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November 08, 2019
• Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall 30 Years Later; Christopher Mallaby, Former U.K. Ambassador to Germany, Andrey Kortunov, Director General, Russian Intelligence Affairs Council, and Timothy Garton Ash, Historian and Author, "The Magic Lantern," are Interviewed About the Fall of Berlin Wall; Wendell Pierce in "Death of a Salesman"; Wendell Pierce, Actor, "Death of a Salesman," is Interviewed about "Death of a Salesman" and "The Wire." Aired 1-2p ET


November 07, 2019
• Montgomery's First African-American Mayor; The Power of the Mayor's Office; Mayor-Elect Steven Reed (D-Montgomery-AL), is Interviewed About his To-Do List; "Citizen K," a New Documentary by Alex Gibney; Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Exiled Russian Businessman, and Alex Gibney, Director, "Citizen K," are Interviewed about "Citizen K." Aired 1-2p ET


November 06, 2019
• Democrats Claim Victory Over Kentucky And Virginia; Gender Gap In Election Voters; Life In Kashmir Becomes A Complete Standstill; Iltija Mufti, Daughter Of Mehbooba Mufti, Former Chief Minister Of Kashmir, Is Interviewed About Kashmir; India's Crackdown In Kashmir; Reflecting On The Internet's First Pioneering Steps. Aired 1-2p ET


November 05, 2019
• British People To Face General Election In Five Weeks; Russia Interfering On Brexit; George Osborne, Former U.K. Chancellor Of The Exchequer, Is Interviewed About Brexit; Toxic Smog In New Delhi Prevents Planes From Flying; Climate Crisis Too Big Even For California To Tackle; California Fires Under Control; Eleni Kounalakis, California Lieutenant Governor, Is Interviewed About Climate Change; Freestyle Love Supreme. Aired 1-2p ET


November 04, 2019
• Baghdad Protesters Angry at Their Corrupt Leaders; More than 200 Protesters Killed in the Last Month; Vali Nasr, Professor of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University, and Karl Sharro, Satirist, are Interviewed About Protests in Iraq and Lebanon; "Home Work," Julie Andrews' New Memoire; Julie Andrews, Author, "Home Work," is Interviewed About her Career. Aired 1-2p ET


November 01, 2019
• Christianity In America Declines; Interpreting Islam; Karen Armstrong, Author, "The Lost Art of Scripture," Is Interviewed About Islam; Brendan Simms, Author, "Hitler: A Global Biography," Is Interviewed About The Life Of Hitler; Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Is Interviewed About The Ticketing Business. Aired 2-3p ET


October 31, 2019
• House Votes On Impeachment Inquiry; Tim Morrison Testifies Behind Closed Doors; Norman Ornstein, Congressional Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment; California Fire Burns 100,000 Acres; Officials Plead For People In California To Leave; PG&E Did Not Do Their Job, Says Governor Gavin Newsom; Robert Reich, Former U.S. Labor Secretary, Is Interviewed About California Fires; New Film About Harriet Tubman; Ocean Vuong Is Being Interviewed About His Books And His Sexuality And His Race. Aired 2-3p ET


October 30, 2019
• House Of Representatives Votes To Present Impeachment Inquiry To Public; Country Before Politics; Two More Diplomats Take The Stand In Impeachment Trial; William Cohen, Former U.S. Defense Secretary, Is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment; "Pain And Glory," A New Film By Pedro Almodovar; Antonio Banderas Is Interviewed About His New Movie And His Health; Zanny Minton Beddoes Is Interviewed About Brexit And The Economy. Aired 2-3p ET


October 29, 2019
• Alexander Vindman Testifies Behind Closed Doors; Political Appointees Take Over For Experts: Being A Member Of Trump's Administration; David Shulkin, Former U.S. Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Is Interviewed About Political Appointees; Lebanon Protests Continue In Beirut; Prime Minister Saad Hariri Resigns; Mona Fawaz, Professor, American University Of Beirut, Is Interviewed About Lebanon Protests; Mass Protests In Latin America; Juan Manuel Santos, Former Colombian President, Is Interviewed About Protests In Chile And The Current State Of Colombia; John Lithgow Is Interviewed About His Life In Hollywood. Aired 2-3p ET


October 28, 2019
• Death of a Terrorist Leader; Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Dies in U.S. Raid; Rukmini Callimachi, Correspondent, The New York Times, is Interviewed About Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi; Impeachment Proceeding in Washington Gaining Momentum; Frank Luntz, Pollster and Republican Strategist, and Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY), Former U.S. House Representative, are Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment. Aired 2-3p ET


October 25, 2019
• Stepping into The Shoes of Presidents and Media Moguls; Why Maya Moore took a sabbatical from the WNBA in her pursuit of justice; Trump's Syria Withdrawal a Serious Strategic Error; John Kerry Declares World War Zero; John Kerry, Former U.S. Secretary of State, is Interviewed About Syria and Climate Change; New HBO's Series, "Succession"; Brian Cox, Actor, "The Great Society," is Interviewed About his Films, "Succession" and "The Great Society." Aired 1-2p ET


October 24, 2019
• Demanding Presidential Candidates to Address Gender Based Violence; Anita Hill, Professor, Brandeis University, is Interviewed About Sexual Violence; Representative Elijah Cummings Lies in State Capitol Hill; Impeachment Inquiry Tests Limits of U.S. Constitution; Noah Feldman, Professor, Harvard Law School, is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment. Aired 1-2p ET


October 23, 2019
• Fashion And Climate Industry; Empowering LGBTQ; Anna Wintour, Editor-In-Chief of "Vogue," Is Interviewed About LGBTQ And Climate Crisis; Growing Up In A Society That Oppresses Black People; Kiese Laymon, Author Of "Heavy," Is Interviewed About His Multifaceted Life. Aired 1-2 p ET


