The Sunday Read: 'The Case for the Subway'
Long before it became an archaic and filthy symbol of everything wrong with America’s broken cities, the New York subway was a marvel.In recent years, it has been falling apart.Today on The Sunday Rea...
14 Maalis 20211h
Odessa, Part 2: Friday Night Lights
Odessa is a four-part series. All episodes of the show released so far are available here. In 1988, a high school football team in Odessa, Texas, was so good that it became the inspiration for a book,...
12 Maalis 202145min
Diana and Meghan
This episode contains references to suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.In 1995, Diana, Princess of Wales, made a decision that was unprecedented for a member of the British royal family: She sat ...
11 Maalis 202133min
‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’: A Capitol Police Officer Recounts Jan. 6
When Officer Harry Dunn reporter for work at the Capitol on the morning of Jan. 6, he expected a day of relatively normal protests. But the situation soon turned dangerous.Today, we talk with Officer ...
10 Maalis 202131min
A Safety Net for American Children
Even as recently as a year ago, even the most cleareyed analysts thought it was a long shot. But this week, a child tax credit is expected to be passed into law, as part of the economic stimulus bill....
9 Maalis 202120min
Biden's Dilemmas, Part 2: Children at the Border
The number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border is growing — and, with it, anxiety in the Biden administration.Newer concerns have mixed with longstanding ones to create a situ...
8 Maalis 202123min
The Sunday Read: 'The Lonely Death of George Bell'
Thousands die in New York every year. Some of them alone. The city might weep when the celebrated die, or the innocent are slain, but for those who pass in an unwatched struggle, there is no one to mo...
7 Maalis 20211h 3min
Biden’s Dilemmas, Part 1: Punishing Saudi Arabia
Joe Biden has had harsh words for the Saudis and the kingdom’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.It appeared that the period of appeasement toward the Saudis in the Trump administratio...
5 Maalis 202126min
