Lindsay Lloyd joins us to talk about how Americans still highly value democracy but worry that U.S. democracy is weakening.
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A Former U.S. Ambassador To Russia Speaks Out
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins us to talk about the current state of U.S.-Russia relations.
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Texans Weigh In On Health Care And Politics
Joshua Blank, manager of polling and research at the Texas Politics Project, joins us to talk about the 2018 senate race, healthcare, and the political climate in Texas.
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What Happens With Families At The Border
Frontline correspondent Martin Smith joins us to tell the story of the 1600 children who entered the U.S. with their parents only to be separated from them and detained elsewhere.
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What TV News Didn’t Tell You About Ferguson
Documentarian Sabaah Folayan joins us to talk about turning Ferguson bystander footage into a portrait of unrest that differs from the more traditional media presentation.
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When Black America Championed Mass Incarceration
Former public defender James Forman Jr. joins us to talk about how policies from the 1970s lead to an overrepresentation of people of color in American prisons.
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In An Era of Change, Evangelicals Still Rule
University of Maryland political scientist Janelle S. Wong joins us to talk about the future of evangelical voting as immigrants increasingly join their churches.
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Partners Forever: How The U.S. And Mexico Rely On Each Other
Andrew Selee joins us to talk about the strained U.S.-Mexico relationship – and about what it will take for the two countries to find common ground.
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A Look At The Supreme Court’s Rulings And Its Future
Lackland Bloom and Rebecca Deen join us to talk about the thinking behind the United States Supreme Court’s recent decisions.
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Covering The White House
NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe and Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune join us to talk about the news of the day in Washington.
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My 8 Years With Obama
Ben Rhodes joins us to talk about serving as a sounding board to the leader of the free world.
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Fact Checking The News
Washington Post Fact Checker columnist Glenn Kessler joins us to talk about his process for separating fact from fiction.
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