October 22, 2019
• Trump Says A Small Contingent Of U.S Troops Are In Eastern Syria; How Does The Trump Administration Protect U.S. Interest In Syria?; Mark Esper, U.S. Defense Secretary, Is Interviewed About Withdrawal Of U.S. Forces In Syria; Challenges And Personal Cost Of Whistleblowers; Tom Mueller, Author, "Crisis Of Conscience," Is Interviewed About His New Book; Upholding American Values; Information Wars. Aired 1-2p ET


October 21, 2019
• Public Figure Malcolm Gladwell On His Ideas And The Need To Challenge Our Own; Nick Broomfield, Explores The Troubled Relationship Between The Musician And His Muse; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian, David McCullough Talks To Our Walter Isaacson About The Pioneers. Aired 11-12a ET


October 18, 2019
• Nobel Prize Awarded To An Apologist For Violent Nationalism; Critics Alarmed On Nobel Prize Given To Peter Handke; Peter Frankopan, Professor Of Global History, Oxford University, And Malte Herwig, Peter Handke Biographer, Are Interviewed About Peter Handke; The Journey From Fringes Of The Art World To Mayfair; Grayson Perry, Artist, Is Interviewed About His Journey Through The Art World; Super Rich Interior Decoration; Rhiannon Giddens' New Album "There Is No Other". Aired 1-2p ET


October 17, 2019
• Trump Tries To Appeal To President Erdogan Through A Letter; Syrian Kurds Holding Mass Funerals For Their Dead; Syria Accuses United States For Abandoning Them; All Roads Seem To Lead To Putin, Pelosi Says; Mikhail Kasyanov, Former Russian Prime Minister, Is Interviewed About Vladimir Putin; Gordon Sondland Testifying On Trump's Impeachment; Nina Jankowicz, Disinformation Fellow, Wilson Center, Is Interviewed About Ukraine; Boris Johnson Trying To Bring On Brexit; U..K. And E.U. Agrees On Brexit Deal; Jonathan Powell, Former Chief Of Staff To U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, Is Interviewed About The Brexit Deal; Turkey Agrees To Ceasefire In Syria. Aired 1-2p ET


October 16, 2019
• Hong Kong's Leader Is Shouted Down; Backlash Mounts Against NBA Star LeBron James Over A Manager Critical Of China; Charles Barkley Talks About LeBron And Chinese Controversy. Aired 11p-12a ET
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October 15, 2019
• Challenging the White House from Within; Jack Goldsmith's Life Experience; "In Hoffa's Shadow," Goldsmith's New Book; Jack Goldsmith, Former Head of the U.S. Office of Legal Counsel, is Interviewed About his Life Experience and His New Book; Whistleblowers, What it Takes to Risk Everything; Katharine Gun, Whistleblower, is Interviewed About Being a Whistleblower. Aired 1-2p ET


October 14, 2019
• President Trump Orders Last American Troops to Withdraw from Syria; U.S. Doesn't Want to Get Involved in 200 Years Conflict Between Turks and Kurds; ISIS Reemerging; Shiraz Maher, Director, International Centre for the Study of Radicalization, and Kori Schake, Deputy Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies, are Interviewed About Turks and Kurds; Jane Fonda Arrested During Climate Protest; Jane Fonda, Actress and Activist, is Interviewed About Climate Change. Aired 1-2p ET


October 11, 2019
• Behind The Massacre Of Khashoggi Inside Saudi Consulate; Cornwell's Latest Franchise "Quantum". Aired 1-2p ET


October 10, 2019
• Turkey Charges Ahead In Northern Syria Against U.S. Allies; British And Irish Prime Minister Met Behind Closed Doors To Make An Agreement; The Latest Brexit Developments; UK Prime Minister Meets with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar; Fighting for People's Privacy; Consumer Privacy. Aired 1-2p ET


October 09, 2019
• Turkey Launches Its Invasion in Northern Syria; Former U.S. Envoy: We Defeat ISIS Fighters Because of the Coalition; British Writer-Director Takes on America's National Security; "The Day Shall Come"; Using Satire to Create Comedy; Love of Both Business and Politics. Aired 1-2p ET


October 08, 2019
• The White House Blocks A Key Witness In The Impeachment Inquiry, Interview With Trump`s Unofficial Spokesman, Media Mogul Chris Ruddy; The Impact Of The President`s Policy Overseas; Data Crime And Its Dangers To Democracy. Aired 1-2p ET


October 07, 2019
• President Trump: This Is The Greatest Witch Hunt In U.S. History; Second Whistleblower Comes Forward For Trump's Impeachment; Leon Panetta, Former U.S. Defense Secretary, Is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment; Extinction Rebellion Protests For Climate Change; Jack Harries, Extinction Rebellion Activist, And Farhana Yamin, Extinction Rebellion Activist, Are Interviewed About Climate Crisis; The Necessity Of Civil Disobedience; Climate Change Movement; "The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity." Aired 1-2p ET


October 04, 2019
• Trump's 2020 Winning Strategy Lies with White Evangelical Voters; Uniting America's Deeply Polarized Political Factions; Robert P. Jones, CEO, Public Religion Research Institute, is Interviewed About Politics and Religion; "Our Boys," a New HBO Series, Collaboration of Israeli and Palestinian Filmmakers; Joseph Cedar, Co-Director, "Our Boys," and Tawfik Abu-Wael, Co-Director, "Our Boys," are Interviewed About their New Series, "Our Boys"; Using Comedy to Heal Grief Aired 1-2p ET


