What Happened to Simone Biles?
On Tuesday morning, Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, withdrew from the team all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics citing mental health concerns. Biles’ move shocked most wa...
28 Jul 202124min
So... What Is COVID Now?
The delta variant is now the most-prevalent strain of COVID-19, causing a handful of so-called “breakthrough” infections in fully-vaccinated people. Unvaccinated people account for 97% of severe cases...
27 Jul 202128min
On the Front Lines of California’s Wildfires
The fires raging across the American West are like the climate crisis itself: Too big and too extreme to understand all at once. So today, we’re zooming in on some of the people fighting those fires: ...
26 Jul 202131min
TBD | How Spyware Mercenaries Hack Your Phone
This week, Amnesty International and a French journalism nonprofit named Forbidden Stories revealed that technology from a spyware firm called NSO Group is being deployed on a massive scale. The spywa...
23 Jul 202127min
How Spyware Mercenaries Hack Your Phone
This week, Amnesty International and a French journalism nonprofit named Forbidden Stories revealed that technology from a spyware firm called NSO Group is being deployed on a massive scale. The spywa...
23 Jul 202127min
The Rise of Kristi Noem
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has a problem. She’s ready to get beamed up to national political stardom, but she’s polling near the bottom among 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls. What issues can she...
22 Jul 202123min
Punishing the Capitol Rioters
Six months after the Capitol riot, plea deals from cases against the rioters have begun to trickle in. Will the courts be able to do what Congress couldn’t, and insist on a shared version of events on...
21 Jul 202123min
The Right Wing War on Vaccines
It’s becoming harder to get all Americans vaccinated. While millions of people still get the shots each week, some conservatives are becoming more difficult to convince, and some politicians are incre...
20 Jul 202127min
