David Rind is a reporter and producer for CNN Podcasts based in New York City. He hosts CNN's "One Thing," where he highlights the best of CNN reporting each week through intimate conversations with fellow CNN correspondents and reporters. He was also nominated for two 2024 Ambies Awards - Best Podcast Host and Best News Podcast - for his work on CNN Podcasts' "Tug of War: Israel-Hamas War."
Senator Adam Schiff on Iran, AI, and the DOJ's drift toward political weaponization. He warns of efforts to suppress voters in 2026 and what it will take for Democrats to defend America's democratic institutions.
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Emmy-winning actress, producer, LGBTQ+ advocate, and author
Speaker Emerita, United States Congress
Author, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
Activist, Writer, Producer
Co-Host Fresh Air / Creator and Host of Truth Be Told
Former ESPN Host, Podcast Host
Emmy-winning writer, Emmy-nominated actor, and Comedian
Author of America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries
Host, Mossback's Northwest
U.S. Senator, California
Geologist, Host of Nick on the Rocks
Host, Seattle Now / KUOW
Host, Radio Atlantic
Host, The Political Scene
Distinguished Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Host, KEXP's Sounds of Survivance
Host, The Newsfeed
Host of CNN Podcast, "One Thing"
King County Executive
Writer and Host, First America
Musician / Writer
Author, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth
Senior Correspondent, Radiolab Co-Host
Storyteller, Speaker, Mentor, Teacher and Counselor of the Spirit
Author, MOTHERLAND: A Feminist History of Modern Russia; Founding Partner, Washington Correspondent at Puck
Host of Democracy in Color podcast, Author, and Columnist at The Guardian, The Nation
Musician, Helms Alee, Lozen, Tacos!, and Uukwuuk
Moderator-in-Chief
Cascade PBS, Arts and culture writer / television host
Theoretical Physicist and Cosmologist, Author of The Edge of Space and Time
