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NYC’s Controversial Plan for the Homeless
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial plan to address homelessness would allow police to involuntarily remove people with mental illness from the street and bring them to the hospital. He cal…
Published on 3 years ago
The Deception Behind Crypto, and its Actual Uses (with Laura Shin)
Many crypto platforms entice new investors by saying you should buy into the industry even if you don't understand it, or else risk getting left behind. Andy has some issues with that. He speaks to r…
Published on 3 years ago
Andy Recommends: Uncared For
Andy wants to share a new show from Lemonada Media called Uncared For. You’re more likely to die as a pregnant person in the United States than any other wealthy nation in the world. Why? This six-pa…
Published on 3 years ago
How Antisemitism Became Mainstream
Antisemitism is infiltrating mainstream politics and pop culture in new and pernicious ways. Fresh off a meeting at the White House about the rise of antisemitism, George Selim from the Anti-Defamati…
Published on 3 years ago
Is Our Winter COVID Wave Coming? (with Katelyn Jetelina)
Despite some uptick in cases and hospitalizations, COVID is disrupting life less this winter compared to winters past. Why, and what does that mean as we enter 2023? Andy speaks with epidemiologist a…
Published on 3 years ago
Inside Russia’s Brutality in Ukraine (with Nicholas Kristof)
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof spent more than a week in Ukraine touring towns recently abandoned by Russian forces and speaking with Ukrainians consumed with grief and trauma. He saw tort…
Published on 3 years ago
What Zero-COVID Protests Mean for China and the World
The widespread protests against the Chinese government are the most extensive since Tiananmen Square in 1989. The demonstrations are against both the severe zero-COVID policies and Xi Jinping’s rule.…
Published on 3 years ago
Free Vaccines For All Are Ending. What’s Next? (with CVS Health’s Tom Moriarty)
With the next round of COVID-19 funding stalled in Congress, Americans face a future where vaccines and tests will no longer be free for everyone. Andy speaks with CVS Health’s Executive Vice Preside…
Published on 3 years ago
Showing Up Every Day of the Year (with Shannon Watts)
The five people killed in Colorado Springs this month join 18,000 other Americans who died of gun homicides this year. Stephanie Wittels Wachs sits in for Andy to process the news with Shannon Watts,…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Matthew McConaughey on Gratitude, Fatherhood, and Philosophy
On this holiday weekend, we celebrate a favorite episode from earlier this year. Oscar winner and best-selling author Matthew McConaughey comes in the bubble to talk about the big lessons: what unite…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago