elon r u ok
Elon Musk is having a bit of a week, a month, a year. Now the Department of Justice is investigating him, as is Today, Explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Sep 201828min
China's concentration camps
China has a secret that’s slowly slipping out: roughly a million Uighurs are being held in “reeducation camps”. Gulchehra Hoja, a Uighur journalist, explains how reporting on China’s human rights abuses against Muslims led to the disappearance of 23 of her relatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Sep 201824min
Now’s a great time to commit some white-collar crime
The Mueller investigation has revealed how easy it is to get away with white-collar crime in the United States. ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger explains how we got here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Sep 201823min
What the letter said
Christine Blasey Ford has come forward to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Vox's Li Zhou recounts the alleged assault and Emily Bazelon from the New York Times Magazine explains what might come next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Sep 201821min
Back to Juul
The FDA announced this week it’s cracking down on e-cigarettes, demanding that manufacturers like Juul prove within 60 days they aren’t harmful to youth. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains why kids love vaping and why they shouldn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Sep 201822min
Have you talked to God about this?
Today, Pope Francis met with American bishops at the Vatican to discuss the fallout from a report on decades of abuse by priests. A religion reporter explains the widening crisis within the Church, before a Jesuit priest and a few everyday Catholics struggle with how it affects their faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Sep 201824min
CAROLINAS, PLEASE EVACUATE
Meteorologist Angela Fritz forecasts the catastrophic storm that's about to slam the Carolinas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Sep 201820min
Deadname
Three transgender women of color have been murdered in the past two weeks. ProPublica’s Lucas Waldron explains why so many murders of trans people remain unsolved, and why a lot of it boils down to something called a “deadname.” ****************************************** Watch the Vox-ProPublica video on how ID laws can put trans people in danger: https://bit.ly/2MkETod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Sep 201820min
