1976
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
1977
What Next TBD: What All That Money for Green Te...
The Inflation Reduction Act is fast-tracking climate technologies.
23 min
1978
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
1979
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
1980
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
1981
What Next: Who Influences the Influencers?
Political money and messaging is flowing, unregulated, onto social media.
26 min
1982
What Next TBD: Big Pharma’s Bet on Psychedelics
Psychedelic drug research is increasingly being funded by pharmaceutical companies.
22 min
1983
A Word: Designing Wakanda
The Black Panther franchise is lifting up a new generation of Black creatives in film.
23 min
1984
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
1985
The Waves: Live. Laugh. Lexapro.
Mental health drugs shouldn’t come with stigma. But they shouldn’t be the only solution, either.
30 min
1986
What Next TBD: Crypto Could Leave Texas in the ...
How crypto mining is taxing the Texas power grid.
22 min
1987
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
1988
What Next: Is This Climate Bill Worth the Wait?
And how long until we know it’s working?
20 min
1989
What Next: The Taliban vs. the Press
How one journalist’s reporting trip turned into a nightmare.
26 min
1990
What Next: The New Era of Child Labor
A teen girl vanished in Alabama. The search for her revealed kids as young as 12 working in an Alabama factory.
19 min
1991
What Next TBD: The Monkeypox Vaccine Monopoly
How intellectual property laws make health crises worse.
24 min
1992
A Word: Full-Court Fighter
NBA great Bill Russell never apologized for fighting racism. It cost him.
33 min
1993
The Waves: Liz Cheney’s Mom Energy
She’s disappointed in Trump. But she still voted with him 93 percent of the time.
29 min
1994
Political Gabfest: Nothing’s The Matter With Ka...
The primaries & Kansans’ defense of abortion; Alex Jones on trial; and surviving pregnancy in the United States.
45 min
1995
What Next TBD: The Homes We Forgot to Build a D...
Is there a way to fix the never-ending housing crisis in the US?
24 min
1996
What Next: The Democrats’ MAGA Gambit
Elevate far-right extremists in the primary for an easier win in the general—what could go wrong?
22 min
1997
What Next: Is It Time to Free the “Merchant of ...
Does Russia want Viktor Bout back badly enough to send Brittney Griner home?
19 min
1998
What Next: Kansas's Sketchy Abortion Vote
From confusing language to the election’s odd timing, conservative lawmakers are using every trick in the book to try and restrict access to reproductive healthcare.
20 min
1999
What Next: The Jan. 6 Rioter Whose Son Turned H...
Facing a 15 year sentence for domestic terrorism, will they make an example of Guy Reffitt?
24 min
2000
A Word: The Third COVID Summer
People are done with the virus; unfortunately, the virus isn’t done with us.
18 min