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On Contact: Climate fortresses
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the building of climate fortresses with the author and journalist, Todd Miller. Industrialized nations, among them the world’s largest polluters, are compounding one human-made crisis with another one....
Jan 9, 2022 06:48
The world without insects is scary – biologist
Our planet’s biodiversity has long been crying for help. Hundreds of species could vanish off the face of the Earth, and we are talking end of this century, Bees are one of them. What would their extinction mean for our future? We talk with...
Jul 30, 2021 06:22
On Contact: Realities of war
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the realities of war, its appeal for young men and its destruction of them, with Salar Abdoh, novelist and essayist. Abdoh's new novel, 'Out of Mesopotamia', considered one of a handful of great modern...
Feb 28, 2021 07:39
God does play dice – physicist
What is life? Despite the best efforts of scientists, this fundamental question is still a conundrum. Professor Paul Davies, physicist, astrobiologist, cosmologist and best-selling author has his own formula for tracing the answer....
Dec 18, 2020 07:09
Life possible on Pluto – NASA's mission head
More than five years ago, humanity managed to glimpse into the farthest corner of our solar system, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. We asked Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, astronaut and head of NASA's Pluto mission what wonderful discoveries still...
Dec 11, 2020 07:26
Gen Alphas will have poor life skills – social researcher
Our post-pandemic future, whatever that may be, will be shaped by our future generations. What can we expect? We ask Mark McCrindle, social researcher, demographer and futurist. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
Jul 10, 2020 07:10
Max Blumenthal on international jihadism
Host Chris Hedges talks to author and journalist Max Blumenthal about the intimate connection between the misguided support the United States has given to international Jihadism – starting with over $1billion Washington gave to the Afghan...
Aug 18, 2019 06:59
US and Russia like two scorpions in a bottle – ex-White House adviser
The major global nuclear powers are building up their arsenals once again, sparking fears of a new nuclear arms race. How serious is the danger? We ask Matthew Bunn, former White House adviser on Science and Technology Policy...
Mar 26, 2018 06:45
ISIS continues to sell oil because it’s in somebody’s interest – ex-IEA chief
While the freefall of oil prices seems to have stopped for now, the inevitable rise of energy demand from developing economies may turn the current overflow into a critical shortage. How long before oil becomes a treasured resource in major demand...
Jul 17, 2017 06:30
Even with the defeat of ISIS, the war on terror will go on – ex-US Army general
We’ve been told that ISIS is on the brink of defeat. Yet the group still keeps large swaths of Syria and Iraq still under its control – and carries out attack after attack in Europe. So what will it take to defeat ISIS on the ground...
Jun 5, 2017 10:42