Episodios

  • Conflicted Feelings as Israel Reflects on 18 Months of War

    Conflicted Feelings as Israel Reflects on 18 Months of War
    Apr 30 2025
    Every year Israeli's spend their Memorial Day commemorating Israelis killed in war and attacks. This year it comes as they are reckoning with an ongoing war that is already the longest war the country has ever waged. We go to Tel Aviv to see what this year's Memorial Day in Israel is like.

    Note: there is a mention of suicide in this episode.

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    5 m
  • Seeking Closure 50 Years After the End of the Vietnam War

    Seeking Closure 50 Years After the End of the Vietnam War
    Apr 29 2025
    Fifty years ago this week Communist forces seized the city of Saigon bringing an end to the Vietnam war. It was a war that defined a generation with effects that reverberate today. We go to Laos were one man's search for closure takes him to the top of the tallest mountain.

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    8 m
  • Preparing to Pick a New Pope

    Preparing to Pick a New Pope
    Apr 28 2025
    Pope Francis was laid to rest in a funeral ceremony over the weekend and next week the College of Cardinals will convene their conclave at the Vatican to choose his successor. In this episode we speak to one of those cardinals, who will attend his first papal conclave. And we go inside the room where it all happens, the Sistine Chapel famous for its ceiling of frescos by Michelangelo.

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    12 m
  • A New Mission for Syria's Famed White Helmets

    A New Mission for Syria's Famed White Helmets
    Apr 25 2025
    During Syria's long civil war, the White Helmets were known for running into harms way, rescuing civilians from the aftermath of regime attacks. Now with the regime gone, the famed organization is finding a new mission with new challenges. We go to Damascus to see them in action.

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    6 m
  • What is the Relationship Between Russia and the U.S. Now?

    What is the Relationship Between Russia and the U.S. Now?
    Apr 24 2025
    The sometimes cold and often frozen relationship between Russia and the U.S. has gotten a lot warmer since President Trump took office. And even through the American drive to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine may be faltering, the desire to do big business deals with the Kremlin has not. We go to Moscow to look at how the relationship between the two countries has changed, from the Russian perspective.

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    9 m
  • Canadians Grapple with the Wide Impacts of U.S. Tariffs

    Canadians Grapple with the Wide Impacts of U.S. Tariffs
    Apr 23 2025
    America's neighbor to the north has seen wide ranging impacts from the tariffs on goods sent to the U.S.— from Canadian identity to the country's politics and of course the economy. Even small businesses are feeling the change. We go to the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia to see how tariffs are playing out.

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    7 m
  • A Church in Gaza Mourns the Pope

    A Church in Gaza Mourns the Pope
    Apr 22 2025
    Catholics around the world are in mourning following the death of Pope Francis. We go to one tiny church in Gaza, the Holy Family Church, which had a very personal relationship with the pontiff. Pope Francis made a practice of personally calling the church nearly every day since the war in Gaza began.

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    4 m
  • The Life and Legacy of Pope Francis

    The Life and Legacy of Pope Francis
    Apr 21 2025
    Pope Francis died of a stroke on Easter Monday, according to the Vatican. He was one of the most popular pontiffs in decades, taking stances on the inclusivity of the church as well as treatment of the poor and migrants. We look back on the life and the papacy of the first non-European pope in more than a millennium.

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    9 m
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