Rococo Punch
The Turning: The Sisters Who Left
The Turning: The Sisters Who Left
The Turning: The Sisters Who Left
Thousands of women gave up everything to follow Mother Teresa, joining her Missionaries of Charity. But some found that life inside this fiercely private religious order was not what they’d imagined. Former sisters share stories of suffering and forbidden love, abuse and betrayal. If you make a lifelong vow, what does it mean to break it?
The Turning: Room of Mirrors
The Turning: The Sisters Who Left
The Turning: The Sisters Who Left
Season two of the award-winning The Turning series looks at another insular community. In every ballet studio, there is a wall of mirrors. It reflects the people within. They’re part of a closed, elite group that asks for sacrifice and devotion from its members. It produces iconic artists. It’s founded on a strict power structure, often with one man at the top. By tracing the origins of this unusual lifestyle, starting with the legacy of choreographer George Balanchine and the intimate stories of young dancers, we expose the beauty of an artform and the complexity of ballet culture.
The Turning: River Road
The Turning: The Sisters Who Left
The Turning: River Road
Season three of the award-winning The Turning series explores another insular community. When Lindsay Tornambe was 13 years old, she was chosen by the leader of her family’s commune for a special role. She became one of the youngest maidens of the River Road Fellowship in rural Minnesota, leading to more than a decade of mental and physical abuse hidden from outsiders. But when Lindsay and a friend decided to escape, they became the whistleblowers that prompted an international manhunt that would bring the entire cult crumbling to the ground.
New York Times Podcasts
What Biden Is Still Getting Wrong About Immigration - The Argument
Our immigration system is broken. So is the way we talk about it. Jane Coaston and guests Daniel Costa and Michael Clemens analyze temporary work programs and debate wether they should be expanded without other changes or reforms necessary to ensure workers aren't exploited.
Jon Stewart on Why the Right Would 'Rather Do a Deal With Putin Than Pelosi'
The former host of 'The Daily Show' talks about Ukraine, misinformation and the lack of context in our modern conversations.
Anita Hill Takes on Those 'Trying to Put Black Women in a Box'
There Are Better Riches Than Commerce & Other Lessons From Nick Offerman - The Ezra Klein Show
There Are Better Riches Than Commerce & Other Lessons From Nick Offerman - The Ezra Klein Show
The law professor who testified during Justice Clarence Thomas' confirmation 30 years ago reflects on what hasn't changed about the American judiciary.
There Are Better Riches Than Commerce & Other Lessons From Nick Offerman - The Ezra Klein Show
There Are Better Riches Than Commerce & Other Lessons From Nick Offerman - The Ezra Klein Show
There Are Better Riches Than Commerce & Other Lessons From Nick Offerman - The Ezra Klein Show
The actor and author shares some earthy wisdom from his time spent outdoors and in the woodworking shop.
This American Life
Cold Call to Action
Cold Call to Action
Cold Call to Action
Producer Alix Spiegel tells the story of a Lithuanian man who devises a plan to solve a problem related to the war in Ukraine.
Pigeons on a Plane
Cold Call to Action
Cold Call to Action
Reporter Kevin Sieff travels from Mexico to Chicago with a group of seniors reuiniting with their undocumented kids in the U.S.
(This American Life)
I Was A Teenage Smuggler
Because the U.S. doesn’t usually prosecute anyone under 18 for the crime of smuggling people illegally across the border from Mexico, tons of teenagers do it, for money. Reporter Kevin Sieff spent months talking to some of them. Kevin also reported this story for the Washington Post.
Take the Long Way Home
Reporter Emily Green happens to meet a man being sent back to Mexico who tells her he’s afraid of being kidnapped—and then, he gets kidnapped.
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Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
This unflinching series produced for Netflix documents the 9/11 terrorist attacks, from Al Qaeda's roots in the 1980s to America's response, both at home and abroad.
Smart Girl Dumb Questions
Would NYC Mayor Eric Adams rather be trapped in an elevator with Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, or Curtis Sliwa? What’s his relationship with President Trump and/or Turkish Airlines? Why should New Yorkers trust him with another 4 years? What would he do with it? And how much has he delivered when it comes to policing crime, relieving medical debt, and building affordable housing?
