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Sunday, October 11, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Austin Sarat, Jurisprudence & Political Science, Amherst College; Sandra Babcock, Law, Cornell Law School; Frank R. Baumgartner, Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Jenny-Brooke Condon, Law, Seton Hall Law School
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| In light of the failed execution of Christa Pike, we explore the death penalty and its processes. Are they in violation of the 8th Amendment's prohibition of inflicting cruel and unusual punishment? How often are death penalty executions botched?
The U.S. is one of the 176 countries that have agreed to the convention against torture, and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment. Is the death penalty in the U.S. a violation of this convention?
Also,our experts say public opinion is shifting on the death penalty.
We explore whether courts consider the experience of the convicted, and in particular women who are convicted as victims of sexual and physical violence leading to their crime.
** A panel member, Sandra Babcock, is Christa Pikes' lawyer.
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Sunday, October 4, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Yvonne Chiu is a Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, David McCourt, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis, Ricardo A. Crespo is Associate Professor of Political Science and the chair of the Political Economy Department at Grossmont College and Robert Williams Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University
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| Ever since Russia attacked Ukraine, there have been predictions that the normative order against aggressive war was under threat. Then the US and Israel attacked Iran. Numerous scholars have predicted this would encourage China to attack Taiwan. The normative restrictions on war are loosening and the US is distracted and hence not able to help defend Taiwan. But two clear developments challenge this prediction. Russia, after 4 full years of war, is not likely to win this war anytime soon. And the US, despite the President’s continual assertions that it has won the war, clearly has not. Technology such as drone warfare might be a reason. Defensive tactics could be another. So on today’s show, we will explore the future of warfare in light of the Russian and American wars and their current lack of success.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 12:01 pm
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| doug Becker
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| Helen Nissenbaum, Information Science, Cornell Tech; Michael Patrick Lynch, Philosophy, University of Connecticut; Bruce Schneier, public policy, Havard; Joshua A.T. Fairfield, Washington and Lee School of Law.
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| Is the age of privacy over? We spend the hour on technology, spying and privacy, exploring how privacy, and the lack of it, affects security, democracy and society. What exactly is at stake when we lose our privacy?
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| You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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Sunday, September 20, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Danah Boyd is the Geri Gay Professor of Communication at Cornell University
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| What are the politics of data? and of the U.S. Census? How do decisions about data, data collection and the census impact politics?
Our guest today Danah Boyd is the author of a new book, Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census.
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Sunday, September 13, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Mark Paradis is Professor of Political Science at Champlain College Saint-Lambert, Marc O'Reilly is Professor of Political Science at Heidelberg University and Patrick James is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Relations at USC.
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| How has Donald Trump's raging trade war against Canada impacted relations between the two countries? What does that mean for their long alliance?
What political and economic risks does the US-Canadian trade war portend for Canada ?Will it affect the vote of Alberta on whether or not to secede from the rest of Canada?
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Sunday, September 6, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Umesh Haritashya is Director of the Sustainability Program and Professor of Earth, Environment and Sustainability at the University of Dayton, Ohio, Mathias Vuille is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY and Bethan Davies is Professor of Glaciology in the Department of Geography at Newcastle University.
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| How did a glacier collapse lead to the deadly disaster in Nepal? Was there something about the area that caused the collapse?
How much can we say this disaster is a climate disaster? Did climate change cause this glacier collapse?
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| You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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Sunday, August 30, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Roberto J. González is a professor of anthropology at San Jose State University , Ori Swed Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas Tech University and Hugh Gusterson is Professor of Anthropology and Public Policy at the University of British Colombias
Jennifer Trahan is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Concentration in International Law and Human Rights at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs.
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Sunday, August 23, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Doug Specht, Chartered Geographer, Head of School of Media & Communication, University of Westminster, Daniel Swain, climate scientist, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources
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| Wildfires have been raging in North America, Europe and South America and have grown significantly worse worldwide. Is the worsening of these fires due to climate change? And what needs to be done to either mitigate or adapt to these new realities?
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| You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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Sunday, August 16, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Mark L. Haas is Duquesne Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and Jacob Hamblin is Professor of History at Oregon State University.
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| Does the world's aging population mean fewer wars in the future? What exactly is a geriatric peace?
Then, we explore a new book on the peaceful uses of nuclear power.
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| You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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Sunday, August 9, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Merry Fitzpatrick is Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University and Patrick Diamond Professor in Pubic Policy in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London
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| The Greater Horn of Africa, in Northeastern Africa, faces a severe food insecurity. In Sudan 19 million-plus people facing acute hunger 825,000 children under 5 expected to suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition in 2026. And 12-14 million people severely food insecure in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. What are the root causes and immediate effects of this famine? How can the world help address food insecurity in this region?
Then, The United Kingdom has a new Prime Minister. He is the 7th Prime Minister in the last decade, a remarkable instability for the nation. First of all, who is Andy Burnham? Why did he replace Kier Starmer? Why has the UK had such instability? Is it because of the decision to leave the EU, or what is called Brexit? And what does Burnhams leadership suggest for the future of the UK?
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Sunday, August 2, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Jesse M. Keenan is Associate Professor of Real Estate at Tulane School of Architecture and Matt Hauer is Charles B. Nam Associate Professor, Department of Sociology - Center for Demography and Population Health at Florida State University
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| Climate change will lead to climate migration. There has been a renewed interest in adaptation strategies. Mitigation efforts seek to limit the amount of greenhouse gases in the environment to slow climate change. But adaptation recognizes that the climate has changed and we as a society and as a planet must adapt to these rising temperatures and the changing ecosystem. We will explore some of the challenges for adaptation.
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