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To understand class, check out a grocery store
Grocery stores serve as hubs for many communities, and you can learn a lot about how our society functions (or doesn’t) by looking closely at one. An…
4 weeks ago
Why adoption tourism is booming in Utah
Couples desperate to adopt often turn to underregulated for-profit adoption agencies. Filmmaker Gabrielle Glaser joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a sy…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
George Washington never wanted to be president
The most reluctant politician we’ve ever had just happens to have been our first president. H.W. Brands is Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at th…
1 month ago
Team Jefferson or Team Hamilton? Their debate rages on
Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton fought for independence and they also fought each other. Jeffrey Rosen, former president and…
1 month ago
Can American history be a source of pride or shame?
America’s history is a mix of pride and shame so how should we square those conflicting feelings? Yoni Appelbaum, deputy executive editor at The Atla…
1 month ago
The revolutionary women who made America
The Declaration of Independence might’ve been written by men, but history was being made by women outside Independence Hall. Denise Kiernan, author,…
1 month ago
It's not easy being No. 2: The presidency of John Adams
George Washington may have set the standard for American presidents, but those precedents wouldn’t have mattered if John Adams hadn’t followed throu…
1 month ago
After the Flood: A Special Episode from Texas Newsroom and FRONTLINE
On July 4th, 2025, devastating floodwaters ripped through the Texas Hill Country, killing more than 130 people. After the Flood, a new podcast from t…
1 month, 1 week ago
The surprising reason people name their cars
From our little fur babies to “Herbie” the car, we imbue the world around us with wonderous human-like qualities. Justin Gregg is senior research ass…
1 month, 1 week ago
The fight over how we celebrate 250
Originally, America’s 250th birthday celebration was a bipartisan effort. Then President Trump took it over. Michael Scherer is a staff writer at The…
1 month, 1 week ago