Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
'The Sixth Sense' and a career of plot twists
Twenty-five years ago this month, one film, and one filmmaker, became synonymous with the big plot twist.
So what was it about The Sixth Sense that ma…
2 years, 1 month ago
Trump is promising mass deportations. His own record shows it's not so simple
Donald Trump is pledging to go further on immigration than he did in his first term as president, if he is re-elected in November.
Internal emails and…
2 years, 1 month ago
A new Israel-Hamas cease-fire talk starts this week. Is anything different?
So often, telling the story of the Israel-Hamas war is reduced to a catalog of numbers.
But this war is much more than all of that. It is the daily li…
2 years, 1 month ago
The plan to tackle customer service bots and subscription fatigue
This week, the Biden administration announced it is taking on more of what it calls "everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and mo…
2 years, 1 month ago
How a candidate's military service can help or hurt their campaign
By most measures, the new Democratic ticket has had an impressively smooth launch.
But there is one caveat to that — controversy over how vice preside…
2 years, 1 month ago
Young people are dying of opioid overdoses. Are students and campuses prepared?
Overdose death rates have spiked dramatically for young adults, rising 34 percent between 2018 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers fo…
2 years, 1 month ago
How is the plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert related to ISIS-K?
Three Taylor Swift concerts were canceled in Austria this week, after authorities foiled planned attacks on the venue.
Three young men are now in cus…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Team U.S.A. weightlifter Olivia Reeves became a gold-medal favorite
Ever since women began competing in weightlifting in the Olympics, in the year 2000, only one American woman has won a gold medal.
This year, there ar…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Nancy Pelosi came to call the shots
Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi once told Washington Post Columnist Karen Tumulty quote "Nobody ever gives away power. If you want to achie…
2 years, 1 month ago
Can Tim Walz secure Midwestern swing states?
Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. Democrats hope he can secure Midwestern swing states.
Learn more about sp…
2 years, 1 month ago