Episodes
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Today, Explained
Manners turn shared spaces into workable social contracts
As public and workplace norms shift, the episode asks which expectations still help people coexist—and how to make disagreements legible.
Sep 27, 2026 · 33 min
Global News Podcast
America’s surrogacy system faces a legal reckoning
A cross-border custody dispute exposes how fragmented US law and birthright citizenship have made America a surrogacy destination—and a political target.
Sep 27, 2026 · 31 min
Pod Save America
Texas Democrats see an opening as Republican weaknesses spread
The episode tests whether Democratic gains in Texas could signal a broader national shift while examining the candidates and voters driving it.
Sep 27, 2026 · 1h 8m
The Daily
TV’s canon wrestles with comedy, antiheroes and omission
The ranking reveals how critics and industry figures weigh artistic ambition, cultural influence and the changing boundaries of television.
Sep 27, 2026 · 1h 0m
Up First from NPR
Clergy candidates test faith’s reach in red-state races
The campaigns show how religious conviction can guide Democratic public service while economic concerns and secular voters limit faith-based appeals.
Sep 27, 2026 · 36 min
Morning Wire
Kyle Rankin bets on independent action outside Hollywood’s playbook
The conversation examines how a politically controversial action film was made quickly and independently while balancing spectacle, character, and potential backlash.
Sep 26, 2026 · 24 min
The President's Daily Brief
Sanctions squeeze Iran as opposition tests the regime’s resilience
The episode examines whether economic isolation can weaken Tehran when repression, sanctions evasion, and limited opposition coordination complicate the path to political change.
Sep 26, 2026 · 1h 2m
WSJ What’s News
Treasury yields breach 5% as markets weigh inflation and AI
The episode connects a sharp rise in borrowing costs with oil-driven inflation risks and technology shifts affecting major market sectors.
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min
The Dan Bongino Show
Bongino ties socialism fight to Trump’s Iran pressure
The episode connects domestic arguments over socialism, DEI, and Democratic leadership with a broader dispute over American power and rights.
Sep 26, 2026 · 59 min
The Matt Walsh Show
A mask mandate sparks a wider culture-war critique
The episode uses a local dispute over pandemic rules to examine how commentary, online alienation, and social conflict are framed.
Sep 26, 2026 · 29 min
Global News Podcast
Manchester City verdict raises stakes for Premier League
The ruling could reshape English football through unprecedented penalties, appeals and compensation claims, while the episode tracks crises spanning diplomacy, displacement, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
Sep 26, 2026 · 29 min
Global News Podcast
Small acts of ingenuity reshape lives worldwide
The episode shows how practical innovation, generosity, and community action can address medical, environmental, and social challenges.
Sep 26, 2026 · 28 min
Today, Explained
Michigan candidate makes data centers a test of political control
The episode connects AI infrastructure to local costs, democratic accountability, economic insecurity, and the fragile coalition shaping Michigan politics.
Sep 26, 2026 · 32 min
Letters from an American
Maine lobster reveals New England’s deeper history
The episode shows how fishing, Indigenous dispossession, disease, and access to Atlantic waters shaped settlement and revolutionary-era New England.
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min
Up First from NPR
Storms, redistricting and mortgage rates test the country
The episode connects immediate weather threats and a consequential court ruling with economic pressure already reshaping the housing market.
Sep 26, 2026 · 16 min
The Daily
Stallone confronts the wounds behind Rocky and Rambo
Sylvester Stallone connects childhood trauma, fame, family loss, and changing views on violence to the characters and career that defined him.
Sep 26, 2026 · 1h 20m
Morning Wire
Trump and Xi Test a Fragile U.S.-China Reset
The episode connects high-level diplomacy with unresolved questions about artificial intelligence, trade, press access, domestic surveillance, and privacy.
Sep 25, 2026 · 20 min
The President's Daily Brief
China’s Iran support raises stakes for Trump-Xi summit
The episode connects Iran’s wartime supply lines, Strait of Hormuz negotiations, and the broader U.S.–China relationship ahead of a consequential summit.
Sep 25, 2026 · 22 min
The Headlines
Trump’s press standoff tests White House media access
The episode connects a court fight over presidential press access with wider questions about political accountability, war coverage, privacy, and surveillance.
Sep 25, 2026 · 14 min
Pivot
Media power, AI hardware and the risks of political loyalty
The episode connects concentrated media ownership, attacks on independent journalism, U.S.-China tensions and consumer technology’s privacy tradeoffs.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 11m
WSJ What’s News
Markets steady as Hormuz diplomacy meets AI expansion risks
The episode connects calmer markets and falling oil prices with unresolved geopolitical, technology, public-health, and institutional pressures.
Sep 25, 2026 · 13 min
The Dan Bongino Show
Bongino links reform claims to midterms and college sports
The episode connects disputed government reforms, immigration and election politics with the financial and civic stakes of college athletics and support for Israel.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 28m
The Tucker Carlson Show
Mendel challenges Ukraine’s wartime politics and demographic future
The conversation examines allegations of repression, disputed casualty estimates, democratic strain, foreign-aid concerns, and the human consequences of prolonging the war.
Sep 25, 2026 · 46 min
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
AI safety warnings collide with Republican midterm anxiety
The episode connects a stark warning about autonomous AI with political fights over oligarchy, media consolidation, housing, and Los Angeles governance.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 57m