Podcast Episodes

Why you’re hearing so much about gas stoves right now

Vox explains the uproar over gas-stove regulation.

The man accused of killing four Idaho college students appeared in court yesterday. The Idaho Stat…

3 years, 7 months ago

Who’s accountable when a 6-year-old shoots a teacher?

NPR looks at the difficult questions the justice system is facing in the case of a 6-year-old school-shooting suspect in Virginia.

The Hill reports t…

3 years, 7 months ago

California braces for more deadly storms

California is bracing for more damage from another round of powerful winter storms, after already suffering severe flooding, extreme winds, and mudsl…

3 years, 7 months ago

What to know about Biden’s new immigration moves

Biden visited the southern border Sunday and is meeting with North American leaders this week in Mexico City, amid criticism of his immigration polic…

3 years, 7 months ago

How Trump and allies are connected to Brazil’s unrest

Hundreds of people were arrested in Brazil after supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attacked government buildings. The BBC reports on the …

3 years, 7 months ago

How the historic House-speaker stalemate could end

Kevin McCarthy is still not speaker of the House, despite multiple attempts to elect him this week. Vox explains the ways the stalemate could end, wh…

3 years, 7 months ago

Damar Hamlin’s collapse tests NFL’s mental-health commitment

The Wall Street Journal reports that some NFL athletes are reluctant to play after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a game and rece…

3 years, 7 months ago

Why the House still has no speaker — and what happens next

After three rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy fell short of earning enough votes to secure the House Speaker position. The Hill explains how the …

3 years, 7 months ago

Inside Kevin McCarthy’s scramble to win House speaker

The House of Representatives votes on a new speaker today. How it will go is anyone’s guess. The Wall Street Journal explains.

Buffalo Bills safety D…

3 years, 7 months ago

How Congress is overhauling retirement-saving rules

The Washington Post reports on the final January 6 committee report, the Senate’s vote to pass a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown, and th…

3 years, 7 months ago