Podcast Episodes

When ICE offers job opportunities in small towns

The Trump administration's push to expand immigration enforcement -- as part of its deportation efforts -- has created job opportunities in small towns and cities.

We head to one of them -- Folkston, …

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela

Following repeated U.S attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela, Senator Tim Kaine has partnered with fellow Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Senator Rand Paul to force a vote to preven…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?

Veteran Middle East correspondent Jane Arraf has seen peace deals fall apart many times in her decades covering the region. She talks about what she is watching for to see if the ceasefire can hold.


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Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Farmers already had it bad. The shutdown made it worse.

America’s farmers are getting walloped by the federal government shutdown.

The closing of government offices means they’ve lost access to data and loans that help keep them afloat —

Then there’s healt…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?

Is the AI boom an AI bubble? Wall Street and Silicon Valley increasingly think so.

This week JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said "a lot of assets" appear to be "entering bubble territory."

Earlier this…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

The fighting in Gaza has stopped. But dire conditions persist

“A New and Beautiful day is rising.” That’s what President Trump told a gathering of world leaders this week.

He was speaking of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas…meant to pave the way to a perma…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

The targets of Trump's DOJ are already paying a price

At President Trump’s public urging, the Justice Department has brought criminal charges against some of his perceived political enemies. NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson explains that for tho…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Justice Anthony Kennedy's book is not boring

As a justice on the Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy wrote some big opinions.

He was appointed by President Reagan, and most often voted with conservatives.

But his vote was often pivotal in controversia…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Hostage's brother-in-law: we haven't matured enough as a region to coexist peacefully

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Moshe Lavi, the brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who has been held hostage by Hamas since October 7, 2023. Lavi explains the challenges ahead for Israelis and Palestinia…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Jake Sullivan tried to get a Gaza peace deal. Here's what he thinks of Trump's

A ceasefire is now in effect between Israel and Hamas, and the Israeli military has pulled back from certain positions in the Gaza Strip. In the coming days, a hostage and prisoner exchange is set to…

Published on 1 month ago