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Tuesday

Law

Former prosecutor says Manhattan DA could have charged Trump with multiple crimes

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Mark Pomerantz spent a year investigating Trump, from the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels, to countless financial statements that wildly overstated assets. His book is People Vs. Donald Trump.

Former prosecutor says Manhattan DA could have charged Trump with multiple crimes

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Thursday

Asia

A journalist ventures inside one of the world's most notorious terrorist groups

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Jere Van Dyk has spent years in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he got to know leaders of the Haqqani network, responsible for many suicide bombings and kidnappings. His new book is Without Borders.

A journalist ventures inside one of the world's most notorious terrorist groups

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Thursday

Technology

Social media's role in Jan. 6 was left out of the final report

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Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell says the unpublished report shows that tech companies didn't respond to employees' warnings about violent rhetoric on their platforms.

Social media's role in Jan. 6 was left out of the final report

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Wednesday

30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe

The Texas and the ATF flags fly at half staff April 23, 1993, over the only structure left standing after a fire destroyed the the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas on April 19. J. David Ake/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National

30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe

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Writer Jeff Guinn draws on new interviews with federal agents and surviving Branch Davidians in his account of the confrontation, which left scores of people dead, including more than 20 children.

30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe

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Tuesday

Winning an Oscar almost cost F. Murray Abraham his career — but he bounced back

F. Murray Abraham says his White Lotus character Bert is "nothing but a male chauvinist pig" but that the women who respond to him "understand that he really has a good heart." Fabio Lovino /HBO hide caption

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Television

Winning an Oscar almost cost F. Murray Abraham his career — but he bounced back

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The White Lotus star won the 1985 Best Actor Oscar for Amadeus. "I became full of myself," he says, and began turning down film roles — after a while, the phone stopped ringing.

Winning an Oscar almost cost F. Murray Abraham his career — but he bounced back

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Monday

Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare

These workers were promised green cards following Hurricane Katrina. Instead they were issued temporary visas that bound them to a single employer. Courtesy of Ted Quant/Workman hide caption

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Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare

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After Hurricane Katrina in 2006, hundreds of workers from India were promised jobs in what labor organizer Saket Soni calls "one of the largest cases of forced labor in modern U.S. history."

Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare

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Thursday

Is the U.S. government designating too many documents as 'classified'?
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Author Interviews

Is the U.S. government designating too many documents as 'classified'?

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Historian Matthew Connelly says government records are marked as classified three times every second — and many of them will never be declassified. His new book is The Declassification Engine.

Is the U.S. government designating too many documents as 'classified'?

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Monday

Race

Want to understand the U.S.? This historian says the South holds the key

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Imani Perry says the South can be seen as an "origin point" for the way the nation operates. Her book South to America traces the steps of an enslaved ancestor. Originally broadcast Jan. 25, 2022.

Want to understand the U.S.? This historian says the South holds the key

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Wednesday

'Raw Deal' takes a hard look at the state of the American meat industry

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Journalist Chloe Sorvino says the meat industry pollutes the environment, contributes to climate change and leaves the meat supply chain vulnerable to major disruptions.

'Raw Deal' takes a hard look at the state of the American meat industry

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Thursday

Politics

How the Jan. 6 committee used TV tactics and dark humor in its case against Trump

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Reporter Luke Broadwater says the committee hired a former news producer to hit Trump where it hurt: "His whole career was built on television, and they were able to use that very medium against him."

How the Jan. 6 committee used TV tactics and dark humor in its case against Trump

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Wednesday

Author Interviews

'American Caliph' revisits one of the most dramatic hostage crises in U.S. history

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In 1977, gunmen led by a charismatic Muslim leader stormed three locations in Washington, D.C., taking more than 100 people hostage. Journalist Shahan Mufti examines the incident in a new book.

'American Caliph' revisits one of the most dramatic hostage crises in U.S. history

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Tuesday

Mental Health

Understanding the mental health crisis afflicting American teens

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Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide have risen in recent years. NY Times reporter Matt Richtel says we lack the therapists and treatment centers to care for teens who are suffering.

Understanding the mental health crisis afflicting American teens

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Monday

Health Care

How a Black neighborhood association in Pittsburgh helped shape emergency medicine

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American Sirens author Kevin Hazzard tells the story Freedom House, a neighborhood nonprofit that, with the help of a pioneering physician, trained some of the nation's first paramedics.

How a Black neighborhood association in Pittsburgh helped shape emergency medicine

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Tuesday

Author Interviews

Woodrow Wilson led the U.S. into WWI. He also waged war on democracy at home

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Author Adam Hochschild says Wilson used the first World War as an excuse to spy on Americans, censor the press and plan for the mass deportation of immigrants. His new book is American Midnight.

Woodrow Wilson led the U.S. into WWI. He also waged war on democracy at home

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Tuesday

At your service: A restaurant maître d' tells all in 'Your Table Is Ready'
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Author Interviews

At your service: A restaurant maître d' tells all in 'Your Table Is Ready'

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Michael Cecchi-Azzolina has worked in several high-end New York City restaurants — adrenaline-fueled workplaces where booze and drugs are plentiful and the health inspector will ruin your day.

At your service: A restaurant maître d' tells all in 'Your Table Is Ready'

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