Podcast Episodes

Hurry Up!

None of us know what Donald Trump will do once he becomes President Trump. What we do know is what he has said he wants to do and what powers he will…

9 years, 2 months ago

Michigan's Muckraker

This week four more officials were charged in the Flint, Michigan water crisis, bringing the total to charged to 13. But the story initially unfolded…

9 years, 3 months ago

Spy vs. Spy

The saga over Russian interference in the election has been marked by secrecy, rumor, and contradictory evidence. We try to bring some clarity to a c…

9 years, 3 months ago

The Art of the Follow-Up

Recently CNN's Jake Tapper asked VPEOTUS Mike Pence the same question over and over again, hoping for an answer. Bob spoke to Tapper back in June abo…

9 years, 3 months ago

Imagine That

The Justice Department just vastly expanded the government’s power to hack into your devices... but you probably haven't heard about it. We examine h…

9 years, 3 months ago

The Mistrial of Michael Slager

After a mistrial this week in the case of Michael Slager, the police officer caught on camera shooting Walter Scott in the back as he ran away, we re…

9 years, 3 months ago

Normalize This!

We devote this hour to a question put to us pretty much daily since election day: How to cover President Trump? 

First, we ask the AP, Univision, NPR…

9 years, 3 months ago

How (NOT) to Cover Cuba!

In 1957, Fidel Castro was believed to be dead -- until New York Times writer Herbert L. Matthews conducted an interview with Castro in the Cuban jung…

9 years, 3 months ago

Ghosts

This election season, the media frequently looked to history in an attempt to explain the rise of Donald Trump. We consider how historical parallels …

9 years, 3 months ago

Thanks for Everything, Bing

A few years ago, Brooke spoke with the writer Paul Ford about the remarkable connection between Bing Crosby, magnetic tape, Nazi technology, and the …

9 years, 3 months ago