What's Going On With Student Loans?
Here we are again: Just weeks before the federal pause on student loans is set to expire, with indications that the pause will be extended, and hints at debt forgiveness, but no concrete course of act...
10 Aug 202239min
"This Isn't Just About Abortion": What the End of Roe Means to You
In the weeks leading up to and after the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which ended almost 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, we asked you to tell us how you’re feel...
3 Aug 202237min
Bottled Up: Your Stories About Alcohol
It can sometimes feel like alcohol—whether you're drinking it or not—is an intrinsic element of navigating adulthood. After all, over 70 percent of American adults drink. We take drinking so much for ...
27 Jul 202241min
The Highs and Lows of Being a Starbucks Union Organizer
When we called Jacob Lawson, a 23-year-old Starbucks worker from Utah, he was on his way to another Starbucks store in Idaho to help them start a union. "It’s not too far from Utah. It's 150 miles, bu...
20 Jul 202229min
“No Call Goes Unanswered”: A Lifeline in Wyoming
On July 16, 2022, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline becomes a 3-digit number: 988. This switch means that many local call centers across the country are preparing for a higher volume of calls. ...
13 Jul 202230min
The Very Hot Marriage of Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts
When actress Niecy Nash and R&B singer-songwriter Jessica Betts first met in 2015, they struck up a deep friendship. So when they began to fall in love a few years later, they were both caught off-gua...
29 Jun 202237min
Cut Loose: Your Stories of Breaking Up
When Nan Bauer-Maglin was 60 years old, her husband left her for his 25-year-old student. "I thought about suicide. You know, there’s a great feeling of rejection especially if you’re older," she told...
22 Jun 202240min
'I'm Done Kissing Your Butt': From Manager to Labor Activist
One of the first things Mary Gundel told us about her childhood was that the Florida foster care system left her with a persistent sense that she was invisible. "Nobody cared, nobody wanted me," she s...
15 Jun 202234min
