Plexiglass and Civility: The Vice-Presidential Debate
During most campaigns, the job of the vice-presidential candidates focuses on boosting the person heading the ticket. Proving their suitability for the top job is secondary.But this year is different....
8 Okt 202032min
Where Is This Pandemic Headed?
The pandemic has killed more than one million people around the world, at least 210,000 in the United States alone. The illness has infiltrated the White House and infected the president.Today, we off...
7 Okt 202025min
How a Small Bar Battled to Survive the Coronavirus
This episode contains strong language. Jack Nicas, a technology reporter for The New York Times, moved to Oakland, Calif., five years ago. When he arrived, he set out to find a bar of choice. It quick...
6 Okt 202044min
The Latest on the President’s Health
On Saturday morning, the doctors treating President Trump for the coronavirus held a news conference outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — a show of strength, aimed at reassuring the ...
5 Okt 202029min
One Million Lives
They came from Tel Aviv, Aleppo and a “small house by the river.” They were artists, whiskey drinkers and mbira players. They were also fathers, sisters and best friends.Today, we hear people from aro...
4 Okt 202025min
Special Edition: The Pandemic Reaches the President
He assured the country the coronavirus would “disappear” soon. Then he tested positive. We explore how President Trump testing positive for the coronavirus could affect the last days of the 2020 race ...
2 Okt 202019min
The Field: The Fight For Voting Rights in Florida
This episode contains strong language. During much of this election cycle, Julius Irving of Gainesville, Fla., spent his days trying to get former felons registered to vote.He would tell them about Fl...
2 Okt 202043min
A User’s Guide to Mail-In Voting
The pandemic will mean that many more Americans vote by mail this year.All 50 states require people to register before they can cast a mail-in vote. But from there, the rules diverge wildly.And a lot ...
1 Okt 202025min
