logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2023
1h 20m

What we know, and don’t know about the o...

CNN
About this episode
Where did Covid-19 come from? The former head of the CDC says he was left out of Coronavirus origin discussions between Dr. Fauci and other scientists, after he expressed support for the Wuhan lab leak theory. Plus, as CNN learns more about what happened to the four Americans attacked and kidnapped in Mexico, a border culture expert shares his research about ... Show More
Up next
Aug 22
Trump Goes All-in on Risky Midterm Picks in High-Stakes Races
President Trump goes to bat for his embattled Senate pick Darline Graham in South Carolina. Plus, the Pentagon fires top members of the “Stars and Stripes” military newspaper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
47m 5s
Aug 21
Not Even War Heroes May Be Safe from Trump’s Branding Spree
A CNN exclusive on the Navy apparently reconsidering naming a carrier set to honor a Black war hero. Plus, President Trump buries the hatchet with Michael Cohen. So, what’s in it for both of them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
47m 48s
Aug 20
Dems Face Big Tent Test as Progressives, Moderates Score Wins
Voters are sending both wings of the Democratic Party into November, so can a big tent hold everyone? DNC Chair Ken Martin joins to discuss. Plus, a former LAPD detective takes the stand in the Tupac murder trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic ... Show More
48m 9s
Recommended Episodes
Mar 2023
What to Know About the Covid Lab Leak Theory
<p>Three years after the start of Covid, the central mystery of the pandemic — how exactly it began — remains unsolved. But recently, the debate about the source of the coronavirus has re-emerged, this time in Congress.</p><p>The Energy Department has concluded, with “low confide ... Show More
22m 56s
Jun 2021
The Wuhan Lab-Leak Theory Of Everything
Will we ever find out how the pandemic started? In the past few months, the theory that Covid-19 actually came from a lab in Wuhan (instead of jumping from a bat to a human in a food market) has been back in the spotlight. But is all this chat being led by science or politics? Ca ... Show More
29m 23s
May 2020
The Chinese Lab Theory
<p>Everyone wants to know where the coronavirus came from. In the absence of a clear explanation, several theories are circulating — including one, pushed by the Trump administration, that the pandemic started because of malpractice in a lab in Wuhan, China. But is that a secret ... Show More
21m 31s
Apr 2021
Day eight of Chauvin trial testimony focuses on use of force; U.K. variant now most dominant strain in U.S.; Trump denies GOP Rep. Gaetz asked him for a pardon; Biden argues definition of infrastructure is evolving
Unclear what George Floyd said about drugs while detained by police; EU mises first key vaccination target for elderly and health care workers; Biden moves up vaccine deadline, all adults eligible by April 19; Sources: Rep. Gaetz sough preemptive pardon during end of Trump presid ... Show More
40m 4s
Aug 2021
Fits and starts: SARS-CoV-2’s origin
<p>In the end, the World Health Organisation’s report in March revealed little. We ask why the coronavirus origin story is so crucial, and whether China will ever let it be told. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/08/14/bor ... Show More
21m 30s
Mar 2021
One-on-one with Dr. Anthony Fauci; Investigators looking at communications between U.S. lawmakers & Capitol rioters; Senate opens debate on Covid bill, after VP Harris breaks tie; Small businesses have mixed feelings about TX lifting mask order; Biden turns to infrastructure as stimulus bill hits Se
Fauci: “Inexplicable” for states to lift restrictions; TX Gov defends decision to lift mask mandate: still suggesting masks, just not requiring them; Dr. Fauci: Texas decision to end restrictions is “ill advised”; CDC Dir: People should wear masks even if state doesn’t mandate it ... Show More
39m 40s
Aug 2023
The Sunday Read: ‘The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin’
<p>Where did it come from? More than three years into the pandemic with untold millions of people dead, that question about the origin of Covid-19 remains widely disputed and fraught, with facts sparkling amid a tangle of analyses and hypotheticals like Christmas lights strung on ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2021
Breaking News In Insurrection Investigation
At least five former Trump White House officials have talked to the Jan 6 committee. Also: decision day at the FDA as experts meet to decide how Pfizer’s COVID vaccine works in kids. And: Zuckerberg fires back. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/ ... Show More
39m 22s