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The Lure of Authoritarianism + Biden’s Foreign Policy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this episode, we’re looking at the Biden Administration’s foreign policy challenges and how Trump compares to past authoritarian leaders.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Is Trump Setting Too Many Fires for Biden to Put Out?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, career diplomat Nicholas Burns talks with Ray Suarez about the Trump Administration’s recent maneuvers abroad and how to rebuild U...

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Does The Perfect Healthcare System Exist?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel joins co-host Ray Suarez to compare different healthcare systems around the world. Then, producer Teresa Cotsirilos ...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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China vs. the US: A Superpower Showdown
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’ll take a look at China’s economic rise to power. Wall Street Journal correspondent Lingling Wei and her editor, Bob Davis, explain h...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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A Big Deal, Not a Peace Deal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This month, Israel signed deals with two Gulf States on the White House South Lawn. These are the first Arab-Israel agreements in 25 years, known a...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Universal Basic Income: Does it Work?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What if we could lower COVID-19 rates all over the world with one program? It’s not a medical innovation, but an economic one. If all the world’s c...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Coronavirus and Sub-Saharan Africa
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re looking at Uganda and Rwanda, two countries who have fought pandemics before and were ready for this one. Both countries have lost...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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How Developing Nations Are Fighting COVID-19...And Winning
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Even with its close proximity to China, where the pandemic started, parts of Southeast Asia have managed to control the coronavirus far better than...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Russia, Afghanistan and America’s Longest War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we take a closer look at how the war in Afghanistan has served as a proxy conflict between the US and Russia and how it fits into ...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Meeting the Immediate and Long-term Needs of the Displaced
From: Mateo Schimpf
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According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in 2014 there were nearly 60 million refugees and IDPs worldwide — the high...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
Disguising Hatred- The ACLU Lawsuit Against Torture
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against two psychologists who developed a program to pair torture with interrogation of “s...

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:10
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending May 8, 2015
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Saudi Airstrikes and Blockade Exacerbate Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis; As P...

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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Slumdog Space Race (November 7, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What India's latest space mission to Mars can tell us about the difficulties in reconciling the aspirations of the "haves" and the "have nots."

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
Ali Abunimah on ‘Delegitimizing’ Israel
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ali Abunimah
Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah says a global movement against Israeli government policy is breaking through. On this edition, Abunimah ex...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Royal Real Estate
From: Steve Webb
Series: Real Estate Today
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After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
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Global Journalist for the week of January 11 , 2007
From: Global Journalist
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A global panel of journalists/experts discusses President George W. Bush's Jan. 10 address to the nation regarding U.S. policy in Iraq.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2007
  • Length: 28:30
Global Journalist for the week of January 4, 2007
From: Global Journalist
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A global panel of journalists/experts discusses the reactions and repercussions of Saddam Hussein's execution.

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:30
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Global Journalist for the week of December 28, 2006
From: Global Journalist
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A global panel of journalists/experts discusses the major news stories from around the world over the past year.

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2006
  • Length: 28:30
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Global Journalist for the week of December 21, 2006
From: Global Journalist
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A global panel of journalists/experts discusses the genocidal crisis and humanitarian efforts in Darfur.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2006
  • Length: 28:30
Iraq Fatigue
From: Richard Rene
Series: Here's Looking at You/USA From London
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Societal Fatigue in following the war in Iraq

  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 02:52