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Sep 25, 2019

HFPA journalist Ana Maria Bahiana sits down to talk to Timothy Hutton about his new TV show, Almost Famil, in which he plays a fertility doctor who has used his own genetic material to conceive at least 100 children. They also discuss his role in his high school production of Guys and Dolls, his award-winning...


Sep 18, 2019

Craig Mazin sat down with HFPA journalist Lena to talk about his breakout HBO miniseries Chernobyl, the impact it's had on the world, and what the show means to him. The two also share memories of what it was like to live through the Chernobyl disaster (Mazin from America, Basse from Ukraine), how he got his start...


Sep 16, 2019

HFPA journalist Sam Asi sat down to talk to Yemeni journalist Afrah Nasser about her life in self-imposed exile from her native Yemen in 2011. They also discuss her life in Sweden, her family life with regards to politics and culture before the Civil War in Yemen, and she came to the realization she wanted to become...


Sep 16, 2019

HFPA journalist Silvia Bizio sat down to talk to Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to discuss his experience as a foreign correspondent in Tehran from 2012 until he and his wife were charged with espionage by the Iranian government in 2014 and subsequently incarcerated for 544 days. They also discuss the couple's...


Sep 16, 2019

HFPA journalist Ruben Nepales talked with investigative journalist Maria Ressa to discuss her reporting on terrorism in Southeast Asia. They also discuss her founding Manila-based news site Rappler, her previously work with CNN and ABS-CBN, the various court cases involving her, the impact of social media on society and...