Podcast Episodes

Preview: Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty. Now her COO is on trial.

When it came to light that the blood-testing technology behind the biotech startup Theranos didn’t work, the enigmatic founder, Elizabeth Holmes, became the subject of intense scrutiny. While Holmes …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Taking new aim at Russia’s economy

Politico reports on new U.S. sanctions against Russian tech companies, and examines how the ruble’s recent rebound has some analysts wondering whether existing sanctions are tough enough.

American wo…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

What’s next for the SCOTUS conflict-of-interest controversy

Politico poses six questions about Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginni Thomas, and Supreme Court conflict of interest, and also looks at what Democrats might do next.

Some politicians want to enact gas-ta…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

What you're getting wrong about the Great Resignation

The Atlantic argues that the so-called Great Resignation is more of a Great Job Switcheroo.

Ukraine is offering to become a neutral country. Vox explores what that might look like.

Children who fled …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

America’s long history of parents versus teachers

Culture wars over what’s taught in schools are nothing new. The New Yorker looks at how parents and teachers clashed in the 1920s.

An anti-lynching bill is being signed into law after more than a cen…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

What’s different about Biden’s plan to tax billionaires

Biden is proposing a new minimum tax on America’s wealthiest families. The Washington Post has details of the plan.

The sitcom that propelled comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Ukrainian presidency …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Preview: What happened when a man made a chatbot of his dead fiancée

Joshua Barbeau lost his fiancée, Jessica, nearly a decade ago. For Joshua, getting over her death felt impossible. He was still grieving when he came across a website that allowed him to feel like he…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

They escaped other wars. They know what Ukrainians face.

Advocates want Biden to go further than his plan to allow 100,000 Ukrainian refugees into the U.S., Politico reports. NPR speaks to people who escaped other conflicts.

The Washington Post uncovers te…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s trip isn’t the only major war news today

CNN lays out five key questions for Biden's diplomatic trip to Europe, as the war in Ukraine rages.

Brittney Griner met with U.S. officials for first time since her detainment in Russia began. ESPN h…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Food prices skyrocket because of Russia’s attack

The Wall Street Journal explains why Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing the cost of food in many countries to skyrocket.

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience as a Supreme Court clerk two decades ago…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago