1201
What Next: How Is Herschel Walker Still in This?
Are voters desensitized to all this dirty laundry?
23 min
1202
What Next: Roger Stone’s January 6th
Hearings will likely reopen with evidence from a Danish documentary on—and personal text messages from—the longtime GOP operator.
19 min
1203
What Next: Amicus: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackso...
Inside the voting rights arguments at the High Court
42 min
1204
What Next TBD: When Your Church Surveils Your P...
A look at the rise of accountability apps in churches.
20 min
1205
A Word: Bleeding Heart on the Bayou
Interview With the Vampire actor Jacob Anderson sinks his teeth into an iconic role.
21 min
1206
The Waves: Why Are We Obsessed With Queens?
From real queens to fictional ones, we just can’t seem to get enough.
24 min
1207
What Next TBD: Could the Supreme Court Kill the...
Section 230 has made it to the Supreme Court.
25 min
1208
Political Gabfest: What Is Herschel Walker Lyin...
The Supreme Court tees up another radical term; Herschel Walker’s abortion lies; and the legal mess Dobbs created for doctors providing abortion via telemedicine.
49 min
1209
What Next: Putin Is in a Dangerous Spot
Why the latest phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine could make him act rashly.
21 min
1210
What Next: Congress Can't Quit the Stock Market
Why House Democrats whiffed on a popular bill to restrict members of Congress from owning and trading stock.
22 min
1211
What Next: The Baby Formula Crisis Is Still Hap...
Regulators were told of concerns at a major manufacturing hub months before they took action.
23 min
1212
What Next: What Venezuelan Migrants Are Fleeing
A fifth of Venezuela’s population has fled the country in the last decade. Many are seeking asylum in the U.S.
24 min
1213
What Next TBD: The Philosopher With Silicon Val...
A deep dive into longtermism.
54 min
1214
The Case for Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory isn’t taught in public schools. Should it be?
23 min
1215
Amicus: A Hair-Raising SCOTUS Curtain-Raiser
As Justice Jackson takes her seat, a court gone wild gets back to work
58 min
1216
The Waves: Do Co-Ed Sports Hurt Girls?
Maybe it’s time to rethink the great separation in sports.
30 min
1217
Political Gabfest: Is the Polling Wrong?
Potential polling pitfalls; Brett Favre and the greater scandal of states misusing federal welfare funds; and Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Italy’s neo-fascist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
52 min
1218
What Next TBD: When Climate Change Makes You Se...
How a mandatory buyout program in Harris County is upending a decades-old community.
23 min
1219
What Next: Does the NBA Have a Bully Problem?
Owners who act badly can expect sympathetic treatment and a departure that’s more or less on their terms.
24 min
1220
What Next: What Iranian Protesters Need Now
In years past, Iran’s ruling elite have shrugged off protests as a result of economic hardships imposed by the west. Will this time be different, as demonstrators set their hijab on fire, striking at a core pillar of Iran’s repressive regime?
22 min
1221
What Next: Election Fraud Evangelists Coming to...
Warnings for the midterms from a chaotic primary in Otero County, New Mexico.
25 min
1222
What Next TBD: Can Nuclear Power Be Green?
The war in Ukraine and climate change are forcing countries to rethink their stance on nuclear power.
22 min
1223
A Word: The Kids are Alright
The documentary Defining US spotlights hard work and hope in diverse schools.
29 min
1224
Political Gabfest: Ron DeSantis’ Sadistic Plan
New York alleges massive fraud by the Trumps; Ron DeSantis trafficks asylum seekers; and Dahlia Lithwick’s Lady Justice.
48 min
1225
The Waves: Free Britney. From Her Fans.
Britney Spears has been released from her conservatorship, but not the public spotlight.
34 min