The Sunday Read: ‘The “Herald Square Bomber” Who Wasn’t’
In summer 2003, Shahawar Matin Siraj, then 21, met Osama Eldawoody, a nuclear engineer twice his age. To Mr. Siraj’s delight they struck up an unlikely friendship — never before had someone this sophi...
25 Apr 20211h 13min
The Super League That Wasn’t
This episode contains strong language. On Sunday, 12 elite soccer teams in Europe announced the formation of a super league. The plan was backed by vast amounts of money, but it flew in the face of an...
23 Apr 202128min
How a ‘Red Flag’ Law Failed in Indiana
Last spring, Brandon Hole’s mother alerted the police in Indiana about her son’s worrying behavior. Invoking the state’s “red flag” law, officers seized his firearm.But Mr. Hole was able to legally pu...
22 Apr 202124min
Guilty of All Charges
On Tuesday, after three weeks of jury selection, another three weeks of testimony and 10 hours of deliberations, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of murder in the d...
21 Apr 202130min
A Wave of Anti-Transgender Legislation
Just four months into 2021 and there have already been more than 80 bills, introduced in mostly Republican-controlled legislatures, that aim to restrict transgender rights, mostly in sports and medica...
20 Apr 202129min
A Difficult Diplomatic Triangle
When a nuclear fuel enrichment site in Iran blew up this month, Tehran immediately said two things: The explosion was no accident, and the blame lay with Israel.Such an independent action by Israel wo...
19 Apr 202123min
The Sunday Read: ‘Voices Carry’
The Skagit Valley choir last sang together on the evening of March 10, 2020. This rehearsal, it would turn out, was one of the first documented superspreader events of the pandemic. Of the 61 choriste...
18 Apr 202148min
The Agony of Pandemic Parenting
This episode contains strong language and emotional descriptions about the challenges of parenting during the pandemic, so if your young child is with you, you might want to listen later.Several month...
16 Apr 202123min
