On today's show: University of Chicago history professor Bruce Cumings discusses the prospects for thawing tensions between North and South Korea. Chicagoan Sonia Negrón Bell updates us on Puerto Rico's post-hurricane recovery. For our Global Activism segment, Susu Accessories founders Zulima Anaya, Laura McMahon, and Nadia Roberts discuss how their company directly pays women in the indigenous Wayúu tribe in Colombia’s Guajira desert.

On today's show:Atmospheric scientist Peter Kalmus has a carbon footprint that is one-tenth of the average American and gives ideas on how to transition away from a fossil fuel lifestyle.Historian and climate activist Stephen Eisenman discusses the benefits of a vegan lifestyle — one big benefit, he says, is to the health of our planet.

On today's show:Atmospheric scientist Peter Kalmus has a carbon footprint that is one-tenth of the average American and gives ideas on how to transition away from a fossil fuel lifestyle.Historian and climate activist Stephen Eisenman discusses the benefits of a vegan lifestyle — one big benefit, he says, is to the health of our planet.

On today's show: Iranian police have arrested close to 500 protesters in Tehran, Iran over the past three days. We analyze the causes of the protests with Mateo Farzaneh. As global standards of living rise, the demand for sand has risen, which one expert has called "A looming tragedy." And for our World History Moment: The Spanish laid siege to the city of Granada in 1491 and recaptured the city on January 2, 1492. Historian John Schmidt shares how the Spanish won.

On today’s show: Chicago-based clinical psychologist Dr. Gloria Arfelis, originally from Catalonia, traveled to her hometown Thursday to vote and fills us in on how things have played out since the election. We play excerpts from speeches delivered by the U.S., Israel, Palestine, Turkey, and Venezuela at the U.N. General Assembly after it passed a resolution Thursday condemning President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik of Facets reviews The Post starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks and the Matt Damon film, Downsizing.

On today's show:Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló discusses the island's death count and colonial challenges post-Hurricane Maria.Oscar Chacon, co‐founder and executive director of Alianza Americas, weighs in on Homeland Security's decision to cancel Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguan and Haitian asylum-seekers as well as how climate change will impact Latin America and the civil unrest in Honduras.Shahd Alasaly, co-founder of the online clothing store Blue Meets Blue, talks about how the Chicago-based company hires refugee women in the United States to make upscale, yet affordable, fashion for flexible working hours at fair wages.

On today’s show: Historian and security expert John Mearsheimer analyzes China and Russia’s reactions to a new report that outlines President Donald Trump's national security strategy. Stephen Burns, founder and artistic director of the Fulcrum Point New Music Project, and Claire Fassnacht, a Balinese gamelan musician and dancer, join us for a discussion and beautiful composition in honor of the late composer, environmentalist, and gay activist Lou Harrison.

On today's show: Ahmad Sadri, professor of Islamic World Studies and Sociology at Lake Forest College, gives an analysis on the geopolitics of dealing with Iran. Chicago physicians Dr. Zaher Sahloul and Dr. John Kahler recently came back from a humanitarian trip to Yemen and offer their assessment of the health care needs of people in the port city of Aden. Former professional soccer player Danielle Foxhoven shares her harrowing tale of the abuse she endured while playing in Russia.

On today’s show: Illinois Senator Dick Durbin talks about the Rohingya crisis, the Russia investigation, the potential for war with North Korea, and the contested elections in Honduras. An immigrant worker who is a survivor of workplace sexual harassment and abuse shares her story as part of the campaign by advocacy organization Arise Chicago called “Out of the Shadows: Immigrant Workers Speak Out Against Sexual Harassment." Adriana Beltrán, senior associate for Citizen Security at the Washington Office on Latin America, discusses the Honduran presidential election.

On today's show:We discuss the resistance to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs with a member of the Philippines' Movement Against Tyranny. Then, film critic Milos Stehlik interviews the director of a new documentary on Jane Goodall, Brett Morgen. Plus, for Weekend Passport: Red Velvet, a Chicago Shakespeare Theater production about the life of the first black Shakespearean actor.