How Early 2000s Pop Culture Pitted Women Against Each Other
In the early 2000s, girlhood became a spectacle. It was sold through reality TV, tabloid scandals, and the early Internet. And it’s still shaping the way we see women today. Audie talks with Sophie Gi...
24 Jul 202525min
What ICE’s Rapid Expansion Could Mean for Your Community
President Trump's megabill sets Immigration and Customs Enforcement up to be the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency. Journalist Garrett Graff tells Audie how a relatively new federal agency...
17 Jul 202526min
Will Tariffs Bring Trouble to Toyland?
These days, the toy industry isn’t all fun and games. Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks sits down with Audie to talk about how trade wars and culture wars are shaping the state of play in America. Learn more abo...
10 Jul 202525min
George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism
Star Trek legend George Takei has spent a lifetime confronting injustice: his family was sent to internment camps during World War II, he fought for civil rights in the 60’s, and later in life he beca...
3 Jul 202526min
Alaska’s Senator: 'You’re Roadkill in the Middle’
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski spent the past two decades making a name for herself as a Republican who regularly straddles party lines. In a new book, Far from Home, Murkowski delves into her journey ...
26 Jun 202530min
Can Weight Loss Drugs and Body Positivity Coexist?
Just a few years ago, ‘body positivity’ was everywhere. Then came Ozempic. Audie talks with Virginia Sole-Smith, who spent the past decade writing about ‘diet culture.’ She weighs in on the future of ...
19 Jun 202533min
Can Protestors Manufacture a Tipping Point?
Protest has long been a tool for change in American life. But in an age of political gridlock and viral outrage, what actually works? Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible— one of several progress...
12 Jun 202527min
Is OpenAI Building an Empire or a Religion?
Some companies just build products. Others build empires — with innovative leaders who inspire fierce devotion. But when does innovation become something more like faith? Tech journalist Karen Hao joi...
5 Jun 202535min
