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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 23min
DeSantis on tour, Santos explains list of lies, Roald Dahl revisions
Governor Ron DeSantis is taking his war on woke show on the road today, visiting blue states and offering police officers money to move to Florida. We’ll tell you what Trump has to say about it. Plus, Republican Congressman George Santos gives a revealing interview in which he attempts to explain his list of lies. And, censorship or sensitivity? The classic children's books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach are getting re-writes.Also tonight: President Biden makes a surprise visit to the Ukraine war zone and announces an additional $500 million in aid plus new sanctions on Moscow, East Palestine residents report a growing number of ailments following the toxic train crash there, a family’s lawsuit alleges an inmate froze to death in an Alabama jail, and “Winnie the Pooh” gets a horror movie treatment.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 18, 2023 • 1h 19min
Fox News exposed, plus, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’
Fox News stars privately trashed Trump’s election lies while promoting them on air, court documents from the defamation lawsuit brought against the network by Dominion Voting Systems shows. Plus, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: the weekly segment in which Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. And, the rollback of regulations that allows trains to carry more hazardous material through all of our neighborhoods, as seen in the toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Also tonight: With smart home technology, who is the boss? Alisyn Camerota speaks to one man whose smart home locked him inside without the code to get out. Plus, schools are cutting honors classes due to the lack of black and Latino students, the best jokes of the week from late night TV, and Tiger Woods apologizes for a prank he played on the golf course this week.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 20min
The truth is out there – or is it?
Tonight, we'll tell you the latest theory on what the MFOs the Pentagon has been shooting down are, and where they came from. Plus, the crisis worsens in East Palestine, Ohio. With toxic train wreckage having burned for days, some parents are saying their children are now suffering from nausea and rashes. And, the panel discusses high-profile health issues, as Sen. John Fetterman is treated for depression and Bruce Willis’ family confirm the actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.Also tonight: A Michigan State University professor recounts the deadly mass shooting in his classroom, how online histories come into focus as digital generations get older, a special grand jury unanimously concludes there was “no widespread” voter fraud in the 2020 election in Georgia, and the dark side of Microsoft’s new A.I. chatbot.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 21min
Mark Meadows subpoenaed, toxic train anger, trouble in the skies
CNN exclusive: Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who was in the room for most of the key events on January 6, has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former president’s alleged involvement in the insurrection. Plus, railroad officials back out of a community meeting as residents, who say they are getting sick, demand answers after the toxic train derailment in Ohio. And, Federal investigators look into a third potential airline runway collision in less than a month, as the FAA's acting chief faces a Senate panel on outages and near-misses.Also tonight: GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley calls for politicians over 75 to take a mental competency test, truth-challenged Rep. George Santos considers running for re-election, the Buffalo supermarket shooter is sentenced to life in prison without parole, and the Turkey-Syria earthquake has now claimed the lives of 41,000 people, but survivors are still being found after 10 days.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 21min
MSU trauma, Haley flip flops, don’t drink the water
Police say the Michigan gunman who killed three students yesterday had no ties to the University. The father of a Michigan State University student who survived two school shootings in a little over a year speaks out about gun violence. Plus, the panel discusses Republican Nikki Haley’s 2024 White House bid and whether her contradictory statements about Trump will affect her credibility with voters. And, Ohio residents experiencing headaches and sore throats after a toxic train derailment are advised to drink bottled water only.Also tonight: The Petito family lawyer says Laundrie’s mother wrote her son a letter offering to bury a body, the winner of the record $2.04 billion Powerball is finally revealed, a United Airline flight makes a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff, the influx of beached whales on the Northern Atlantic coast, and what are we talking about when we talk about woke?Hosted by Alisyn CamerotaTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 14, 2023 • 2h 14min
BREAKING NEWS: Active shooter at Michigan State University
Three people are reported dead, and five are hospitalized after shots are fired at Michigan State University, prompting a shelter-in-place order amid the search for a suspect. CNN Tonight brings you live rolling coverage of the incident and the first news briefing on the situation by MSU campus police.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota and John Berman.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 11, 2023 • 1h 20min
Object shot down over Alaska, plus, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’
The US shoots down a high-altitude object over Alaska. Who does it belong to, and what was it doing up there? CNN host Fareed Zakaria joins to discuss. Plus, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: the new weekly segment in which Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers.Also tonight: ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl face off between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, CNN contributor Bob Costas gives all the scoop on the big game. Plus, sports gamblers are expected to wager a record $16 million on Super Bowl LVII, Rep. George Santos is caught in a lie by Sen. Kirsten Sinema’s office, and is A.I. the future of education or a tool for cheating?Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 21min
Mike Pence subpoenaed, Santos soap latest, DeSantis liberal lesson
The special counsel investigating Trump over January 6 subpoenas Mike Pence to testify about his former boss. Plus, the latest installment of the George Santos soap opera: New information involving puppies, Amish dog breeders and $15,000 worth of bad checks. And, what the New York Times is saying liberals can learn from Governor Ron DeSantis.Also tonight: Rep. Santos is expected to face a House Ethics Committee probe, Madonna claps back at critics after criticism of her Grammy appearance, the FBI analyzes the first pieces of shot down Chinese spy balloon, 10 former NFL players sue the League’s disability program, and will President Biden sit down for a FOX News pre-Super Bowl interview?Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 20min
What's the truth about culture war rhetoric?
After more battles about books, drama over drag shows, and gaslighting about gas stoves over the past 24-hours, the panel discusses why these messages are so powerful and why even some Democrats are now warning about wokeness. Plus, an alarming glimpse into what went on behind the scenes during the Southwest Airlines meltdown. And, George Santos and the shamelessness of 2023 politics.Also this morning: the suspect in the Dallas Zoo animal thefts allegedly admits to stealing two tamarin monkeys and trying to steal a snow leopard, Joe Rogan is accused of using an anti-Semitic trope on his podcast, the death toll reaches over 15,000 in the Turkey-Syria earthquake, news on the future of NFL star Damar Hamlin’s playing career, and which seat on the plane is safest?Hosted by Alisyn CamerotaTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 20min
High stakes speech, airport near-miss, more Santos scrutiny
What case will Biden make to the Nation for his for re-election, in tomorrow’s State of the Union address? Plus, after a Southwest Airline and a Fedex jet came within 100 feet of a collision, experts say it was the pilot of the Fedex plane, not air traffic controllers, who averted disaster at the last possible moment. And, Republican Rep. Santo’s campaign spending is under new scrutiny amid an allegation of sexual assault.Also tonight: Chinese spy balloons were reported during Trump’s presidency despite contrary claims, how the ‘power grid plot’ duo intended to “completely destroy” Baltimore, police investigate anti-Semitic flyers found in Atlanta driveways, Lebron James is on his way to breaking the NBA's all-time scoring record, and Beyoncé breaks a Grammy win record.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices