December 22, 2023
Dr. Ayelet Levy Shachar’s daughter Naama is still held hostage by Hamas. She joins the show. Rev. James Martin talks to Bianna Golodryga about giving one of the first same-sex blessings in the U.S. Renée Fleming on being awarded the prestigious 2023 Kennedy Center Honor. In 2019, pianist Lang Lang joined Christiane to discuss his latest record. We revisit the conversation.
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December 22, 2023
S2023 E6125 - 55m 36s
Dr. Ayelet Levy Shachar’s daughter Naama is still held hostage by Hamas. She joins the show. Rev. James Martin talks to Bianna Golodryga about giving one of the first same-sex blessings in the U.S. Renée Fleming on being awarded the prestigious 2023 Kennedy Center Honor. In 2019, pianist Lang Lang joined Christiane to discuss his latest record. We revisit the conversation.
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December 21, 2023
S2023 E6124 - 55m 43s
Nick Paton Walsh reports from the frontlines in Ukraine. Former NSC official and Russia expert Fiona Hill offers insight into Russia's current position. Staff writer for The New Yorker Masha Gessen on the backlash they faced after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos. Nisha Pahuja and Dev Patel talk about their new documentary "To Kill a Tiger" about sexual violence against women in India.
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December 29, 2023
S2023 E6130 - 55m 21s
Sen. Patty Murray and fmr. Rep. Jane Harman reflect on the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein. Matthew Bryza, fmr. US ambassador to Azerbaijan, discusses the takeover of the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan. Gordon Fairclough of The WSJ on the struggle to free his fellow reporter Evan Gershkovich. National climate advisor Ali Zaidi on the US's plans to combat climate change.
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December 28, 2023
S2023 E6129 - 55m 15s
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim sits down with Christiane at the close of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss balancing relations with both China and the United States. Author Ann Patchett talks about her newest novel, "Tom Lake" and her departure into exploring love. Loren Grush on her book "The Six," that tells the untold story of the first class of female astronauts at NASA.
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December 27, 2023
S2023 E6128 - 55m 43s
A group of Americans imprisoned in Iran have just been released. Joining to discuss is prisoner Siamak Namazi's lawyer, U.S. Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood, formerly imprisoned journalist Jason Rezaian and director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group Ali Vaez. Veteran Indian news anchor Ravish Kumar and "While We Watched" director Vinay Shukla on press freedom in India.
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December 26, 2023
S2023 E6127 - 55m 43s
Republican presidential candidate and former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie says that Trump "cannot be the nominee," and will not win the election against Biden. Playwright Gillian Slovo discusses her new play "Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors." Award-winning author James McBride explores hope and humanity in his new novel, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store."
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December 25, 2023
S2023 E6126 - 55m 43s
Former White House national climate advisor Gina McCarthy weighs in on the meeting in Brazil to combat deforestation. Journalist Sally Hayden discusses the latest migrant shipwreck tragedy. British Labour MP Chris Bryant talks further about this migrant crisis and the toxic politics surrounding it. Toshi Yoshihara joins to discuss China’s economic status and its ambitions.
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December 20, 2023
S2023 E6123 - 55m 36s
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the Russia-Ukraine war. Mirjana Spoljaric recently returned from a visit to Gaza and Israel, and calls the ongoing war the world’s “moral failure." Actor Adam Driver on making "Ferrari" and what he draws on from his own life. "How to Know a Person" author David Brooks on what it means to practice empathy in an increasingly lonely world.
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December 19, 2023
S2023 E6122 - 55m 20s
A special report on violence in the West Bank. Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Mark Regev on the latest from Israel and Gaza. Deputy Editor of The Economist Tom Standage discusses their "World Ahead 2024" series. Jonathan Brent of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on his fight to preserve a record of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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December 18, 2023
S2023 E6121 - 55m 40s
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on the major climate decision to come out of the U.N. climate summit in Dubai. Rabbi Sharon Brous grapples with calls for the IDF to exercise restraint in Gaza and the rise of antisemitism outside of Israel as a result of this war. From Donald Trump to abortion pill access, legal scholar Stephen Vladeck discusses news from the Supreme Court.
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December 15, 2023
S2023 E6120 - 55m 56s
Nivine Sandouka, regional chief of staff with the Alliance for Middle East Peace, and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova, who leads an organization which is a member of Nivine’s alliance, join the show. Actor Gael García Bernal on his new film "Cassandro" about a gay Mexican wrestler. Washington Post reporters Samuel Oakford and Shane Harris on the new Frontline documentary "The Discord Leaks."
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December 14, 2023
S2023 E6119 - 55m 32s
CNN becomes the first Western media outlet to report from inside Gaza without an IDF escort. Magen Inon and Hamze Awawde are an Israeli and a Palestinian both touched by tragedy talking about working for peace. Alok Sharma, President of COP26 discusses the recent COP28 climate deal. Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter Grammy Award-winning member of the Roots discusses his new memoir "The Upcycled Self."
