Podcast Episodes

One of ICE’s biggest detention facilities is plagued by problems

The Trump administration is moving fast on a plan to create several holding centers around the country for people detained in a nationwide immigration crackdown. One facility in particular has been r…

Published on 12 hours ago

Did Charlie Kirk's killing shatter Spencer Cox's vision of politics?

Governor Spencer Cox of Utah, who has been in the national headlines just about every day since Charlie Kirk's killing, has long wanted to bring community harmony to national politics. That outlook c…

Published on 1 day, 13 hours ago

How to really listen in today's America

NPR's Don Gonyea reports from across the country, engaging with a wide range of people and in places as distinct and different as political rallies and automotive shops. Gonyea explains the importanc…

Published on 2 days, 15 hours ago

Trump used the military to target a Venezuelan vessel. Is it legal?

A 30 second video clip shows a boat bobbing in the water.

Then, a fireball and a huge plume of smoke.

President Trump posted the footage on social media this week, saying he ordered the U-S military to…

Published on 3 days, 13 hours ago

Kimmel cancellation renews questions about free speech

President Trump has said for years that he wants Jimmy Kimmel off the air. 

Now, ABC and its parent company Disney have put the show on indefinite hiatus. 

One key player here is the chairman of the Fe…

Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

The U.K.'s response to Trump, like America's, is divided.

The first day of President Trump’s historic trip to the UK was dominated by ceremony.

A carriage procession around the grounds of Windsor Castle with the royal family.

Inspection of the guards.

Exhibits…

Published on 5 days, 13 hours ago

Robert Redford was his own kind of Hollywood icon

Robert Redford died early Tuesday morning, according to his publicist. He was 89 years old.

Redford was a golden child of Hollywood, starring in dozens of movies. But he was never content just being a…

Published on 6 days, 13 hours ago

Charlie Kirk's chair is empty. Can MAGA harness his movement?

With the assasination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, there’s a great deal of speculation about who will fill his seat, literally and metaphorically.

Vice President JD Vance hosted the Char…

Published on 1 week ago

The immigration crackdown is changing how people interact with law enforcement

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for federal immigration enforcement agents in Los Angeles to use race and other profiling factors in deciding who to stop and potentially detain. 

NPR’s Scott Det…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Understanding the war in Gaza through the words of a child

Sometimes the stories that help us understand the full impact of war are told through a child’s voice.

And sometimes the most powerful stories of war are not just of destruction and rising death tolls…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago