1428 Episodes

  1. How SNAP became a political pawn in the government shutdown

    Published: 11/4/2025
  2. Thoughts on America's 250th birthday

    Published: 11/3/2025
  3. Love gore and horror, the dark and scary? There’s a scientific reason why.

    Published: 10/31/2025
  4. At 28, Malala Yousafzai is finally finding her way

    Published: 10/30/2025
  5. Government shutdown enters week five with no end in sight

    Published: 10/29/2025
  6. Is the AI boom fueling the next stock market bubble?

    Published: 10/28/2025
  7. The NBA is reeling from an explosive gambling scandal

    Published: 10/27/2025
  8. Adult sleepaway camp and the high cost of feeling like a kid again

    Published: 10/24/2025
  9. Will changes to the H-1B visa program preserve jobs for Americans?

    Published: 10/23/2025
  10. Why do US students continue to fall behind in reading and math?

    Published: 10/22/2025
  11. WNBA hits a new peak, but money is still a sticking point

    Published: 10/21/2025
  12. California Prop 50 voting underway. Will the decision neutralize Texas redistricting?

    Published: 10/20/2025
  13. John Bolton indicted

    Published: 10/17/2025
  14. SPECIAL | Is Trump's deployment of the National Guard about order or overreach?

    Published: 10/16/2025
  15. Voting Rights Act threatened in Supreme Court redistricting case

    Published: 10/16/2025
  16. SPECIAL | Why Americans are making homegrown GLP-1s

    Published: 10/15/2025
  17. Another Senate vote fails as the shutdown rolls on

    Published: 10/15/2025
  18. A triumphant Trump basks in Mideast praise

    Published: 10/14/2025
  19. All remaining living Israeli hostages released

    Published: 10/13/2025
  20. MrBeast is hugely successful on YouTube, but with ECU, not so much

    Published: 10/12/2025

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