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The Waves: How to Live With Your Partner’s PTSD
The condition directly affects more women than men—and caregivers for people with PTSD do not get enough support themselves.
29 min
1527
What Next TBD: How Big Internet Keeps Small Com...
The fight for internet between East Carroll parish and Sparklight.
22 min
1528
What Next: The Master of Monkeypox Messaging
How lessons from New York bathhouses reached the White House.
21 min
1529
What Next: If Russia Loses the War
How dangerous is Putin with his back against the wall?
18 min
1530
What Next: The U.K.’s Actual Leadership Crisis
A new king at Buckingham Palace isn't the nation's most urgent issue.
25 min
1531
What Next: The Starbucks Unions' Next Fight
As more and more service industry workers vote to unionize, companies are betting on just waiting them out.
22 min
1532
What Next TBD: The Chaos That Made YouTube a Ju...
How the company has struggled with creators, extremism, and itself.
30 min
1533
A Word: Save the Children
Black youth suicides have surged, and doctors are searching for answers.
29 min
1534
How To!: Have a Healthier News Diet
David Bornstein and Nicole Lewis on fixing the news, Part 2.
30 min
1535
How To!: Unbreak the News
David Bornstein and Nicole Lewis on fixing the news, Part 1.
32 min
1536
The Waves: The Undying Appeal of Very Sexy Trash
Erotic thrillers are back. Here’s why we love them, and how they can do better.
33 min
1537
What Next TBD: Can A.I. Make Great Art?
A.I. generated art is reaching new levels of sophistication at a rapid rate.
25 min
1538
Political Gabfest: Semi-Fascist
61 min
1539
What Next: The DeSantis Ally on the School Board
Florida Republicans say they have a simple plan for education. Implementation has been more complicated.
27 min
1540
What Next: An Out Teen in the “Don’t Say Gay” S...
Will Larkins, a high school senior, had a life-saving conversation with a queer teacher last year. Would it have been possible under Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act?
22 min
1541
What Next: The Christian College Upending Flori...
Florida is a useful laboratory for conservatives who want to reshape public education across the country.
20 min
1542
What Next TBD: The Summer Vaccine of the Future
A new Lyme vaccine that's in late-stage trials would be the first in 20 years.
15 min
1543
A Word: A Dream Defaulted: Black College Debt
Does President Biden’s relief plan for student loans fall short for Black borrowers?
17 min
1544
Political Gabfest: Diligent Search
Trump’s classified document stash; what Trump’s second term would do to U.S. democracy; and what voters deserve to know about a candidate’s health.
58 min
1545
The Waves: Why Women Carry the Bulk of Student ...
Women and people of color will benefit. Which is good!
26 min
1546
What Next TBD: A.I. Made to Fight Child Porn En...
The unintended victims of Google's A.I. used to fight child predators.
24 min
1547
What Next: Best Of 2022 | The Michigan Democrat...
One freshman state senator shows Democrats how to parry Republican attacks designed to stoke fear and anger.
27 min
1548
What Next: Best Of 2022 | When Your Book Gets B...
How did Ashley Pérez’s novel Out of Darkness get blackballed from schools across the country?
27 min
1549
What Next: Best Of 2022 | The NFL’s Race Problem
A former head coach alleges that the league’s hiring practices are discriminatory. What will it take for them to change?
27 min
1550
What Next: Best Of 2022 | Ginni Thomas Wanted a...
How the wife of a Supreme Court justice found herself at the center of the January 6th insurrection — and a congressional investigation.
25 min