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October 30, 2025

Episode 8022 | 55m 13s

Former Trump Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger unpacks the president's meeting with China's Xi. Fmr. Amb. Patrick Gaspard discusses the New York mayoral race and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Nada Bashir has a chilling report from Sudan. Author Julia Ioffe discusses Russia's complex history of motherhood, marriage and more in her new book, "Motherland."

Aired: 10/29/25
Extras
On Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, turtles and jaguars collide in unexpected ways.
Uncover the secret world of New York and London’s resilient pigeon flocks.
Who rules the streets -- and skies -- of the city?
Times Square never shuts down, and neither do its pigeons.
Astronauts and Mission Control relive terrifying moments during construction of the ISS.
Discover how pigeons find a mate for life.
Dive into how Earth’s weirdest microbes could help us spot extraterrestrial life.
Climate change drives ancient Socotra dragon’s blood tree to brink of extinction
How China’s engineering mindset has shaped its infrastructure and society
News Wrap: Israel says it received remains from Hamas that don’t belong to hostages
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