Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Miracle Cure for AIDS or Snake Oil?
Dr. Gary Davis, an Ivy League-trained Black physician from Tulsa, Oklahoma, had a literal dream that the cure for AIDS would come from a goat. In the…
3 years, 4 months ago
Locked Up: The Prison Labor That Built Business Empires
After the Civil War, a new form of slavery took hold in the US and lasted more than 60 years. Associated Press reporters Margie Mason and Robin McDow…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Double Life of a Civil Rights Icon
Some of the most enduring photos of the civil rights movement were taken by Ernest Withers. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Withers earned the trust …
3 years, 4 months ago
Drilling Down on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
The United States has pledged to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, but Russia’s war in Ukraine set off a bonanza for liquefied natural gas, or LNG…
3 years, 4 months ago
‘Traitors Get Shot’
The bipartisan Congressional committee investigating the January 6th insurrection recommended that former president Donald Trump face criminal charge…
3 years, 5 months ago
A Young Doctor Reflects on COVID
The pandemic isn’t past tense. While COVID-19 vaccines have made it possible to gather with friends and hug loved ones again, the world is still livi…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Suspect Detective
In 2010, Milique Wagner was arrested for a murder he says he had nothing to do with. The night of the shooting, Wagner was picked up for questioning …
3 years, 5 months ago
No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground
The killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012 marked the beginning of a new chapter of the struggle for civil rights in America. A mostly White jury acquitte…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Bitter Work Behind Sugar
Sugar is a big part of Americans’ daily diet, but we rarely ask where that sweet cane comes from.
In November, the United States announced that it …
3 years, 6 months ago
A Reckoning at Amazon
After years of growth, Amazon is now laying off thousands of employees. But with the holiday season underway, the company’s warehouse workers still h…
3 years, 6 months ago