Podcast Episodes

Cumberbatch and Colman team up to play a couple at war

So many movies are made about the beginning of a relationship. That first spark of attraction. That first kiss. 

The new dark comedy “The Roses” is about the other end – when it's all falling apart. 

B…

Published on 3 weeks ago

The lasting impact of the administration’s changes to health science

The Trump Administration has made significant changes to the departments in charge of public health. So what does that mean for the health of average Americans and to the future of public health rese…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Covering Katrina: navigating New Orleans in the days after the storm

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans twenty years ago this week, leaving a trail of destruction across the city and the Gulf Coast. NPR journalists were on the ground covering the developing story of wh…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

President Trump, entertainer-in-chief

Before he entered politics, most Americans knew Donald Trump as an entertainer.

As the host of the hit show “The Apprentice” he was catapulted to a new level of fame. 

That persona has carried over to…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Gazans are starving. How did it get this bad?

The war in Gaza is approaching the 2 year mark. As it does, Israel continues to launch new attacks on a territory that is already in ruins. And the humanitarian situation for Gaza’s Palestinian resid…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Should the government be in the business of business?

What happens when the federal government owns part of a company?

That’s one of MANY questions about federal policy right now, as the Trump Administration aggressively pushes for stakes — and oversigh…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Can Trump call the National Guard into Chicago too?

For over two weeks, members of the National Guard have been walking the streets of Washington, D.C. -- alongside federal law enforcement and local police.

President Trump has said there is a “crime em…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

What a day in immigration court is like now

The Trump administration is deploying a new strategy to speed up deportations. Government lawyers are asking immigration judges to dismiss on-going cases. Then, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Bubbling questions about the limits of the AI revolution

OpenAI founder Sam Altman floated the idea of an AI bubble, an MIT report found that 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing and tech stocks took a dip.

With the AI sector is expected to …

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

High stakes diplomacy and canceled Halibut Olympia, insights from the Alaska Summit

Normally, foreign policy summits between world leaders involve painstaking planning and organization days and weeks in advance. The hectic and last minute nature of the meeting between President Trum…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago