2026
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
2027
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
2028
What Next: Chicago’s Public School Meltdown
It’s teachers vs. Mayor Lori Lightfoot… again.
19 min
2029
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
2030
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
2031
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
2032
What Next: Rapid Test Blues
Why is the U.S. still falling down on COVID testing?
22 min
2033
What Next: Is the Pandemic Getting Better... Or...
The omicron variant is scrambling our plans, our workplaces, and our confidence.
21 min
2034
What Next: The Coup Next Time
What if January 6 was just a first attempt?
23 min
2035
What Next: The Capitol Rioters, A Year Later
The number of defendants facing federal charges continues to grow.
26 min
2036
A Word: Get Facts, Get Free: The Emancipator
American media has messed up race coverage for decades. Can The Emancipator change that?
24 min
2037
The Waves: “It Was and Is Horrible”
Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain, and Nicole Perkins reconvene to unpack the last two years.
47 min
2038
What Next: Best of 2021 | When Your Town Burns ...
Greenville, California was a microcosm of America: full of heart and bedeviled by bitter arguments over how to face the long-term threat of climate change.
27 min
2039
What Next: Best of 2021 | Will the NFL Finally ...
Standing behind Carl Nassib is going to take more than a tweet.
31 min
2040
What Next: Best of 2021 | How Should We Remembe...
Untangling the former general’s complicated legacy.
28 min
2041
What Next: Best of 2021 | God Doesn’t Want Me V...
Examining the religious claims of the COVID vaccine’s conscientious objectors.
25 min
2042
The Waves: A Very Waves Reunion
June Thomas, Noreen Malone, and Hanna Rosin are back!
47 min
2043
A Word: Black Christmas Movie Bonanza
Streaming services are bringing new audiences to Black holiday classics.
18 min
2044
What Next: Best of 2021 | When the Culture War ...
It started with a Facebook group and ended with violent threats.
29 min
2045
What Next: Best of 2021 | One Woman’s Year Prot...
Why activists held onto the block where George Floyd was murdered.
34 min
2046
What Next: Best of 2021 | The Plight of the Del...
New York City depends on food carriers. So why are they struggling to survive?
28 min
2047
What Next: Joe Biden's Putin Problem
The west still has a way to keep Russia from pushing further into Ukraine.
22 min
2048
A Word: Black and Missing: Finding Our Own
An HBO documentary highlights the racial disparities in how missing persons cases are handled, and how the Black and Missing Foundation is making a difference.
22 min
2049
The Waves: The Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell
Why Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime girlfriend probably won’t testify.
43 min
2050
What Next TBD: The Carbon Capture Fantasy
The IPCC says we may need to pull carbon out of the atmosphere to keep the planet from overheating. That won’t be easy.
23 min