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The business of conspiracies. (episode)
A Zuckerberg news round-up, closing down prisons and jails, and a retrospective on COPS. (episode)
In a speech, testimony and leaked audio, we've heard a lot from the Facebook CEO recently.
As the battle over how and whether to replace the notorious Rikers Island wages on in NYC, a look at the criminal justice reform conversation in 2019.
And what "Cops" reveals about our fascination with punishment.
Another installment from Impeachment, a podcast hosted by our WNYC colleague Brian Lehrer. This one digs into the testimony of US emissary to Ukraine, William Taylor. (episode)
Journalists flee Syria; Kurdish experiments in direct democracy; and the worst debate question. (episode)
How reporters are following the situation in Syria from elsewhere in the Middle East.
Lost in the narrative of war in northern Syria is the story of a threatened oasis of democracy.
How journalists fail audiences when they focus on taxes.
Why a State Dept. Ukraine expert says Trump sidelined him. (episode)
A look back at our country's radical and inconsistent free speech tradition. (episode)
A hard look at the assumptions under-girding free speech absolutism.
We think we know what free speech is. But history and the history of the law make things tricky.
Is the path to a better society paved through laws? Or norms? Or something else altogether?
For Indigenous Peoples' Day we revisit Brooke's interview with Ojibwe professor and author, David Treuer about his book "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee." (episode)
The White House getting high on its conspiracy supply; the Trump–Ukraine connection; and infighting at Fox. (episode)
Italy, Australia, UK, Ukraine. When all you've got is corruption, everything looks like a conspiracy.
Trump, Inc.'s Ilya Marritz witnesses the Trump–Ukraine story unfold — from within Ukraine.
Leaders at Fox News search for a path forward amidst infighting and impeachment drama.
The word "whistleblower" is everywhere right now; we take a look at its origins with linguist Ben Zimmer and guess what? It started with people who actually blew whistles. (episode)