Podcast Episodes

Texas blame game

Dozens of people were swept away by flash floods in Texas this weekend. The finger-pointing has already begun.

This episode was produced by Denise Gu…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Our complicated relationship with the flag

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar openly celebrate the American flag. But a lot of Black Americans feel differently. What does that tell us about identity t…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Disney's America

There’s no shortage of fights over American history right now, but let’s see what we can learn from that one time in the '90s when Disney tried to bu…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Make America Uninsured Again

If the Senate's massive tax and immigration bill passes the House it will be the biggest cut to Medicaid since the program began and could fracture t…

11 months ago

Unmasking ICE

ICE agents are showing up to immigration raids masked. The Trump administration says it's for the protection of the agents, but how does it impact ac…

11 months ago

Porn on the docket

The Supreme Court has a long history of taking on cases about porn, including one they decided on Friday. Vox's Ian Millhiser explains how that histo…

11 months ago

Can we ever know our dogs?

So many of us believe we understand what our pets are feeling. Are we fooling ourselves?

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Miranda …

11 months ago

Swole Girl Summer

Weightlifting is the fastest growing sport among women. It's challenging how we think about who is allowed to be strong and what fitness really means…

11 months ago

Wars have rules

The legal architecture that would define and prosecute what’s happening in Gaza is failing. Reporter Suzy Hansen explains how 80 years of internation…

11 months, 1 week ago

Burrito now, pay later

Americans are turning to "buy now, pay later" apps for purchases as small as a burrito—it’s a symptom of a larger national addiction to debt.

This ep…

11 months, 1 week ago