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Monday 23 November 2020 : In a 2017 study of a rural area of Alabama, more than one in three people tested showed traces of hookworm, an intestinal parasite spread by...
Saturday 21 November 2020 : President Barack Obama talks about birtherism and fake news, and reflects on what he misses most about being president — and why he still...
Friday 20 November 2020 : Stephen Kinzer's book, 'Poisoner in Chief,' exposes how CIA scientist Sidney Gottlieb worked in the 1950s and early '60s to develop mind...
Thursday 19 November 2020 : In his first interview with Terry Gross, President Barack Obama talks about birtherism and fake news, and reflects on what he misses most...
Wednesday 18 November 2020 : The Chicago 7 were anti-war activists who were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The...
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : Donald Trump was scorned by party leaders when he ran in the 2016 primaries. But after nearly four years in office, he's so popular among...
Monday 16 November 2020 : Anderson talks about playing Margaret Thatcher in the new season of 'The Crown,' and then coaches Terry Gross on how to do the former prime...
Saturday 14 November 2020 : USWNT soccer star Megan Rapinoe speaks with Terry Gross about her World Cup wins, the ongoing fight for pay equality in women's sports, and...
Friday 13 November 2020 : Jarrett is one of the most celebrated pianists in jazz — a musician acclaimed for his emotionally intense and physically energetic...
Thursday 12 November 2020 : 'Politico' journalist Garrett Graff says presidents typically reserve their most controversial decisions for their last weeks in office. In...
Wednesday 11 November 2020 : Harold McGee is best-known for his books about food science. In his new book, 'Nose Dive,' he writes about why things smell the way they do...
Tuesday 10 November 2020 : Writer Katherine Standefer tells us about long QT syndrome — and the implanted cardiac defibrillator that helps regulate her heart. In her...
Monday 09 November 2020 : The USWNT soccer star and activist spoke with Terry Gross about her World Cup wins, the ongoing fight for pay equality in women's sports,...
Saturday 07 November 2020 : Author Jerald Walker talks about growing up on Chicago's South Side, raising his two sons in a predominantly white suburb and preventing his...
Friday 06 November 2020 : McLorin Salvant's repertoire includes jazz standards and forgotten early songs, show tunes, and originals. She's one of this year's...
Thursday 05 November 2020 : Jack Goldsmith, former legal counsel to George W. Bush's White House, says no matter when Trump leaves office, his successor will face tough...
Wednesday 04 November 2020 : 'Atlantic' writer Barton Gellman returns to discuss what this election has revealed about our system's strengths and weaknesses, and what...
Tuesday 03 November 2020 : Walker talks about growing up on Chicago's South Side, raising his two sons in a predominantly white suburb and preventing his essays from...
Monday 02 November 2020 : In 1968, several prominent anti-war activists were accused of conspiring to start a riot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago....
Saturday 31 October 2020 : 'Atlantic' writer Mike Giglio profiles the Oath Keepers, a pro-Trump militia group, in a new article. They have recruited thousands of...
Friday 30 October 2020 : We remember the songwriter that Johnny Cash described as his favorite writer: Billy Joe Shaver. His songs have been performed by Cash, Kris...
Thursday 29 October 2020 : Nicholas Christakis is a doctor and a sociologist who has studied the science of infectious diseases and how plagues of the past have...
Wednesday 28 October 2020 : 'Atlantic' writer Mike Giglio profiles the Oath Keepers, a pro-Trump militia group, in a new article. They have recruited thousands of...
Tuesday 27 October 2020 : We talk with journalist Evan Osnos about the former vice president's long career in the Senate, how personal tragedy changed him, and some...
Monday 26 October 2020 : Samuelsson's new book, 'The Rise,' is a celebration of Black excellence in the culinary world — and the many Black cooks who have...
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The Sanitation Crisis In Rural America
In a 2017 study of a rural area of Alabama, more than one in three people tested showed traces of hookworm, an intestinal parasite spread by...
Best Of: President Obama / The Chicago 7
President Barack Obama talks about birtherism and fake news, and reflects on what he misses most about being president — and why he still...
The CIA's Secret Mind Control Experiments
Stephen Kinzer's book, 'Poisoner in Chief,' exposes how CIA scientist Sidney Gottlieb worked in the 1950s and early '60s to develop mind...
President Barack Obama
In his first interview with Terry Gross, President Barack Obama talks about birtherism and fake news, and reflects on what he misses most...
The Extraordinary 'Chicago 7' Trial / 'Alex Rider' Author Anthony Horowitz
The Chicago 7 were anti-war activists who were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The...
The GOP Identity Crisis Post-Trump
Donald Trump was scorned by party leaders when he ran in the 2016 primaries. But after nearly four years in office, he's so popular among...
Gillian Anderson On 'The Crown' & 'The X-Files'
Anderson talks about playing Margaret Thatcher in the new season of 'The Crown,' and then coaches Terry Gross on how to do the former prime...
Best Of: Megan Rapinoe / The Science Of Smell
USWNT soccer star Megan Rapinoe speaks with Terry Gross about her World Cup wins, the ongoing fight for pay equality in women's sports, and...
Jazz Pianist Keith Jarrett
Jarrett is one of the most celebrated pianists in jazz — a musician acclaimed for his emotionally intense and physically energetic...
What Trump Might Do With His Remaining Weeks In Office
'Politico' journalist Garrett Graff says presidents typically reserve their most controversial decisions for their last weeks in office. In...
A 'Nose Dive' Into The Science Of Smell
Harold McGee is best-known for his books about food science. In his new book, 'Nose Dive,' he writes about why things smell the way they do...
Embracing Life With A Heart Condition
Writer Katherine Standefer tells us about long QT syndrome — and the implanted cardiac defibrillator that helps regulate her heart. In her...
Megan Rapinoe / Remembering Alex Trebek
The USWNT soccer star and activist spoke with Terry Gross about her World Cup wins, the ongoing fight for pay equality in women's sports,...
Best Of: Writer Jerald Walker / The Enduring Impact Of COVID-19
Author Jerald Walker talks about growing up on Chicago's South Side, raising his two sons in a predominantly white suburb and preventing his...
Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant
McLorin Salvant's repertoire includes jazz standards and forgotten early songs, show tunes, and originals. She's one of this year's...
Reconstructing The Presidency 'After Trump'
Jack Goldsmith, former legal counsel to George W. Bush's White House, says no matter when Trump leaves office, his successor will face tough...
How The 2020 Election Is A 'Stress Test' Of American Democracy
'Atlantic' writer Barton Gellman returns to discuss what this election has revealed about our system's strengths and weaknesses, and what...
Writer Jerald Walker On 'How To Make A Slave'
Walker talks about growing up on Chicago's South Side, raising his two sons in a predominantly white suburb and preventing his essays from...
Aaron Sorkin On 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7'
In 1968, several prominent anti-war activists were accused of conspiring to start a riot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago....
Best Of: Inside A Pro-Trump Militia / Chef Marcus Samuelsson
'Atlantic' writer Mike Giglio profiles the Oath Keepers, a pro-Trump militia group, in a new article. They have recruited thousands of...
Remembering Country Songwriter Billy Joe Shaver
We remember the songwriter that Johnny Cash described as his favorite writer: Billy Joe Shaver. His songs have been performed by Cash, Kris...
The Enduring Impact Of COVID-19
Nicholas Christakis is a doctor and a sociologist who has studied the science of infectious diseases and how plagues of the past have...
Pro-Trump Militias: Election Day & Beyond
'Atlantic' writer Mike Giglio profiles the Oath Keepers, a pro-Trump militia group, in a new article. They have recruited thousands of...
The Personal Scars & Political Mistakes That Shaped Joe Biden
We talk with journalist Evan Osnos about the former vice president's long career in the Senate, how personal tragedy changed him, and some...
Chef Marcus Samuelsson Writes Black People Into U.S. Food History
Samuelsson's new book, 'The Rise,' is a celebration of Black excellence in the culinary world — and the many Black cooks who have...
