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Liftoff: How SpaceX Could Save NASA. Eric Berger
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and out-of-this-world thinker, who has shaken up two vital industries that were dominated by giant multinational corporations with companies that ...
Understanding Us: We The People. Frank Luntz and Ethan Porter
The January assault on the U.S. Capitol and the depth of toxic partisanship lead us to question our past assumptions about the American electorate and its relationship with the gov...
Why We Need Nuance: Meghan Daum
Even before the alarming and violent January 6 assault on the Capitol, American politics was in danger of spinning out of control— bumping up against the guardrails ...
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy: Dr. Wrenetha Julion
More than 10% of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but injection rates are lower in black and brown communities, and many people...
Will Gen Z Save the GOP? Danielle Butcher and John Olds
After the recent storming of the US Capitol and the loss of both the White House and U.S. Senate, it's tempting to believe that civil war will break out among Republicans— a party ...
The Loneliness Pandemic. Noreena Hertz
Even before coronavirus led to social distancing, widespread working from home, and lockdown restrictions, loneliness was becoming a defining condition of the twenty-first century....
Free Speech in an Era of Conflict: Nadine Strossen
We are in a stunning moment for our country. A hoard of rioters invaded our nation’s seat of government to try to overturn an election. Many of them appear to have been motivated b...
Why Many Latinos Vote Republican: Geraldo Cadava
Just before the 2020 election, pundits predicted that Latino Americans would overwhelmingly vote for Joe Biden. And it’s true—Latino voters do tilt Democratic. But Donald Trump won...
Chaos at the Capitol: What Next? Lee Drutman
The storming of the U.S. Capitol building by an angry mob of Trump supporters was a dark day in American history and a shock to people around the world. Images of looting and anarc...
2020 Year-End Show: What We Learned About COVID
At the start of 2020, the world first became aware of COVID-19. This show looks at what we have learned about the global pandemic since then. In early February, Richard spoke ...
Net-Zero America by 2050: Jesse Jenkins and Eric Larson
In his ambitious climate plan, President-elect Biden promises that by 2050 the United States will reach net-zero carbon emissions.A groundbreaking new study from energy experts at ...
Mothers, Families and COVID - Erica Komisar
Despite the tragedy, suffering and economic losses of COVID, there are silver linings for many families in the current crisis. Recent lockdowns have a bright side for teens. A new ...
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