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Revisiting "herd immunity"; how to write about Long Covid; and monkeypox. (episode)
Checking in on our developing Covid protections.
What we never really understood about herd immunity and COVID-19.
Tapping the wisdom of the Long Covid patient.
While the outbreak needs to be managed, there is no indication monkeypox poses a pandemic-level threat.
Why the bulk of coverage misses the range of solutions to our deadly national problem. (episode)
Mass shooting tropes; covering the siege on democracy; and a writer's forgotten legacy. (episode)
The stories are heartbreaking and, worst of all, deeply familiar.
The Big Lie persists.
Stephen Crane paved the way for Hemingway and Camus — but is mostly unremembered.
Brooke was on a spring fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. While she was there she recorded this conversation about war and the media. (episode)
Republican messaging on abortion; TikTok moral panics; and seeking truth in misinformation. (episode)
How the GOP propelled coverage away from a draft opinion's contents.
What TikTok panics reveal about our understanding of technology.
Tiffany Dover was a nurse from Tennessee just going about her life, until rumors of her death started to circulate online.
Including an unsettling trend reenacting Heard's testimony of domestic violence. (episode)
How to read a crime story; misleading coverage of bail reform; and should the crime beat even exist? (episode)
Bias in crime reporting can be sneaky. Here’s how to spot it.
The local tabloid's influence on the criminal legal system in New York City.
And the renewed push on Capitol Hill to hold police abusers accountable.
How some journalists are attempting to change the crime beat.
Activists are once again preparing to take abortion into their own hands. (episode)