Low Hum of Menace

#696 - 13 March 2020

Things do not seem fine at all, but it’s hard to say why.

Everyone's a Critic

#695 - 28 February 2020

People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.

Get Back to Where You Once Belonged

#694 - 14 February 2020

People looking everywhere to find a place—any place—where, for once, they don't have to be the odd man out.

Abdi the American

#693 - 7 February 2020

We return to our story about Abdi Nor from 2015, with some big news about his life today. When we first broadcast the story, Abdi was a Somali refugee living in Kenya desperately trying – against long odds – to get to the United States. Then he got the luckiest break of his life: he won a lottery that puts him on a short list for a U.S. visa. But before he could cash in his golden ticket, the police started raiding his neighborhood, targeting refugees.

The Show of Delights

#692 - 31 January 2020

In these dark, combative times, we attempt the most radical counterprogramming we could imagine: a show made up entirely of stories about delight.

Gardens of Branching Paths

#691 - 10 January 2020

Other universes that are just like our own, but with one small difference.

Too Close to Home

#690 - 27 December 2019

For the holidays, stories of families finally addressing the thorny thing they’ve never really talked about.

Digging Up the Bones

#689 - 6 December 2019

There's a lot that can be gained from unearthing the past -- learning about oneself, learning about others. But, it doesn't always go how you'd expect.

The Out Crowd

#688 - 15 November 2019

Reports from the frontlines of the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy. We hear from asylum seekers waiting across the border in Mexico, in a makeshift refugee camp, and from the officers who sent them there to wait in the first place. This episode won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting, the first ever given for audio journalism.

Small Things Considered

#687 - 8 November 2019

Stories about being little. Secret writings in tiny letters. The power of a very small number. And a medication that's supposed to cure shortness.