Revisiting Caught: 'I Just Want You to Come Home'
The United States locks up more people - and more children - than any country in the world. Two years ago, Caught delved into the experiences of youth whose worst decisions led them to be entrapped wi...
30 Jul 202028min
The Laws of Soil and Blood
Being Black in Italy means you’re likely NOT born a citizen. Until the Civil War, the same was true for Black people in the United States. Citizenship was reserved for white people only. These histori...
17 Jul 202039min
Zoned for Resistance
As Covid-19 first spread through Chicago, the residents of Little Village faced another imminent crisis — the hastily-approved demolition of an old coal-fired power plant that left the neighborhood sh...
10 Jul 202041min
Juneteenth, an Unfinished Business
Juneteenth marks a triumphant moment for not just Black Americans, but all people who have sought liberation globally. On June 19th, Kai Wright hosted a special episode of “The Brian Lehrer Show” with...
26 Jun 202044min
Rage, Grief, Joy
After months of fear and mourning amid a global pandemic, we’re now in the streets. This week, we talk about catharsis and the ways we gather to fight, to grieve and to show up for each other. We hear...
18 Jun 202033min
'Community' Is a Verb. And It’s Hard
As the nation faces the dual brunts of the pandemic and the on-going brutality against black bodies, people more than ever are finding ways to “do the work” in their communities. This week our reporte...
12 Jun 202028min
Keeping Released Prisoners Safe and Sane
It’s hard enough when there’s no pandemic to keep mentally ill inmates from falling through the holes in a patchwork system. Now it’s harder than ever. A huge number of people who are locked up in thi...
4 Jun 202041min
'I Did Not Watch the Video'
The week Ida B. Wells’ reporting on lynching received a Pulitzer Prize, a video of 25 year-old Ahmaud Arbery being chased and killed began to circulate on social media. It was one of the few news stor...
21 Mai 202030min
