The Lavender Scare
The Lavender Scare
One day in late April 1958, a young economist named Madeleine Tress was approached by two men in suits at her office at ... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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Getting to Sesame Street (2022)
Getting to Sesame Street (2022)
American schools have always been more than where we go to learn the ABCs: They're places where socialization happens an... Read more
3 Aug 2023
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The Hidden War
The Hidden War
How does a country go from its leader winning the Nobel Peace Prize to all-out war in just one year? That's the question... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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All Wars Are Fought Twice (2022)
All Wars Are Fought Twice (2022)
"All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning... Read more
20 Jul 2023
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No Bad Ideas?
No Bad Ideas?
Humans have always created. But historian Samuel W. Franklin argues that "creativity" didn't become a social value until... Read more
13 Jul 2023
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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
Depending on where you stand, Henry Kissinger is either a foreign policy mastermind or a war criminal. Some see him as a... Read more
6 Jul 2023
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After Roe: A New Battlefield (2022)
After Roe: A New Battlefield (2022)
The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade transformed the landscape of abortion rights overnight. For the doctors, law... Read more
29 Jun 2023
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The Labor Of Love
The Labor Of Love
There's a powerful fantasy in American society: the fantasy of the ideal mother. This mother is devoted to her family ab... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action
This conversation was recorded ahead of the Supreme Court's expected decision on affirmative action. As of publishing, n... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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Before Roe: The Physicians' Crusade (2022)
Before Roe: The Physicians' Crusade (2022)
Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practic... Read more
8 Jun 2023
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