Banfield

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Banfield episodes

  • Does Putin poison his rivals?
    Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian officials he had been conferring with as part of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine reportedly developed symptoms of poisoning following meetings earlier this month.
    Jonathan Sanders, former CBS News Moscow Correspondent and author of “The Russians Emerge” speaks on why poison would be a method of choice for Putin.
    44 min
  • Reactions to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Oscars
    Will Smith shocked the Oscars 2022 audience, and everyone watching at home, when he slapped comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
    The slap was heard around the world, triggering an array of reactions online.
    “With a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community,” NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar published on his Stubstack titled “Will Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thing.”
    Watch Ashleigh Banfield's Talk Show on NewsNation weeknights at 10/9c.
    41 min
  • Is the United States prepared for a nuclear war?
    American voters are overwhelmingly concerned about a nuclear attack within the next decade and almost half do not support U.S. troops being deployed to aid Ukraine’s war efforts, according to a NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released earlier this month.
    Hacking a nuclear power plant in the United States, and causing a nuclear meltdown, would amount to a nuclear attack without ever firing a missile.
    Is the United States prepared for a nuclear war?
    Max Everett, the former Chief Information Officer of the Department of Energy and The White House, believes we are well prepared.
    Watch Ashleigh Banfield's Talk Show on NewsNation weeknights at 10/9c.
    41 min
  • Ex-KGB spy explains Putin’s rise to power
    Jack Barsky spent more than a decade working as a KGB agent, just like Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    However, unlike Putin, he was stationed in the United States posing as an American for 10 years. Barsky is a former sleeper agent who spied on the U.S. from 1978 to 1988.
    Watch Ashleigh Banfield's Talk Show on NewsNation weeknights at 10/9c.
    41 min
  • Prevent Russian hackers from infiltrating your devices
    The White House is warning that Russia could be planning cyberattacks on Americans.
    “I can assure you that the Russians are gonna be attacking us, digitally, and I’m sure other countries are, as well. We need to prepare ourselves,” retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Weiss said during a Tuesday appearance on “Banfield.”
    43 min
  • Ukraine’s former PM says we're ‘already in a third world war’
    Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler, warning that we are “already in a third world war.”
    In an exclusive interview on “Banfield,” Honcharuk said he believes this is just the beginning but that Ukraine won’t back down.
    42 min
  • Ukrainian Parliament still meeting amid war
    Ukrainian Parliament members are still conducting in-person meetings despite the dangers of Russia’s invasion.
    Parliament has met three times since the war began, conducting votes in their official buildings, according to Solomiia Bobrovska, the deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation to NATO.
    42 min
  • Controversy over Keystone pipeline explained
    Why are gas prices continuing to break the bank, when oil prices are going down?
    Is big oil making money off the backs of hard-working Americans?
    Oil experts on “Banfield” explain why prices at the pump aren’t moving in the same direction as oil.
    Watch Ashleigh Banfield's Talk Show on NewsNation weeknights at 10/9c.
    43 min

About Banfield

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Award-winning veteran journalist Ashleigh Banfield hosts of a new hourlong news and talk show, “Banfield.” Airing weeknights at 10 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. CT on NewsNation, the show offers in-depth coverage…