On today’s show:In light of Wednesday's school shooting, we revisit a 2012 conversation with David Hemenway, professor of Health Policy at Harvard University and director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, on how Australia was able to significantly curb its gun violence. We discuss the medical and political decisions around the death of Mohamad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, with A Dying King director Bobak Kalhor and historian Mateo Farzeneh, associate professor of history and inaugural principal of The Mossadegh Initiative at Northeastern Illinois University-Chicago. We talk about the plights and corruption allegations of South Africa’s now former President Jacob Zuma and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Ilanit Chernick, reporter for the Jerusalem Post and former reporter for the Johannesburg Star.

On today's show:Now-Again Records in Los Angeles has issued music anthologies that cover everything from funk and rock to jazz and beyond. We talk with the store's founder, Eothen Alapatt. Plus, a look at progress and setbacks in global gay rights with Brooke Sopelsa, managing editor at NBC Out. 

On today's show:Now-Again Records in Los Angeles has issued music anthologies that cover everything from funk and rock to jazz and beyond. We talk with the store's founder, Eothen Alapatt. Plus, a look at progress and setbacks in global gay rights with Brooke Sopelsa, managing editor at NBC Out. 

On today's show:To discuss the skirmishes along the Turkey-Syria border and 'Operation Olive Branch,' we talk with Umut Acar, the Consul General of Turkey in Chicago. Legislation is expected to be introduced this week in the U.S. Senate to re-assert constitutional congressional war powers over U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen. For World History Moment, a look back at the Russo-Japanese War.Tomorrow is Paczki day, and WBEZ’s Monica Eng joins us for a preview of the Polish version of Mardi Gras.

On today's show:To discuss the skirmishes along the Turkey-Syria border and 'Operation Olive Branch,' we talk with Umut Acar, the Consul General of Turkey in Chicago. Legislation is expected to be introduced this week in the U.S. Senate to re-assert constitutional congressional war powers over U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen. For World History Moment, a look back at the Russo-Japanese War.Tomorrow is Paczki day, and WBEZ’s Monica Eng joins us for a preview of the Polish version of Mardi Gras.

On today’s show: We discuss the controversy of a military parade with Robert Bateman, former Army soldier and strategist for commanding generals in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We also discuss Trump’s political strategy with Jake Novak, a senior editorial columnist for CNBC.com. WBEZ film contributor and Facets multimedia founder Milos Stehlik joins Worldview to review A Fantastic Woman, which is being portrayed as a victory in Latin American LGBT film. National Public Housing Museum Executive Director Dr. Lisa Yun Lee discusses the museum’s new exhibit, and global citizen Nari Safavi shares other things to do with your international weekend in Chicago.

On today’s show: We discuss the controversy of a military parade with Robert Bateman, former Army soldier and strategist for commanding generals in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We also discuss Trump’s political strategy with Jake Novak, a senior editorial columnist for CNBC.com. WBEZ film contributor and Facets multimedia founder Milos Stehlik joins Worldview to review A Fantastic Woman, which is being portrayed as a victory in Latin American LGBT film. National Public Housing Museum Executive Director Dr. Lisa Yun Lee discusses the museum’s new exhibit, and global citizen Nari Safavi shares other things to do with your international weekend in Chicago.

On today's show: Sik Son, executive director of KA Voice, and Jin Choi, a professor of economics at DePaul University, discuss how the Olympics could affect intra-Korean relations. Gene Sharp, who passed away Jan. 28, is recognized worldwide as the greatest theoretician of nonviolent action since Mohandas Gandhi. We discuss his legacy with Jamila Raqib, the executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution, and Fabricio Balcazar, a professor of human development at the University of Chicago. International Service Summit co-chairs Uda Potgieter and Chuck Newman with the Rotary Club of Naperville join us to discuss the event’s mission to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of international projects.

On today's show: Sik Son, executive director of KA Voice, and Jin Choi, a professor of economics at DePaul University, discuss how the Olympics could affect intra-Korean relations. Gene Sharp, who passed away Jan. 28, is recognized worldwide as the greatest theoretician of nonviolent action since Mohandas Gandhi. We discuss his legacy with Jamila Raqib, the executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution, and Fabricio Balcazar, a professor of human development at the University of Chicago. International Service Summit co-chairs Uda Potgieter and Chuck Newman with the Rotary Club of Naperville join us to discuss the event’s mission to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of international projects.

On today’s show: We check back in with Duke University historian and Democracy in Chains author Nancy MacLean after the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency to see how her research has global reach. Mokhtar Alkhanshali, founder of Port of Mokha coffee, and Dave Eggers, author of The Monk of Mokha, discuss Yemeni coffee and the civil war there.