Listeners, every Thursday night during President Biden's first hundred days in office, I'm hosting a series of call-in specials called America, Are We Ready?

And we've been having such good discussions with our guests and with callers from across the country that we want to share them with you on this podcast feed.

So here's this past Thursdays, America, are we ready?

I'm Brian Lehrer.

This is my daily politics podcast from WNYC Studios.

This is a weekend special.

This hour, how to move on from Donald Trump's relationship to the rest of the world.

Did Trump get anything right in the ways he reset with China, with Mexico, with international treaties like on climate and Iran?

Should President Biden revert to Obama Biden policies, or is there a better, newer way? Good evening, everyone. I'm Brian Lerer, back with you for America. Are We Ready? And as I mentioned before the news,

today began the first meetings between Biden, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor

and their Chinese counterparts. Very interesting, after Trump was so focused on China,

transforming U.S. policy toward Latin America,

including at the southern border, is already complicated

with illegal crossings near a two-decade high,

according to the Biden administration itself.

Another question, how much vaccine stockpile should we share with other

countries? And there is so much more. We have two great guests this hour beginning right now

with Farid Zakaria, Washington Post columnist and the World Affairs host on CNN. Many of you know

his Sunday morning show called Farid Zakaria GPS. He also has a bookout

called 10 Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World. Farid, always great to talk to you. Welcome to America.

Are we ready? And we're still getting Farid's line hooked up. And Farid, now we have you, right?

You do have me. I was unmuting myself. The next book I write about the pandemic will be called,

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