October 03, 2019
• Trump Ties Dayton, Ohio Killer to Democratic Presidential Candidates; Galveston, Texas Police Led Black Man by Rope; 400th Anniversary of Slavery in Ghana; Representative Karen Bass (D-CA), is Interviewed About Slavery in America; Some Protest in Dayton Against Trump's Visit; Ronald Reagan's Racist Language Against Africans; "The Family," a New Netflix Film About Religion and Politics in America; Jeff Sharlet, Author, "The Family," and Jesse Moss, Director, "The Family," are Interviewed About New Netflix Film, "The Family"; Chris Arnade, Author, "Dignity, "is Interviewed About Back Row America Aired 1-2p ET


October 02, 2019
• Iran Shots U.S. Drone, Trump Says Iran Made A Big Mistake; U.N. Special Rapporteur Released Independent Investigation On Jamal Khashoggi Murder; Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabian Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs, Is Interviewed About The U.N. Special Rapporteur's Investigation; Will U.S. Retaliate To Iran For Downing Down Drone?; A Road Map To De- Escalation Between Iran And The United States; Gerard Araud, Former French Ambassador To The United States, Is Interviewed About Iran And U.S.; Itzhak Perlman, Violinist and Conductor, Is Interviewed About Teaching; The Shed. Aired 1-2p ET


October 01, 2019
• Trump Nominates Mark Esper As Next Defense Secretary; What It Takes To Run The Pentagon; Ash Carter, Author, "Inside The Five-Sided Box," Is Interviewed About The Pentagon; Mavis Staples Turns 80 And With A New Album, "We Get By"; Why The Catholic Church Should Abolish Priesthood. Aired 1-2p ET


September 30, 2019
• Bob Iger's Journey to the Top; Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company, is Interviewed About his New Book, "The Ride of a Lifetime." Aired 1-2p ET


September 27, 2019
• Pakistani Prime Minister Attempts to Elicit World's Support for His Country; Imran Khan, Pakistani Prime Minister, is Interviewed About Pakistan; New Fiction Novel About Slavery; Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author, "The Water Dancer," is Interviewed About His New Novel; Interview with San Francisco's Mayor. Aired 1-2p ET


September 26, 2019
• Trump's Impeachment Takes Center Stage on Capitol Hill; Whistleblower Complaint Declassified and Made Public; Tony Blinken, Former Deputy U.S. National Security Adviser, is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment; John McLaughlin, Former CIA Deputy Director, is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment; Journalism Facing Unprecedented Threat; Declan Walsh, New York Times Cairo Bureau Chief, is Interview About the Attack on Journalism; "The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls". Aired 1-2p ET


September 25, 2019
• Trump Subject for Impeachment; White House Releases Memorandum of Record; Elie Honig, CNN Legal Analyst and Former Federal and State Prosecutor, and Former Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), are Interviewed About Trump-Ukraine Scandal; Uber CEO Smoothing Company's Route Ahead; Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber, is Interviewed About Uber; "Evelyn". Aired 1-2p ET


September 24, 2019
• Controversies On Commitment To The Rule Of Law And Democracy; Trump's Phone Call Scandal To The Ukrainian Leader; Democrat Calls For Impeachment For Trump; U.K. Supreme Court Issues Boris Johnson's Five-Week Suspension Of Parliament Unlawful; Jane Harman, President And CEO, Wilson Center, And Gerard Araud, Former French Ambassador To The U.S. And U.N., Are Interviewed About Rule Of Law And Democracy; Climate Emergency Taking Center Stage In U.N. General Assembly; Al Gore, Former U.S. Vice President, Is Interviewed About Climate Change; The Opioid Epidemic. Aired 1-2p ET


September 23, 2019
• Diplomacy or Warfare with Iran; United States Will Respond in a Way that Reflects the Act of War; Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister, is Interviewed About Iran; Iran Issue Front and Center at U.N. General Assembly; Brian Hook, U.S. Special Representative for Iran, is Interviewed About Iran and the Middle East. Aired 1-2p ET


September 20, 2019
• Climate Strike In New York City; One-On-One Interview With Marianne Williamson; U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson's Interview; "Downton Abbey" the Movie. Aired 1-2p ET


September 19, 2019
• Israel Election: Benjamin Netanyahu Struggles To Hold On To Power as Benny Gantz Claims Victory; "Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil"; Protesting Climate Change. Aired 1-2p ET


September 18, 2019
• Michelle Bachelet Discuss Why Climate Crisis Is A Human Rights Issue; Brad Pitt Talks About His New Film "Ad Astra"; Regulating Big Tech; "Tools and Weapons". Aired 1-2p ET


September 17, 2019
• Boris Johnson`s Suspension of Parliament in U.K. Supreme Court; Tehran Denies Responsibility on the Attack on Saudi Oil Fields; David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee, is Interviewed About the Attack on Saudi`s Oil Fields and Boris Johnson; Combating Maternal Mortality Around the World; Christy Turlington Burns, Founder, every Mother Counts, is Interviewed About Her Campaign, "Every Mother Counts." Aired 1-2p ET


September 16, 2019
• Oil Prices Soaring High After Attack On Saudi's Oil Fields; Houthi Claims Attack On Oil Fields; Evidence Shows Iranian Weapons Used On Attack; Retired Rear Admiral John Kirby, U.S. Navy, And Vali Nasr, Former State Department Official, Are Interviewed About The Attack On Saudi Oil Fields; Anxiety And Depression Skyrocketing Among Young Adults; Laurie Santos, Host, "The Happiness Lab," Is Interviewed About Mental Health Crisis; A Class On How To Be Happy; "Country Music". Aired 1-2p ET


