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Juliette Kayyem Guest/Host
Juliette Kayyem

Kayyem Solutions

Juliette Kayyem is the founder of Kayyem Solutions, which which provides strategic advice in technology, risk management, mega-event planning and cybersecurity. The faculty director of the Homeland Security Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, she is also a national security analyst for CNN. Kayyem is the author of Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home, and host of the WGBH News podcast Security Mom.

Kayyem is a former member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. She is also a former advisor at the Department of Justice, and a former columnist for the Boston Globe.

FROM Juliette Kayyem

A Death-Denying Tweet
Left, Right & Center

A Death-Denying Tweet Researchers say 3,000 people died because of Hurricane Maria, but President Trump says Democrats came up with that number to make him look bad.

51 min, 32 sec Sep 14, 2018

Should mass shootings be seen as homeland security problem?
To the Point

Should mass shootings be seen as homeland security problem? Yesterday's massacre at a Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was "not fueled by racial or religious issues." Law enforcement attributes 26 deaths and 20 injuries to what's called an ongoing "domestic situation," apparently with the gunman's mother-in-law.

6 min, 30 sec Nov 06, 2017

Responding to Las Vegas
Left, Right & Center

Responding to Las Vegas Will a gun control proposal find agreement?

51 min, 36 sec Oct 06, 2017

Presidents Trump and Putin meet privately
Left, Right & Center

Presidents Trump and Putin meet privately Vladimir Putin denied Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

51 min, 56 sec Jul 07, 2017

Partial travel ban will test executive power
To the Point

Partial travel ban will test executive power Trump protest at Los Angeles International Airport Photo by Wilson Pumpernickel The US Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision today – sort of. President Trump has the constitutional power to instigate a travel ban from six mostly Muslim countries. Parts of his order will be allowed to go forward, but there will still be hearings next…

22 min, 37 sec Jun 26, 2017

A terrorist attack in Manchester
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A terrorist attack in Manchester Twenty-two people were killed and 60 injured last night by a suicide bomber at an Ariana Grande concert in the city of Manchester in northern England. The attacker was a 22-year-old, born in Britain to Libyan immigrants. We discuss the global impact of the attack and what it means for the immigrant community in Manchester.

17 min, 46 sec May 23, 2017

The week that wouldn't quit
Left, Right & Center

The week that wouldn't quit Will next week get even weirder? (Special one-hour episode)

57 min, 4 sec May 19, 2017

James Comey is fired. Was it sabotage?
Left, Right & Center

James Comey is fired. Was it sabotage? The White House said James Comey's firing wasn't about the Russia investigation, but Trump kind of said it was.

56 min, 18 sec May 12, 2017

U.S airstrikes in Syria: What happened, where we go from here
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

U.S airstrikes in Syria: What happened, where we go from here The U.S. fired Tomahawk missiles against Syria in response to this week’s sarin gas attack. Russia condemned the U.S. attack. What does this mean for U.S.-Russia relations? What does it mean for Donald Trump’s foreign policy, which previously had a hands-off approach to Syria and removing Bashar al-Assad?

16 min, 50 sec Apr 07, 2017

Flynn wants to testify on Russia in exchange for immunity
Left, Right & Center

Flynn wants to testify on Russia in exchange for immunity Senate hearings on Russia, Flynn wants to testify, and the crisis of Trumpism.

28 min, 31 sec Mar 31, 2017

Stop the Flynn-sanity
Left, Right & Center

Stop the Flynn-sanity Why can't Trump fill the NSA position? Also, ICE raids.

28 min, 31 sec Feb 17, 2017

Debating the debates
Left, Right & Center

Debating the debates Is Mike Pence prepping for 2020?

29 min, 30 sec Oct 07, 2016

Police Shooting, Terrorism and Debates
Left, Right & Center

Police Shooting, Terrorism and Debates Should the Charlotte police department release video of an officer shooting?

29 min, 20 sec Sep 23, 2016

Terror Attack in France, Trump Chooses a Running Mate
Left, Right & Center

Terror Attack in France, Trump Chooses a Running Mate What can be done to prevent such a simple and brutal attack?

29 min, 21 sec Jul 15, 2016

Terror in Turkey, SCOTUS on Abortion, Brexit Fallout
Left, Right & Center

Terror in Turkey, SCOTUS on Abortion, Brexit Fallout ISIS strikes in Turkey, Supreme Court upholds abortion rights, Britain struggles.

29 min, 18 sec Jul 01, 2016

Understanding the Horror of Orlando
Left, Right & Center

Understanding the Horror of Orlando Debating the motivations and preventions of tragedy.

29 min, 50 sec Jun 17, 2016

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A California soaking, but will it stick?
The Mixer

A California soaking, but will it stick? Some parts of Southern California got more than five inches of rain this week, in a series of storm systems that hit the area one after the other.

8 min, 48 sec Jan 18, 2019

The march toward a teachers strike sounds familiar
The Mixer

The march toward a teachers strike sounds familiar Higher salaries, larger class sizes, more counselors, librarians and nurses. Those are just some of the demands that members of United Teachers, Los Angeles - the union that represents teachers' at LAUSD - are asking for.

8 min, 51 sec Jan 11, 2019

Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike?
KCRW Features

Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike? Thousands of LA public school teachers are going to be back out on the picket lines for a second day. They walked off the job Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement with the LA Unified School District, despite months of negotiations.

7 min, 31 sec Jan 15, 2019

Free food for federal workers during shutdown
The 805

Free food for federal workers during shutdown Local federal workers are picking up free food as the government shutdown continues. More than 1000 PG&E workers in San Luis Obispo fear for their jobs as the utility declares bankruptcy.

28 min, 7 sec Jan 18, 2019

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