We quit eating chicken after hearing this unsettling interview We take for granted living in a post-antibiotic world. Go ahead: climb that ladder to hang Christmas lights, get a stent to open a blood vessel, let... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 53 mins
Ijeoma Oluo: ‘Now that we’re all in the room, how do we start this discussion?’ Seattle-based writer Ijeoma Oluo has been widely recognized for some time now as a person who speaks sometimes uncomfortable truths about racism in... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 53 mins
So much to do. But still make time for poetry In a parallel universe, poets stand on street corners and recite for us. We stop what we’re doing and gather together with friends and strangers to... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 45 mins
How much power does President Trump have? Less than you might think Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington law professors Lisa Manheim and Kathryn Watts about their new book, "The Limits of Presidential Power: A... Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
Carmen Maria Machado's 'The Husband Stitch' There have been so many momentous days recently. Today, for instance, women around the U.S. and the world (and their allies) are participating in the... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 56 mins
Ijeoma Oluo: MLK and ‘an anger born from love’ This year will mark the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, the United States celebrates the birth of the great... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 24 mins
How Daniel Ellsberg learned to start worrying and hate the bomb The acronym MAD stands for mutual assured destruction. The concept has been a cornerstone of U.S. military security policy since the creation of nuclear... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 54 mins
Maria Hinojosa on due process, 'crimigration' and detention camps in the U.S. Maria Hinojosa and her team at Latino USA have been reporting on how Latinos and Hispanics experience and impact the United States since 1992. That... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 53 mins
Tom Hanks has two Best Actor Oscars, and it turns out he’s a writer, too And now for something maybe completely unexpected. Tom Hanks wrote a book. The prolific actor credits writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron with encouraging... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 57 mins
Khizr Khan on love, loss and the Constitution Khizr Khan is an American citizen of Pakistani descent. He is perhaps most famous for the fact that he carries a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 52 mins
