Does Gerry have what it takes to date 22 women? The Waves discusses the first episode of ABC’s newest installment of the Bachelor franchise.

Black culture shapes the national conversation, even among those who hate it.

In 1955, the polio vaccine was rightly heralded as a miracle. A medical mystery threatened to derail it.

What one family’s experience trying to get from Afghanistan to America says about the nation’s gender politics.

Why is this institution being touted as an economic cure-all?

How a cable TV law procedural became the internet’s favorite show

A story of soft (and cuddly) power.

A tentative agreement has been reached between the studios and the writers’ guild. But what about the actors?

Graphic novelist Dave Chisholm is also a jazz musician himself.

Zadie Smith’s new book The Fraud goes deep into a 19th century criminal trial whose politics speak to modern times.

What experts call linguistic self-censorship has not only taken over TikTok, but spread onto other platforms.

Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Caroline Moss.

How one southern university’s history is a bitter lesson in race and power.

Many names in the female reproductive system have roots in misogyny and racism.

TikTok’s trans handy ma’am on the emotional dimensions of home maintenance.

Spoiler alert: it’s a straight line.

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay to talk about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ (possibly) season-ending injury.

And—surprise, surprise—Amazon isn’t doing nearly enough about it.