How Serena Transcended Tennis
After winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles, four Olympic gold medals, and over $100 million in prize money, this month Serena Williams announced the end of her professional tennis career. While her on...
25 Elo 202226min
Abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention
The Department of Justice announced this month that they were investigating allegations that leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention mishandled sexual abuse accusations for decades. How have abuser...
24 Elo 202228min
Oklahoma's Upcoming Execution Spree
Despite its fraught history of botched executions, the state of Oklahoma is preparing to begin a 29 month execution spree this week. 25 dates have been set for men with severe mental illness, personal...
23 Elo 202222min
The Migrants Texas Sent to New York City
As part of a stunt to protest the Biden administration’s immigration policies, the governors of Texas and Arizona have been sending bus-loads of migrants to DC and New York without any support. Immigr...
22 Elo 202218min
We're Expecting the Wrong Things From the CDC
There's no way to remove politics from public health.Guest: Tim RequarthHost: Lizzie O'Leary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Elo 202224min
What All That Money for Green Tech in the Climate Bill Is Buying
The Inflation Reduction Act is spurring progress towards new climate technology that, at times, sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. Will it make a dent in the fight against climate c...
19 Elo 202223min
The Red States Punishing Green Businesses
State treasurers in red states have been banding together to punish companies that are trying to divest themselves from the fossil fuel industry. But it isn’t clear if, say, BlackRock needs West Virgi...
18 Elo 202221min
Will Kentucky Fail Breonna Taylor Again?
When Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron investigated the night Breonna Taylor was killed, his office concluded that the two officers who shot Taylor acted in good faith while executing the warra...
17 Elo 202222min
