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Intent not malicious, it's indifference: Thousands, if not millions, of books sent to AI woodchipper

François Picard is pleased to welcome investigative journalist Emanuel Maiberg, Co-founder of 404 Media. As we embark on AI's uncharted waters, Maiberg has made a most unexpected discovery:: the mass acquisition, dismemberment and scanning of rare books for use as training data. His investigation reveals a globalised and deliberately opaque…

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'We don't just want to hear Ed Sheeran sing and play guitar, we want to know his politics'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Ellis Cashmore, sociologist, professor and author of "Celebrity Culture". Cashmore argues that contemporary celebrity culture has fundamentally altered the relationship between entertainment and politics. There was a time when public figures retained the option of political neutrality. Whereas, today, even silence or refusal to…

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'Revolutionary change in US foreign policy: MAGA does not see itself as leader of democratic world'

For Spotlight, FRANCE 24 François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of Autocracy, Inc. According to Applebaum, the upheaval in American diplomacy and foreign policy transcends any one administration. She describes a full-fledged transformation in the way the United States exerts power,…

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Corruption ‘endemic’ in Trump administration: 'Checks and balances only in effect at lower courts'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Andrew Weissmann, Author, Professor at NYU School of Law, and former General Counsel of the FBI. He argues that as political deception and deliberate falsehoods become normalized, and politically useful, it erodes any trust we have in our government and our institutions. Drawing on…

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The 'authenticity' of Celine Dion: 'She appeals to the Boomers and the Zoomers'

In this edition, FRANCE 24’s François Picard talks to Nick Rees-Roberts, Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University about Celine Dion. For Roberts, Dion’s extraordinary return to Paris reveals something larger than the enduring popularity of a global pop star. Her appeal lies in an unusual…

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On Sept 12th, 'everyone was compassionate': The world needs 'to be together again' - Richard Roeill

François Picard is pleased to welcome Richard Roeill, former New York Firefighter and 9/11 First Responder. His testimony reframes the legacy of September 11th not as a historical event confined to a single day, but as living history. The former New York City firefighter describes an anniversary that reactivates trauma,…

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RN 'breach': Amid 'severe' differences with 'bright, young' Bardella, Le Pen 'dictates party line'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Victor Mallet, Financial Times Senior Editor at the World News Desk. He interprets the emerging tensions between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella as more than a clash of personalities. They reveal a deeper struggle over the political future of France's far-right National Rally…

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‘Was this a state visit?’ Indian opposition leader raises serious questions over Paris BAPS temple

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande. He sees the controversy surrounding the inauguration of the BAPS temple near Paris as more than an isolated dispute over the treatment of female staff at the Eiffel Tower. From his perspective, the incident exposes a broader and insufficiently scrutinized intersection of…

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Accelerating diversification: Canada seeks economic sovereignty amid Trump's 'nonsensical' posturing

FRANCE 24’s François Picard speaks with Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada. According to Simard, the US-Canada aluminum dispute is not a conventional disagreement over trade, but rather a 'Trump posture that makes no sense". As American industrial demand substantially exceeds domestic production capacity, tariffs…

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'Polarised Brazil': Lula remains a 'strong candidate' despite challenges of incumbency

François Picard is pleased to welcome Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos, Director of King’s Brazil Institute at the School of Global Affairs, King’s College London and Associate Professor in Brazil and Latin American Studies. According to Aruska, Brazil’s approaching elections can be viewed through competing prisms: macroeconomic performance and political…

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'Moroccans are desperate: Years of political crackdown and lack of economic opportunities'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Aida Alami, New York Times World contributor. Drawing on her own field reporting at the Moroccan border, Alami challenges attempts to explain the mass crossing to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta primarily through a theory of deliberate state orchestration. While acknowledging both Morocco's history…

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Putin's 'global battle' against US, NATO: Russia 'testing' NATO since 2022 Ukraine invasion began

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. She interprets Russia's reported missile support for Iran not as an isolated arms transaction, but as part of a broader geopolitical strategy in which Moscow treats Ukraine, Iran, NATO and the United States as interconnected fronts.…

