Episodes

  • Is the Modi government to blame for India’s second COVID surge?

    Is the Modi government to blame for India’s second COVID surge?
    May 4 2021
    The coronavirus pandemic is battering India with nearly 20 million people infected and close to 220,000 dead. Anand Naidoo spoke with journalist Asad Ashraf who’s on the ground covering the pandemic in India.
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    14 mins
  • Oliver Stone on the history of U.S. intervention

    Oliver Stone on the history of U.S. intervention
    Apr 30 2021
    This year marks the 60th anniversary of the failed CIA-led Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. It was a plot to oust Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Anand Naidoo spoke with acclaimed film-maker Oliver Stone about U.S. foreign policy over the past 60 years.
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    26 mins
  • How California is fighting climate change

    How California is fighting climate change
    Apr 26 2021
    World leaders promised drastic action against climate change at a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. In the U.S., California is leading that fight. Jared Blumenfeld, the state's Secretary for Environmental Protection, tells us more.
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    15 mins
  • Ukraine-Russia tensions

    Ukraine-Russia tensions
    Apr 17 2021
    Will the latest tensions between Russia and Ukraine plunge the region into another crisis? Mike Walter spoke with Volodymyr Yelchenko, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. and American University professor Anton Fedyashin.
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    14 mins
  • IMF chief lays out priorities and challenges ahead

    IMF chief lays out priorities and challenges ahead
    Apr 2 2021
    IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva spoke to Anand Naidoo about a range of issues including the IMF's projections for global economic recovery, its plans to help the world's poorest nations and China's role in mitigating debt.
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    18 mins
  • Can China and the U.S. turn a corner in Alaska?

    Can China and the U.S. turn a corner in Alaska?
    Mar 19 2021
    U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Anchorage for the first time since Joe Biden became U.S. president. So how will they move forward on critical issues from trade to human rights? Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke had some thoughts.
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    12 mins
  • Can Brazil recover from COVID-19?

    Can Brazil recover from COVID-19?
    Mar 13 2021
    Brazil's future after COVID-19
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    13 mins
  • Former U.S. Amb. to China speaks on the future of Sino-US relations

    Former U.S. Amb. to China speaks on the future of Sino-US relations
    Feb 12 2021
    One of the biggest challenges for U.S. President Joe Biden is how to repair ties with China. What are the key areas of cooperation and conflict? On the latest episode of The Heat podcast, we spoke with former U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke.
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    12 mins