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Sociologist: Why People Vote for Leaders Who Lie To Them

As a physician, sociologist, and former hospice doctor, Nicholas A. Christakis is in a unique position to understand COVID-19 and its ripple effects on society. His latest book explores what it means to live amid a plague, and he speaks to Hari Sreenivasan about all this and more – including what he thinks President-elect Biden must do to restore confidence in institutions.
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Season 2026 Episode 8226
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Theresa May; Angélique Kidjo; Michael Powell
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Steve Cohen; Brad Setser; Hannah Critchfield
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Season 2026 Episode 8216
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Season 2026 Episode 8215
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Rahm Emanuel; Bill McKibben; Emily Wilson
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