Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and global security expert Jon Wolfsthal to unravel the stark reality behind the Doomsday Clock - now set at a perilous 89 seconds to midnight. What does this ominous timepiece truly measure, and why has humanity never been closer to catastrophe? Wolfsthal offers a behind-the-scenes look at the decision-making pr ... Show More
May 5
Season 5 Episode 3: Rana Mitter, Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945
Send us Fan MailJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Professor Rana Mitter, for a compelling discussion of his book Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937–1945. Drawing on extensive archival research and long-overlooked sources, Mitter brings to light China’s central, a ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 10
Season 5 Episode 2: James W. Douglass: Martyrs to the Unspeakable: The Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK
Send us Fan MailJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs for a compelling conversation on Martyrs to the Unspeakable: The Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK by James W. Douglass. In this sweeping work, Douglass reexamines the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2026
Season 5 Episode 1: Michael Carley, Stalin's Great Game : War and Neutrality, 1939-1941
Send us Fan MailJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Michael J. Carley, retired Professeur at the Université de Montréal, for a discussion of his groundbreaking trilogy on the international crises of the 1930s: Stalin’s Gamble, Stalin’s Failed Alliance, and Stalin’s Great G ... Show More
48m 25s
Nov 2023
40 Years Of Sounding The Alarm On Nuclear Winter
<p>This week holds anniversaries for two important milestones in nuclear warfare. On November 1, 1952, the United States detonated a massive hydrogen bomb in the Marshall Islands. The new weapon vaporized a whole island, leaving behind a mile-wide crater. That bomb was around 700 ... Show More
18m 19s
Oct 2024
Is the U.S. Leading Us to Nuclear War? Jeffrey Sachs on Power, Politics, and a Dangerous Future
In this episode of Slo Mo with Mo Gawdat, we wrap up our special miniseries, "It's Not What They Told You," with a powerful conversation featuring renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs. Known for his deep insights into global politics, economics, and ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2024
The world after nuclear war
A mile of pure fire. A flash that melts everything — titanium, steel, lead, people. A blast that mows down every structure in its path, 3 miles out in every direction. Journalist Annie Jacobsen spent years interviewing scientists, high-ranking military officials, politicians, and ... Show More
57m 6s
<p dir="ltr">(Recorded May 28, 2024)</p> <p dir="ltr">Description</p> <p dir="ltr">In this week's Frankly, Nate offers an update on the current state of conflict between NATO and Russia and the increasing threat of escalation, followed by 7 high-level questions about how to think ... Show More
