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The Army has an out for some people accused of violent crimes

April 27, 2023 Current Events, Politics

Investigative reporter Vianna Davila joins us to discuss the 900 soldiers dishonorably discharged, which allowed them to return to civilian life without having to face their alleged crimes in a courtroom.

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There have always been trans people in Texas

April 26, 2023 Politics, Race/Identity

Writer April Ortiz joins host Krys Boyd to discuss coming out as transgender in the face of discrimination and the hate she feels in her home state.

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You know your rights, what about your obligations?

April 24, 2023 Politics

Richard Haas, president of the nonpartisan Council on Foreign Relations, joins us to discuss why rights alone will not guide the country into a unified future, and why we must ask what democracy requires of us to make it work.

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It won’t be easy getting Evan Gershkovich back from the Russians

April 20, 2023 Current Events, Global Issues, Politics

Warren P. Strobel covers intelligence and security in the Journal’s Washington bureau, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the very tricky road ahead to secure Gershkovich’s release.

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How the AR-15 became a political and cultural weapon

April 11, 2023 Culture, History, Politics

Washington Post investigations editor Peter Wallsten joins us to discuss the AR-15’s outsized role in mass shootings and the marketing campaigns that brought its power to the masses.

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We’re doing the wrong things to fix poverty

April 5, 2023 Culture, Economics, Politics

Sociologist Matthew Desmond won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for his book “Evicted,” and he joins us to discuss his follow-up investigation, which centers on the idea that affluent Americans keep poor people poor.

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The surprising things monarchies can teach us about democracy

April 3, 2023 History, Politics

Priya Satia is a professor of international history at Stanford University and she joins guest host John McCaa to discuss ideas we might take from pre-colonial monarchies.

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The jobs used to deny disability benefits are stuck in 1977

March 27, 2023 Current Events, Economics, Politics

Lisa Rein from The Washington Post details how the Biden administration has spent $250 million to modernize its vocational services but still uses outdated market data to determine benefits for 15 million people.

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Domestic terror and the history of anarchy

March 21, 2023 History, Politics

Adrienne LaFrance from The Atlantic joins us to discuss what she describes as “slow-motion anarchy,” where political violence doesn’t lead to civil war but an erosion of the ties that bind peaceful citizens together.

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How Ukrainians are holding up under Russian assault

March 16, 2023 Global Issues, Politics

Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, talks with Krys Boyd about the many threats to democracy and what can be done about it.

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Liberal democracy in Mexico is in danger. What does that mean for us?

March 15, 2023 Global Issues, Politics

David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to discuss Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, his moves toward consolidating power, and the impacts his policies have on the United States.

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It’s hard finding after-school care for your kids

March 13, 2023 Economics, Education, Politics

Vox reporter Rachel Cohen joins us to discuss the crisis working parents face as they try to bridge the gap between the end of the school day and the end of the workday.

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