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What It’s Like to Be Poor in America (with Matthew Desmond)
If poverty is a problem the U.S. knows how to fix, why do 40 million Americans live below the poverty line? Because a lot of us benefit from poor people, says Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew De…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
How Our Oceans Can Save the Planet
In a historic United Nations treaty, countries around the world agreed to protect ocean biodiversity by conserving 30 percent of the earth’s open oceans by 2030. Andy speaks with UN senior adviser Su…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Could Your Bank Fail?
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse triggered the second-largest bank run in U.S. history. Who banked at SVB, how did it collapse, why did the federal government step in, and are more bank failures coming…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Why Is Everyone Taking Diabetes Drugs to Lose Weight?
Medications approved for people with diabetes and obesity have recently gotten a lot of media attention as a potential easy way to shed pounds. What are the physical and societal risks of using drugs…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Did the Pandemic Change Your Job Forever?
Half of people who can do their jobs remotely are now working in a hybrid arrangement. That means they're working from home some days and a physical office on others. Andy speaks with NYT reporter Em…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Will Climate Change Force You to Move? (with Jake Bittle)
Droughts, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events are forcing Americans to move. In his new book, “The Great Displacement: Climate Change And The Next American Migration,” Jake Bittle follows t…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Are We on the Verge of Curing Alzheimer’s?
More than 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s, meaning it touches almost all our lives. That number could double by 2050, unless a cure is found. How far away are we? Andy speaks with Dr. Paul …
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
COVID Behind Bars (with Prof. Aaron Littman)
During the beginning of the Pandemic, prisons were a hothouse for COVID infections. In some states, deaths from Covid more than doubled. Andy talks with Aaron Littman, director of the COVID Behind Ba…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Fox News and Why Some in Media Lie to Us (with Dylan Byers)
Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch admitted under oath that hosts promoted election fraud claims while privately criticizing Trump officials. That’s just one revelation in the $1.6 billion lawsuit against…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Big Oil’s 9 Biggest Lies About Climate (with Bill McKibben and Neela Banerjee)
Record gas prices helped oil giants rake in record profits last year while the climate crisis continues escalating. The companies say they are committed to a green future, but are their proposed clim…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago