Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map

#784 - 4 November 2022

Not long ago, Republicans in Ohio passed a constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering in the state. And then a funny thing happened. The same Ohio Republicans drew electoral maps that violated their own constitutional amendment. They’ll be using them in this week’s midterm elections. We try to understand how that could happen.

Kids These Days

#783 - 28 October 2022

We hear from kids who are dealing with some of the country’s most contentious debates. Debates that are supposedly about them.

Family Dig

#782 - 14 October 2022

Two people go on excavations of their families’ pasts. Including the first episode of the new podcast, “We Were Three,” hosted by our longtime producer, Nancy Updike, and from Serial Productions and The New York Times.

Watching the Watchers

#781 - 7 October 2022

People taking it upon themselves to keep an eye on those in charge.

Setting the Record Straight

#780 - 30 September 2022

Getting to the facts can be difficult, but it’s always the right thing to do. Except when it isn’t.

Ends of the Earth

#779 - 16 September 2022

An exploration of the very upper limits of what you do for someone you love.

Me Minus Me

#778 - 26 August 2022

When a fundamental part of yourself changes dramatically, are you still who you thought you were?

Name. Age. Detail.

#777 - 12 August 2022

Ten people were killed at a grocery store in Buffalo, NY. Their stories, as you’ve never heard them.

I Work Better on Deadline

#776 - 29 July 2022

Stories of people racing against time to solve a problem. Will they make it?

The Possum Experiment

#775 - 8 July 2022

An investigation into a very basic question about people: Are most of us bad or good?