To the Point Big oil, Vladimir Putin and US diplomacy Hosted by Warren Olney Dec. 13, 2016 National Listen 51 min MORE Photo: ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson is awarded the Order of Friendship in St. Petersburg on June 19, 2013 (Russian Press Office) From this Episode: Rick Perry picked for secretary of department he wanted to abolish As a Republican candidate for president, former Texas Governor Rick Perry once called Donald Trump a "cancer on conservatism." He also campaigned to abolish the Department... 7 min Big oil, Vladimir Putin and transactional diplomacy Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of State is Rex Tillerson , who's never had a job outside the oil giant ExxonMobil, where he's the long-time CEO. He and Vladimir... 32 min Ceasefire announced for Aleppo A glimmer of hope for thousands of lives in Aleppo. 11 min Credits Host: Warren Olney Producers: Sáša Woodruff, Paul von Zielbauer, Jenny Hamel