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Elon and Trump need space
Vox’s Joshua Keating explains why the US government can’t have a big, beautiful breakup with Elon Musk. And now that he’s left DOGE, Elaine Kamarck f…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's other big breakup
President Trump recently blew up his alliance with the conservative legal group that helped him remake the judiciary. But the group’s leader is alrea…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Fire and ICE in Los Angeles
President Trump sent in the National Guard to quell protests caused by ICE raids. LA Times reporter Rachel Uranga covered the chaos, which Mark Kriko…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The recession indicator game
Press-on nails, new music from Katy Perry, and an uptick in Klarna purchases: signs of an economic downturn or no?
This episode was produced by Hady…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
AI Video Killed the Video Star
Google’s new AI video tool Veo 3 looks freakishly real, but it might take Hollywood to fully harness its power.
This episode was produced by Gabriell…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Baby’s first gene edit
For the first time ever, experimental gene editing technology has been used to treat a baby with a fatal condition. Just don’t mess with the embryos.…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Black schools, red states
A supporter of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis was just appointed to lead the historically Black college Florida A&M University. Student…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Donald Trump's "Golden Dome"
President Trump wants to build a "Golden Dome" to protect the US from the threat of nuclear weapons. It’s a sign we’re in a new nuclear era.
This epi…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The white gold rush
The US has enormous deposits of critical minerals like lithium right here at home. So why are we looking at mining the ocean floor and asteroids?
Thi…
1 year ago
How Gen Z found religion
For the first time in decades, American Christianity is not in decline. What are young people looking for–and finding–at church?
Further reading: The…
1 year ago