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Lynsey Addario on Risking Her Life to Photograph Ukraine

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Ukraine is suffering grievously under relentless missile strikes across the country. Russia is still shelling the city of Kherson, which was liberated last month, and authorities say one person was killed over the weekend. New York Times photojournalist Lynsey Addario has just been on the ground in Kherson, documenting the aftermath of Russia's withdrawal.
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Stengel on Never-Before-Heard Interviews with Nelson Mandela

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In the 1990s, journalist Richard Stengel worked with Nelson Mandela on his autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom." Now Stengel is revealing never-before-heard audio from those interviews in his new podcast series "Mandela: The Lost Tapes." Stengel tells Walter Isaacson what he learned about Mandela – and himself – from those conversations.
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Hillary Clinton on Ukraine, Russia and Iran

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From Iran to Afghanistan and beyond, women are standing up and resisting oppression. Women’s equality is the focus of a summit this week, co-hosted by former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation.
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NYT Reporter: “Horror on the Streets of Haiti"

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Haiti is at breaking point, facing humanitarian disaster as cholera spreads across the country. Moreover, according to the U.N., 4.5 million Haitians currently suffer from acute hunger. Natalie Kitroeff is the New York Times bureau chief for the region and joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the crisis.
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FDNY’s First Female Commissioner on Diversifying the Dept.

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In New York City, the mayor has now asked the police and fire departments to enforce a state law requiring intervention in cases of severe mental health crisis -- including the possibility of having an individual involuntarily committed to a hospital. Laura Kavanagh, the city’s new fire department commissioner, is the first woman to hold the position and the youngest to serve in over a century.
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We Need to Save Planet Earth Now, Says Historian

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After a year of climate catastrophes, we take a look at the history of environmental activism in America. In his new book "Silent Spring Revolution," Douglas Brinkley calls attention to the climate change movement by tracing the work of pioneering environmental activists in the 1960s. He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss this environmental awakening.
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What is RSV and Why is it Causing a Pediatric Health Crisis?

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Frontline workers are battling an exponential rise in cases of RSV among young children. This respiratory virus is the latest wreaking havoc and filling up hospital beds. Our next guest details the dire situation many hospitals are facing once again. Dr. Daniel Rauch, chief of pediatric hospital medicine at Tufts Medical Center, joins Hari Sreenivasan.
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Pulse Nightclub Survivor on Club Q Shooting

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Brandon Wolf knows all too well the national scourge – and the deep personal pain – of a mass shooting. Wolf survived the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016, one of the worst in American history. Wolf has since become a gun safety and LGBTQ civil activist, and he speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the terrible violence too often directed at the LGBTQ community.
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Dancer Misty Copeland on New Memoir "The Wind at My Back"

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Misty Copeland made history as American Ballet Theatre's first African American female principal dancer. Now she details her journey – and her relationship with the women who paved the way – in her new book, "The Wind at My Back." Copeland joins Michel Martin to discuss her achievements and her future in ballet.
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Yale and Harvard Law Pull Out of US News Rankings

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Yale and Harvard Law Schools have withdrawn their participation from the key university ranking system by the U.S. News and World Report, saying it undermines the commitments of the legal profession. Despite taking the top spot every year, Yale was the first to announce this change. Heather Gerken is the dean of Yale Law School and speaks with Michel Martin about their decision.
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Al Gore on Climate Change and Global Sustainability

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Speaking at the opening of the COP27 summit, former vice president Al Gore said we must “choose life over death,” and not make long term commitments to fossil fuels. To discuss developments from the conference and new climate initiatives, Gore speaks with Walter Isaacson.
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Are Monuments to Past Sins Vital for National Reckoning?

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In his latest piece for The Atlantic, staff writer Clint Smith examines what America can learn from German efforts to memorialize the Holocaust. “Monuments to the Unthinkable” documents Smith's extensive travels through Germany, discovering nationwide efforts to honor the dead and keep the memory alive. Clint shares what he learned with Michel Martin.
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The Supreme Court Case that Could Upend Tribal Sovereignty

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The Indian Child Welfare Act is currently at risk of being overturned by the Supreme Court. Created to prevent family separation in Native American communities, the law has never before been challenged on constitutional grounds. Mary Kathryn Nagle is Cherokee and an attorney assisting the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. She discusses how this case impacts tribal sovereignty.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee on New Book “Song of the Cell”

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee believes we are living in an anti-science moment, seen particularly starkly during the COVID-19 pandemic – despite new medical breakthroughs helping ill patients defy the odds. He details some of these stories in his new book "The Song of the Cell," and Mukherjee joins Walter Isaacson to share these life-saving discoveries.
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