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New factions in the GOP; when the NRA isn't enough; and a "No Compromise" strategy for all. (episode)
The beginnings of the "No Compromise" movement.
How Facebook gave the Dorr family a megaphone
Where "No Compromise" is going next.
The allure of true-crime with very particular narrators. (episode)
The language of COVID-19; the flip side of medical progress; and the pandemic's narrative arc. (episode)
"Booster" shots, "quarantine," "Covid-19 tests," and more.
The costs of medical innovation.
Our preference for simple stories has made it hard to keep track of the pandemic.
Remembering an iconic American statesman. (episode)
What's in Biden's bill; why social media is a mirror; and where humans end and technology begins. (episode)
From the expanded child tax credit, to promising measures on climate.
Research shows that jerks online are jerks offline too.
Is it just old time religion, repackaged?
The story behind the viral New York Times Magazine article. (episode)
Facebook on the defensive; the Pandora Papers; and new links between law enforcement and far-right militias. (episode)
Does it matter if Sen. Blumenthal knows what a "finsta" is?
Why the social media giant seems nervous.
It's the largest investigation in history.
From New York to California.
The debt ceiling is front and center once again. (episode)
Health vs. social media; covering Guantanamo Bay (and its books); and the lagging ethics of documentaries. (episode)
Congress chases the white whale that is platform accountability.
A military prison where high stakes meet legal stonewalls.
What the Guantanamo Bay library tells about the prison and its prisoners.
Has the industry's growth outpaced its standards for ethical truth-telling?