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India’s crackdown on Kashmir: What’s at stake?
August 21, 2019

India’s move to revoke Jammu and Kashmir state's autonomy has threatened to ignite one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints. Sadanand Dhume of the Wall Street Journal joins CGTN's Nathan King to explore how the current crisis in Kashmir came to be.

Is currency the next front in the U.S.-China trade war?
August 16, 2019

Steel. Soybeans. Motorcycles. All items the average person can relate to. But there’s another front in the U.S. - China Trade War that’s harder to understand, but potentially more hazardous - the currency market.

Have Hong Kong protests been hijacked?
August 13, 2019

The fifth day of protests at Hong Kong's airport took a violent turn as police clashed with rioters. But what do these protesters want? And will violence undo support for their cause? Fred Teng joined us to explain events on the ground and what led up ...

Climate Change: Are we too late?
August 09, 2019

Record breaking heat waves; wildfires in the Arctic; glacier melts flooding Greenland; and July was the hottest month in history. How bad is this going to get? Climate strategist Paul Bledsoe joins us to talk what needs to be done... now.

Can the U.S. stop its mass shooting epidemic?
August 07, 2019

After the tragedies in El Paso and Dayton, the U.S. has had more mass shootings in 2019 than days. But will anything be done? Gary Nordlinger talks to us about the gun culture and its grip on US politics.

Democratic debates – Will progressives or centrists have the edge to beat Trump?
August 02, 2019

The Democratic debates wrapped up Wednesday night. We saw a clear difference between how progressives and moderates within the Party articulated their vision for the United States. So who lost ground and who gained? Were there any breakout candidates?

What is BDS and the boycott Israel movement?
July 31, 2019

On this episode of the Heat Podcast, host Anand Naidoo is joined by two people with two very different views of BDS and the boycott Israel movement: Omar Barghouti, co-founder of BDS - and Daniel Pomerantz, Executive Director of Honest Reporting.

Could Robert Mueller’s testimony backfire for the Democrats?
July 25, 2019

On this episode of The Heat Podcast, host Anand Naidoo talks with Jason Mollica, professor with American University's School of Communication, about whether Democrats have the spark for impeachment they were hoping for from former Special Counsel Rober...

How does British PM Boris Johnson reshape Brexit, US relations?
July 23, 2019

On the next episode of The Heat Podcast: host Anand Naidoo talks with correspondent Owen Fairclough about the unlikely rise of new British PM Boris Johnson, Brexit implications and what a new leader means for relations with the United States.

Bonus Episode: The future of humanity and space travel
July 20, 2019

On the 50th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon, Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist and bestselling author, talked with Anand Naidoo about the future of space travel.