September 13, 2019
• Third Democratic Presidential Debate; Julian Castro Questions Joe Biden on Democratic Debate; David Axelford, CNN Senior Political Commentator and Former Chief Campaign Strategist for Barack Obama, and Mark McKinnon, Former Campaign Adviser to George W. Bush and John McCain, are Interviewed About Democratic Presidential Debate; The Essential Need for Dialogue with People of Different Views; Rev. Irene Monroe, Co-Host, "All Rev'd Up," is Interviewed About her Life and Her New Pod Cast, "ll Rev'd Up"; ; Reports On Women and Children of ISIS Militants In Refugee Camps Across Syria; Azadeh Moaveni Talks About Her New Book. Aired 1-2p ET


September 12, 2019
• Mark Sanford Challenges Trump for Republican Nomination; Mark Sanford (R), Presidential Candidate, is Interviewed About Why He Joins the Presidential Race; Decades of Long Relationship Between Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner; Lily Tomlin, Actor and Comedian, and Jane Wagner, Producer and Director, are Interviewed About "Two Free Women." Aired 1-2p ET


September 11, 2019
• "She Said," New Book Behind the Original Reporting of Two Journalists; Jodi Kantor, Co-Author, "She Said," and Megan Twohey, Co- Author, "She Said," are Interviewed About Their New Book, "She Said"; #MeToo Movement Battle for Women's Equal Pay; British Government Forces Large Companies to Reveal Gender Pay Gap; Carrie Gracie, Author, "Equal: A Story of Women, Man and Money," is Interviewed About Equal Pay; "In the Shadow of the Towers". Aired 1-2 p ET


September 10, 2019
• Donald Trump Fires National Security Adviser John Bolton; U.S. Spy Inside Russian Government; Jim Sciutto, CNN U.S. Security Correspondent, And Steve Hall, Former Head Of CIA Russia Operation, Are Interviewed About John Bolton Being Fired And A Spy Inside Russia; "For Sama," A New Documentary About An Experience Of War In Aleppo, Syria; Co-Directors Waad Al-Kateab And Edward Watts Of "For Sama" Are Interviewed. Aired 1-2p ET


September 09, 2019
• President Trump's Secret Peace Talks with Taliban Cancelled; John Bolton and Mike Pence oppose to Hosting Taliban Leaders at Camp David Near 9/11 Anniversary; Afghanistan Wants Peace; Sediq Seddiqi, Afghan Presidential Spokesman, is Interviewed About Taliban Peace Talks; Saad Mohseni, Afghan Businessman, is Interviewed About Taliban Peace Talks; Boris Johnson Suspends Parliament for Five Weeks; Boris Johnson Met with Leo Varadkar to Resolve Irish Border; Camilla Cavendish, Former Director of Policy for David Cameron, is Interviewed About Brexit. Aired 1-2p ET


September 06, 2019
• Democratic Candidates Hold Big Oil Companies Accountable for Climate Crisis; Big Oil Firms Spending Millions to Block Climate Change Policies; John Browne, Former CEO, BP, is Interviewed About Oil Companies and Climate Change; Former Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, Dies at 95; Finding Joy in Music Even in Political Despair; Angelique Kidjo, Singer, is Interviewed About Music; Childhood in Benin; Why Children Should Be Taught to Recognize Emotions. Aired 1-2p ET


September 05, 2019
• Democratic Presidential Candidates Discuss Climate Crisis; Climate Change on Top of Agenda; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Presidential Candidate, is Interviewed About Climate Change; Boris Johnson's Parliamentary Defeat; Parliament Won't Allow Snap Election; Alistair Burt, British Independent MP, is Interviewed About Brexit and Britain, Yascha Mounk, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, is Interviewed About the British System; Brexit Developments; 1619 Project. Aired 1-2p ET


September 04, 2019
• Democratic Candidates for President Gathers for Climate Crisis Hosted by CNN; Fmr. Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Presidential Candidate, is Interviewed About Climate Change; Amazon Rainforest Continues Burning, Worst Fire in Nearly a Decade; Ernesto Araujo, Brazilian Foreign Minister, is Interviewed About the Amazon Rainforest Fire; "They Called Us Enemy"; A Key Vote About Leaving the European Union. Aired 1-2p ET


September 03, 2019
• Importance of Leadership and Alliances in a Chaotic World; "Call Sign Chaos," a Book by James Mattis; James Mattis, Former U.S. Defense Secretary, is Interviewed About Importance of Leadership and Alliances. Boris Johnson No Longer Has Majority; More MPs Threatening to Vote a No- Deal Brexit; John Redwood, British Conservative MP, and Margaret MacMillan, Historian, Professor Emeritus, Oxford University, are Interviewed About Boris Johnson and Brexit. Aired 1-2p ET


September 02, 2019
• Did Not Air


August 30, 2019
• Mozambique Starts Three-Day National Mourning After Cyclone Idai; Cyclone Idai Connected to Climate Change; Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton Professor of Geoscience and International Affairs, is Interviewed About Climate Change; "Hotel Mumbai", A Film About Terror Attack in Mumbai; Armie Hammer and Nazanin Boniadi are Interviewed about "Hotel Mumbai."; "The Line Becomes a River". Aired 1-2p ET


August 29, 2019
• America's Forever Prisoners; 9/11 Prisoners in Guantanamo Bay; Johanna Hamilton, Director, "The Trial" and Alka Pradhan, Human Rights Lawyer, are Interviewed About the Film, "The Trial" and About Guantanamo Bay Prison. Remembering 2012 Rape Case at Steubenville, Ohio; Nancy Schwartzman, Director, "Roll Red Roll," is Interview About Steubenville, 2012 Ohio's Rape Case; ; Rape Culture in America; Investing in Start-ups Founded by Women and People of Color. Aired 1-2p ET


