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2096 episodes transcribedWhen Brandi Levy was 14, she posted an expletive-filled video to Snapchat, expressing her dismay at not making the varsity cheerleading squad. It got...
It had long appeared that the National Rifle Association was impervious to anything or anyone.Now, an investigation into financial misconduct accusati...
In the summer of 1856, workers quarrying limestone in a valley outside Düsseldorf, Germany, found an odd looking skull. It was elongated and almost ch...
When our friends at This American Life made an episode called ... wait for it! ... “The Daily,” we knew we wanted to share it with you. It’s about lif...
This episode contains strong language and scenes of war that some may find distressing. In 2010, James Dao, then a military affairs reporter for The N...
It has been more than a week since the latest escalation between Israel and Hamas, and President Biden has been taking a cautious approach.The preside...
“You never get used to the sound of bombings,” Rahf Hallaq tells us on today’s episode.Ms. Hallaq, an English language and literature student, lives i...
Why is the economic recovery from the pandemic so uneven? Why are companies finding it hard to hire? And why are the prices of used cars surging?Recen...
In the months since a pro-Trump mob breached the walls of the Capitol building, some 420 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the...
In this episode of The Sunday Read, we revisit a story from our archives.Sam Anderson, a staff writer, claims Weird Al Yankovic is not just a parody s...
This episode contains strong language.What started out as a kind of inside joke in the world of cryptocurrency has quickly become, for some, a very se...
In the past few days, the deadliest violence in years has erupted between Israel and the Palestinians. Hundreds of missiles are streaking back and for...
Today, Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, is expected to be removed from her leadership position.She has found herself on a lonely politic...
Recently, Apple released a seemingly innocuous software update: a new privacy feature that would explicitly ask iPhone users whether an app should be...
Vaccine hesitancy is a major reason that many experts now fear the United States will struggle to attain herd immunity against the coronavirus.And whi...
In this episode of The Sunday Read, we revisit a story from our archives.When the university told one woman about the sexual-harassment complaints aga...
From the earliest days of the pandemic, herd immunity has consistently factored into conversations about how countries can find their way out of lockd...
Was Facebook right to indefinitely bar former President Donald J. Trump from the platform after the Capitol riot?The company’s oversight board, which...
Japan is the “grayest” nation in the world. Close to 30 percent of the population is over 65. The reason is its low birthrate, which has caused the po...
The latest census revealed that the United States had seen the second-slowest decade of population growth since 1790, when the count began.The country...
