• Agonizing Choices on ACA Deadline Day
    Dec 15 2025

    A deadline approaches to deal with healthcare costs and Obamacare subsidies.

    On Today's Show:
    Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent, KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, discusses the latest over the battle in Congress over the fate of the Affordable Care Act.

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    23 minutos
  • Wikipedia’s Founder on Trust and Not Being “Woke-ipedia”
    Dec 11 2025

    On Today's Show:

    Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation and the author of The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things That Last (Crown Currency, 2025), talks about how Wikipedia was able to rely on the "wisdom of the crowd" even as distrust climbed in the larger culture.

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    22 minutos
  • Four Stops On Trump’s SCOTUS Winning Streak
    Dec 10 2025

    The conservative Supreme Court majority seems poised to allow President Trump to fire the top official on the Federal Trade Commission, expanding presidential power.

    On Today's Show:
    Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of the podcast, Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal, and author of Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America (The New Press, 2025), discusses this and other legal news.

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    23 minutos
  • Netflix vs. Paramount 101
    Dec 9 2025

    Paramount and Netflix are vying to buy up parts of Warner Bros. Discovery.

    On Today's Show:
    Rohan Goswami, business reporter at Semafor and Katie Campione, senior TV & labor reporter at Deadline, discuss the recent merger talks, including the politics at play, and what it means for consumers.

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    22 minutos
  • Guess What % of ICE Detainees Turn Out To Be Criminals?
    Dec 8 2025

    According to DHS, almost three-quarters of people detained by ICE since October do not have any criminal convictions.

    On Today's Show:
    David Bier, director of immigration studies and the Selz Foundation chair in immigration policy at the Cato Institute, explains the data, and claims from the Trump Administration that they are prioritizing detaining people with violent criminal histories.

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    23 minutos
  • Changes Coming To Infant Vaccines & SNAP
    Dec 5 2025

    Some recent health headlines surround the federal government's changes to SNAP benefit programs, vaccine guidance for infants and others, and Obamacare.

    On Today's Show:
    Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent, KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, and Jude Joffe-Block, reporter at NPR, discuss the latest in health-related news.

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    23 minutos
  • Why A Prominent Voice For School Choice Changed Her Mind
    Dec 3 2025

    An education advocate, who formerly supported school vouchers and charter schools, is now speaking in support of public education.

    On Today's Show:
    Diane Ravitch, education historian, former research professor of education at New York University, blogger at dianeravitch.net and author of the recent book An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else (Columbia University Press, 2025), talks about the changes that led her to become a promoter of public schools.

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    23 minutos
  • Did Hegseth Give an Illegal “Kill Everybody” Order?
    Dec 3 2025

    Senator Mark Kelly appeared in a video alongside other veterans now serving in Congress, telling service members, “Our laws are clear: you can refuse illegal orders.” The Pentagon has since opened an investigation and even raised the possibility of recalling him to active duty for potential discipline.

    On Today's Show:
    Zachary Cohen, senior reporter on the national security beat for CNN, talks about what Kelly said, why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the probe, and how this all fits into other Pentagon headlines this week, including reports of U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats.

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    21 minutos