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Plugged in with Greta Van Susteren examines various aspects of United States policy by interviewing policy makers and having discussions with opinion shapers. After hosting news programs for CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, Greta Van Susteren brings her interviewing skills and curiosity to VOA for a weekly 30 minute dive into America’s international relationships.

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    • Jun 9, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 211 EPISODES


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    Plugged In-The Global Supply Chain - Episode 174

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 29:31


    Global supply chains are again disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic as economic activity starts to resume. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the causes of the shortages and next steps toward normality with Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, and Thomas Goldsby, co-faculty director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee. Airdate: June 9, 2021

    Plugged In-Madam Speaker - Episode 173 - June 02, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 29:54


    Plugged In-Madam Speaker - Episode 173

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 29:54


    The visual of Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sitting behind President Joe Biden during his first address to Congress was a reminder of how American political history has changed. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines Pelosi's career as the first woman Speaker of the House with her biographer Susan Page, USA Today's Washington Bureau Chief. Airdate June 2, 2021.

    Plugged In-Protecting the Elephants - Episode 172

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 29:29


    Earth's giants are running for their lives, illegally hunted for their ivory tusks. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the issue of elephant poaching as VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb follows U.S. Special Forces on a mission to Gabon to help protect the elephants. And actress Kristin Davis explains her work protecting elephants in Kenya. Airdate: November 18, 2020.

    Plugged In-The Global Supply Chain - Episode 171 - May 19, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 29:31


    Plugged In-The Global Supply Chain - Episode 171

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 29:31


    Global supply chains are again disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic as economic activity starts to resume. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the causes of the shortages and next steps toward normality with Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, and Thomas Goldsby, co-faculty director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee. Airdate: May 19, 2021.

    Plugged In-Global Press Freedom - Episode 170 - May 12, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 29:31


    Plugged In-Global Press Freedom - Episode 170

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 29:31


    Journalists worldwide are facing an increase of threats and obstacles to reporting the truth. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the issue of press freedom with Kirstin McCudden, managing editor of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, and Najib Sharifi, president of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee. Airdate: May 12, 2021.

    Plugged In-The Global Climate Crisis - Episode 169 - May 05, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 29:31


    Plugged In-The Global Climate Crisis - Episode 169

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 29:31


    At an American-led climate summit, President Joe Biden set a goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the climate change challenge with Asher Bennett, CEO of Tevva Motors, and Adam Lindquist, director of Baltimore's Healthy Harbor initiative. Airdate: May 5, 2021.

    Plugged In-Policing and Law Enforcement in America - Episode 168 - April 28, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 29:31


    Plugged In-Policing and Law Enforcement in America - Episode 168

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 29:31


    Following the rare conviction of an American police officer for murder while arresting a suspect, Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the training and tactics of police in the U.S. and its impact on minority communities with James Craig, police chief for Detroit, Michigan, and former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Airdate: April 28, 2021.

    Plugged In-Vaccines and Immunization - Episode 166 - April 14, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In-Vaccines and Immunization - Episode 166

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 29:30


    Some European countries are going back into lockdown amid a spike of COVID infections and the slow rollout of vaccines. Plugged In examines the issues and the concerns about some vaccines causing rare cases of blood clots with the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Thomas Frieden. Airdate: April 14, 2021.

    Plugged In-Crossing the US Border - April 07, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In-Crossing the US Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 29:30


    A surge in the number of migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico is testing the Biden administration's immigration and border policies. Plugged In examines the issue with former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. And VOA's Celia Mendoza reports from the border on how the new policies are being implemented. Airdate: April 7, 2021.

    Plugged In - Turkey Breaking The Silence Episode 164 - March 25, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In - Turkey Breaking The Silence Episode 164

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 29:30


    Arresting journalists in Turkey has been made a weapon in its political system.   Press freedom has always had its challenges in that country but under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it's become one of the top jailers of journalists.   VOA has produced a new documentary exploring how Turkey cracks down on the free press.   Plugged In shares parts of this incredible production on this special episode “Breaking the Silence”.   Airdate March 31, 2021.

    Plugged In-COVID and Global Vaccines Episode 163 - March 24, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In-COVID and Global Vaccines Episode 163

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 29:30


    As more COVID vaccines are produced, challenges remain to get shots into the arms of people around the world. Plugged In examines the issue with UNICEF USA President and CEO Michael Nyenhuis and Dr. Linda Mobula, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Airdate: March 24, 2021.

