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Responding to Biden’s Cabinet Picks

Posted December 14, 202000:53:54

Joe Biden has been involved in DC politics since 1972, when he was elected to the Senate. Now as president-elect, all eyes are on Biden as he assembles...

Our Changing Relationship to Food During Covid

Posted December 11, 202000:53:02

Curbside grocery pickup. Contactless pizza delivery. Comfort baking. As with so many other things, our relationship to food is changing during COVID. Today...

The Sinking Middle Class

Posted December 10, 202000:54:12

The concept of the middle class has a unique hold on the American imagination—for years, it’s been the central talking point of both dominant political...

Post-Election Show with Francesca Hong, Kelda Roys, and Melissa Sargen...

Posted November 4, 202000:52:27

You voted—now what? Spend some time processing this very strange post-election time with us on today’s show, where Ali Muldrow celebrates local...

Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?

Posted November 3, 202000:50:09

For this special election-day edition of the show, guest host Nada Elmikashfi spends the hour with historian Alexander Keyssar talking about the ins-and-outs...