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As shocking scenes emerge of Afghan’s clinging to the sides planes from Kabul’s main airport and U.S. President Biden doubles down on his decision to withdraw troops from the country, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joins Christiane Amanpour to react to the Taliban takeover and the decisions made by his former boss President Trump. We also speak to the Pakistani women’s rights activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012, all for speaking up for girls’ education; Malala Yousafzai gives her take on what this takeover will mean for women and girls in Afghanistan. Then turning to an extraordinary career on and off the court, tennis legend and veteran social activist, Billie Jean King looks reflects on her tireless fight for equality. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the international community watches in shock as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan at lightening speed and people frantically try escape the country, we take a look at what this means for the country and their political future. First, Taliban Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen joins Christiane Amanpour to answer questions about what will happen to the Afghan people now they’re in control. Then former Afghan lawmaker Fawzia Koofi speaks from the ground about the fear spreading amongst ordinary citizens and the reality that awaits women and girls. While former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he supports the decision to withdraw, he explains that the White House underestimated the Afghan government's weakness. And British MP Tom Tugendhat, an Afghan veteran, argues the sudden withdrawal throws fuel on the fire of Afghanistan's 40-year war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Taliban has now taken control of Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city. To assess the latest, Bianna speaks with Barnett Rubin, who has advised the U.S. government on Afghanistan, and Ahmed Rashid, a longtime expert on the Taliban. This week a bipartisan group pushed a trillion-dollar bill through the Senate; hot on its heels was an additional $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. To dig into what these bills would mean for the American people – and whether they’ll pass at all – Bianna speaks with former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp. California is battling its second-largest wildfire ever. Exhausted and traumatized firefighters are trying to stop the blazes that are devastating the land and destroying homes. Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker experienced such scenes firsthand when she embedded with a group of firefighters during the megafires of 2018, a story depicted in her new documentary, "Bring Your Own Brigade." Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the revelations and to share his reaction to Gov. Cuomo’s resignation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The topic of vaccination has become a hot political issue. We speak to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to the U.S. President on how concern we should be as covid cases soar through Florida and Louisiana. Christiane Amanpour also speaks with a legendary TV producer, Norman Lear, and his work as a social activist. He appears alongside Ben Jealous who is President of the Lear’s Organization to discuss their work. Author Andrew Sullivan is one of today’s most provocative social and political commentators. He joins the show to discuss his new book, “Out On a Limb: Selected Writing.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Cuomo resigns as New York governor. What’s next? Christiane speaks to New York State Senate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins. American is almost out of Afghanistan but the Taliban is moving in with rapid speed, seizing its seventh provincial capital in five days. We speak to former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.N Husain Haqqani. What is the true meaning of freedom and how its core values lie deeply within American culture today. Our PBS guest, Louis Menand on his new book, “The Free World.” Finally, veteran SNL comedic host, Cecily Strong on her new memoir, “This Will All Be Over Soon,” reflect on losing her cousin to brain cancer and her own isolation during the pandemic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Global warming is happening faster than we previously thought. The extreme weather conditions have been intensifying over the years as fatal floods occur in Germany and China, wildfire rages in California, and apocalyptic scenes of Greece with thousands forced to flee the burning infernos. Alok Sharma, the British government’s climate chief discusses the urgency of battling climate change. With sea levels rising fast, we speak to Katie Orff, a landscape architect on the desperate need to, “hit the reset button if we want nature to come back.” Also, how many emails have you received today? We speak to author Cal Newport on his new book, “A World Without E-mail.” Finally, Prince drops a new album, ‘Welcome 2 America.’ Christiane speaks with Van Jones who worked at the White House during the Obama administration and later became a close friend and adviser to Prince. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Karl Lauterbach, German Parliament Member, and Dr. Larry Brilliant, founder and CEO of Pandefense Advisory, join Bianna Golodryga to discuss the science and ethics behind some countries' plans to offer booster shots before millions around the world have even received their first vaccine. Former federal prosecutor Laura Coates digs into the new criminal complaint against New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Peter Bergen, author of "The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden", discusses his rare access to the al Qaeda leader. Lachlan Morton, cyclist with UCI WorldTeam EF Education-Nippo, talks to Hari Sreenivasan about riding 200 miles a day to beat the Tour de France by five days this summer. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss his new book "Here, Right Matters: An American Story" about his experience testifying before Congress in 2019 about the phone call between President Trump and the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Mayor James Brainard of Carmel, Indiana, talks about how he got his city to an 80% vaccination rate in a state falling behind the rest of the country. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Adam Hampshire about his latest research which draws a line between covid and decreased cognitive abilities. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the one year anniversary of the deadly port explosion in Beirut, Christiane Amanpour looks back at it's devastating impact with Georges Kettaneh, the Secretary General of the Lebanese Red Cross. On the eve of the inauguration of Iran's President-elect Raisi, journalist and author Robin Wright discusses the future of U.S.-Iran relations and the possibility of reviving the nuclear deal. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Julia Sweig, author of "Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight", talk about LBJ's secret weapon...his wife. As Louisiana battles it's worst covid surge to date, our Walter Isaacson talks to Governor John Bel Edwards about his plan to tackle the crisis. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California Governor Gavin Newsom joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss his political future as he stares down a possible recall. He also blasts pundits who he accuses of sowing doubt about vaccines as his state battles growing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Then Turkish-British author Elif Shafak talks about her new book, “The Island of Missing Trees,” which explores the destruction of the natural world against the backdrop of love and war in Cyprus and London. Correspondent Frederik Pleitgen reflects on Iran's Supreme Leader Ebrahim Raisi and what it means for the nation’s relationship with the West. And our Michel Martin speaks to author Robin DiAngelo about her new book, "Nice Racism". To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nathalie Loiseau, French Member of European Parliament, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Macron's tough new covid health pass. Then Ezra Klein, opinion columnist for The New York Times and host of "The Ezra Klein Show", talks about the challenges of getting all eligible Americans vaccinated. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to Michael Osterholm, Director at the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy at the University of Minnesota, about the science behind the Delta variant and what the U.S. can learn from other countries' responses. And finally, CNN's Selina Wang reflects on Simone Biles' return to competition and whether the success of Japanese athletes is softening resistance to the Games. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Reed Tuckson, founder of Black Coalition Against Covid, joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss covid-19 and vaccinations in the black community. Turning to Afghanistan, Saad Mohseni, CEO Of Afghanistan's largest media conglomerate Moby Media Group, explains that the Taliban now faces a different country to the one they left behind. Back in October over 100 CEOS came together to form CEO Action for Racial Equity; our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to the man in charge of that initiative, Roy Weathers, and Denny's CEO John Miller about why they’re taking a stand on racial justice. And finally, Rodrigo Garcia talks about his new book "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes" which details the last days of his mother Mercedes Barcha and novelist father Gabriel García Márquez. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya tells Bianna Golodryga about her meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Alexey Kovalev, Investigations editor at Medusa, discusses Putin's crackdown on Russian media in the run up to the parliamentary election. Veteran U.S. Olympic mental skills coach Dr. Colleen Hacker discusses the psychological aspect of athletics and the heroism of gymnast Simone Biles. in Tennessee, only 39% are inoculated, two Tennessean doctors, Dr. Michelle Fiscus and Dr. Jason B. Martin, join our Hari Sreenivasan to discuss. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Director General for U.S. Affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry Carlos Fernández de Cossío denies reports of arbitrary detentions after mass protests in his country and instead cast blame on America's "campaign of misinformation." Then James Thornton, CEO of ClientEarth, tells Christiane Amanpour about his work to defend the natural world in the courtroom. And our Michel Martin speaks to San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin about a rise in violent crime, how the jailing of his parents informed his views on criminal justice and why he faces a recall effort to remove him from office. