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What Next: Puerto Rico Without Power, Again
Five years ago, Hurricane Maria devastated the island's fragile infrastructure. In the aftermath of Fiona, little seems to have changed.
22 min
1577
What Next: A Student Ran For School Board … and...
How inaction on climate, curriculum, and right-wing extremism drove one 18-year-old to unseat an incumbent.
21 min
1578
What Next: Is Hunter Biden’s Laptop Actually a ...
The left seems vaguely aware it exists, while the right views it as the talisman to bring the whole Biden family down.
23 min
1579
What Next: Is Hunter Biden’s Laptop Actually a ...
The left seems vaguely aware it exists, while the right views it as the talisman to bring the whole Biden family down.
23 min
1580
What Next: Abortion Can’t Be Settled by the States
A proposed 15-week abortion ban shows that even the GOP isn’t holding to states-rights talking points.
27 min
1581
A Word: Teaching While Black
Black educators are fleeing classrooms at a higher rate. Why?
26 min
1582
What Next TBD: The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Sp...
Human trafficking victims in Asia are being forced into scamming people online.
26 min
1583
Political Gabfest: What if Ukraine Wins?
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine’s advances, Lindsey Graham’s national abortion ban bill; and the controversy over minimum education standards for religious schools in New York.
51 min
1584
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
1585
What Next TBD: How Big Internet Keeps Small Com...
The fight for internet between East Carroll parish and Sparklight.
22 min
1586
What Next: The Master of Monkeypox Messaging
How lessons from New York bathhouses reached the White House.
21 min
1587
What Next: If Russia Loses the War
How dangerous is Putin with his back against the wall?
18 min
1588
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
1589
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
1590
What Next TBD: The Chaos That Made YouTube a Ju...
How the company has struggled with creators, extremism, and itself.
30 min
1591
A Word: Save the Children
Black youth suicides have surged, and doctors are searching for answers.
29 min
1592
How To!: Have a Healthier News Diet
David Bornstein and Nicole Lewis on fixing the news, Part 2.
30 min
1593
How To!: Unbreak the News
David Bornstein and Nicole Lewis on fixing the news, Part 1.
32 min
1594
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
1595
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
1596
Political Gabfest: Semi-Fascist
61 min
1597
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
1598
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
1599
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
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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