August 28, 2019
• Anti-Brexit Protesters Gathered Outside U.K. Parliament; Queen Approves U.K. PM's Request to Suspend Parliament; Alastair Campbell, British Writer and Journalist, is Interviewed About British Parliament; Dorian Intensifies, Takes Aim at Vulnerable Puerto Rico; Brazil Accepts Britain's Offer of $12 Million to Fight Amazon Fires; CNN on Patrol with Brazilian Fire Brigade as Amazon Burns. Aired 1-2p ET


August 27, 2019
• Commemorating The 75th Anniversary Of D-Day; Trump And Macron Side- By-Side Paying Tribute In Normandy; Jake Larson, D-Day Veteran, And Carlisle Salapare, U.S. High School Student, Are Interviewed About D-Day; Antony Beevor, Military Historian, Is Interviewed About D-Day; Instilling The Patriotism Of WWII Veterans In The Soldiers Of Today. Aired 1-2p ET


August 26, 2019
• Interview with the First Female Chancellor and the Most Powerful Woman in the World; Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, is Interviewed About Europe and America; Ron Howard`s New Documentary About Luciano Pavarotti; Ron Howard, Director, "Pavarotti," is Interviewed About his New Documentary, "Pavarotti.". Aired 1-2p ET


August 23, 2019
• College Bribery and Corruption Scandal in America; The Future of U.S. Economy; Lawrence Summers, Former President of Harvard University, is Interviewed About America's College Admission System and Brexit; Sharing Music Played as a Child; Lang Lang, Pianist, is Interviewed About his New Album, "Piano Book"; The Blackface Scandal in Virginia. Aired 1-2p ET


August 22, 2019
• A Call to Big Titans to Ban the Use of Social Media as a Terrorist Weapon; Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Rallying the World; Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister, is Interviewed About Online and Violent Extremism and Gun Law; Masha Gessen, Staff Writer, "The New Yorker," is Interviewed About Her New Book and the Mueller Report; Masha Gessen, Staff Writer, "The New Yorker," is Interviewed About Her New Book and the Mueller Report; Production of Man of La Mancha. Aired 1-2p ET


August 21, 2019
• Democrats Challenging Trump for 2020 Presidency; Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN) Presidential Candidate, is Interviewed About His Presidential Candidacy; "Ask Dr. Ruth," a New Documentary; Ruth Westheimer, Sex Therapist, is Interviewed About "Ask Dr. Ruth" and About Sex. Aired 1-2p ET


August 20, 2019
• Health Care Proposal In The Unites States, Medicare For All; Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) And Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Are Interviewed About Health Care; Mental Health And Security In Refugee Camps In Lesbos; Lena Headey, Actress, Is Interviewed About Mental Health And "Game Of Thrones;" "Framing John DeLorean." Aired 1-2p ET


August 19, 2019
• World Mourns for Notre Dame; Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Speaker, is Interviewed About Notre Dame, Irish Parliament and Brexit; Rebuilding Notre Dame; Simon Schama, Historian, is Interviewed About Notre Dame; Survival Math. Aired 1-2p ET


August 16, 2019
• Trump Administration Brings Back Death Penalty; Moral Duty of Religious Lives; Sister Helen Prejean, Author, "River of Fire," is Interviewed About Death Penalty. Realizing that Rhetoric Has Real World Consequences; Rev. Rob Schenck, Evangelical Minister, is Interviewed About Violence. Aired 1-2p ET


August 15, 2019
• Gun Violence in Philadelphia; Philadelphia Gunman with Bottomless Supply of Ammunition; How To Act on Gun Safety Legislation; Scott Jennings, Republican Public Relations Consultant, is Interviewed About Gun Safety; Conquering Prejudice in Europe and the Middle East; Jaafar Abdul Karim, Host, "JaafarTalk," is Interviewed About Europe; Conquering Prejudice in Europe and the Middle East; Blinded by the Light; Being A Pakistani Growing Up in 80's London. Aired 1-2p ET


August 14, 2019
• Trump Administration Rewriting Rules on Legal Immigration; Two CA. Counties Filed Suit Against The White House Over Public Charge Rule; Ken Cuccinelli Edits Emma Lazarus Poem; Cesar Vargas, NY's First Undocumented Lawyer, is Interviewed About Immigration; "American Factory," a New Documentary Picked by the Obama Family; Julia Reichert, Director, "American Factory," and Steven Bognar, Director, "American Factory," are Interviewed About "American Factory". Aired 1-2p ET


August 13, 2019
• John Bolton in London for Post Brexit Trade Deal; Trump Administration Wants Britain to Align with U.S. on Iran; Lewis Lukens Former Acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.K., is Interviewed About Trade Deals with China and U.K.; How White Nationalism are Groomed in This Digital Age; Alt-Right Videos in YouTube; Caleb Cain, Radicalized by Alt-Right Videos, and Kevin Roose, New York Times Tech Columnist, are Interviewed About White Nationalism. Aired 1-2 p ET


August 12, 2019
• Hong Kong International Airport Shuts Down Because of Protesters; China Accuses Protesters as "Signs of Terrorism"; Hong Kong Protesters Calls to U.S. for Support; Joshua Wong, Pro-democracy Activist, is Interviewed About Protests in Hong Kong; Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), is Interviewed About Democracy and Human Rights; 66-Year-Old Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead in His Cell; Democracy Under Threat From Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Misinformation; McKay Coppins, Staff Writer, The Atlantic, is Interviewed About Conspiracy Theories. Aired 1-2p ET


