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Shani Hilton sits down with SCOTUS correspondent Chris Geidner and vice president and associate general counsel Nabiha Syed to discuss Justice Anthony Kennedy’s resignation. World news editor Miriam Elder chats with Mexico bureau chief and Latin America correspondent Karla Zabludovskyabout the Mexican election. Data reporter Lam Thuy Vo does a deep dive into the connection…

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In The Dark series two: Madeleine Baran on the case of Curtis Flowers

In a sea of true crime podcasts, In The Dark stood out for not aiming to uncover a murderer, but to shine a light on the criminal justice system and the effect a crime has on the wider community. Season one of the podcast from Madeleine Baran and her team at APM Reports focused on…

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How a podcast led a woman to fend off her sexual attacker

There are podcasts about true crime and stories of how those podcasts have helped to solve them. But for one Ohio woman, it was her love of a podcast that took it a step further and helped prevent — or at least hinder — one crime.  In a graphic post on Facebook, Hannah Sydney Thees explains…

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‘I realised life is not black and white’

“I’m always a bit uncomfortable listening to male politicians talking about their journey,” says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, of his path to feminist enlightenment. “Because, of course, the journey that nearly 200,000 women took to end their pregnancies was a much more difficult and much more traumatic than any journey that any male politician ever went…

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PODCAST #108: It’s the 2018 Bannies Awards!

In our final regular season edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff, Eric, and Brian reveal the winners of the 2018 Bannies! The awards presented, in order: Coach of the Year Comeback Athlete of the Year Breakout Athlete of the Year Senior Leader of the Year Newcomer of the Year Game of the…

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Filibuster podcast: D.C. United’s Open Cup flop + previewing trip to New England

With Adam out scouting the beaches for top new prospects, Jason and Ben welcome Donald back on the podcast to talk about D.C. United’s U.S. Open Cup flop. Before we talk (12:05) about the bad penalty kicks, the play of Chris Durkin, and how this team is almost clicking, we talk about the terrible quality…

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Five true-crime podcasts for the armchair detective in you

Everybody loves a good whodunnit. It’s why true-crime documentaries like Making a Murderer, The Keepers and now The Staircase have all been big Netflix hits. Yet away from television screens, true crime has found another very happy home – podcasting. Sarah Koenig from Serial. Wikimedia Serial is often cited as the podcast that gave birth…

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8 Binge-Worthy Podcasts You Need To Start Listening To

Binging on streaming content has become one of the most common household rituals of our time. Most people do this with friends and family around videos on services like Netflix and Hulu. Another form of media binge can actually aid productivity: podcast binging. The podcast binge is great for doing the dishes or exercising. It’s…

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‘We literally show up with our binder full of women’

Subscribe to Women Rule on Apple Podcasts here. | Subscribe via Stitcher here. Where are all the black women on Capitol Hill? Story Continued Below It’s the question that motivated Rhonda Foxx to form the Black Women’s Congressional Alliance, a coalition of minority staffers from across the political spectrum, and address what she saw as…

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Lena Waithe: Casting Directors Key To Diversity – Toolkit Podcast

Waithe shares a funny story about testing for “Master of None” and her advice to actors auditioning when “the safe choices aren’t happening anymore.” “The Chi” creator Lena Waithe moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of writing for television. Never did Waithe — who recently played a major supporting role in “Ready Player…

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