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Brooke discusses the tenth and eleventh episodes of House of Cards with Ron Klain and Amy Chozick. (article)
Brooke discusses the ninth episode of House of Cards with Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper. (article)
The dangers of false narratives of migration pushed by politicians and the media, Dr. Oz defends his credibility, and the Hubble space telescope’s lasting impact on popular culture. (episode)
The latest refugee deaths in the Mediterranean brings this year's death toll to an estimated 1,750. But popular response to the tragedy, especially in the UK, has been mixed.
Ten doctors sent a critical letter to Dr. Oz's boss at Columbia medical school, but it may do more harm than good in exposing the pseudoscience of The Dr. Oz Show.
"Food Babe" Vani Hari has managed to get the "yoga mat" out of Subway sandwiches and the synthetic coloring out of Kraft's macaroni & cheese. But her logic might be flawed.
Clinical trials—where doctors test new medicines or treatments on humans—keeps medicine state-of-the-art. But too many trials don't publish their results, says Dr. Ben Goldacre.
On the 25th anniversary of the Hubble telescope’s launch, its vivid images of cosmic formations color our imaginings of space.
Brooke discusses the seventh and eighth episodes of House of Cards with Michael Waldman and John Dean. (article)
The press repeatedly uses the same words to describe 2016 candidates. Plus: filming the police; Washington's "nerd prom"; and a conservative take-over of the Hugo awards. (episode)
How will reporters cover 2016 candidates who probably won't win? Likely, a lot. David Leonhardt of the New York Times cautions against giving them too much attention.
New York Magazine's Jaime Fuller on the media's habit of assigning each presidential candidate a simple descriptor.
While bystander cellphone videos can shed light on police misconduct, the right to film the cops is not always guaranteed.
The Hugo Awards, science fiction writing's highest honor, have become an ideological battleground.
Patrick's Gavin's new documentary, "Nerd Prom: Inside Washington's Wildest Week" is a behind-the-scenes look into the White House Correspondents Dinner.
A week before the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner, Bob revisits his critical trip to last year's event.
Brooke discusses the ninth episode of House of Cards with Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper. (article)
Brooke discusses the sixth episode of House of Cards with Nina Khrushcheva and Dan Savage. (article)
TELL US: At this point in the campaign, with the election a year and half away, what do you want from the media’s coverage of campaign stops and photo ops? (article)
Climate change is arguably the most urgent story in human history, but journalism has struggled to address the threat. Plus: the report on the Rolling Stone's UVA story; and more. (episode)
Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, tallies the damage done by the Rolling Stone story, "A Rape on Campus."
Inspired by a listener query, Bob investigates an explosive set of claims from Colombia and tries to figure out why the American press has remained mostly silent.
Chris Allbritton is one of the journalists who did cover the Colombian report. Bob speaks with Chris about the difficulty of covering this particular story.
Alan Rusbridger talks about his last campaign as editor of The Guardian: getting the world's two largest charities to divest from fossil fuels - before it's too late.
In California, the search is on for who is most to blame for the drought. Neighbors report water waste using hashtags and apps, and finger-pointing has extended to national media.
Scientist Emmanuel Vincent spearheads Climate Feedback, a group of scientists annotating climate change coverage online to bridge the gap between reportage and scientific fact.
When a presidential candidate denies climate change, how do journalists balance truth-telling with the mandate of objectivity?
Brooke discusses the seventh and eighth episodes of House of Cards with Michael Waldman and John Dean. (article)