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Aftermath (2020)
In 1927, the most destructive river flood in U.S. history inundated seven states, displaced more than half a million people for months, and caused ab…
4 years, 6 months ago
Bonus: The Deep History of Dune
Rund and Ramtin speak to sci-fi writer and Princeton historian, Haris Durrani, about why the lore of Dune still proves so relevant and the ways in wh…
4 years, 6 months ago
Drone Wars
Unseen, they stalk their targets from thousands of feet in the air. Operators are piloting them from military bases halfway across the world. At any …
4 years, 6 months ago
The Dance of the Dead
Halloween — the night of ghost stories and trick-or-treating — has religious origins that span over two thousand years and over time, the Catholic Ch…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Stars (2020)
Astrology has existed for thousands of years and has roots that span the globe. But is it a science or a religion or just a kind of personality test?…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Nostalgia Bone
The global pandemic has spawned a different type of epidemic, one of an entirely different nature: a nostalgia outbreak. Longing for 'simpler times' …
4 years, 7 months ago
Tenochtitlan: A Retelling of The Conquest
In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that has for a long time been shaped by just one perspective, a European one. The story of h…
4 years, 7 months ago
Bonus: Soul Train
When Soul Train was first nationally syndicated in October 1971, there was nothing else like it on TV. It was the iconic Black music and dance show, …
4 years, 7 months ago
The Shadows of the Constitution (2020)
The Constitution is like America's secular bible, our sacred founding document. In her play, What the Constitution Means to Me, Heidi Schreck goes th…
4 years, 8 months ago
Bonus: We're Not Broken
This week we're featuring an episode from Life Kit that focuses on myths surrounding autism, how to talk about it and how to help your autistic loved…
4 years, 8 months ago