Jeffrey A. Engel joins us to talk about how the Trump impeachment differed from the impeachments of Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton – and about how it will affect future impeachment proceedings.
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What It Takes To Get By In Putin’s Russia
Joshua Yaffa, Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker, joins us to talk about the power players who’ve succeeded in Putin’s shadow – and others who weren’t able to carve out their places.
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A Former Ambassador To Iraq Talks Iran
Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq from 2016-19, Douglas A. Silliman joins us to talk about U.S. strategy in the region – and about what it will take to improve relations with Iran.
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The Nightmare Of Guantanamo
Peter Jan Honigsberg, director of Witness to Guantanamo, joins us to talk about his years-long work chronicling the extrajudicial practices and people affected inside the prison walls.
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How Obama Led To Trump
Michael Kirk joins us to talk about the factors that got us to this point in American politics and what the future could hold for our democracy.
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How Will Iran Punch Back?
Ilan Goldenberg, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what might happen next between Iran and the U.S. – and about if a face-saving option exists.
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Sanctuary And Safety: A National Call-In Special from Think
In “Sanctuary And Safety: A National Call-In Special from Think,”we talk with a diverse group of faith leaders about their approaches to creating safe spaces for worship – and about what’s lost when congregants no longer feel comfortable gathering in public spaces.
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The Epidemics That Changed The World
Frank M. Snowden, the Andrew Downey Orrick Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University, joins us to talk about how infectious outbreaks — both terrifying and romanticized — have shaped our world.
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The Idealism Of Samantha Power
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under President Obama, Samantha Power joins us to talk about her life in public service.
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How Economists Can Save The World
MIT economics professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo join us to talk about building a more humane world through rethinking the exchange of goods and services.
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What Drives Mike Pence
Journalist Tom LoBianco has covered Pence for decades, and he joins us to talk about what he’s learned about who Pence is publicly and privately – and why he agreed to partner with a president with whom he seemingly has little in common.
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We Need To Update Our Definition Of ‘War’
Tanisha M. Fazal, associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, joins us to talk about how a belief that modern war is tapering off is a dangerous falsehood.
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