Trump Assassination Attempt Exposes Security Concerns, Conspiracy Theories and a Democracy In Danger
Federal investigators are charged with uncovering how a 20-year-old man was able to use an automatic rifle from a rooftop just outside of a campaign rally for Donald Trump to open fire, killing one at...
15 Jul 202451min
What 100 Years Of Audio Can Tell Us About Black Americans and Belonging
WNYC, the most listened-to public radio station in America and the production home of this podcast, turns 100 years old this year. Its audio archives are full of gems from history — including voices, ...
8 Jul 202451min
Biden's Struggles, Trump's Lies and What Your Post-Debate Depression Means for November
When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared the stage for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season, it was memorable for all the wrong reasons.Namely, it display...
1 Jul 202450min
Can American democracy ever be truly democratic?
Minority rule – by which a few get to decide the outcomes for many – is eroding American democracy at nearly every level, according to veteran journalist Ari Berman, author of Minority Rule: the Right...
24 Jun 202450min
How Black People Built American Democracy: A Juneteenth Celebration
The promise of American democracy could not be fulfilled until all Americans were free.Following the moment of Black liberation marked by Juneteenth, Black Americans began the ongoing project of secur...
17 Jun 202450min
Message Received: Listener Questions About Trump, What ‘The Wiz’ Means and Stories About Summer
Back in April, some of our listeners told us they were “Trump curious.” A few months later, the former president is now a convicted criminal and other listeners have lingering questions.The Notes from...
13 Jun 202415min
Tony-Nominated Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Using Theater to Make Sense of Nonsense
Ten years after its original staging, “Appropriate” has received eight Tony Award nominations. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins talks about the moments of his life that inspired it.The play tells the...
10 Jun 202445min
Still In Recovery From Being Shot, Hisham Awartani Commits To a Summer of Activism
Notes from America producer Suzanne Gaber returns to the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, for an update on Hisham Awartani, a 21-year-old student of Palestinian descent, who was...
6 Jun 202415min