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the first hearing of the special House committee's investigation into the January 6 insurrection gets underway, former Chairman of the 9/11 Commission Thomas Kean joins Christiane Amanpour to react. After Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the Prime Minister and suspended parliament but continues to deny staging a coup, Amnesty International's Amna Guellali gives her assessment on whether this is the end of democracy in the country. Turning to the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman reacts to former teammate Simone Biles pulling out of the Team Gymnastics event at the Tokyo Olympics. Then our Michel Martin speaks to theologian Russell Moore, one of the best-known names in Evangelical Christianity, about how troubling issues in the Church forced him to walk about from his leadership position in the Southern Baptist Convention earlier this year. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the pandemic continues, The World Health Organization's Africa director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and epidemiologist Jeremy Farrar join Christiane Amanpour to discuss vaccine inequity and the latest Covid-19 challenges. Then Robin Rue Simmons, former Alderman from Evanston, and theologian Robert Beckford talk reparations in the United States and how they became a reality in Evanston, Illinois. And our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang about their new book, "An Ugly Truth," that digs into Facebook's dangerous domination and the Biden's administration's attempt to clamp down on the spread of misinformation on their platform as well as other social media sites. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An Olympic opening ceremony like you've never seen before. No fans and athletes marching in masks around a mostly empty stadium. We speak to CNN's Selina Wang for the latest on the ground from Tokyo. Also joining the Olympic conversation is two-time U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Briana Scurry. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, women count for almost half of the Olympic athletes, more than ever in the history of the games. Former Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard will be attending the Global Education Summit and she discusses on the importance of keeping girls in education. And finally, actress Poorna Jagannathan in the Netflix hit series, 'Never Have I Ever,' on the issue of why diversity matters in the film industry. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will the United States ever get it together? That’s what President Biden says he is often asked by other world leaders. Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour speaks with historian and staff writer for The Atlantic, Anne Applebaum, and Richard Ben-Veniste, who was a member of the Bipartisan nine-eleven commission on just what this all means for the world’s biggest democracy. Author Julie Brown on her new book, ‘Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story,’ and the complications of speaking truth to power whilst trying to hang onto your job and maintain safety. Then, the first African-American woman to run a Fortune 500 company. The former CEO of Xerox now sits on the board of Uber, Exxon-Mobile, and Nestle. Ursula Burns on her inspirational journey through her new memoir, ‘Where You Are Is Not Who You Are.’ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry joins Christiane Amanpour to react to Jeff Bezos's idea to export pollutants out of this world to keep Earth "this gem of a planet." Scientist and author Katharine Wilkinson also weighs in saying that that to cut through all the politics around climate change, we need to address hearts and minds." Then CNN's Larry Madowo shares his frustration and anger over losing his uncle to Covid-19 and says vaccine inequality around the world must end. And our Michel Martin speaks to Democratic Texas State Representative James Talarico about what needs to be done to protect national voting rights. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the U.S. announced plans to withdraw, Taliban fighters seized large swathes of territory. Spokesman Suhail Shaheen joins Christiane Amanpour to explain the Taliban's thinking. Nader Nadery also weighs in, a senior member of the Afghan peace negotiation team, who says the Taliban is intimidating communities and that a ceasefire is needed now. Then award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks about the devastating loss of her father, mother and aunt during the pandemic at a time of collective mourning in the world. Susan Glasser is Staff Writer for The New Yorker and the author of a bombshell article published last week that revealed that Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley was engaged in a staunch fight to stop Trump from striking Iran after losing the election. She unpacks all this with our Michel Martin. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As virtually all coronavirus rules are lifted in England, London's Mayor Sadiq Khan joins Christiane Amanpour to explain that he does support the easing of restrictions but urges people to get vaccinated, saying "the virus is still with us". Then the Director-general of Israel's Health Ministry Nachman Ash discusses his country's fight against Covid-19 as the Delta variant hits. The Washington Post's Dana Priest talks about the sophisticated technology used to spy on journalists, activists and two women linked to Jamal Khashoggi. And our Walter Isaacson speaks to Michael Pollan, author of "This Is Your Mind On Plants," about the way we think about drugs, from psychedelics and opioids to the caffeine in tea and coffee. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

