Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.

The story of Russia's oppression and Ukrainian resistance.

I speak to Russian journalist Michael Zegard about his new book on a painful history.

Then, we have the power to choose what work looks like for black women.

We don't have to exhaust ourselves and work ourselves to death.

Taking back the innocence of youth in a time of brutality. Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths

talks to Christian about her novel set at the dawn of the civil rights movement.

And they discuss the attack that almost killed her husband, the author Salman Rushdie.

Also ahead.

The technology is just buckling under the weight of all that policy and process clutter.

Recoding America, former top U.S. tech official Jennifer Palka tells Walter Iskson why America is

failing in the digital age.

And finally, we can't just kill our brother-in-law, BB.

Do I wish she was dead?

Yeah.

Christiane's conversation with the Freshly Emmy-nominated writer and actress Sharon Horgon.

They discuss how she mixed sadness and silliness in her

hit show Bad Sisters. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Bianna Goladriga in for Christian on

want poor. The cracks are on full display in Moscow after the failed Wagner

Rebellion at the end of last month. an extraordinary show of defiant senior Russian

general Ivan Popov, who led Russian forces in southern Ukraine, is saying he's

been fired after accusing military leaders of not providing sufficient support.

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