Everything We (Don’t) Know About Omicron
In November, South Africa alerted the world to Omicron, a new strain of COVID-19. Then, as cases began to pop up worldwide, the World Health Organization labeled it a “variant of concern.” What do we ...
1 Joulu 202122min
Are the Democrats Making Child Care Even Worse?
Child care has long been a “textbook example of a broken market,” as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said this fall. How have government efforts so thoroughly failed to fix this industry? And does Bid...
30 Marras 202125min
RIP to the SAT
If you had to take the SAT for your college admissions process, you largely have the University of California System to thank for that. When the university adopted the test in 1968, hundreds of other ...
29 Marras 202124min
TBD | Best of 2021: Inside the Subreddit That Blew Up GameStop
This episode originally aired in January 2021The story of how GameStop went from the verge of a bankruptcy to a $15 billion market value isn’t an easy one to wrap your head around. But it helps to go ...
26 Marras 202120min
Best of 2021: Inside the Subreddit That Blew Up GameStop
This episode originally aired in January 2021The story of how GameStop went from the verge of a bankruptcy to a $15 billion market value isn’t an easy one to wrap your head around. But it helps to go ...
26 Marras 202120min
Whose Second Amendment Is It?
The Supreme Court is considering a case that may strike down New York state’s strict restrictions on carrying a gun in public. Some public defenders think that might be a win for criminal justice refo...
24 Marras 202124min
Was the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Inevitable?
Last August, then-17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse and fatally shot two people and wounded another with a semi-automatic rifle during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse’s lawyers leaned heavily ...
23 Marras 202129min
Inflategate
How many times a day do you hear the word “inflation” now? Many items are getting more expensive, but what’s actually driving those price increases? And are we heading towards a repeat of the 1970s wa...
22 Marras 202123min
