Journalist Azadeh Moaveni joins us to talk about the realities young female runaways found inside ISIS and the nationless status they have now.
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The Western Roots Of Extremism
Journalist Souad Mekhennet joins us to talk about what fuels Islamic extremists.
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The Fall Of Syria
Sebastian Junger joins us to discuss his documentary “Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS.”
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What ISIS Wants
Graeme Wood joins us to talk about what ISIS is actually trying to accomplish, a question he explores in his new book, “The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State.”
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The Terror Years
This hour, we’ll talk with Lawrence Wright about shifts in power in the Middle East over the last decade, the subject of his new book, “The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State.”
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The Rise Of ISIS
This hour, we’ll talk about the emergence of ISIS with Joby Warrick, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his book “Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS.”
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What About al-Qaeda?
This hour, we’ll talk about the current state of al Qaeda – and how the U.S. has engaged with the organization – with Andrew Cockburn.
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The CIA From al Qa’ida to ISIS
Michael Morell was with President Bush on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the U.S. And he was at President Obama’s side when the U.S. raided Osama bin Laden’s compound. This hour, we’ll talk to the retired deputy director of the CIA about securing peace through back-channel negotiations, which he writes about in The Great War of Our Time: The CIA’s Fight Against Terrorism–From al Qa’ida to ISIS (Twelve).
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Islamic Extremism In North Texas
Sunday’s shooting at Garland’s Curtis Culwell Center has brought the national conversation about freedom of speech, ISIS and the future of terrorism to North Texas. This hour, we’ll explore those topics with international terrorism expert Robert Taylor of UTD and Alia Salem of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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What ISIS Is After
We’ll talk about what the organization is actually trying to accomplish with Graeme Wood, who explores the question in the current issue of The Atlantic.
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The Price Of Perpetual War
This hour, we’ll talk to Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Risen, who writes about how war has affected the country in his new book, Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War.
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Investigating Iraq
We’ll talk this hour about the unfolding chaos in Iraq – and what’s on the horizon – with the producer of the Frontline documentary “Losing Iraq,” airing tonight on KERA.
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