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#837 - 9 August 2024
In a crisis, when all logic suggests that you get away from the dangerous thing, how will you respond?
#836 - 19 July 2024
People rethinking some of the most important relationships in their lives — with their sister, their political party, and the nominee for president.
#835 - 28 June 2024
Boen Wang has a theory that a lot of the misery in his life can be traced to a single moment that happened years before he was born. So he makes a pilgrimage to see if he’s right.
#834 - 14 June 2024
Yousef is forced into a move he is not sure he can make.
#833 - 7 June 2024
Donald Trump has talked about taking retribution on his enemies since the early days of his 2024 presidential campaign. After his conviction last week in New York, his talk intensified. We try to understand what his retribution might look like by speaking with people who have the most to lose in a second Trump administration: people who believe Trump will be coming for them.
#832 - 31 May 2024
People tethered to one particular other person, whether they want to be or not.
#831 - 24 May 2024
How they organize the chaos of the world, for good and for bad.
#830 - 17 May 2024
The trial for the men accused of orchestrating the September 11 terrorist attacks still hasn’t started yet. Family members of those who died that day are still hoping for some kind of accountability, more than 22 years later. This week, the story of how one victim’s sister is navigating this historic and twisted trial.
#829 - 10 May 2024
For years, Majid believed that if he could testify in court about what happened to him when he was held in a CIA black site, a judge and jury would give him a break. Finally, he got a chance to see if he was right.
#828 - 5 April 2024
People taking it upon themselves to solve the tiny, overlooked crimes of the world.
