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The Recording of America
Studs Terkel, born 106 years ago on this date, May 16, spent the majority of his life documenting the lives of others – very often everyday, working-…
8 years ago
This Is America
Today, more than 45 million Americans live in poverty. The problem has been addressed countless times since the nation’s founding, but it persists, a…
8 years ago
An Extended Trip Through Wild Wild Country
Back in the early 1980s, thousands of followers of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh descended upon a 64,000 acre piece of land in central Orego…
8 years ago
Dark Twisted Fantasy
After last month’s terrorist attack in Toronto, the media attempted to make sense of the term “incel,” or involuntary celibate. We situate the subcul…
8 years ago
Mayday, May Day
International Workers' Day is celebrated with rallies and protests all over the world on May 1st, but it's not a big deal in the United States. In th…
8 years ago
Dog Whistle
This week, we explore the ways white Americans — in the voting booth, and on T.V. — deal with a changing society. A new study finds that many white v…
8 years ago
Introducing Nancy: a podcast about all things LGBTQ
This week we want to introduce you to some friends of ours at WNYC. Nancy is a podcast hosted by best friends Tobin Low and Kathy Tu and its about al…
8 years, 1 month ago
Moving Beyond the Norm
Alex Jones built his Infowars brand on conspiratorial thinking and table-pounding rage. This week, we look at the three lawsuits testing whether Jone…
8 years, 1 month ago
The One and Only, Carl Kasell
This week the venerable Carl Kasell, legendary newscaster and Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me scorekeeper, died aged 84, from complications related to Alzhe…
8 years, 1 month ago
Who's In Charge Here?
After Mark Zuckerberg's two-day testimony before Congress, we consider whether a reckoning for the social media giant might finally be on the horizon…
8 years, 1 month ago