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Episodes (50)

Iran War Week 5, Trump's Mixed Messages, TSA Back Pay

13m3/31/2026

Trump's Iran Endgame, War Economy, SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case

13m4/1/2026

Trump's Speech On Iran, Reactions To Trump's Remarks, SCOTUS Birthright Case

13m4/2/2026

Pam Bondi Out, Iran Charges Strait Tolls, International Meeting on Hormuz

13m4/3/2026

Jet Down in Iran, Voter Privacy, Dietary Guidelines

14m4/4/2026

The Americans caught in ICE’s web of surveillance

23m4/5/2026

Trump Issues Profane Threats, Trump's War Politics, Artemis II Lunar Flyby

13m4/6/2026

Iran Deadline, Middle East War Escalation, Artemis II Trip Home

12m4/7/2026

Jamie Dimon on Iran, Trump and why he’s optimistic about AI | NPR’s Newsmakers

31m4/7/2026

Trump-Iran Ceasefire, Iran On Trump's Reversal, Markets React To Reopening Of Hormuz

14m4/8/2026

Trump and NATO, Shaky Ceasefire In Middle East, Lebanon's Day Of Mourning

12m4/9/2026

Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

12m4/10/2026

US/Iran Peace Talks, Hungary Election Preview, Congress Returns Monday

15m4/11/2026

Dozens of Black pilots disappeared during WWII. Who are the men still lost?

17m4/12/2026

Trump's Blockade, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Hungary's Orbán Out

12m4/13/2026

Swalwell Resignation, Strait Of Hormuz Standoff, Trump Feuds with Pope Leo

13m4/14/2026

Middle East War Negotiations, War And The Global Economy, New Swalwell Allegations

13m4/15/2026

Dave Chappelle on free speech and the purpose of comedy | NPR’s Newsmakers

38m4/15/2026

Trump's Iran War Timeline, Iran Blockade And Peace Talks, GOP And Trump Pope Feud

13m4/16/2026

Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire, Hegseth On Blockade, Trump Nominates New CDC Director

12m4/17/2026

Zohran Mamdani on NYC as a blueprint for Democrats | NPR's Newsmakers

29m4/17/2026

Hormuz Latest, Trump Rallies Amid Sinking Approval, Tariff Refunds

15m4/18/2026

In one Iowa city, public schools compete in the free market. Are students better off?

31m4/19/2026

Trump and Iran Talks, Iran Reacts to Ship Seized, Tariff Refunds

13m4/20/2026

Iran Ceasefire Deadline, Labor Secretary Out, Hearing For New Fed Chair

13m4/21/2026

Trump Extends Ceasefire Indefinitely, VA Redistricting Results, Warsh Fed Hearing

12m4/22/2026

Tension In Two Ceasefires, Navy Secretary Out, Trump's Slumping Approval

12m4/23/2026

Strait Of Hormuz Shipping Crisis, Marijuana Reclassification, Georgia Wildfires

13m4/24/2026

Hormuz Deadlock, Presidential Laugh Lines, Prediction Markets

16m4/25/2026

The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

38m4/26/2026

White House Response To Shooting, Shooter Investigation, King Charles State Visit

12m4/27/2026

WHCA Shooter In Court, Trump-King Charles Relationship, Lebanon Ceasefire In Limbo

12m4/28/2026

Comey Indicted Again, King Charles' Message To Congress, SCOTUS Temp Protected Status

13m4/29/2026

Hegseth Defends Iran War, Powell Stays On As Fed Chair, SCOTUS Voting Rights Case

13m4/30/2026

Stalemate In The Strait Of Hormuz, DHS Shutdown Ends, Trump's Surgeon General Nominee

13m5/1/2026

Spirit Airlines Folds, Abortion Pills, Government Debt

15m5/2/2026

'The Bible is not a policy manual’: Christians reckon with immigration under Trump

24m5/3/2026

Project Freedom Strait Of Hormuz, Louisiana Redistricting, Senate Midterm Landscape

14m5/4/2026

Strait Of Hormuz Tension, Trump Primaries in Indiana, Mifepristone Court Reprieve

12m5/5/2026

Project Freedom Paused, Ohio & Indiana Primary Results, Poll Shows Dems Advantage

12m5/6/2026

Trump's Iran Progress Claims, Oil Industry Profit From Iran War, Rubio Meets Pope Leo

12m5/7/2026

US and Iran Trade Fire, Tennessee Redistricting, US Boat Strikes In Caribbean

13m5/8/2026

Why more women are choosing to be single mothers

27m5/10/2026

US-Iran Responses, Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War, Congress To Do List

12m5/11/2026

Stakes of Trump's China Trip, Inflation Report Shows War Impact, Hantavirus Science

13m5/12/2026

Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns

12m5/13/2026

Trump Meets With China's Xi, Asia's View Of Summit, Trump Targets Law Firms

12m5/14/2026

Trump's China Visit Wraps, SCOTUS Mifepristone, Kier Starmer Under Pressure To Resign

13m5/15/2026

Cuba Latest, Louisiana Primary, World Cup Travel

14m5/16/2026

The human cost of building the Dubai of Africa

29m5/17/2026

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