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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:55:12 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['The Price of Exclusion' explores lasting impact of racial inequality in medicine]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South &ndash; only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report. Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traces that history through her own family and found the consequences are still being felt today. Geoff Bennett spoke with Carr about her book, "The Price of Exclusion." ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:25:44 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New book explores America's history of celebrating freedom while excluding millions]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The United States is preparing to mark 250 years since its founding, a milestone often framed as a celebration of democracy, freedom and national promise. But Eddie Glaude Jr. argues that America&rsquo;s anniversaries have always been shadowed by a deeper contradiction. Geoff Bennett  sat down with Glaude to discuss his new book, "America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:25:30 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['The Department of Revenge' explores Trump's use of DOJ to settle political scores]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Devlin Barrett has covered federal law enforcement for more than two decades. His new book pulls back the curtain on President Trump&rsquo;s Justice Department and the way he has used it as a tool to settle political scores. Amna Nawaz sat down with Barrett to discuss "The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:25:24 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dave Eggers on 'Contrapposto' and supporting the next generation of writers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Best-selling author Dave Eggers has a new novel out this week, telling the story of two art-obsessed friends over many decades. There&rsquo;s much more to the author&rsquo;s own story as well. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports from San Francisco for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:20:56 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['The Hero Next Door' highlights overlooked sacrifices of service members]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[For more than two decades, Martha Raddatz has reported from the front lines of America's wars, bearing witness to courage under unimaginable circumstances. In her new book, the veteran ABC News journalist turns her attention to the service members, families and everyday Americans whose sacrifice often goes unnoticed. Geoff Bennett sat down with Raddatz to discuss "The Hero Next Door."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 18:25:30 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['How to Rule the World' exposes Stanford's complex relationship with Silicon Valley power]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While most college freshmen spend their first year shopping around courses and picking their majors, Theo Baker had a bit more on his plate. As a reporter for the Stanford Daily, he investigated research misconduct, leading to the resignation of President Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Baker sat down with Amna Nawaz to discuss his new book, &ldquo;How to Rule the World." ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:30:42 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Soman Chainani and Amna Nawaz discuss politics for young Americans on 'Settle In']]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Author Soman Chainani is best known for his young adult series, "The School for Good and Evil," which went on to become a hugely popular movie on Netflix. Chainani's latest book, "Young World," is a political thriller about a teenager who becomes president. Amna Nawaz spoke with Chainani for our "Settle In" podcast and discussed the political realities for young people in America today. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:20:58 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ada Ferrer reflects on family history and forces shaping Cuba and the U.S. in new memoir]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Ada Ferrer has spent her career exploring history, identity and memory. In her new book, "Keeper of My Kin," she turns inward, tracing her own family story across generations, while examining the larger forces that shaped Cuba and the U.S. alike. Geoff Bennett spoke with her about her family history and the stories that families choose to carry forward.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:25:32 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[An 'accidental' chef traces her unlikely journey into the culinary world in new memoir]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Food can be about comfort, craft or culture, but in Brigid Washington&rsquo;s new memoir, it&rsquo;s about survival. Her book traces her unlikely journey into the culinary world, one marked by loss, uncertainty and questions of identity. Geoff Bennett speaks with Washington about &ldquo;Salt, Sweat & Steam&rdquo; for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:52 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How author Douglas Stuart's journey to a remote Scottish island inspired 'John of John']]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel &ldquo;Shuggie Bain,&rdquo; about a boy in 1980s Glasgow caring for his mother struggling with alcoholism. His latest novel &ldquo;John of John,&rdquo; out today, follows a young man returning to his hometown on a rural Scottish island and grappling with his identity, religion and father. Geoff Bennett spoke with Stuart for our &ldquo;Settle In&rdquo; podcast.
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:25:33 -0400</pubDate>
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