1651
What Next: How China Is Spinning the Olympics
The Beijing Olympics aren’t a triumph of international cooperation. They’re a triumph of China.
22 min
1652
A Word: Black Horror is Killing It
From “Candyman” to “Get Out,” Black filmmakers are escaping “the sunken place” to lead a renaissance in horror.
27 min
1653
The Waves: Can Women Exercise Without the Patri...
A look at the history and current state of exercise with Danielle Friedman, author of Let’s Get Physical.
33 min
1654
What Next TBD: The Downfall of One of the World...
IBM’s Watson was supposed to transform health care. Last week, it was sold off for scrap.
21 min
1655
What Next: Bye Bye, Breyer
The oldest sitting Supreme Court justice has taken the hint.
25 min
1656
What Next: Putin’s Plan
As Russia looks to halt the advance of the West towards its borders, Ukraine’s independence hangs in the balance.
22 min
1657
What Next: Policing-for-Profit
Inside a town where law enforcement sees citizens as dollar signs.
22 min
1658
What Next: How the Texas Synagogue Survived
The security expert who trained the Colleyville congregants explains what to do in a crisis.
22 min
1659
A Word: Home Robbery
Discrimination has cost Black home owners of billions of dollars of generational wealth. What can change that?
24 min
1660
The Waves: Was the Women’s March Successful?
Five years after the first march, we look back on what’s changed, and what it was all for.
43 min
1661
What Next TBD: Why Does Matt Damon Want Me to B...
A former teen star unpacks the hottest Hollywood hustle.
14 min
1662
What Next: Is Biden Flunking COVID?
Something’s wrong with the plan. Or the message. Or the messengers. Or, maybe, there’s a problem with all three.
26 min
1663
What Next: The Supreme Court, Unmasked
The conservative majority is openly challenging the power of the federal government.
26 min
1664
What Next: The New King of Conservative Media
Dan Bongino is the most popular radio host you’ve probably never heard of.
24 min
1665
A Word: Biden: Fighting or Failing on Voting Ri...
Why exasperated organizers skipped Biden’s “photo op” on voting rights in Georgia.
22 min
1666
The Waves: What's Different About Women's Brains?
Breaking down misconceptions about intelligence
32 min
1667
What Next: Should Democrats Compromise on Elect...
If additional voting protections can’t pass the Senate, there’s another way to protect future elections from sabotage.
21 min
1668
What Next: Greg Abbott’s PR Play at the Border
In an election year, Governor Abbott is using his power to make a show of force on immigration.
24 min
1669
What Next: Chicago’s Public School Meltdown
It’s teachers vs. Mayor Lori Lightfoot… again.
19 min
1670
What Next: J.D. Vance’s Long Game
As he runs for Senate in Ohio, the “Hillbilly” elegist is turning his ire on the left – and borrowing from a new intellectual movement on the political right.
23 min
1671
One Year: Ann Arbor's DNA Dragnet
A controversy over genetic testing ripped a college town apart, and put 160 innocent Black men under suspicion.
47 min
1672
The Waves: Middle-Aged Women Are Getting Their ...
With And Just Like That and Yellowjackets, middle-aged women are having a moment on TV.
35 min
1673
What Next: Rapid Test Blues
Why is the U.S. still falling down on COVID testing?
22 min
1674
What Next: Is the Pandemic Getting Better... Or...
The omicron variant is scrambling our plans, our workplaces, and our confidence.
21 min
1675
What Next: The Coup Next Time
What if January 6 was just a first attempt?
23 min