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The Origins of a Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
In April of 1986 a nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the then Soviet Union. The fallout from the accident and the Sov…
6 years ago
Exile and Basketball with Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter is a wanted man in his home country of Turkey. He’s long been a vocal critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and it’s come at a…
6 years ago
Stacking the Courts with Dahlia Lithwick
The future of our courts will be decided in the 2020 election. While the Trump administration grabs headlines with scandal after scandal, gaffe after…
6 years, 1 month ago
Between God and Man with Daniel M. Lavery
"What if you were a man, sort of?" In his new memoir, author Daniel M. Lavery remembers how, in the early days of his transition, he would say it was…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Gettable Voter with Jon Favreau
Democrats can beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Another four years of a Trump White House is not a foregone conclusion. With nine months to go …
6 years, 1 month ago
The Frontlines of Addiction with Beth Macy
This is an intimate portrait of what addiction looks like in America. From the board rooms of pharmaceutical companies to the living rooms across Ame…
6 years, 1 month ago
Why We’re Polarized with Ezra Klein
The title says it all on this one, folks. What is it about the American political system that cultivated this deeply dysfunctional and polarized clim…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Uneven Playing Field with Howard Bryant
Professional sports are never more than an inch away from the deepest core of what's happening in America. They are an amazing crucible of politics a…
6 years, 2 months ago
Trump and Evangelicals with Mark Galli
Why do white evangelical Christians support President Trump? They delivered him 81% of their votes on election day and consistently give him higher f…
6 years, 2 months ago
Who Is Reality Winner? with Kerry Howley
In the summer of 2017, a 25-year-old government contractor exposed detailed evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Reality Winner pri…
6 years, 2 months ago