Episodes

  • Ceasefire Hopes Dwindling

    Ceasefire Hopes Dwindling
    Jun 4 2024
    In Israel, any hopes for a ceasefire deal appear to be dwindling. President Biden announced on Friday that the latest ceasefire plan had come from Israel, and was welcomed by Hamas – and yet, Netanyahu is vowing to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed. All of this is creating an understandable air of confusion. Meanwhile on the ground in Gaza, the death toll has surpassed 36,400 and the situation for those held captive worsens. To unpack all of this, Haaretz columnist and Netanyahu biographer Anshel Pfeffer joins the show from Jerusalem. Also on today's show: Washington Post columnist Barkha Dutt; correspondent Gustavo Valdes; author R. Derek Black Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Mexico Elects its First Female President

    Mexico Elects its First Female President
    Jun 3 2024
    It's a breakthrough moment for Mexican women as former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is elected the country's first female president. While the result is undoubtedly historic, many see her as the continuity candidate -- Sheinbaum is the protege of the popular outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador -- and are concerned that while she will continue his popular anti-poverty measures, she may also inherit some of his anti-democratic efforts as well as his failure to rein in violence. Mexican scholar and public policy analyst Viri Rios joins the program to discuss. Also on today's show: Tessa Dooms, Program Director for Rivonia Circle, a South African NGO; Åsne Seierstad, Author, "The Afghans"; TV host George Stephanapoulos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • John Legend Explores Afghanistan’s Music Revolution

    John Legend Explores Afghanistan’s Music Revolution
    Jun 1 2024
    In the wake of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, her sisters set the record straight on her legacy in a new documentary and relive the moment O.J. was acquitted of her murder. Also, John Legend joins to discuss Afghanistan’s answer to American Idol and cultural revolution through music. Then our roundtable conversation on the big stories of the week. Plus, a retrospective on the development of the atomic bomb with one of the few remaining survivors from the Hiroshima blast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Former US Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Trump Conviction

    Former US Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Trump Conviction
    May 31 2024
    Splashed across newspapers the world over is the historic news of the first-ever criminal conviction of a former US president. Former US Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal joins the show to discuss the facts of the case and what happens next. Also on today's show: Norm Eisen, former House Judiciary Special Counsel in Trump’s first impeachment trial; David Urban, Republican strategist; Sarah Longwell, Executive Director, Republicans Against Trump; Tim Naftali, Presidential Historian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Impact of Israeli Offensive in Rafah

    Impact of Israeli Offensive in Rafah
    May 30 2024
    As Israeli troops take control of Rafah’s strategic Philadelphi Corridor, correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports on the human toll of the military offensive. Also on today's show: Nick Maynard, a British surgeon recently returned from Gaza; Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President/CEO Austan Goolsbee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • US Senator Chris Van Hollen on Gaza

    US Senator Chris Van Hollen on Gaza
    May 29 2024
    As humanitarian concerns abound regarding the dire situation in Gaza, satellite images show that a much-touted US pier intended to deliver aid has been completely broken up in rough seas over the weekend. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen, who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, has been a vocal critic of Israel’s conduct in Gaza and has repeatedly called for more humanitarian aid. He joins Christiane to discuss the US stance on the conflict. Also on today's show: Marking the 30th anniversary of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, Christiane speaks with Nicole's sisters Denise, Dominique and Tanya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Israel Moves in on Central Rafah

    Israel Moves in on Central Rafah
    May 28 2024
    Eyewitnesses report Israeli tanks are moving in on central Rafah for the first time since the assault on the city began in early May. This comes after a deadly airstrike there that killed at least 45 people and injured more than 200, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called “a tragic error." Global condemnation was swift: France, the EU and other governments call on Israel to immediately halt all Rafah operations. Correspondent Jeremy Diamond is in Jerusalem to discuss the latest from Rafah. Also on today's show: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg; Songezo Zibi, Leader, Rise Mzansi party; Beeban Kidron, Member of the House of Lords; author Luis Miranda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs

    Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs
    May 27 2024
    A "brutal attack." That's how Ukrainan President Volodymyr Zelensky described a deadly strike that killed at least 18 people in a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv this weekend. Russian troops continue their advance in the east, stepping up their bombing campaign and leaving a trail of destruction. Latvia shares a border with Russia, and the country's President Edgars Rinkēvičs joins Christiane in London. Also on today's show: Matthew Hollingworth / WFP Palestine Country Director; Jelani Cobb / Dean, Columbia Journalism School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins