The Rough Translation podcast explores how ideas we wrestle with in the U.S. are being discussed in the rest of the world. Cornelia Li for NPR hide caption toggle caption Cornelia Li for NPR The Rough Translation podcast explores how ideas we wrestle with in the U.S. are being discussed in the rest of the…
Read MoreRachel Kaadzi Ghansah went to South Carolina to write about the trial of Dylann Roof. He’s the white man convicted of murdering eight black parishioners and their pastor at Charleston’s historic Mother Emmanuel AME church. She was planning to write about the people who died, but instead found herself writing about Roof. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:…
Read MoreThere have always been stories that Frontline wants to tell that, for one reason or another, didn’t work for film. In some cases, these stories are particularly sensitive, or involve people under 18. There is, for instance, Heather, who was 14 when her father took her from their home in Idaho to Missouri to marry…
Read MoreEditor’s note: Hot Pod is a weekly newsletter on the podcasting industry written by Nick Quah; we happily share it with Nieman Lab readers each Tuesday. Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 135, published September 5, 2017. Programming note! Ah yes, so we are in September! As you might already…
Read MoreEW.com (blog) Twin Peaks finale: Let’s talk about ‘The Return: Parts 17 and 18’EW.com (blog)Subscribe to A Twin Peaks Podcast: A Podcast About Twin Peaks – on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts – to unwrap the mysteries in EW’s after-show every Monday during the Showtime revival. “The past dictates the future.” This…
Read MoreAs journalists in public media, Hana Baba and Leila Day are used to being among the only black people in newsrooms. So when they met five years ago at KALW in San Francisco, they found themselves having water-cooler conversations about subjects such as beauty, mental health and media representations of black people, prompted by articles…
Read MoreLove. War. Guilt. Hatred. Fear. Vengeance. Technology. Since 2011, Black Mirror has been, in our humble opinion, the pinnacle of using technology, science fiction, and horror to delve deep into what makes humanity tick and how the human condition can be so easily twisted and manipulated. So obviously, we’re gonna gush all over it in…
Read MoreThere are moments that change us. A time we overcame rejection. Experienced loss. Changed jobs. Let go. In a one-of-a kind musical storytelling experience, All in a Day host Alan Neal visited venues across Ottawa as part of #CBCPOPUP to ask the question: What is a moment that changed your life? A beautiful mix of stories and…
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — Christopher Cantwell’s lawyer says his client’s comments disparaging blacks and Jews is just a comedic act of a “shock jock,” comparing him to the Jewish comedian Jackie Mason. The claim was made during a four-hour bail hearing for Cantwell on Thursday night. Cantwell faces three felony charges stemming from an incident at the…
Read More4. Or just sample. If you would rather listen to an episode or two before deciding to subscribe, tap on the episode title from the list on the series page. If you have an internet connection, you’ll be able to stream the episode. On your Android phone or tablet: 1. Open your podcast app. It’s…
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