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1751
What Next: What Does Haiti Actually Need?
Not more international interference.
25 min
1752
What Next: Will R. Kelly Survivors Finally Get ...
After decades of allegedly abusing women, the singer is back on trial.
25 min
1753
What Next: California's Recall Nightmare
Gavin Newsom needs to campaign just to keep his job.
23 min
1754
A Word: Black to School, At Home
Between COVID and racism, will Black homeschooling rates keep rising?
18 min
1755
The Waves: Can We Love True Crime When We’re th...
Sifting through the trash to find the good in true crime
39 min
1756
What Next TBD: Will Booster Shots Make a Differ...
Globally, what’s the best use of the next available dose?
18 min
1757
What Next: The Afghans Who Couldn’t Get Out
They worked for the U.S. government in Afghanistan. Now, they're stuck.
24 min
1758
What Next: A Texas Standoff
The Democrats fled. The Republicans can have them arrested when they return. What happens now?
20 min
1759
What Next: How Afghanistan Ended Like This
The Taliban is back in control. What happened?
23 min
1760
What Next: Mask Wars and the Start of School in...
Mississippi’s hospital system is days away from collapse.
23 min
1761
A Word: Tuskegee’s Ghosts Haunt COVID Fight
The Black Coalition Against COVID is battling the virus, disinformation, and historic distrust in the Black community.
22 min
1762
The Waves: COVID Exhaustion
From neverending planning to constant worrying about safety.
33 min
1763
What Next TBD: What's Taking the FDA So Long?
Full approval of the vaccines could move the needle on U.S. vaccination rates. So what’s the holdup?
23 min
1764
What Next: When Your Town Burns Down
Greenville, California was a microcosm of America: full of heart and bedeviled by bitter arguments over how to face the long-term threat of fire.
23 min
1765
What Next: A DOJ Lawyer’s Attempt to Overthrow ...
And why the next attempt may be closer than you think.
25 min
1766
What Next: The Latest Blow to American Workers
Richard Trumka’s death marks the end of an era in organized labor.
31 min
1767
What Next: A Doctor in the Middle of the Florid...
Healthcare workers are fed up, and Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t seem to care.
24 min
1768
A Word: Eviction Restriction Showdown
Ex HUD chief Julian Castro wonders why the White House dropped the ball on evictions before reviving the moratorium this week.
25 min
1769
The Waves: Can Feminists Visit FBoy Island?
The new HBO Max series resurfaces old tensions about watching reality dating shows.
36 min
1770
What Next TBD: Can America Fix Its Trains?
To make a real difference, we first need to learn how to spend the money well.
16 min
1771
What Next: Washington’s Most Broken Institution?
How to play bipartisan hardball.
26 min
1772
What Next: Cuomo vs. Everyone
New York’s governor will not go quietly.
26 min
1773
What Next: Why Republicans Compromised
No one got exactly what they wanted, so why is Congress patting itself on the back?
24 min
1774
What Next: Take This Job, Please!
Where did all the workers go?
23 min
1775
A Word: Black Man With a Gun
Are growing gun sales to Black Americans about freedom, fear, or both?
21 min