Grief, Comedy, and COVID
Over the summer, comedian Laurie Kilmartin took to Twitter to joke about something that wasn’t funny: Her mom was dying. JoAnn Kilmartin, Laurie’s mother, had contracted the coronavirus in her nursing...
29 Dec 202023min
Teaching Is Hell Right Now
Hybrid learning is a massive educational experiment playing out in schools across the country. No two classrooms are alike. We took a look at one teacher’s experience. Guest: Christopher Pinto, a high...
28 Dec 202019min
A History of Violent Protest
The images are familiar now. The police in their face shields, armed with batons and cans of pepper spray. The protestors, sporting bruises, pouring milk on each others’ faces. What happened in the sp...
24 Dec 202026min
He Saw the Coronavirus Coming
The coronavirus that gave rise to our present pandemic started in China as a bat virus that eventually made contact with humans. Researchers say this leap between species was highly predictable – so w...
23 Dec 202020min
Finally, a Deal
Congress has agreed on another stimulus package, but to do so both Republicans and Democrats had to give up on high-priority demands. Why did this bill take so long, and why isn’t anyone all that exci...
22 Dec 202024min
Could the U.S. Have Stopped Russia’s Hack?
The United States is contending with a computer hack unprecedented in scope, and it could take months or even years to understand exactly what happened. But the hack has roots in vulnerabilities under...
21 Dec 202020min
A Republican in Georgia on the Party's Civil War
Since the presidential election, local Republicans in states that Joe Biden flipped blue have been arguing about what went wrong. The difference in Georgia is, the election isn’t totally over - and th...
18 Dec 202022min
What Is ICE After Trump?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement played an outsized role in manifesting Trump’s hard-line immigration policies. How might ICE change under Biden?Guest: Hamed Aleaziz, immigration reporter at BuzzFe...
17 Dec 202023min
