Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Person of the Year
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine e...
The Queen of Christmas
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A quarter-century after its release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has clai...
Debate 6: Enter the Wine Cave
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The sixth and final Democratic debate of the year was less diverse, more substantive, and also featu...
Aging in America
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
By 2035, there will be more elderly people than children in America. The country isn’t ready. (Tra...
Impeachment Day
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains ...
Trump v. Taxes
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump has to turn over his tax returns, but WNYC's A...
Big Bezos is watching you
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In under 20 years, Amazon grew from an online bookstore to the eyes and ears in our homes. OneZero's...
Space Farce
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it? (Transcript here.) Le...
India's Muslim ban
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The second-largest Muslim nation in the world just got closer to becoming a Hindu state. Learn more ...
The cost of PrEP
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Trump administration agree on one thing: the cost of HIV drugs is t...
Articles of impeachment
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
House Democrats made history today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Rudolph the former mayor
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How Rudy Giuliani went from "America's mayor" to the inadvertent architect of Donald Trump's pending...
“This will end when one of us dies”
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ProPublica’s Lizzie Presser explains why Americans are being jailed for their medical debt. Learn ...
Giving justice an extension
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week New Jersey joined a growing number of states that are extending statutes of limitations, m...
Impeachment TV: Law & Disorder
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Four law professors walked into a room and the next phase of the impeachment began. Learn more about...
Don't curl your lashes and talk about Uighurs on TikTok
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok, the video sharing app that has taken the tweens and 2019 by storm, is now facing stiff compe...
ICE University
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Immigration and Customs Enforcement created a fake university with no teachers and no classes. Then ...
Amazon's preppers
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A good number of Amazon packages make a pitstop in Roundup, Montana. Vox's Reset podcast explains wh...
A tribe called keto
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some say the Kardashian-endorsed keto diet craze that’s sweeping the nation could help fight epile...
Can a billionaire buy the presidency?
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg thinks he can beat Donald Trump in 2020...
Showdown at High Nunes
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
California Republican Devin Nunes spent much of the last two weeks mocking the impeachment inquiry. ...
Ok boomer
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok's hottest meme is pitting the Youngs against the Olds, but the truth about this generational ...
The Dems Went Down to Georgia
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’re taking a break from impeachment to talk about the fifth Democratic debate and the Buttigieg ...
Impeachment TV: Mr. Sondland Goes to Washington
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The most-anticipated testimony of the House impeachment inquiry was held today on Capitol Hill. It d...
Impeachment TV (Part 2 of 2)
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The House impeachment inquiry just had its biggest day yet. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how thing...
Impeachment TV (Part 1 of 2)
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The House impeachment inquiry just had its biggest day yet. It was so big we couldn't fit it all int...
Let's talk about that party in Spain
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spain's far-right party just won more than 50 seats in its parliament, reminding some of the country...
Noise will be noise
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After hearing a mysterious whine in suburban Arizona, Karthic Thallikar started on a journey that wo...
Hotel ISIS
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Turkey says it’s “not a hotel” for ISIS, and is deporting fighters and their families. The pro...
Bill and Kent's congressional adventure
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry was held today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains t...
Who is above the law?
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Supreme Court heard the case about a border patrol agent who shot and killed a 15-year-old...
The world's most profitable company
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aramco, the secretive oil company that made Saudi Arabia rich, is going public after 86 years. Some ...
Streaming: Infinity War
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Disney+. Apple TV+. Netflix. HBO Max. Peacock. Which streaming service will win the great war to com...
Behind closed doors
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the House released transcripts from closed-door impeachment testimonies. Vox's Andrew Prok...
California Dreamin'
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A new California law limits how early school can start in the state. Learn more about your ad choice...
Inside a Trump rally
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At a Kentucky rally, President Trump's supporters ordered the media to "Do your job!" and reveal the...
Just one year to go!
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The election is now one year away. Ezra Klein offers Democrats a strategy to win in 2020. Learn more...
Instagram's war on nipples
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vox’s Reset podcast explores how Instagram's nipple ban affects art and identity. Learn more about...
The first impeachment vote
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy: 1 / Donald: 0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why is the world protesting?
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A WhatsApp tax, a metro fare hike, and a check to a South African model have inspired a wave of anti...
California's blackouts
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The wildfires in California have gotten so bad the state's biggest utility is turning off the power ...
The death of al-Baghdadi
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ISIS has lost its leader, but that doesn't mean the world is any safer. Learn more about your ad cho...
WeWorked
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
America’s most controversial startup was finally bought out this week, but WeWork is a symptom of ...
The right to sell out
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
California is going to let college athletes make money from sneaker deals and commercials. Will the ...
Taylor: Look What You Made Me Do
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ambassador William Taylor finally testified on Tuesday and it was a doozy. Learn more about your ad ...
Yes We Canada?
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Trudeau won re-election on Tuesday, but it wasn't pretty. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Where are the troops going?
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is pulling out of Syria while sending more troops to Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Learn mo...
Introducing Reset
20 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Students across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But does an algorithm really know...
Trumpster fire
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the White House stonewalled the impeachment inquiry. This week, the stonewall came crumbl...
Should Facebook let Trump lie?
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump lied in a Facebook ad and Facebook didn’t take it down so Elizabeth Warren lied, t...