    Plugged In Episode 162 - US-Russia Sanctions and Policy - March 17, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In Episode 162 - US-Russia Sanctions and Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 29:30


    Russia's arrest and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny is drawing condemnation and economic sanctions from the United States and the European Union. Plugged In examines Navalny's situation and the future of U.S.-Russian relations under the Biden administration with the director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute Matthew Rojansky and Christo Grozev, lead investigator for Bellingcat. Airdate: March 17, 2021.

    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-The Pandemic Year - March 10, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-The Pandemic Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 29:30


    It has been a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the pandemic year with infectious disease expert Jennie Lavine. Airdate: March 10, 2021.

    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Exploring Mars and Beyond - March 03, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Exploring Mars and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 29:30


    Perseverance made a pinpoint landing on Mars, giving us the most detailed perspective yet of Earth's nearest neighbor. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren explores the mission's goals and the future of space travel with Matthew Smith, Systems Engineer for the Mars 2020 mission, and NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green. Airdate: March 3, 2021.  

    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Social Media: Who Decides? - February 24, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Social Media: Who Decides?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 29:30


    Nearly three and a half billion people worldwide use some sort of social media regularly. Should there be some sort of regulation of content on those platforms? Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the issues surrounding social media with New York Times opinion columnist Kara Swisher and Jillian York from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Airdate: February 24, 2021.

    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren - Turkey: Breaking the Silence - February 17, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren - Turkey: Breaking the Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 29:30


    Once an example of democracy in the Middle East, Turkey's crackdown on dissent now makes it among the biggest jailers of journalists in the world. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren presents a new VOA documentary that explores how Turkey's once vibrant and competitive media landscape has been suppressed by the Erdoğan government. Airdate: February 17, 2021.

    Plugged In-Myanmar Democracy in Peril - February 10, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In-Myanmar Democracy in Peril

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 29:30


    The United States is levying new sanctions on Myanmar's military following its takeover of the country's government on February 1, placing Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest and ending a nearly 10-year experiment in democracy. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the situation with Derek Mitchell, former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar. Airdate: February 10, 2021.

    The New COVID Normal - February 03, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 29:30


    The New COVID Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 29:30


    One year into the coronavirus pandemic, vaccine rollout is competing with new, and for some, more contagious strains of COVID. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the challenges ahead with the Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Airdate: February 3, 2021.

    The New Biden Administration - January 27, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 29:30


    The New Biden Administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 29:30


    Now that the Biden administration is into its second week, Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the range of issues facing the new president with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon. Airdate: January 27, 2021.

    Inauguration of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris - January 20, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 29:30


    Inauguration of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 29:30


    Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th president of the United States. And Kamala Harris is now America's first woman vice president. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the historic inauguration with Susan Page, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief, and Capricia Penavic Marshall, former U.S. Chief of Protocol. Airdate January 20, 2021.

    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Inauguration of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris - January 20, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 29:30


    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Attack on the Capitol - January 13, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 29:30


    Attack on the Capitol - January 13, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 29:30


    Attack on the Capitol

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 29:30


    An attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump and his false claims of massive election fraud prompted Democrats to vote on impeaching the president. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the fast-moving issue with former Capitol Police Chief Terrence Gainer and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley. Airdate: January 13, 2021 

    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Education in a Pandemic - January 06, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 29:30


    Education in a Pandemic - January 06, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 29:30


    Education in a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 29:30


    From kindergarten to graduate school, education for an estimated 1.6 billion students has been disrupted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines how students, teachers, and staff have adapted to keep up and keep safe with Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and John Katzman, co-founder of The Princeton Review. Airdate: January 6, 2021.

    2020 A Year In Review - December 30, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 29:30


    2020 A Year In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 29:30


    2020 has been a historic year as a coronavirus pandemic paralyzed most of the world at some point, creating economic, social, and political shockwaves that will be felt well into the new year. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the year that was with Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research for Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and Dr. Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes for Health. Airdate December 30, 2020.

    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-2020 Year in Review - December 30, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 29:30


    Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Protcting the Elephants - December 23, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 29:30


    The COVID Vaccine - December 16, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 29:30


    The COVID Vaccine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 29:30


    A new coronavirus vaccine is injecting hope for an end to the deadly pandemic. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren looks at who gets the first doses, when will everyone else get theirs, and the challenges ahead for distributing the vaccines worldwide with infectious disease and vaccine behavior expert Rupali Limaye from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Medicine. Airdate: December 16, 2020.

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