Elizabeth Mitchell joins us to discuss an incendiary, false story published in two newspapers during the Civil War and how it became a battle of the press vs. the president.
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You Made It Out Of Childhood Thanks To Public Health
Perri Klass, professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University, joins us to talk about the hard-fought battle against infant and child mortality.
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Grocery Shopping As Status Symbol
Benjamin Lorr joins us to talk about his investigations into the highly-guarded inner-workings of how our food goes from field, to truck, to shelf.
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Why Don’t We Prosecute Rape?
Michelle Bowdler, executive director of health and wellness at Tufts University, joins us to talk about her own assault, which led her to a career seeking justice for victims.
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When Kids Sued The Government Over Climate Change
Environmental journalist Lee Van Der Voo joins us to talk about the 21 young people who sued the federal government in a landmark case that sought to hold elected officials responsible for protecting the planet.
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