August 09, 2019
• Trump's 2020 Winning Strategy Lies with White Evangelical Voters; Uniting America's Deeply Polarized Political Factions; Robert P. Jones, CEO, Public Religion Research Institute, is Interviewed About Politics and Religion; "Our Boys," a New HBO Series, Collaboration of Israeli and Palestinian Filmmakers; Joseph Cedar, Co-Director, "Our Boys," and Tawfik Abu-Wael, Co-Director, "Our Boys," are Interviewed About their New Series, "Our Boys"; The Events That Led to The 50-Day War in Gaza; How Social Media Distorts Our Reality. Aired 1-2p ET


August 08, 2019
• United Nations Says We Need Major Redo Over What We Eat and How We Produce It; Climate Crisis Already Hitting Farmers Across the World. Michael Mann, Professor of Penn State University is Interviewed About Climate Crisis and Farming; India Removes Kashmir's Special Status; Heating Tensions Between Two Major U.S. Allies, India and Pakistan; Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistani Diplomat is Interviewed About India and Pakistan Conflict. Aired 1-2p ET


August 07, 2019
• Trump Ties Dayton, Ohio Killer to Democratic Presidential Candidates; Galveston, Texas Police Led Black Man by Rope; 400th Anniversary of Slavery in Ghana; Representative Karen Bass (D-CA), is Interviewed About Slavery in America; Some Protest in Dayton Against Trump's Visit; Ronald Reagan's Racist Language Against Africans; "The Family," a New Netflix Film About Religion and Politics in America; Jeff Sharlet, Author, "The Family," and Jesse Moss, Director, "The Family," are Interviewed About New Netflix Film, "The Family"; The Secretive Evangelical Network That Wields Considerable Power in Washington; The History of China's Controversial One-Child Policy. Aired 1-2p ET


August 06, 2019
• Making Domestic Terror A Federal Crime; White Nationalism Top Agenda; Peter Neumann, Author, "Bluster: Donald Trump's War on Terror," Is Interviewed About Domestic Terror; Entering A New Nuclear Arms Race; Ernest Moniz, Former U.S. Energy Secretary, Is Interviewed About Nuclear Threat; How Russia Manipulates The Truth To Control Population; Incitement, Violence, Real Death And Killings Manifested Online And In Reality; Peter Pomerantsev, Author, "This Is Not Propaganda," Is Interviewed About Terrorism And Russia; The Age Of Disinformation And Fake News; The Threat Of Nuclear Weapons As Tensions Rise Between India And Pakistan; Dissecting The Ethical Implications Of A Pioneering Cancer Treatment. Aired 1-2p ET


August 05, 2019
• Gun Violence and Racial Terror in America; Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton; Shooter Consumed by Racist Hate; Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to President Trump, is Interviewed About Donald Trump and Racial Hatred; Daniel Benjamin, Obama Admin. Coordinator for counterterrorism, and Rev. William Barber, Protestant Minister and Political Activist, are Interviewed About Donald Trump and Counterterrorism. Aired 1-2p ET


August 02, 2019
• Trump Administration Reinstating Death Penalty; Support for Death Penalty Decreasing According to Pew Research; Robert Blecker, Professor, New York School of Law and Ruth Friedman, Represents Inmate Scheduled for Execution, are Interviewed About Death Penalty; "The Red Sea Diving Resort," A New Film About Israeli Mossad Agents Helping Ethiopian Jews; Gideon Raff, Director, "The Red Sea Diving Resort," and Daniel, Mossad Agent Involved in "Operation Brothers," Are Interviewed About "The Red Sea Diving Resort"; ; America Education System. Aired 1-2p ET


August 01, 2019
• Second Presidential Democratic Debate; Best Suited Democrat to Take on Trump on 2020 Election; Joe Biden, Still Frontrunner for Democrats; Will Jawando, Former Obama White House Official, and Mark McKinnon, Creator and Host, "The Circus", are Interviewed About the Democratic Presidential Debate; Trump Administration Put Javad Zarif on Sanction List; Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director, International Crisis Group, is Interviewed About Iran; Turkey, Becoming Increasingly Islamist and Authoritarian; Elif Shafak, Author, "10 minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World," is Interviewed About Turkey; Turkey's Truth In A State Of Authoritarianism; Kristen Arnett's "Mostly Dead Things". Aired 1-2p ET


July 31, 2019
• Health Care, One of the Leading Issues for Democrats and Independents; Andy Slavitt, Former Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Sarah Kliff, New York Times Investigative Reporter, are Interviewed About Health Care; U.S. and China Trade Talk Ends With No Progress; Minxin Pei, Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College, is Interviewed About U.S.-China Trade War; Notes From a Young Black Chef. Aired 1-2p ET


July 30, 2019
• CNN Hosts Second Round Of Debates In Detroit, Michigan; Nineteen- Year-Old Kills Three People In Northern California's Gilroy Garlic Festival; Senator Chris Murphy, (D-CT) Is Interviewed About Gun Control; Businesses In Palestine Need Political Solutions; Jared Kushner Unveils Economic Plan For Palestinians; Sam Bahour, Businessman Living In Ramallah, Is Interviewed About Palestine Economy; David Friedman, U.S. Ambassador To Israel, Is Interviewed About Israel And Palestine; Jared Kushner's Middle East Peace Plan; Journey To Motherhood. Aired 1-2p ET


