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1776
What Next TBD: The Streaming TV Bloodbath
We're seeing a course correction in the streaming market.
24 min
1777
A Word: Ballers and Shot Callers
How Black quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes rewrote the NFL playbook on race.
28 min
1778
The Waves: Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
Her women speak. What a concept!
32 min
1779
One Year 1986: No Crime Day
Would Isiah Thomas’ vision of a crime-free world set Detroit on a new path, or was it a recipe for failure?
50 min
1780
Political Gabfest: Could the Democrats Actually...
Changing tides ahead of the midterms; Conservatives score an unprecedented $1.6B donation; and Biden’s student loan forgiveness and repayment plans.
49 min
1781
What Next TBD: The Hacker Blowing the Whistle o...
Inside the explosive whistleblower complaint against Twitter.
30 min
1782
What Next: How Serena Transcended Tennis
Her on-court accomplishments are unparalleled, but Serena Williams’s impact stretches much further.
26 min
1783
What Next: Abuse in the Southern Baptist Conven...
Decades of accusations and alleged cover-up have the church’s leadership under a DOJ investigation.
28 min
1784
What Next: Oklahoma's Upcoming Execution Spree
Sister Helen Prejean is imploring both church and state to be “pro-life” even for the guilty.
22 min
1785
What Next: The Migrants Texas Sent to New York ...
What can New York do for asylum seekers who have been sent as a political stunt?
18 min
1786
What Next TBD: We're Expecting the Wrong Things...
What to make of the latest COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC.
24 min
1787
A Word: Black Wombs Matter
Why does the maternal mortality crisis kill more Black mothers?
23 min
1788
Political Gabfest: The Martyrdom of Liz Cheney
The Trump investigations; Liz Cheney’s defeat; and controversies over how to teach kids to read
51 min
1789
The Waves: It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.
The mess at HBO is a sign of worse things to come for marginalized voices in TV and movies
33 min
1790
What Next TBD: What All That Money for Green Te...
The Inflation Reduction Act is fast-tracking climate technologies.
23 min
1791
What Next: The Red States Punishing Green Busin...
The “party of big business” is using public funds to dictate how private companies invest.
21 min
1792
What Next: Will Kentucky Fail Breonna Taylor Ag...
An ambitious attorney general failed to hold the cops accountable. Will he obstruct future investigations?
22 min
1793
What Next: What the DOJ Should Do About Trump
One former federal prosecutor thinks the agency is missing an opportunity to explain its approach to the former president.
25 min
1794
What Next: Who Influences the Influencers?
Political money and messaging is flowing, unregulated, onto social media.
26 min
1795
What Next TBD: Big Pharma’s Bet on Psychedelics
Psychedelic drug research is increasingly being funded by pharmaceutical companies.
22 min
1796
A Word: Designing Wakanda
The Black Panther franchise is lifting up a new generation of Black creatives in film.
23 min
1797
Political Gabfest: What’s in Trump’s Safe?
The Mar-a-Lago search; the Inflation Reduction Act; and seeking accountability for family separation at the border.
52 min
1798
The Waves: Live. Laugh. Lexapro.
Mental health drugs shouldn’t come with stigma. But they shouldn’t be the only solution, either.
30 min
1799
What Next TBD: Crypto Could Leave Texas in the ...
How crypto mining is taxing the Texas power grid.
22 min
1800
What Next: The Crisis of Trust That Dobbs Created
A ruptured ectopic pregnancy left a Texas woman wondering if her treatment was delayed because of her state’s abortion ban.
23 min