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WH chief strategist Steve Bannon is credited with influencing the president's every move. Brooke speaks with Joshua Green who profiled him for Bloomberg News. (episode)
A frenzy of action and misinformation from the White House, a symbolic move on abortion rights, and the rise and fall of "fake news." (episode)
Applying a linguist's logic to a Trump falsehood.
The media are learning that they can't take White House information at face value. What are the new rules?
How sending interns to future press briefings could help the media shed their role as Trump's hate object.
Trump's executive order cutting US aid to international NGOs that offer abortion counseling is a symbol of the decades-long war over reproductive rights.
The short but exhilarating life of the phrase "fake news" and what to do now that it's lost its meaning.
WH Press Secretary Sean Spicer has had a rough first few days in his new job. Bob spoke to historian Martha Joynt Kumar about the relationship between the white house and the press. (episode)
Confronting the myth that America is a land of equal opportunity and upward mobility for all. (episode)
The notion that poverty stems from a lack of will power and a poor work ethic is as old as America. Why that needs to be dispelled. (episode)
The uncertain future of the White House press corps, how expanded surveillance powers might function in new hands, and President Trump's hidden blessing for the media. (episode)
Hostile, strange, and always changing: the long and tumultuous relationship between the president and the press.
Reporters have long voiced frustration with the way the White House press corps works. Turns out, it's no more satisfying on the other side.
The president of the White House Correspondents' Association defends the importance of his institution.
President Trump is likely to keep attacking and antagonizing the mainstream media. Here's why that might be a good thing.
What new NSA rules mean for surveillance under President Trump.
When reporting on poverty, the media fall into familiar traps. How to steer clear of stereotypes and seek insight. (episode)
Welfare advocate Jack Frech has taken reporters on "poverty tours" of Athens County, Ohio, for years. But has media attention made any difference in the lives of the Appalachian poor? (episode)
Government assistance in the United States helps millions out of poverty, but often the most needy fall through the cracks. (episode)
On the ethics and repercussions of leaking an unverified dossier, how Donald Trump is changing the rules of journalism, and Rebecca Solnit on finding hope in the dark. (episode)
Buzzfeed's decision to publish the full Trump dossier reflects a traditional-versus-internet split in journalistic ethics.
Cognitive linguist George Lakoff thinks journalists are covering Trump tweets all wrong.
Trump lies; the media cover it; Trump lies again...you get the picture. How to cover the president-elect without falling into a trap.
When politicians lie, they usually misrepresent or obscure the truth--but Trump's lies warp the meaning of reality altogether.
The writer is impatient with despair, not only because it paralyzes action, but because the lessons of history teach us that change happens in unexpected and often non-linear ways.