Cricketer-in-Chief
A thrice-married, nightclub-loving cricket star just won Pakistan’s election. Mehreen Zahra-Malik explains why the military backed Imran Khan and Brookings’ Madiha Afzal explains why democracy in Pakistan never seems to last long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Heinä 201820min
Soy Story
The Trump administration stirred up a flurry of trade disputes that threatened to put farmers in the red. Then it threw out a lifesaver: $12 billion in emergency relief. A farmer in Minnesota tells us what she really thinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Heinä 201817min
Graduating Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
What’s up with the Parkland teens? Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School inspired over a million people to march for gun control a few months ago, but it’s been relatively quiet since. Turns out they’ve been busier than ever. David Hogg speaks to Sean Rameswaram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Heinä 201818min
The Endangered Endangered Species Act
The White House has proposed stripping the Endangered Species Act of key provisions - the same legislation that helped save the grizzly bear, bald eagle and humpback whale. But Congressional Republicans say protecting some critters is hurting farmers and businesses in big ways. Vox’s Umair Irfan explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Heinä 201822min
Mr. Trump's wild week
What a week. President Trump sided with President Putin, then he didn’t, then he did, then he didn’t again. Vox’s Alex Ward tries to keep up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Heinä 201820min
The Stanford Prison Correction
In 1971, a professor locked a bunch of young men in a basement to understand evil. The results were explosive. This summer, it all came crashing down. Vox’s Brian Resnick explains what’s going on with the Stanford Prison Experiment. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Heinä 201825min
Open casket, reopened case
One of the most brutal murder cases in American history has been reopened. The Washington Post’s Wesley Lowery explains how Emmett Till’s family might finally find justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Heinä 201821min
Does America need Sacha Baron Cohen?
Bernie Sanders, Sarah Palin, and Dick Cheney walk into an interview. Sacha Baron Cohen is waiting for them. Vox’s Todd VanDerWerff explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Heinä 201818min
