This hour, we’ll talk why terrorists are driven to destruction and what they hope to accomplish with Claudia Wallis. She’s the managing editor of “Scientific American Mind,” which covers the topic in its May/June issue.
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Inside Saudi Arabia
This hour, we’ll get an inside look at the nation’s tension between modernity and tradition with James Jones, director of the Frontline documentary “Saudi Arabia Uncovered.”
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A World Tour Of Prisons
This hour, we’ll talk about strategies that prisons on other continents are using to rehabilitate inmates with the author of “Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World.”
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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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Having Children In China
This hour, we’ll talk about the implications of two-child families in the world’s most populous nation with Mei Fong, author of “One Child: The Past and Future of China’s Most Radical Experiment.”
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The Melting Pot
We’ll look at the lasting impact of the Immigration and Nationality Act through the lens of one Virginia county with NPR’s Tom Gjelten, author of “A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story.”
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Back To Mexico
This hour, we’ll hear stories of what it’s like to return across the border with Jill Anderson, author of “Los Otros Dreamers.”
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Examining The Migrant Crisis
We’ll talk about the logistical and moral questions surrounding the migrant negotiations with James F. Hollifield, director of the Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU.
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The Merits Of Going Organic
We’ll talk about whether or not the extra money we spend to go organic is worth it with Quartz food and consumer goods reporter Deena Shanker.
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69 Days Of Darkness
We’ll talk about survival against all odds with the author of Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free.
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China’s Effect On The U.S. Economy
We’ll talk about how market volatility overseas influences our economy at home with Matthew P. Goodman, Senior Adviser for Asian Economics with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Challenges For a Growing World
This hour, we’ll talk about how to keep the population manageable with Robert Walker, CEO of Population Media Center and author of the new report “Demographic Vulnerability: Where the Population Growth Poses the Greatest Challenge.”
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