July 29, 2019
• American And Chinese Negotiators Head to Shanghai to Try to End Trade War; Trump Gives Farmers $16 Billion Out Of Tariffs; Farmers Want Trade More Than Aid; Peter Navarro, Assistant to the U.S. President, is Interviewed About U.S./China Trade War; Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny, Goes Back To Jail; 20 Dead in the Attack on Office of President Ghani's Running Mate; Michael Morell Calls U.S Peace Talks with Taliban a "Charade"; Julia Ioffe, Correspondent, GQ Magazine, is Interviewed About Moscow; Husain Haqqani, Former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S., is Interviewed About Afghanistan. Aired 1-2p ET


July 26, 2019
• Boris Johnson's First Speech in the House of Commons; Issues Boris Johnson Have to Deal With; Jack Straw, Former British Foreign Secretary, is Interviewed About Iran and Boris Johnson; Breaking Out of Neo-Nazi Circles; "Skin," a Film About Bryon Widner; Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Founder, One People's Project, and Jamie Bell, Actor, "Skin," are Interviewed About Bryon Widner and the Film, "Skin." Aired 1-2p ET


July 25, 2019
• Puerto Rican Governor, Ricardo Rossello, Resigns After Mass Protests; Ricardo Rossello's Chat Scandal; Eduardo Bhatia, Puerto Rico's Senate Minority Leader, is Interviewed About Ricardo Rossello; Brexit Do or Die Inches Ever Closer to Reality; British Parliament on Summer Recess; Sarah Lyall, Journalist, The New York Times, and Margaret MacMillan, Professor Emeritus, Oxford University, are Interviewed About Boris Johnson and Brexit; Boris Johnson As The New Prime Minister; Wartime Truths. Aired 1-2p ET


July 24, 2019
• Mueller Speaks to Congress. Aired 5-6p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


July 23, 2019
• Boris Johnson Selected As United Kingdom's New Prime Minister; Michael Fallon, Former British Defense Secretary, Is Interviewed About Boris Johnson; Mairead McGuinness, Vice-President Of The European Parliament, Is Interviewed About Boris Johnson; Public Testimony Of Robert Mueller; Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) Is Interviewed About President Trump; Internal Activism Brewing Turmoil For Big Tech; Google Needs To Be Held Accountable; Google Walkout For Real Change; Claire Stapleton And Meredith Whittaker, Organizers For Google Walkout For Real Change, Are Interviewed About Google; Future Of The Special U.S.-U.K. Relationship. Aired 1-2p ET


July 22, 2019
• Britain Trying to Diffuse Tensions with Iran; Boris Johnson Expected to Win as the New British Prime Minister; Crashing out of E.U. Would Push British Economy "Off a Cliff"; Gordon Brown, Former British Prime Minister, is Interviewed About Iran and Brexit; Documenting Back Row America; Chris Arnade, Author, "Dignity, "is Interviewed About Back Row America. Aired 1- 2p ET


July 19, 2019
• Celebrating 50th Anniversary Apollo 11 Moon Landing; The Crucial Role of the Third Astronaut; Michael Collins, Astronaut, is Interviewed About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing; Contributions of Men and Women Back on Earth During the Moon Landing; Charles Fishman, Author, "One Giant Leap," is Interviewed About the Moon Landing and His New Book; Kati Marton Talks About The Legacy Of Her Late Husband, Richard Holbrooke And The Political Climate That Fueled That Infamous Blast Off. Aired 1-2p ET


July 18, 2019
• Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Longest-Serving Prime Minster; Ending The Reign Of King Bibi; Yair Lapid, Former Israel Finance Minister, Is Interviewed About Israel And Benjamin Netanyahu; Trump Rally In Greenville, North Carolina; Rally Chants, "Send Her Back," To Congresswoman Ilhan Omar; Dina Nayeri, Author, "The Ungrateful Refugee," Is Interviewed About Refugees. Aired 1-2p ET


July 17, 2019
• U.S House Condemns Trump's Comments as Racist; Trump's Tweets a Presidential Smokescreen?; President Trump Foreign Policy Plans Struggling; Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies, and Alistair Burt, Former U.K. Minister of State for the Middle East, are Interviewed About Foreign Policies; David Crosby's New Documentary, "David Crosby: Remember My Name"; David Crosby, Musician, is Interviewed About His Life and His Music. Aired 1-2p ET


July 16, 2019
• Trump Banking on Identity Politics to Define Re-Election Campaign; Trump Denies His Tweets Were Racist; Kris Kobach (R-KS), Senatorial Candidate, is Interviewed About President Trump; Forcing People to Prove Citizenship in Order to Vote; Cecillia Wang, ACLU Deputy Legal Director, is Interviewed About Citizenship Questions; 20th Death Anniversary of John F. Kennedy Jr.; Steven Gillon, Author, "America's Reluctant Prince," and Carole Radziwill, Widow of JFK Jr.'s Best Friend/Cousin, are Interviewed About John F. Kennedy Jr. Aired 1-2p ET


July 15, 2019
• Trump's Tweets are Racist and Xenophobic; Democratic Congresswomen of Color Should Go Back Home, Trump Tweets; Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), is Interviewed About Trump's Tweet, Asylum and Immigration; 276 Chibok School Girls Kidnapped Five Years Ago; Reuniting Kidnapped Chibok Girls to their Families; Isha Sesay, Former CNN Correspondent, is Interviewed About Chibok Kidnapping; "Beneath the Tamarind Tree," a Book by Isha Sesay. Aired 1-2p ET


July 12, 2019
• Surviving Rwanda Genocide; Forgiveness After the Horror in Rwanda; Denise Uwimana, Rwandan Genocide Survivor, is Interviewed About Rwandan Genocide and Her Book, "From Red Earth"; Tools Young Women to Succeed in Their Careers; Mishal Husain, Author, "The Skills; From First Job to Dream Job"; Mishal Husain, Author, "The Skills; From First Job to Dream Job"; The Skills, From First Job To Dream Job; Life And Death In Rikers Island. Aired 1-2p ET


