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Get caught up on seasons one, two and three:
Season three:
"A Global Shot in the Arm, With Anthony Fauci"
"The Most Persistent and Lethal Threat"
"Russia"
"China's Starring Role in Hollywood"
"A Climate Bomb in the Amazon"
Season two:
"Why We Need International Students"
"The Human Cost of Labor Trafficking"
"Bonus Episode: “A Medically Induced Economic Coma”"
Season one:
“China Doesn’t Want Your Trash”
“New Years Special: 2020 Hindsight”
“The One Where We Talk About NATO at a Party”
For decades, U.S. homeowners have counted on property insurance to protect them from catastrophic loss if their homes are destroyed—and the U.S. economy has rested on the functionality of that model. But as this summer’s extreme weather broke records, private companies reduced their coverage. As climate disasters become more frequent, can home insurance hold up?
Female representation in politics leads to numerous benefits, but the vast majority of the world’s most powerful politicians are men. Using the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women’s Power Index tool to track women’s leadership across the globe, this episode examines the problems that arise from a shortage of female leaders.
A small island one hundred miles off the coast of China could be the flashpoint that determines the future of great-power competition. Experts increasingly warn that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be globally catastrophic, regardless of its success or if the United States intervenes. How concerned should Americans be?