Extras + Features
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Renée Fleming on Her Kennedy Center Honor
S2023 E6125 - 17m 48s
It’s the prize of a lifetime, even for the most honored of performers. World-renowned opera star Renée Fleming was recognized in the prestigious 2023 Kennedy Center Honors, alongside Billy Crystal, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Dionne Warwick. The Grammy Award-winning singer talked to Michel Martin about that meaningful moment, her illustrious career, and her surprising love of science.
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Masha Gessen Responds to Controversy Over Gaza Comments
S2023 E6124 - 17m 59s
Masha Gessen recently was awarded the prestigious Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought — in a scaled-back ceremony after a very public spat. The author and staff writer at The New Yorker faced backlash after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos in the essay "In the Shadow of the Holocaust." Gessen joined Michel Martin to discuss the difficulty of exercising critical thought.
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Adam Driver on Playing Enzo Ferrari in New Biopic
S2023 E6123 - 5m 30s
In Modena, Italy, the 1950s were a time when motor racing was a particularly deadly pursuit. Director Michael Mann’s "Ferrari" follows the travails of company patriarch Enzo Ferrari as he deals with the death of his son and struggles to ensure the survival of his organization, even as the bodies pile up. Christiane spoke with actor Adam Driver about the making of the film.
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David Brooks on Facing Harsh Times with “Defiant Humanism"
S2023 E6123 - 17m 14s
In his new book "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen," David Brooks asks if it’s time to reassess how to foster stronger connections at home, at work and throughout our lives. He joins the show to explore what it means to practice empathy in an increasingly lonely world.
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Half the World Has Elections in 2024 & Democracy Is at Stake
S2023 E6122 - 18m 12s
As 2023 comes to a close, we look to a new year that is set to bring a world of challenges -- from turmoil in the Middle East and war in Ukraine to growing tensions over Taiwan, and more than half the global population heading to the polls. Deputy Editor of The Economist Tom Standage joins the show to discuss his article "The Ten Trends to Watch in 2024" and the "World Ahead 2024" series.
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How Will SCOTUS Rule On Donald Trump’s Jan. 6. Legal Case?
S2023 E6121 - 18m 5s
The U.S. Supreme Court is facing several landmark cases while their approval ratings remain at a record low. Professor of law Stephen Vladek joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the cases attracting attention -- from the trials awaiting Donald Trump to a vital reproductive rights decision -- and whether we are witnessing a constitutional crisis in the nation's highest court.
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Inside One of the Worst Leaks in U.S. History
S2023 E6120 - 18m 5s
21-year-old guardsman Jack Teixeira allegedly shared hundreds of classified documents online. He’s currently pleading not guilty as he awaits trial. The new Frontline documentary "The Discord Leaks" explores how the gaming platform became a center not only for security breaches, but also for unmoderated extremism. Washington Post investigative reporters Samuel Oakford and Shane Harris discuss.
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Tariq Trotter Opens Up About Childhood and Forming The Roots
S2023 E6119 - 18m 22s
Tariq Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is a Grammy Award-winning artist and co-founder of The Roots. Music critics place him among the greatest rappers of all time. Now Black Thought is out with a memoir reflecting on his life -- from childhood tragedy and loss to finding solace and freedom in the arts. The book is called "The Upcycled Self" and he joins Hari to discuss it.
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Republican Voters “More Abortion Friendly” Than We Thought
S2023 E6118 - 17m 54s
Abortion has been a central issue in American politics ever since Roe v. Wade gave women the right to choose in 1973. The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court will be a major issue in the 2024 Presidential election. Liz Mair is a GOP strategist and she joins us to discuss the fallout for Republicans at the ballot box.
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Why a Rabbi Resigned From Harvard’s Antisemitism Committee
S2023 E6117 - 16m 58s
Harvard University's highest governing body announced that Claudine Gay will remain as president. This follows an uproar about the university's handling of antisemitism on campus, and controversial testimony on the matter in front of Congress. Rabbi David Wolpe was on Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group, but resigned over what he calls the university's failure to take its advice.
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If Trump Wins: "Inviting the Dark Ages Across the Planet"
S2023 E6116 - 16m 1s
Jeffrey Goldberg is Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic. He recently launched a special edition of the magazine, warning of the grave and extreme consequences if Trump were to become president again. He tells the show why a second term would be even more dangerous than the first.
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Fmr NSC Official: Halting US Aid Means “Ukraine Loses"
S2023 E6115 - 17m 1s
With wars raging around the world, American foreign policy is in the spotlight. It's something Kori Schake says should be an urgent priority for the United States. Her latest piece for the magazine Foreign Affairs outlines her vision for a Republican foreign policy, as she explains to Walter Isaacson.
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