Podcast Episodes

The human stories from the deadly migrant shipwreck

The Washington Post tells the story of how as many as 750 migrants boarded a fishing trawler and ended up in one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shi…

3 years, 4 months ago

Taped evidence in Trump secret-documents case goes public

CNN has the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents, an important piece of evidence in the federal case against him.

Remote scho…

3 years, 4 months ago

Where Putin’s power stands after a weekend of revolt

The Wall Street Journal looks at the big questions that remain about Putin’s control over Russia after Wagner troops briefly rebelled. Some Western o…

3 years, 4 months ago

Lessons from a state that already banned affirmative action

NPR reports on how ending affirmative action changed California.

Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn …

3 years, 4 months ago

Sneak Peek: Enduring advice for this year’s graduating class (and nongraduates too).

At their worst, graduation speeches are boring, trite, and pedantic. But at their best, they’re touching meditations on what it means to live a purpo…

3 years, 4 months ago

Justice Alito under fire for gifts from GOP billionaire

A ProPublica investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took an undisclosed luxury vacation with a Republican megadonor who later ha…

3 years, 4 months ago

New hope as the Titanic-sub search hits a critical phase

Searchers detect underwater noises in the hunt for the missing tourist submersible on a Titanic expedition. CBS News has more.

Reuters reports on the…

3 years, 4 months ago

The search for a missing tourist vessel near Titanic wreck

NPR reports on how some crucial cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients’ care at risk.

Gen Z has had cosmetic work done. They’re happy to …

3 years, 4 months ago

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…

3 years, 4 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…

3 years, 4 months ago