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January 30, 2026

Season 2026 Episode 8088 | 55m 50s

China expert Elizabeth Economy discusses Beijing's strategy to expand its power in the new world order. Author Adam Higginbotham talks about his new book "Challenger" about the 1986 disaster. Philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein introduces her new book "The Mattering Instinct" and discusses why our longing to matter drives and divides us.

Aired: 01/29/26
Extras
Follow the Artemis mission to bring humanity back to the Moon for the first time since Apollo.
Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago.
At Reteti Sanctuary, caretakers prepares to release their oldest orphans into the wild.
In northern Kenya, a remarkable conservation experiment is unfolding at Reteti Sanctuary.
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