuses is causing some controversy over the current definition of antisemitism, as written by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. It’s a definition which has been adopted by countries across the globe. Author Kenneth Stern led the drafting of that document, and he joins the show with a warning that it’s being used to stifle free speech.
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Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens: Complete Collapse of Moral Authority in GOP
S2024 E6217 - 17m 36s
The judge presiding over the former president’s hush money case has fined him $9,000 for violating a gag order. He also warns that Trump could face jail time if he continues to defy the order by publicly criticizing expected trial witnesses. Stuart Stevens, a former Republican strategist, admits he's still coming to grips with today's GOP and its embrace of a man facing 91 criminal charges.
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The Dark Side of Fashion: Supermodel Cameron Russell on Exploitation and Abuse
S2024 E6216 - 18m 1s
Fashion model Cameron Russell was first scouted at age 16. She has since modeled for Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren and has appeared in Vogue and Elle. Russell has long called out hard truths in her industry. Her new memoir, "How to Make Herself Agreeable To Everyone," explores feeling both objectified and complicit in the system that built her career.
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“I Finally Bought Some Jordans:” Michael Arceneaux on Family, Debt and Grief
S2024 E6215 - 17m 12s
Michael Arceneaux has encountered many barriers in life, and is an expert at using humor to highlight important – though sometimes uncomfortable – subjects. Now the bestselling author is out with a new collection of essays, I Finally Bought Some Jordans, reflecting on his journey overcoming societal barriers -- from debt to heteronormativity. Arceneaux speaks about it all with Michel Martin.
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From UCSB Shooting to Sydney Mall Stabbing: The Violence of Misogyny
S2024 E6214 - 17m 46s
Misogyny often goes unrecognized and can certainly be deadly. We saw this on April 13th in Sydney, Australia, where a man killed six people at a busy shopping mall. Five of the victims were women. While police say the attacker may have targeted woman, Kate Manne, an associate professor at Cornell University and author of the book "Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny," says there is no doubt about it.
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Anne Applebaum: The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win
S2024 E6213 - 18m 22s
Ukraine is breathing a sigh of relief as the Senate passes its long-awaited aid bill. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said “hallelujah” to the news. But he also warned that Russia is out-shelling Ukraine ten to one. Author Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Her latest piece is called “The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win." She joins Walter Isaacson to discuss.
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Salman Rushdie on Being Violently Attacked and the Love That Healed Him
S2024 E6213 - 4m 35s
In August 2022, a young American man with a knife viciously attacked Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua, New York, as he was about to speak about the issue of safety for writers. Rushdie nearly died. He has written about the attack and the love that helped him triumph over death in a new memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.”
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Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Unfinished” Love Letter to the 60s and Her Late Husband
S2024 E6212 - 18m 26s
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is famed for her captivating biographies of U.S. leaders. In her new book, she focuses on an unlikely character – herself. "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s" is part memoir and part history. She joins the show to discuss.
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Palestinian-Ukrainian Refugee Zoya El-Miari: “Both Sides of Me Are Worth Living”
S2024 E6211 - 16m 46s
According to the U.N., over ten million refugees and asylum seekers fled their homes due to conflict in 2022. Half-Palestinian and half-Ukrainian, Zoya El-Miari is a peace ambassador for One Young World, a charity supporting young leaders across the globe. She joins the show to share her complex experience as a refugee.
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Nobel Laureate Investigating Russian War Crimes: Ukraine Needs U.S. Aid Now
S2024 E6210 - 18m 16s
Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk was awarded a Nobel Prize for her work documenting Moscow’s war crimes as head of the Center for Civil Liberties. She joins the show to discuss the importance of standing up to Russia.
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