A Dream, Revisited
Felicia Hsu grew up dreaming of becoming a doctor. Years of relentless dedication brought that dream within reach, but the toll it took left her wondering whether it was finally…
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The Alabama Murders
Florence, Alabama. 1988. A preacher has an affair. A woman is murdered. One death cascades into more, stretching across decades and leaving no one untouched — victims, bystanders, perpetrators, and…
How to Spend Your Time and Money Better (with Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler)
We all behave irrationally. We pay for expensive gym memberships and only go once. We spend windfall cash on things we’d never buy with our salaries. We plan to do…
Benghazi: Episode 4 – Feckless
How the attack in Benghazi collided with an American election, and how the seeds of a scandal were planted. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to…
When You Come at the King: Holding Presidents to Account (with Elie Honig)
It’s our first Saturday drop! Nate and Maria host former assistant US Attorney Elie Honig to discuss his new book, a brisk history of special counsels — plagued by politics,…
A Deadly Day at the Races: What Radical Protest Can and Cannot Do
After years of campaigning for votes for women, the Suffragettes emerge at the turn of the 20th Century. Their motto, ‘Deeds Not Words’, heralds the start of more radical actions,…
The Ordinary Stuff Behind Technological Breakthroughs
Ed Conway is an economics journalist and author of the book “Material World: The Six Raw Materials that Shape Modern Civilization.” On today’s show, Ed reveals how three of those…
#59 Etta
Gregor’s parents are pushing 90. Gregor wants to move them out of their big Victorian home. But they refuse. So, he’s come up with a bold plan. Get ad-free episodes…
Can The Center Hold After Charlie Kirk? Plus: Shutdown Strategy
Nate and Maria share their reactions to last week’s assassination of conservative organizer and activist Charlie Kirk, who died after sustaining a gunshot wound at a speaking event on a…
The Favors (Finneas & Ashe)
Word first broke about the band The Favors back in February, when cryptic posts revealed that Billie Eilish’s producer and brother, Finneas, was making new music with singer Ashe. Soon…
Episode 2: Onionhead
Tina Wong finds herself in handcuffs in the Brooklyn office of a new federal prosecutor, Beryl Howell. Beryl’s goal is to get Tina to tell her everything she knows about…
Episode 1: Lucky Bird
After a major bust in 1988, DEA agents are in a race against time to find out who’s behind a scheme to import millions of dollars worth of heroin to…
