One family faces the Trump administration’s ban on trans people serving in the military, and responds with a surprising secret weapon.
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People who end up with far more power than they bargained for, and everything that comes with it.
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Since the war began in Iran, we've heard very little from people inside the country — and there's a reason for that. The entire country has been under an internet blackout. We worked with reporters Roxana Saberi and Fatemeh Jamalpour to get voice
Ira always hated commencement speeches. Then he felt like he had to give this one.
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The casino game everyone thinks they can beat.
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Stories of cheating, cheaters, and the cheated.
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At a time when the U.S. government is trying to make American history tidier, we try to learn from the mess. Including the untold, messy story of Paul and Essie Robeson.
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What happens when a new guy comes on the scene and changes the way everyone relates to each other?
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M. Gessen returns to our show with a true-crime story that takes place entirely within their own family. This story comes to us from the producers at Serial Productions—who invented the true-crime podcast more than a decade ago—and from The New York
In the early days of the radio show, Ira did a series of interviews with his parents that completely changed his relationship with them. This week, he returns to those interviews.
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