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Is Wintour still en vogue? Met navigates rough seas as Galliano retrospective sinks into 'Horizons'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, author of "Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano" and the New York Times bestseller "Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster". The fiery controversy surrounding the Met’s now-cancelled John Galliano retrospective "Horizons" revives the timeless debate…

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'Sea change: Much of the world's economic GDP has moved to the Asia-Pacific region'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Rana Mitter, historian, author and ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. He discusses the significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as it pertains to the evolution of a changing international system, this as the bloc holds a summit…

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'National treasure: If we could all be like Dolly, the world would be a much better place'

As the world pays homage to the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, François Picard is pleased to welcome Nashville's Irene Kelley, country musician and celebrated songwriter, alongside her daughter, Justyna Kelley, country musician, songwriter, actress and producer. For the Kelley family, Parton’s significance lies in the extraordinary reach of…

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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger: 'No single blueprint for the Democratic Party'

A rising star among Democratic Party moderates, Virginia’s first woman governor, Abigail Spanberger, was elected on the same night last November as New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist. In a wide-ranging interview with François Picard, Spanberger outlines a pragmatic vision of politics rooted in coalition-building, institutional trust…

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‘Not a big deal’: New Venice mayor on US ambassador’s superyacht visit

François Picard is pleased to welcome Venice's new mayor, Simone Venturini, just 38 years old and one month into office. He offers a unique governing philosophy rooted in balancing contradictions rather than embracing absolutes. His central argument is that Venice cannot be understood merely as an open-air museum threatened by…

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Ukrainians 'disillusioned, outraged': Zelensky 'reshuffled entire govt' to dismiss defence minister

François Picard is pleased to welcome Daria Kaleniuk, Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center. Ukraine's latest defense leadership shake-up, as interpreted by Kaleniuk, is not as a routine personnel change but rather a struggle over the future direction of wartime governance. Her analysis frames the dismissal of the reformist…

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Exposing Wagner Group’s disinformation network across Africa

In this edition, FRANCE 24’s François Picard speaks to Léa Perruchon, Journalist with Forbidden Stories, who details how journalism, France's national security and their complex asylum policy clash. She also addresses Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo – a participant in Russia's disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic who became a whistleblower. His…

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'You cannot have a good assisted dying law without good palliative care'

For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Reynaud, Board Member of the Association for the Right to Die with Dignity. France's long awaited assisted dying legislation marks a profound shift in the country's approach to end of life care, but as Reynaud makes clear, the parliamentary vote is…

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Following years of wildfires, Europe must 'diversify' landscapes and strengthen land management

For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Johan Sjöström, Senior Research Scientist at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. He argues that the devastating wildfires affecting northern France are not an isolated anomaly but part of a "new normal" for Europe. His focus moves beyond extreme weather to examine the…

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Amid democratic backsliding, Will NATO 'raise concerns' over Turkey's crackdown on opposition?

For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Barış Altıntaş, co-founder and co-director of the Media and Law Studies Association, providing pro-bono legal support to writers and journalists in Turkey. She warns of systemic democratic erosion across Turkey rooted in sustained institutional pressure. Rather than portraying recent arrests, prosecutions, and…

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'No Israeli security without Palestinian freedom; no Palestinian freedom without Israeli security'

In this edition, FRANCE 24's François Picard talks with Dr. Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation and former hostage negotiator. One thousand days after the outbreak of the Gaza war, Gershon Baskin shares a stark assessment of Israel's political and strategic trajectory. Rather than framing the…

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France's political landscape: 'Dynamics right now seem to favour extreme right or extreme left'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Thibault Muzergues, Political Director for Shared Ground and author of "The Woke Right". France enters the final 300 days before its presidential election amid a politically combustible convergence of judicial investigations, institutional distrust and an increasingly fragmented party system. Muzergues argues that while allegations…

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South Africa anti-migrant wave: UN's Türk urges people 'not to dehumanise'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In this wide-ranging interview, Türk presents a coherent vision of human rights as the essential framework through which to understand some of the defining global challenges of the 21st century. Rather than treating migration, climate…

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