German international relations expert Constanze Stelzenmüller joins Bianna Golodryga to reflect on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s tenure. She says we'll miss Merkel's stability, but there was a 'dark underside' to her leadership. Then Dr Marc Boom, President & CEO of Houston Methodist hospital, discusses the urgent need to get Americans vaccinated and rising cases of the delta variant. And we look back at Christiane Amanpour’s interview with photographer Tyler Mitchell, the first black photographer to shoot an American Vogue cover. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Adviser, joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss the EU's new bold climate plan, the heatwave sweeping across America and why she believes climate change is not a partisan issue. Continuing our conversation about the climate crisis, Friederike Otto, Associate Director of the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, talks about her groundbreaking 9-day study which found that the heatwave that hit the Pacific Northwest and Canada last month would have been impossible without human-caused climate change. Then Gary Ginsberg, author of the book "First Friends," explains how U.S. presidents have leaned on their friends during crucial times — for better or worse. And finally, we look back on one of our favorite interviews with music icon Cher. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Afghan peace negotiator Fatima Gailani and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker speak with Bianna Golodryga about Taliban advances and U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. Then U.S. Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley discusses the obstacles to re-entering the Iran nuclear deal. He explains that Iran has not yet made irreversible nuclear advances. And finally, Team USA Women's Olympic rower Brooke Mooney talks about heading to Tokyo for her very first Olympics, going for gold and performing under the cloud of Covid-19. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fmr. Mexico FM Jorge Castañeda and Correspondent Patrick Oppmann join Bianna Golodryga to discuss what's driving the biggest protests in Cuba since the 1959 revolution. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó defends the country's new law that bans information which "promotes" homosexuality and gender change being used in schools. The government claims it is doing to so protect children, though critics believe that prohibiting access to such information stigmatizes LGBTQ people. Then Kate Julian, senior editor at The Atlantic, speaks about her recent piece for the magazine, "America Has a Drinking Problem." To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Correspondent Matt Rivers and Politics Professor Robert Fatton join Bianna Golodryga to discuss the fallout from the shocking assassination of Haiti's President and the root of their political crisis. Former U.S. Acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak calls this an 'OMG moment' as the world still deals with 'messed up communication' around covid. Then host of the popular soccer podcast 'Men in Blazers,' Roger Bennett breaks down England's heartbreaking defeat at the European Championships final and reflects on his new book, 'Reborn in the USA,' a love letter to his adopted country of America. Correspondent Darren Lewis also weighs in on the vile racism levelled at the three young black English players who missed their penalties. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite Taliban gains on the ground, leading Afghan official Abdullah Abdullah explains to Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, that the ousting of the democratically elected government in Kabul will not happen. Then Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of U.N. Women, talks about the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on women and the need to prioritize them in the covid-19 recovery. And our Michel Martin speaks to award-winning historian and author Kathleen Belew about the growing threat of domestic terrorism in the U.S. and the Biden administration’s plans to combat it. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Economist Susan Lund says it was easier to shut down the economy in 2020 than to restart it in 2021. She joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the bumpy road ahead as the economy reboots. Then Samantha Stark, director of "Framing Britney Spears," reflects on the popstar's statement to court today regarding the conservatorship she's been living under since 2008. President Joe Biden is a devout Catholic and the first Catholic president in nearly 60 years. But conservative Catholic bishops are pushing a plan to take away his right, and those of other Catholic politicians, to receive Communion, due to his support of abortion rights. Senior Vatican Analyst and author John Allen explains. Then philanthropist, filmmaker and heir to the Disney family fortune Abigail Disney speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about the dangerous power of intergenerational wealth and why she’s decided to give away more than $70 million over the last 40 years. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Joe Biden's plans amid Taliban's wins in Afghanistan as well as tensions with China and Iran. She says the U.S. is not withdrawing from Afghanistan. Then award-winning rapper and best-selling “Natives” author Akala discusses turning his hand to fiction, combating systemic racism in the UK and how Shakespeare has more in common with modern day hip-hop than you might expect. The first case of AIDS was reported 40 years ago this month, Michel Martin speaks to Clint Johnson from the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to reflect on the millions of lives lost to the virus. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss opposition leader Alexey Navalny and Moscow's relations with the west following the Biden-Putin summit. Turning to America, former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and broadcaster Brian Lehrer dissect the forces at play in the 2021 New York City election. Then our Walter Isaacson speaks to American libertarian-conservative political commentator and author George Will about the recent Supreme Court rulings and how the nation's political divisions will impact legislation around the economy, infrastructure, and voting rights. