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Episodes

Feb. 2, 2021

What happens after Myanmar’s coup?

Monday’s military coup in Myanmar was a long time coming. But what happens next? And, Canada vaccinates its homeless population.
Feb. 1, 2021

The ex-president’s defense

Former president Donald Trump plans his impeachment defense. Why a new vaccine could be a game-changer. And, the owl pellet economy.
Jan. 29, 2021

The Man in the Middle

How a moderate West Virginia Democrat could decide what Biden can do on climate change. Plus, the story of a snowstorm, six expiring vaccines and a group of dedicated health-care workers.
Jan. 28, 2021

Gaming Wall Street

How ordinary investors, spurred on by a Reddit message board, took on big Wall Street funds and sent GameStop share prices soaring. Plus, how President Biden is using the pandemic to try to expand access to health coverage.
Jan. 27, 2021

All the (former) president’s men

Why President Biden may not be able to fire some federal employees appointed during the Trump administration. The first Latino senator from California. And, what the new federal mask mandate means for you.
Jan. 26, 2021

The battle over reopening schools

The growing tensions between school systems and teachers unions. Plus, Biden's Cabinet may be “the most diverse in history,” but his pick for agriculture secretary has reignited criticism over the USDA’s treatment of Black farmers.
Jan. 25, 2021

Whose Senate is it anyway?

A standoff in the Senate. How essential grocery workers are faring almost a year into the coronavirus pandemic. And, why vaccine rollout has been so slow in France.
Jan. 22, 2021

400,000 people are dead. Can Biden change course?

How President Biden plans to combat the pandemic in his first 100 days. Where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went wrong with testing, and what it cost us. And what the U.K. coronavirus variant means for you.
Jan. 21, 2021

All-American terrorism

A wake-up call on domestic terrorism. How journalists who cover the White House are recalibrating post-Trump. And dogs return to the White House.
Jan. 20, 2021

The 46th president

An inauguration like no other. And how the White House residence staff say goodbye to one first family and hello to another.
Jan. 19, 2021

Biden’s first days

Why the nation’s capital feels like a ghost town. What President-elect Joe Biden wants to get done on his first day in office. And why the Secret Service has been paying $3,000 a month for a bathroom.
Jan. 18, 2021

Tulsa, 100 years later

The plight of black entrepreneurs in Tulsa, nearly a century after one of the nation’s worst acts of racial violence.
Jan. 15, 2021

Four hours of insurrection

Today, we reconstruct the riot inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 — hearing from the lawmakers, journalists and law enforcement officials who were there, and answering lingering questions about how things went so wrong.
Jan. 14, 2021

A brief history of tear gas in America

Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war. So why do police departments still use it on civilians in the United States? Producer Linah Mohammad and reporter Devlin Barrett examine the history of tear gas and the ethical questions about its use.
Jan. 13, 2021

Impeached, again

President Trump is impeached by the House — again. And, inside a California hospital overwhelmed by the pandemic.
Jan. 12, 2021

Who’s in charge of the GOP?

A widening rift in the Republican Party. What FBI officials knew about the siege of the Capitol, and when they knew it. And, why the February Vogue cover of Kamala Harris is causing a stir.
Jan. 11, 2021

The insurrection planned in plain sight

How tech companies are responding to the far-right extremism on their platforms. Why we should have seen the siege on the Capitol coming. And, a brief history of presidential pettiness.
Jan. 8, 2021

Trump’s ‘American Carnage’

Trump’s promise for a smooth transition of power might be too late, amid growing calls to remove him from office. After the attack on the Capitol, lawmakers seemed to come together — but will that last with a 50-50 Senate? And an update from Georgia.
Jan. 7, 2021

What happens after an insurrection?

The public fracturing of the Republican Party. Security failures at the Capitol. And, questions about why predominantly White rioters got kid-glove treatment from police.
Jan. 6, 2021

Two Americas collide

The U.S. Capitol has been breached by a pro-Trump mob during the process of confirming Joe Biden’s vistory in the presidential election. Meanwhile, another election in Georgia is wrapping up — with control of the Senate hanging in the balance.
Jan. 5, 2021

Can America’s vaccine rollout be fixed?

Why the vaccine rollout has been slower than expected in the United States. And, the political theater of counting electoral college votes.
Jan. 4, 2021

‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’

What President Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn his election defeat sounds like. And, a nursing home’s creative solution to physical isolation.
Dec. 30, 2020

Georgia on our minds

The balance of power in Washington all hinges on two Senate runoffs in Georgia. Today, we explore the forces behind this remarkable political moment and what’s at stake for the people who hold the country’s future in their hands.
Dec. 29, 2020

Love, actually … isn’t all around

A story of love and family — and deadlines.