Tonya Mosley
Stories
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'More relevant every day' in the U.S.: A filmmaker documented Russia's journalists
Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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Former NBC producer tells her own story about Matt Lauer in 'Unspeakable Things'
Brooke Nevils was working for NBC at the Sochi Olympics when, she says, she was sexually assaulted by Today Show host Matt Lauer — a claim he denies. Nevils' new memoir is Unspeakable Things.
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How a 1984 NYC subway shooting let to the politics of resentment we see today
In Fear and Fury, historian Heather Ann Thompson revisits Bernhard Goetz's shooting of four Black teens — and explains how the incident reshaped criminal justice, national policy and media coverage.
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'The White Hot' asks: If men can go find themselves, why can't women?
Quiara Alegría Hudes' novel was inspired by Siddhartha and other classic tales of men seeking enlightenment. It's about a mother in Philadelphia who buys a bus ticket, leaving her daughter behind.
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Martin Luther King Jr. would be inspired by today's activism, author says
Heather McGhee, author of 2021's The Sum of Us, discusses the economic cost of racism, the importance of community organizing and the "zero-sum lie" that progress for some means loss for others.
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How Marco Rubio shifted from Trump critic to Trump champion
Rubio once called Trump a "con artist." He's now among his most loyal defenders. New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins describes Secretary of State Rubio's character, political transformation and ambition.
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'Hedda' star Tessa Thompson wrestles with cynicism but chooses optimism
Thompson has the words "yes" and "no" tattooed on opposite arms. "I'm constantly wrestling with ... my cynicism and my optimism," she says. In addition to Hedda, she stars in the series His & Hers.
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One year later, 'Firestorm' investigates the systems that failed during the LA Fires
Journalist Jacob Soboroff says covering the wildfires was the most important assignment he's ever undertaken. His new book offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe.
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Just because she won a Nobel doesn't mean Malala didn't break some rules in college
In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize. In Finding My Way, she writes about her life at Oxford and beyond. Originally broadcast Oct. 21, 2025.
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'We have to speak, we have to shout': Jane Fonda is still an activist
Earlier this year, Fonda made headlines for delivering a fiery critique of the Trump administration during an acceptance speech for a SAG-AFTRA award. Originally broadcast Sept. 2, 2025.
