How Do We Talk About Campus Protests?
Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses have been met with suspensions, expulsions, and arrests. This week, Audie talks with two people in the middle of the story to understand how they view and ...
2 Touko 202444min
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett of Pod Save America
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett were speechwriters in the Obama White House who, along with Tommy Vietor, decided to venture into media with a podcast now called Pod Save America. The show became a hit, so...
29 Huhti 202430min
Does Beyoncé Need Country?
And does Country need Beyoncé? The likely answer to both of those questions is no. But the discussion Beyoncé sparked seems to be the larger point of her new album, Cowboy Carter. Sidney Madden is a r...
25 Huhti 202436min
Why Trump Would Rather Be at The Supreme Court
While the political world fixates on Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial, the Supreme Court is weighing two decisions that could re-define the November election and invalidate charges for hundreds...
22 Huhti 202431min
Pediatricians on the Frontlines of Gender-Affirming Care
This week, the Supreme Court ruled that Idaho could temporarily enforce a law that would ban providing gender-affirming care to minors. That means doctors who administer puberty blocking-drugs, hormon...
18 Huhti 202434min
Why Arizona Matters So Much
When Arizona’s Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law reinstating a near-total ban on abortion, it took most of the country by surprise. For plugged-in journalist Jim Small of AZ Mirror, this was the expect...
15 Huhti 202432min
What Would a Second U.S. Civil War Look Like?
The new movie “Civil War” asks: what could happen if the system of checks and balances that hold the United States together falls apart? Audie talks with the writer and director of the film, Alex Garl...
11 Huhti 202429min
Why Don’t Third Parties Work?
Last week, “No Labels,” the centrist group seeking to field a “unity ticket” for the presidential election, announced that despite raising $70 million and securing ballot access in key states, they ha...
8 Huhti 202430min
