Nicki Minaj; religions exemptions and the vaccine mandate; and climate change disinformation.

Elizabeth Holmes said she'd revolutionized blood analysis. Investigative reporter John Carreyrou exposed the truth.

What happens to media in Afghanistan; how we remember 9/11; the conspiratorial legacy of Loose Change; and the politicization of Ivermectin.

A look back at a great movie about journalism done right, and an introduction to our guest-host. 

What happens when humans try to impose order...everywhere. 

The algorithms that govern our lives are opaque and biased.

A look back at our country's radical and inconsistent free speech tradition. 

How New York Times v Sullivan changed journalism.

How the maligned women of the 90s and the noughts help us understand our media — and ourselves.