The Kicker

COVID at the White House, voter disinformation, and how to report around the propaganda

As a result of an aggressive disinformation campaign, about half of Republicans believe voter fraud is a major problem. Now that Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, what will the impact be on his ...

2 Loka 202025min

What was the Notorious RBG like as a source?

How did Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg view the press? And how far did the mythology we built around the “Great Dissenter” stray from reality?On this week’s Kicker, Betsy West, co-director ...

25 Syys 202023min

“Eugenics” in Georgia

The forcible sterilizations of female detainees at an immigration detention center in Georgia comprise a new level of cruelty. But ICE health care systems are known to replicate those of American pris...

18 Syys 202021min

We were all raised here: Rochester, Daniel Prude, and a terrible breach of trust

Editor Sheila Rayam and reporter Georgie Silvarole both grew up in Rochester, New York. So did the city’s former Police Chief La'Ron Singletary and Mayor Lovely Warren. When Rochester’s Democrat & Chr...

11 Syys 202025min

“Like shooting a gun in the dark” — a New York City principal and the education beat

As long-time middle school principal and COVID survivor Lisa Edmiston prepares to reopen her middle school in Astoria, she has worked to manage the fear shared by her staff and students. She has also ...

28 Elo 202022min

When did we separate politics and the mail?

On this week’s Kicker, Professor Richard R. John, a historian and author of “Spreading the News: The American Postal System from Franklin to Morse,” speaks with Kyle Pope, editor and publisher of CJR,...

21 Elo 202025min

How to cover an election that isn’t there

Radio rallies in church parking lots, candidates in their basements, and voters stuck in hibernation. When all that’s left to cover are the talking points, how should local and national political repo...

14 Elo 202023min