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Anything Can Be Anything

#671 - 29 March 2019

People connecting the dots that maybe should not be connected.

Beware the Jabberwock

#670 - 15 March 2019

Stories from the upside-down world where conspiracy theorists dwell.

Scrambling to Get Off the Ice

#669 - 1 March 2019

The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee may have to fight to protect Mueller's investigation and make his report public. Now that they’re in the majority, they have new tools they can use. Our producer Zoe Chace spent weeks behind the scenes with them as they tried out their new powers for the first time. This and other stories of people scrambling to get their footing on some challenging terrain.

The Long Fuse

#668 - 15 February 2019

People tossing words out into the world impulsively, to ignite and burn over decades.

Wartime Radio

#667 - 1 February 2019

Intimate and personal dispatches from two very different battlefields: A small town in the Syrian war. And the U.S. opioid epidemic. Each came from a DIY radio outfit. (Okay, one’s a podcast.)

The Theme That Shall Not Be Named

#666 - 18 January 2019

Satan! In his many surprising manifestations, all around us.

Before Things Went to Hell

#665 - 11 January 2019

We revisit those moments of calm before the storm, when things could have gone very differently, but instead, they went to hell.

The Room of Requirement

#664 - 28 December 2018

Libraries aren't just for books. They're often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber café, a place to find answers, a quiet spot to be alone. It's actually kind of magical. This week, we have stories of people who roam the stacks and find unexpected things that just happen to be exactly what they required.

How I Read It

#663 - 7 December 2018

Documents you don't normally think of, showing you things you didn't expect.

Where There Is a Will

#662 - 16 November 2018

Stories of people who believe there is always a way. And also those who don’t.

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