Bayonets! Joshua Chamberlain’s Famous Stand at Gettysburg
Joshua Chamberlain had never planned to be a soldier; he wanted to be a minister or a teacher. And yet, when the Civil War began, he felt it was his…
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Land, Not Liberty | Episode 5
Did you know that foreclosure was invented as a way to take Native land? Free, Indigenous land once built the American dream. But the mechanisms our government used to take…
How Tina Turner Built Rock ‘n’ Roll (And Got Left Out of It)
We trace Tina Turner’s journey from the cotton fields of Nutbush, Tennessee to global superstardom. We dig into the abuse that nearly ended her career, her extraordinary reinvention, and the…
Men Don’t Just Need Friends. They Need Bromance.
Men today are spending less time with friends, and many have no close friendships at all. Research shows that this lack of social connection can lead to serious long-term consequences…
“What a Bloody Mess we’re in” – Britain’s [REDACTED] Accident
Windscale is supposed to be Britain’s big leap into the nuclear age, bringing science fiction to life in 1950s Northern England. But in the race to catch up with America’s…
Using Viruses to Fight Disease
Phages are viruses that attack bacteria. People have been using phages to treat infections for over a hundred years, but in most cases they just don’t work as well as…
The Staten Island Problem – Part 2: A New Map
After the Supreme Court takes a close look at New York City government, Staten Island comes out the loser. A local artist begins organizing for secession. We take a deep…
Eddie Huang on The Cost of Personal Truth
Kamau sits down with the outspoken multihyphenate Eddie Huang to discuss his evolution as a chef and writer. Kamau gives Huang flowers for his moral clarity and refusal to let…
The Medic Who Gave Everything: Clarence Sasser’s Longest Night
In 1968, Clarence Sasser was a young combat medic thrust into a nightmare. During a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam, his company was ambushed in a rice paddy. Despite being shot…
Melissa Auf der Maur
Melissa Auf der Maur came of age in Montreal’s bohemian art scene in the ’80s and early ’90s, at the very moment that alternative rock was becoming the defining sound…
Decoding PMS and PMDD with Dr. Ruta Nonacs
What happens to a woman’s mental health when she experiences a major hormonal shift and what can she actually do about it? Dr. Ruta Nonacs is a reproductive psychiatrist at…
Military Might | Episode 4
After America won the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army was disbanded. After the abuses of British soldiers, the founding fathers didn’t want a big standing army. That small, disorganized military…