DEB4TE
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth Democratic debate, the candidates treated Elizabeth Warren as the frontrunner. Vox’s...
A new war in Syria
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration just imposed sanctions on Turkey for invading northern Syria. But it may be...
Indigenous Peoples' Delegate
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 200 years ago, the Treaty of New Echota offered the Cherokee Nation representation in Congres...
Did China just dunk on the NBA?
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An NBA executive’s tweet supporting protests in Hong Kong has exposed how vulnerable the biggest A...
The nine impeachment scenarios
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Pence? President Pelosi? There are nearly a dozen ways the impeachment inquiry could end. ...
Stonewalling the impeachment inquiry
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains why the White House is now refusing to cooperate with the impeachment...
Leaving Syria (and the Kurds)
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Turkey is sending troops and tanks to its border with Syria hours after President Trump announced he...
SCOTUS raises the stakes
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a sleepy spring term, the Supreme Court of the United States is back and looking to weigh in o...
Inside a Facebook all-staff
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Audio of Mark Zuckerberg in a closed-door staff meeting leaked to Casey Newton of The Verge. Then El...
Meanwhile in Ukraine....
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine finds itself at the center of the American impeachment drama, but President Trump is the lea...
It's not easy whistleblowin'
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The whistleblower’s attorneys say their client is in danger. That’s not unusual. Learn more abou...
The impeachment counternarrative
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as Vox’s Andrew Prokop meticulously debunks the White House talking points around the whist...
"No contract! No cars!"
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The United Auto Workers is engaged in the biggest General Motors strike since the 1970s, all while u...
UN-for-Greta-ble
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In just one week, she inspired global protests, mean-mugged President Trump, and chastised world lea...
The whistleblower complaint
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblower complaint minutes before Acting Director...
The "transcript"
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The White House released a record of President Trump’s conversation with President Zelensky, then ...
Pelosi calls for impeachment inquiry
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This evening Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will begin an impeachment inquiry of President...
Son of a Biden
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A whistleblower in the intelligence community has sparked a political scandal involving President Tr...
Burn, baby, burn
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The vast majority of your plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it o...
The 51st state?
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Residents in the District of Columbia have been living with "taxation without representation" from D...
To Bibi or not to Bibi
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s decade-long hold on power may be coming to an end. Anyone up for p...
When it's time to die
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Maine joins several states allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medica...
How do you remove an egg from an omelette?
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some say that’s how hard it is to remove the UK from the EU. Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy heads...
ABCDebate
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After Vox's Tara Golshan reviews the third Democratic debate, Matthew Yglesias explains how Joe Bide...
The president's hit list
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“I’d be happy to slaughter them,” President Rodrigo Duterte said about three million drug user...
Like, bye
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook and Instagram are thinking about ditching the thumbs and hearts. What would life be like wi...
John Boltin'
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Bolton is out. Vox’s Alex Ward explains why he was at odds with his boss from Day 1. Learn mo...
Am I gonna die from vaping?
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Gerry with the bad maps
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A historic court decision erased some of the most gerrymandered maps in the country this week. North...
CNN's climate marathon in 20 minutes
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We watched seven straight hours of Democrats discussing climate policy so you wouldn't have to. Lear...
#FreedMeekMill
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rapper Meek Mill was arrested on drug and weapons charges as a teen in 2007, but the case didn't clo...
Missing history
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kids in school don’t learn much about American slavery. Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries says studen...
Still not safe to drink
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
First it was Flint, now it's Newark. Why do American cities keep contaminating their water? Learn mo...
Death of a Koch brother
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Koch was one of the biggest and most influential donors in American politics. Mother Jones' Da...
Don't try CRISPR at home
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Biohackers treat their bodies like a science project. But should they be allowed to edit their own D...
Biofuel duel
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An EPA decision has left Iowan corn growers feeling betrayed by President Trump. Democrats are watch...
Alaska's missing police force
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A third of Alaskan communities don’t have cops. Kyle Hopkins, investigative reporter at the Anchor...
When killing is "necessary"
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week California passed what some call the toughest law on police use of deadly force in the cou...
Hope for Hong Kong
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hong Kong ramped up its protests and China ramped up its propaganda machine. But the conflict may ha...
Coal's last stand
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a train full of coal sitting on the tracks in eastern Kentucky. It’s being blocked by a ...
Ending the endless war
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend in Afghanistan was one of the deadliest this year. Vox’s Jenn Williams explains wheth...
Do sanctions work?
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration is ramping up sanctions on Venezuela, but it may end up hurting the people ...
The warehouse of forgotten evidence
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty set out to investigate why police across the country often fail to ...
What's up with the yield curve?
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explains why everyone's whispering about a recession. Learn more about your...
(Don't) give me your poor
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration is about to make it a lot harder for poor people to get a green card. Learn...
Death behind bars
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide is unexpectedly shining a light on the conditions in America’s jails. ...
Deep fried podcast
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vox's Tara Golshan spent the weekend at the Iowa State Fair trying to figure out what eating deep fr...
Latinos after El Paso
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, Latinos across the United States are questioning their safety....
Six rivers, three countries, one Kashmir
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
India is escalating its 70-year fight for Kashmir. The winner gets the water. Learn more about your ...
Amazon Crime
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What started as a push to increase mining in the rainforest led to a murder. Ernesto Londoño, Brazi...