Podcast Episodes

Failures to stop a deadly threat to cars from 18-wheelers

ProPublica and Frontline investigate decades of government failure to prevent deadly crashes between cars and commercial trucks.

The Nile is the worl…

2 years, 9 months ago

Sneak Peek: Writer Samantha Irby makes the case for enjoying frivolous things

Samantha Irby is many things: blogger; essayist; and writer for shows like Shrill, And Just Like That …, and Work in Progress. Above all, she is a ma…

2 years, 9 months ago

Migrants want help after 20 months stuck on an island “hell”

Dozens of migrants have been stuck for months on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. They say conditions are terrible. The BBC reports.

A catatonic wo…

2 years, 9 months ago

Olympian’s death highlights health risks for Black women

Olympian Tori Bowie died from a pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women. ABC News reports on the latest. The Associated Pr…

2 years, 9 months ago

Trump is in court today. What to know about the charges.

The Washington Post explains why Trump was charged in relation to handling secret information while Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence were not, and deta…

2 years, 9 months ago

How kids survived 40 days in the Amazon after a plane crash

The Guardian has fresh details on how four Colombian children lived through nearly six weeks alone in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash.

A new pr…

2 years, 9 months ago

What we know about Trump’s historic federal criminal charges

Donald Trump was indicted again, this time on federal criminal charges. The Washington Post has the details. 

The Wall Street Journal has exclusive r…

2 years, 9 months ago

Sneak Peek: His father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He went looking for answers.

Around 2013, author and cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar started noticing some worrying changes in his father. He would forget the code to their safe; he …

2 years, 9 months ago

How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

National Geographic explains how wildfire smoke affects your body and how to protect against it.

CNN CEO Chris Licht was ousted after a tumultuous ye…

2 years, 9 months ago

Understanding the crowded GOP presidential primary

Even as more and more Republicans run for president, many GOP voters remain devoted to Trump. The Atlantic has the story.

NBC explains what to know a…

2 years, 9 months ago