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Reflecting on our 2023 coverage, in order to forge a path forward. (episode)
What we've learned this year about covering the war on democracy.
This year's reporting revealed rot at the Supreme Court.
How global crises have been reflected in journalism.
Examining the consequences of 'White Jesus' in America. (episode)
The limits of election polling; a rise in news avoiders; a comedy scandal tugs the strings between truth and comedy. (episode)
The pitfalls of trying to predict the future.
News avoiders make up 7 or 8 percent of the population — which is millions of people.
What is fact and fiction in comedy?
It turns out, a lot of us. (episode)
Grading the progress, and pitfalls, of COP28; what's replaced "denialism" in climate coverage; and the real mission of Moms For Liberty. (episode)
What to make of the latest agreement to fight climate change.
What we can learn from past iterations of Moms for Liberty.
It's not really about books or school boards.
The celebrated writer and producer behind shows like The Jeffersons and All in the Family talks to Anna Sale about his childhood and how it shaped the way he's raised his own six kids. (episode)
Debunking bad crime data; and reviewing an AI experiment that bungled local sports coverage. (episode)
Walking back a $45-billion claim.
How a media-fueled panic around "organized retail crime" helped turn misdemeanors into felonies across multiple states.
How muddled definitions of crime shapes people's perceptions.
How AI put the phrase "close encounters of the athletic kind" in hundreds of articles.
The North Shore Leader, the local newspaper in Long Island exposed George Santos’ lies first...but no one was listening. (episode)
Defining the violence in Gaza; OpenAI's frontpage drama; and the new age of "effective altruism" (episode)
Untangling the legal implications of large-scale violence.
The news that dominated the Thanksgiving break was earth-shattering to some, irrelevant to others.
Here's why you should pay attention to effective altruism.