Podcast Episodes

Why U.S. overdose deaths are dropping

For the first time in decades, drug overdose deaths are decreasing in the U.S. Federal data show a roughly 15% drop from 2023 to 2024. What's driving the decline?

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Published on 1 year ago

The Jackpod: Spiderboy hits new heights

Meghna has a family tale to tell about why the Jackpod is extending its Thanksgiving break.

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Published on 1 year ago

A father's fight to reclaim the truth about Sandy Hook

Robbie Parker lost his daughter Emilie in the Sandy Hook School shooting more than a decade ago. Parker is still battling Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who claimed the shooting was staged.

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Published on 1 year ago

'The great dechurching': Why so many Americans are leaving their churches

Rebroadcast: About 40 million Americans have stopped attending a place of worship in the past 25 years. What’s driving it, and what does it tell us about the importance of faith in America?

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Published on 1 year ago

Brendan Carr wrote Project 2025's chapter on the FCC. Here’s what he says he’ll do as the agency’s chairman.

The Republican commissioner says his top priority is to bring down the “censorship cartel." What will his plan mean for the future of the internet?

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Trump, authoritarianism, and what Americans think makes a good leader

Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat was one of many who warned about Trump and his authoritarian leanings. But this didn’t seem to matter for the nearly 77 million Americans who voted for him. What conversation…

Published on 1 year ago

The big promises — and hidden challenges — of AI

Developers of Artificial Intelligence have made big promises about how transformational AI will be. But what it can really deliver may be something else — and that difference could impact your life.

Published on 1 year ago

The unregulated boom in the 'buy now, pay later' market

Rebroadcast: 'Buy now, pay later' loans for just about everything are growing. But there’s barely any data or regulation on this emerging market. Are consumers being helped or hurt by this new lendin…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

How to become a 'supercommunicator'

Rebroadcast: As humans, we have conversations all the time. But research shows we actually aren’t very good at communicating. Journalist Charles Duhigg shows us not only how to become a communicator …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Trump promised tax-free Social Security. Is it too good to be true?

President-elect Donald Trump has promised tax-free Social Security benefits. No taxes mean more money for individuals – but fewer funds going into the Social Security pool. A look inside how Social S…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago