1726
A Word: Hip Hop McCarthyism?
Prosecutors are using rap lyrics in court, with very high stakes.
16 min
1727
The Waves: The 10 Year Old Who Needed An Abortion
Why did so many news outlets question a doctor’s word about a rape?
33 min
1728
Political Gabfest: Hot, Hotter, Hottest
Europe’s deadly heat wave, Joe Manchin kills climate legislation, and the inevitable post-Roe healthcare chaos has begun.
43 min
1729
What Next: Three Theories on Joe Manchin
Why the West Virginia senator kept telling the Democrats ‘no’ on climate — and why the Democrats kept on asking.
21 min
1730
What Next: A Different Kind of Pollution
“Sensory pollution” in the environment can be just as harmful as chemical pollution—but it’s also much easier to fix.
23 min
1731
What Next: The Prosecutors Stuck With Abortion ...
In conservative states, some public attorneys are trying to signal that they'll treat Dobbs-triggered cases with skepticism.
26 min
1732
What Next: The Biden Problem
Why do party leaders keep getting caught flat-footed?
18 min
1733
A Word: They Want to Kill Americans
“They brag about having all the guns. They mean it.”
20 min
1734
Amicus: Eric Holder's Supreme Court Protest
President Obama’s Attorney General reveals why he decided to boycott SCOTUS
45 min
1735
Political Gabfest: Lowest Approval Rating
Biden’s 2024 plans, the establishment Republicans who stand by Trump, and Herschel Walker’s baffling Senate campaign.
49 min
1736
The Waves: Brittney Griner and the Problem With...
She’s a star of her game—and this is how she’s treated?
27 min
1737
What Next: The Proud Boys' New Plan for Power
From a loose coalition of “ironic misogynists” to a political force in the GOP.
22 min
1738
What Next: The Real Risks of Monkeypox
The latest outbreak threatens more than any one community.
23 min
1739
What Next: The Russians Invaded. The Opera Play...
Facing bombardment and blockade, music has returned to Odesa’s storied theater.
24 min
1740
What Next: The War on LGBTQ+ Rights
How The Trevor Project sees the impact of the GOP’s newly-introduced, anti-LGBTQ+ laws on American youth.
26 min
1741
The Waves: The Caregiver Crisis
Women have been depending on the labor of other women in order to succeed. What has it cost us?
25 min
1742
A Word: Back to Black Colleges?
Why are growing numbers of elite African American students considering Black campuses?
31 min
1743
What Next: How to Fix the Economy
Tackling inflation won’t be easy – or painless.
20 min
1744
What Next: The Supreme Court Needs an Upgrade
What options do Congress and the president have?
22 min
1745
What Next: A Fight to Put Abortion on Arizona’s...
Activists need to collect hundreds of thousands of signatures in a few days to put abortion rights on the state’s ballot.
24 min
1746
A Word: No Choice: Fighting for Abortion Rights
Apps and virtue signaling won’t save abortion rights, says legal analyst Imani Gandy.
30 min
1747
The Waves: Unpacking NY Mag’s Teen Cancel Cultu...
It shows a lot of sympathy for its male protagonist. But is that a bad thing?
22 min
1748
What Next: The Shocking Jan. 6 Hearing Was Not ...
Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony is a bombshell, but Trump’s still a long way from accountability.
25 min
1749
What Next: What Texas Can’t Forget
One state senator’s fight for Uvalde and for modest gun law changes in the Lone Star State
25 min
1750
What Next: The State That Brought Down Roe
Mississippi voted down fetal personhood in 2011. In 2022, it was the state that flipped Roe v. Wade.
24 min