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York Times Correspondent David Sanger and European Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Fellow Ellie Geranmayeh join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the implications of Iran's new president-elect Ebrahim Raisi and his hardline politics. Art curator Antwaun Sargent talks about "Social Works," his first exhibition for the Gagosian gallery in New York. Renowned astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about how he overcame the odds and escaped a life of crime, which he details in his new memoir, "A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars." And finally, In "The Walk," a massive new theater piece spanning eight countries and 5,000 miles, a giant puppet of a refugee girl named Amal travels all across Europe. Writer and Producer David Lan explains the heroic journey of Little Amal. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Slavitt, former White House Senior Adviser for Covid and author of "Preventable", joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to talk about the Delta variant, vaccinations and Obamacare. Elie Honig, author of the Bill Barr biography "Hatchet Man," breaks down the attempts to undermine the Justice Department during the Trump administration. The Elaine Race Massacre left hundreds dead in 1919; "Rise Again" director Dawn Porter explains how like Tulsa, it was sparked by racist anger of Black progress. Then mothers turned education justice advocates Bernita Bradley and Keri Rodrigues join Michel Martin to discuss why they launched they’ve turned their backs on the public school system and launched homeschooling initiatives. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

News director and anchor for TV Rain, Russia's only independent TV news channel, Ekaterina Kotrikadze joins Bianna Golodrya, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to give her take on the Biden-Putin summit and the response in Russia. She says the summit changes nothing in Russia. Then Marc Polymeropolous, retired CIA officer and author of "Clarity in Crisis", explains how he was forced to retire after being targeted by a sonic attack in Moscow. Oxford's Alexander Betts, author of “The Wealth of Refugees” lays out the crucial need to change the narrative about refugees. He says they should be seen as human beings who have talents and skills to offer. And as Juneteenth, the end of slavery, is finally made a national holiday in America, Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed talks to Walter Isaacson about the significance of this date and her own remarkable story as the first black student to integrate into a white school. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva, Nina Khrushcheva, Russian international affairs expert and granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, and Richard Haass, from the Council on Foreign Relations, join Christiane Amanpour to asses the rhetoric coming out of the summit. Author George Packer discusses his new book, "Last Best Hope," in which he warns that America must stop fighting amongst itself. Then Booker prize-winning author Salman Rushdie talks to Walter Isaacson about his new collection of essays, "Languages of Truth,” and the importance of freedom of speech, storytelling and fighting back against cancel culture. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stanford's Abbas Milani joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about Ebrahim Raisi, the man widely expected to be Iran's next president, and prospects for the nuclear deal. Then Alice Waters, chef and author of "We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto," explains how slow food is not only linked to our personal health but the health of our communities and the planet. Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to transgender athlete and activist Mack Beggs and his grandmother Nancy Beggs about his story, reflected in new documentary “Changing the Game” and recent uptick in anti-transgender legislation across the United States. And finally, Grammy award-winning singer Angélique Kidjo performs some of her new album "Mother Nature" and discusses working with artists across the African diaspora. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starting with some personal news, Christiane Amanpour explains her absence for the past four weeks by revealing she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Then as Benjamin Netanyahu's time is office draws to a close, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni joins to discuss the new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks about how President Biden and NATO can deal with Russia ahead of Biden's meeting with Putin. And our Walter Isaacson talks to country music legend Willie Nelson about his new book "Letters To America", his activism and why he can't wait to get on the road again. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the first G7 meeting in two years, leaders of the world's largest economies look to present a unified front against authoritarian aggression. Senior director for Europe on U.S. National Security Council Amanda Sloat joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss. And as Biden gets ready to meet Putin in Geneva, Russia has all but liquidated Alexey Navalny’s opposition movement this week. A Moscow court designated the two organisations linked to the Kremlin critic as “extremist” groups, forcing them to shut down, a charge they deny. Vladimir Ashurkov, the executive director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, weighs in. Pulitzer prize-winning ProPublica reporter Jesse Eisinger speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about how the world’s richest men - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch, to name a few - legally work the system to avoid paying more than a fraction of their earnings in tax. And finally, are you ready to return to the office? As more businesses welcome employees back into workspaces, psychology professor and author of "iGen" Jean Twenge, explains how manage the transition. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the G7 kicks off in the English seaside and U.S. President Joe Biden meets with British PM Boris Johnson, all eyes are on the special relationship. Mark Landler, London bureau chief of The New York Times, and Tom McTague, staff writer at The Atlantic, join Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss. Turning to Nicaragua, human rights defender Bianca Jagger reflects on the crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and explains what the U.S. can do about it. Then former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and author of "The Profession" talks police reform and the rise in violent crimes across the United States. Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Jamie Metzl, WHO adviser and senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, about the need for an investigation into the origins of covid-19 and why we shouldn’t dismiss that it escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eexiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to assess what democratic countries must do to put pressure on President Lukashenko. As President Biden arrives in the UK for the G7 meeting of leading economies, Chris Krebs, partner at Krebs Stamos Group and a former DHS cybersecurity official, discusses why we're seeing more ransomware attacks with and why dealing with this is a key priority for America. Kurtis Minder, CEO of cyber reconnaissance company GroupSense and ransomware negotiator, explains that many hacking victims have no choice but to pay ransoms, despite government guidance. And our Walter Isaacson speaks to Dr Patrick Soon Shiong, chairman of both the LA Times and ImmunityBio, about the new form of COVID vaccine he’s developing which is current in trials in U.S. and his native South Africa. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Political analyst Denise Dresser joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to explain why the U.S. needs to focus on Latin America and “the authoritarian winds blowing.” CEPI CEO Richard Hatchett lays out his nightmare scenario for the pandemic and why developing nations must get the support they need. He says vaccine doses must be shared. Then Senator Kirsten Gillibrand talks about fighting for justice for military sexual assault victims. After years of work, she finally has bipartisan support for reforms, but fellow Democratic Senator Jack Reed is blocking the bill. Turning to the coronavirus pandemic, Moderna co-founder and chairman Noubar Afeyan has co-authored a report on lessons learned from the pandemic. He joins our Walter Isaacson to discuss how we can be better prepared next time. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Other U.S. leaders have tried to stem Latin American migration, so what’s new about Vice President Harris’ effort? "60 Minutes+" correspondent Enrique Acevedo joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss what's different this time around. Then former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, author of "After the Fall," says the best way to fight nationalism abroad is to make democracy work at home. 18-year-old Texan Paxton Smith used her valedictorian speech to rail against a controversial new abortion law in Texas; the new “heartbeat” bill blocks the procedure as early as six weeks before many even know they’re pregnant and doesn’t include exceptions for rape or incest. She explains her motivations behind the speech and what’s next for her. Then sports journalist Julie DiCaro joins our Michel Martin to talk about her new book “Sidelined” that examines sexism in professional sports. They dig into the fight for equal pay, Naomi Osaka dropping out of the French Open to prioritize her mental health and the sexist treatment of Serena Williams. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., discusses her efforts to bring the world's attention back to Syria. Finn Lau, an exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and Wu'er Kaixi, a Chinese dissident, talk about the Hong Kong police's attempt to block commemorative gatherings on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a bioethicist and oncologist, about vaccine hesitancy and the uphill battle to get 70% of all American adults vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4th. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nobel Prize-winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss vaccine inequality and how developed nations failed poorer countries early in the pandemic. Matt Hancock, British Health Secretary, talks about the summit today at the G7 in Oxford and the concern in the U.K. over the new variant. Major General Sami Sadat, Commanding General of the Afghan Army 215 Maiwand Corps, discuss the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan and a new UN report warning the Taliban poses a severe threat to the Afghan government. Michel Martin talks with award-winning author Kiese Laymon about revising two of his books eight years after they were originally published. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Benjamin Netanyahu’s run as the longest-serving Israeli PM may be coming to an end as what is essentially an anti-Netanyahu coalition is working toward an agreement. Haaretz columnist Anshel Pfeffer joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss. Then turning to the sporting world, support for tennis player Naomi Osaka is pouring after she decided to withdraw from the French Open citing her mental health. Former professional tennis player and sportscaster Pam Shriver and The Athletic journalist Kavitha Davidson weigh in. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to longtime republican and former Congressman Mickey Edwards about why he walked away from the GOP earlier this year, citing "it's less of a party and more of a cult". Any finally, series producer of "1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything" Danielle Peck reflects on why that year's albums were so revolutionary. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen is leading a bipartisan mission to Eastern Europe, bringing a message of support for Belarus democracy. She joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss that mission. This week marks 100 years since the Tulsa Massacre when around 300 black people were killed and hundreds of thousands were left homeless; historians Scott Ellsworth and Keisha Blain talk about the disturbing coverup and importance of reparations for survivors. Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Matthew Barzun explains the counter-intuitive thesis behind his new book, "The Power of Giving Away Power” and the power of constellation thinking. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Nav Bhatia, the first ever NBA superfan induced into the basketball hall of fame, about uniting people through a shared love of sport. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid a crackdown on journalists in Belarus and Russia and the dramatic abduction of Roman Protasevich, local independent reporters Alexey Kovalev and Hanna Liubakova join Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the importance of fighting for a free press. They say "enough is enough." Turning to the U.S., historian and author Carol Anderson talks about her new book "The Second," where she argues America's Second Amendment is inextricably linked to anti-Blackness. Then our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to clinical Psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy – best known for her extremely popular Instagram page @drbeckyatgoodinside – about the mental health crisis facing kids today and lays out tangible tips for parents. And finally, Steven Johnson, author of "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer", explains why our life expectancy has doubled in the last century. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, and Fintan O'Toole, writer for the Irish Times, join Bianna Golodryga to discuss U.S. politics and President Biden's foreign policy challenges. Then director Bartlett Sher talks about how his film “Oslo” brings to life the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the power of human connection. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to The New York Times opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury about navigating the changing media landscape in a world of polarization, cancel culture, disinformation. And finally, author John Green explains his book of essays "The Anthropocene Reviewed" and why he aims to write with vulnerability. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, takes a closer look at the Covid-19 lab leak theory with Bianna Golodryga. He says there needs to be an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. Then science writer for The Atlantic Ed Yong warns of an impending mental health crisis after the Covid pandemic and explains how it can be combated. Continuing our conversation about trauma, our Michel Martin speaks to Palestinian-American author and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan about the mental impact of the decades long conflict between Israel and Palestine. And finally, musicians Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, aka the classical-hiphop hybrid duo Black Violin, bring a message of unity. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following Sunday’s extraordinary arrest of Roman Protasevich, a journalist who has been critical of the Belarus' authoritarian president Aleksandr Lukashenko, Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuriy Filatov joins Bianna Golodryga to refute accusations of Russia's involvement. Turning to the fight against climate change, Mark Carney, author of "Value(s): Building a Better World for All", discusses the financial industry's transition to a climate-priority future. In Carole Leonnig's new book, 'Zero Fail,' she rings the alarm on an agency that's stretched too thin to fulfill its critical mission. And Democratic Congresswoman and single mother of three Katie Porter explains to Michel Martin why she is proposing a bill to eliminate the single parent penalty. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the anniversary of George Floyd's death, Congresswoman Karen Bass discusses the movement his killing ignited and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act which has hit roadblocks in Congress. Tamara Alrifai, Director of Strategic Communications at UNRWA, talks about her work on the frontlines helping Palestinians rebuild their lives after the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants. Bob Costas, sportscaster, discuss the Tokyo Olympics which are set to go ahead in less than two months despite mounting opposition. Michel Martin talks with Elizabeth Hinton, Associate Professor at Yale University and author of "America on Fire", about putting this current civil rights movement into historical perspective. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices