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A hot war in the Middle East rightly owns international headlines now. But Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to deeply affect daily lives – including those of the very young. This year, a third of Ukrainian students are going back to in-person classes full time, in places where their schools can be called relatively safe. Writer Dominique Soguel spoke to host Clay Collins about the work of reporting her recent story on Ukrainians’ resolve to give their children the human connection they need to thrive.

How does the Monitor’s film critic approach the work of identifying what to review, and how? For Peter Rainer, it’s about intelligent curating, and staying moored by his own context-rich experience – even amid buzz around topics like “Barbenheimer,” or the question of whether superhero movies are a scourge. It’s about serving his audience by filtering the noise that can overshadow the works themselves. Peter spoke with host Clay Collins about how he does that – with a bonus anecdote about a surprising encounter with Quentin Tarantino.

VIBE speaks with Latto about her new HALLS 'Rapper Wrote This Wrapper' campaign, working with Pharrell, wanting to star in the reboots of 'White Chicks' and 'ATL,' and more.

How does the Monitor report fairly on the rising number of important U.S. politicians who are reaching advanced ages – and getting ever greater media and public scrutiny over issues of mental acuity? Two longtime Washington reporters, Linda Feldmann, the Monitor’s D.C. bureau chief, and Gail Chaddock, guest host and former congressional correspondent, discuss how not to get swept up in a prevailing narrative.

Talk about seeing the forest for the trees. When Jingnan Peng, a multimedia reporter as well as regular producer of this show, caught wind of a forest-planting project near our Boston base, he grabbed his video camera and a drone. The story he ended up filming: that of Maya Dutta, whose work with Biodiversity for a Livable Climate has her creating Miyawaki forests. For this episode – partly an encore of one in which Jing described his approach to videography – Jing spoke to host Clay Collins about how he found this story, why it’s a natural Monitor piece, and how it fits his oeuvre.