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1853 episodes transcribedThe men on death row in Allan B. Polunsky Unit, a maximum security prison in southeastern Texas, spend most of their time in solitary confinement, iso...
Many public spaces across the country now require negative COVID-19 tests for entry. But the cost of testing can vary widely, and some say they have h...
As Democrats are making a push for voting rights legislation in Congress, more faith leaders want Americans to approach it as a moral – even spiritual...
A surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant has meant many school districts across the country have considered or committed to returning t...
Before they built one of the biggest athlete-driven business empires in the world, LeBron James and Maverick Carter were just two kids from Akron, Ohi...
If you're confused about the new CDC Coronavirus guidelines, you're not alone. In fact, this week, the American Medical Association released a stateme...
A new owner can change everything for a professional sports team. And in the world of professional soccer, more and more of those new owners are count...
A year since the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, the belief in 'the big lie' is now mainstream. And in states around the country, that belief...
New daily cases are at an all-time high. The good news: vaccines and boosters have never been more widely available — but not for everyone. Children f...
A year ago, insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building in hopes of overturning the election results - fueled by the "Big Lie" that Donald Trump act...
This week marks a year since the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and in this episode we're returning to the events of the day, which hav...
We take a look back on the year in news and pop culture... in quotes. Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro join Sam Sanders for a special episode of NPR's It...
In 2011, influential Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei was secretly detained by Chinese authorities. While in detention, he thought often about hi...
We're halfway through another intense pandemic school year. As many teachers are taking a well-deserved holiday break, we'll hear why these past few m...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that people who test positive for COVID-19 but remain asymptotic can cut their quar...
An NPR investigation digs into the practice of billing parents for their children's foster care — something that happens in every state in the country...
After everything that has happened this year, it can feel difficult to find things to celebrate. So we're using this episode to spread a little joy,...
This week, Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said he cannot support the Build Back Better Act, which contains more than half a trillion dol...
The HBO show Succession is compelling in part because it portrays a world most of us will never see: the backroom deals between cutthroat billionaires...
This holiday season we all deserve a little peace and quiet with the people we love, but the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 threatens...
