If You Build It, Will They Come?

#651 - 13 July 2018

A young preacher opens a new church. A new restaurant reopens old wounds. This week, stories of people trying to build something that will last.

Change You Can Maybe Believe In

#650 - 29 June 2018

An innocent man forgives the cop who framed him. An Argentinian talk show that usually treats women as objects suddenly gets really interested in feminism. This week, stories about changes that seem too tidy to be true.

It's My Party and I'll Try If I Want To

#649 - 22 June 2018

Democrats are desperate to retake part of Congress. Their best shot is the House. This fall, they’ll be slugging it out with Republicans—but in the meantime, they’re slugging it out with each other. The progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic party are going head-to-head in Democratic primaries all over the country right now, wrestling over what the party should be and stand for. This week, we have the story of a candidate in one primary like that.

Unteachable Moment

#648 - 8 June 2018

Stories about people trying to learn something when no one is clear what the lesson is supposed to be.

LaDonna

#647 - 25 May 2018

A security guard at the airport notices something going wrong on the tarmac, and takes it upon herself to fix it. It’s way harder than she expects.

The Secret of My Death

#646 - 18 May 2018

Cryptic messages on a cell phone and a teeter totter at a construction site: these are clues people found, trying to make sense of a death.

My Effing First Amendment

#645 - 4 May 2018

Conservative students don't feel like their ideas are welcome on campus. So they're fighting back. We go to Nebraska, where one skirmish spins out of control.

Random Acts of History

#644 - 27 April 2018

Stories about people who accidentally bump into unsettling facts of history in settings meant to teach them history. What they end up learning is very different from what they’re supposed to.

Damned If You Do…

#643 - 13 April 2018

It’s one thing to weigh pros and cons. But sometimes all you have is con and con. This week, stories of people having to make a choice, when no good options exist.

The Impossible Dream

#642 - 6 April 2018

Before he leaves the Senate for good, Republican Jeff Flake is trying to get a bill passed. He has his work cut out for him, with a Senate that barely brings anything to the floor, a party he feels estranged from, and a president who seems to hate his guts. Producer Zoe Chace hung out with him for four months.