Amanpour: Annalee Newitz, EJ Dionne Jr, Alexander McLean, Jane Manyonge and Shankar Vedantam

Author Annalee Newitz and Columnist EJ Dionne Jr. join Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Biden's stimulus bill and the lessons that can be drawn from our descendants in Ancient Rome when it comes to disaster relief. Then, rescued from death row by a legal education; Alexander McLean and Jane Manyonge speak about the Justice Defenders, an organization providing inmates in Africa with legal training. And Shankar Vedantam, host of the popular podcast “Hidden Brain,” explains to Hari Sreenivasan why self-delusion can be a helpful tool to get us through the hard parts of life. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices