The Waves: Does Your Favorite Scary Movie Have ...
Or is there feminism to find in the “final girl” trope?
35 min
2302
What Next TBD: Why Are Bots Buying Sneakers?
When algorithms start buying up products, there’s something wrong with the system.
22 min
2303
What Next: Why I Quit Advising Kyrsten Sinema
The Arizona senator is notorious for ignoring her constituents. Five members of her Veterans Advisory Council have had enough.
26 min
2304
What Next: Is Bill Gates to Blame for Lagging V...
The billionaire’s love of intellectual property could be limiting vaccine supply.
22 min
2305
What Next: The Afghans Who Got Out
They had to be lucky to flee their country. Once in the U.S., they face a wall of bureaucracy and new customs.
21 min
2306
What Next: A Brazen Kidnapping in Haiti
Abductions aren’t new to Haiti, where armed gangs now have more power than national police.
27 min
2307
A Word: Uneven Playing Field
Why does Black activism look so different in the NBA and the NFL?
25 min
2308
The Waves: Why Being the Chef on a Yacht Could ...
Below Deck’s Chef Rachel Hargrove joins The Waves to dish on the last season, the yachting industry, and the pressures of being a chef.
32 min
2309
What Next TBD: Honey, I Sold the House to Zillow
Why are tech companies flipping houses?
16 min
2310
What Next: How Immunity for Cops Ends
Not with a bang but with a whimper.
27 min
2311
What Next: Is Trump Still On Virginia’s Ballot?
Both candidates for governor can’t escape his shadow.
27 min
2312
What Next: How Should We Remember Colin Powell?
Untangling the former general’s complicated legacy.
28 min
2313
What Next: No One's Got Mail
Is the post office’s demise a foregone conclusion?
23 min
2314
A Word: Black to the Land
Will the reversal of the racist land grab at Bruce’s Beach spark a trend?
26 min
2315
The Waves: Finding Hope for Women in the Climat...
The world is on fire. Is it disproportionately impacting women?
34 min
2316
What Next TBD: The Return of Hacktivism
Massive data dumps from inside Twitch and Epik may signal a new era in the world of moralistic hacking.
19 min
2317
What Next: The Strike That Could Paralyze Holly...
Workers are fed up with the long hours and low pay.
19 min
2318
What Next: Is Someone Brain-Zapping American Op...
...maybe.
19 min
2319
What Next: When Airbnb Takes Over Your Neighbor...
Short-term rentals are hollowing out places like Galveston, Texas.
21 min
2320
A Word: Supreme Injustice
The conservative Supreme Court majority could super-charge gun rights and wreck Roe v. Wade.
19 min
2321
The Waves: Can You Really Have a Feminist Wedding?
Two women—one recently married and one recently engaged—contemplate whether it’s possible to redeem the old institution filled with white dresses and garter tosses.
37 min
2322
What Next TBD: Will the Facebook Whistleblower ...
Frances Haugen thinks we’re talking about Facebook all wrong.
21 min
2323
What Next: Congress Plays Chicken
Democrats and Republicans agree on the debt ceiling. Why won’t they do anything?
25 min
2324
What Next: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?
With bold social welfare programs, our chances are better.
24 min
2325
What Next: Democrats’ Gerrymandering Dilemma
Do you forfeit the game just when you’re taking the lead?