July 11, 2019
• What Has to Change in Our Societies?; The Influence of Robert Murdoch; Jonathan Mahler, Staff Writer, New York Times and Jim Rutenberg, Media Columnist, New York Times, were Interviewed About Rupert Murdoch. "To Kill a Mockingbird," an Adaptation by Aaron Sorkin; Aaron Sorkin, Playwright, "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Jeff Daniels, Actor, "To Kill a Mockingbird," were Interviewed About "To Kill a Mockingbird"; "To Kill a Mockingbird," an Adaptation by Aaron Sorkin; Wynton Marsalis' Music Aired 1-2p ET


July 10, 2019
• ISIS on the Brink of Extinction; ISIS Brides Pleas to Come Home; Aimen Dean, Former Al-Qaeda Member-Turned British Spy, and Peter Neumann, Professor of Security Studies, King's College London, were Interviewed About ISIS Brides Coming Home; How to Handle Everyday Life and How to Cope when you Lose Faith; Kate Bowler, Author, "Everything Happens For A Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved," is Interviewed About Her New Book and How to Handle Life. Aired 1-2p ET


July 09, 2019
• Military Admonishes White House on Climate Change; David Titley, Retired Rear Admiral, The Center of Climate and Security, is Interviewed About Climate Change; Remake of "Gloria Bell", a Spanish Romantic Drama; Julianne Moore, Actress, and John Turturro, Actor, are Interviewed About the Film, "Gloria Bell.". Aired 1-2p ET


July 08, 2019
• Parkland, Florida Massacre Anniversary; David Hogg, Parkland Shooting Survivor, is Interviewed About Parkland Shooting; Eradicating Parkland Scourge by its Roots; Patricia Oliver, Mother of Parkland Shooting Victim, and Manuel Oliver, Father of Parkland Shooting Victim, are Interviewed About Parkland Shooting; "Parkland: Birth of a Movement;" Dave Cullen, Author, "Parkland: Birth of a Movement, is Interviewed About Parkland Shooting. Aired 1-2p ET


July 05, 2019
• Climate Change, Existential Threat of our Time; One-Year Anniversary of Parkland, Florida Massacre; Gov. Jay inslee (D-WA), Presidential Candidate, is Interviewed About Climate Change; Interview with Washington Governor, Jay Inslee; Activism on Climate Change; Young People Around the World on Climate Change; Anna Taylor, Environmental Youth Activist, is Interviewed About Youths and Climate Change; "The Human Element," a Film on Rapid Climate Disruption; James Balog, Photographer, "The Human Element," is Interviewed About Climate Affecting American Lives; "The Human Element," a Film on Rapid Climate Disruption; Interview With Photographer, James Balog; In The "Thick" Of It, Author Tressie McMillan Cottom Revealed Her Take On Black Women In Today's Society. Aired 1-2p ET


July 04, 2019
• Possibilities and the Limits of American Policy; How Character Affects Foreign Policy; George Packer, Author, "Our Man," is Interviewed About his New Book, "Our Man"; Single Career Path Not Enough For Us Today; Andrew Scott, Co-Author, "The 100-Year Life," and Paul Irving, Chairman, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging, are Interviewed About Living Life to 100; ; Kate Pakenham Talks about the Play "Emilia". Aired 1- 2p ET


July 03, 2019
• Iceland's Prime Minister's Unique Style; Iceland's Ambition, Carbon Neutral by 2040; Katrin Jakobsdottir, Icelandic Prime Minister, is Interviewed About Iceland and Climate Change; How Hardship Can Produce Great Comedy; Craig Ferguson, Comedian and Author, "Riding the Elephant," is Interviewed About his Memoir; The First Ever Youth Poet Laureate. Aired 1-2p ET


July 02, 2019
• Teachers Across America on Strike; Pedro Noguera, Distinguished Professor of Education, UCLA, and Nate Bowling, 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, are Interviewed about Teacher going on Strikes and Education; Racial Struggle in Athletes; Gillian Anderson Stars in "All About Eve"; Gillian Anderson, Actress, is Interviewed About Her New Film, "All About Eve." Aired 1-2p ET


July 01, 2019
• Interview with Anna Wintour, Vogue's Editor-In-Chief; Michel Martin Interviewed Kiese Laymon, Author of "Heavy"; Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Reconstruction America After the Civil War. Aired 11p-12p ET


June 28, 2019
• Underreported and Misunderstood Events That Shape our Societies, Malcolm Gladwell, Host, "Revisionist History," is Interviewed About Fixing Inequality and Education; Leonard Cohen, A Music Royalty; New Film About Leonard Cohen, " Marianne And Leonard: Words of Love"; Nick Broomfield, Director, "Marianne and Leonard," is Interviewed About Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen. Aired 1-2p ET


June 27, 2019
• Supreme Court's Gerrymandering and Census Citizenship Rulings; Former Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Van Jones, Former Special Adviser to Barack Obama, are Interviewed About the Supreme Court Rulings; Women's World Cup taking place in France; Michelle Akers, Former Soccer Player, U.S. Women's National Team, is Interviewed About Women's Soccer. Aired 1-2p ET


June 26, 2019
• Father and Daughter Drowned While Crossing Mexican Border; Trump Threatens to Veto House Bill; Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), is Interviewed About U.S-Mexico Border; Ekrem Imamoglu Wins as Mayor of Istanbul; Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul Mayor-Elect, is Interviewed About Democracy in Istanbul; Kori Schake, Deputy Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies, is Interviewed About Ekrem Imamoglu and Istanbul. Aired 1-2p ET


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