Nayeema wants to get behind headlines and memes to understand who’s running for Mayor. She’s inviting the candidates on SGDQ to answer her direct (and dumb) questions. First up: incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.
Death of An Artist
Death of An Artist
Host Helen Molesworth revisits the artist Ana Mendieta’s death and the trial that followed– interrogating both the silence and the protest that have accompanied her story ever since.
The Sleeping World
Mixed Signals: Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
Death of An Artist
Wind down by escaping into nature. Part soundscape and part bedtime story, The Sleeping World is an intimate journey through ecologies around the world. Each episode follows an animal as it moves toward rest, exploring the world through its primary senses. We swim with a whale as he sings a unique version of a collective song; put an oversized ear to a desert sand dune with a fennec fox; slowly eat a leaf in a twilit Costa Rican jungle with a sloth; nestle up under the northern lights with an Alaskan brown bear and her cubs.
This is the world in its natural state, defined by seasons, routines, and cycles. By the time each animal is ready to go to sleep, you will be too.
Mixed Signals: Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
Mixed Signals: Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
Mixed Signals: Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
Ben and Nayeema discuss reactions to the attempted assassination of former President Trump – from a cautious media, an internet in overdrive and a Republican National Convention that proved surprisingly welcoming. Then, they turn to the undercurrent of the RNC: the campaign for the hearts of American men, via the UFC, Hulk Hogan, and broader “manosphere.” Semafor Political Reporter Kadia Goba also joins to talk about Trump’s appeal to Black men, particularly the iconic athletes of the 80s (you’ll hear from Mike Tyson and Lawrence Taylor). And, of course, Max Tani fills our blind spots … with a dog interview and gym etiquette.
Delejos (A special episode of CBC's Love Me podcast)
Mixed Signals: Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
Mixed Signals: Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
In 2019, Julie Piñero lost her boyfriend Jose. It was sudden. He was 26 years old. A virtual reality video-game designer. When he died, Julie and Jose were still in that honeymoon phase of their relationship. They hadn’t had their first real fight. The future was ripped away, leaving Julie with no path to follow…Until she remembers Jose’s idea for a video game called “Delejos”, or From Afar—a fantasy world where players can reunite with what they’ve lost. And Julie becomes obsessed with making it real.
“Delejos” is a meditation on grief and the power of creation. It's also the winner of the 2024 Tribeca Audio Nonfiction Award.
Radio Ambulante
La noche más larga
J vs. Estados Unidos
La noche más larga
En 1985, la guerrilla M-19 tomó el Palacio de Justicia de Colombia. Más de 30 años después, las familias de dos víctimas se siguen preguntando que pasó.
No abras la puerta
J vs. Estados Unidos
La noche más larga
Elena y Efraín tenían una vida tranquila en un pequeño pueblo de Florida. Pero un pequeño accidente de tránsito puso todo en riesgo.
J vs. Estados Unidos
J vs. Estados Unidos
J vs. Estados Unidos
Dos migrantes contra la agencia de inmigración de Estados Unidos. ¿Qué se necesita para que les crean a las mujeres cuando deciden denunciar?
El conteo
J vs. Estados Unidos
¿Cómo se define una muerte causada por un desastre natural?
La sala que era un cerebro
E gobierno de Salvador Allende desarrolló una tecnología que conectaba la economía chilena en tiempo real. ¿Qué pasó con el proyecto Cybersyn?
Hasta encontrarlo
Minutos después de recibir una de las mejores noticias de su vida, el mundo de la familia Molina Theissen en Guatemala se vino abajo.
El hilo
“Vienen a morir”: el colapso de Guayaquil
“Vienen a morir”: el colapso de Guayaquil
“Vienen a morir”: el colapso de Guayaquil
En Guayaquil, la expansión acelerada del virus ha colapsado el sistema de salud, la red de funerarias y los cementerios.
Las dos batallas de los 'Dreamers'
“Vienen a morir”: el colapso de Guayaquil
“Vienen a morir”: el colapso de Guayaquil
El futuro de 700 mil jóvenes que llegaron a Estados Unidos de niños —los llamados Dreamers— está en manos de la Corte Suprema.
La paradoja peruana
“Vienen a morir”: el colapso de Guayaquil
La paradoja peruana
Perú fue el primer país de América Latina en decretar cuarentena general obligatoria. ¿Qué fue lo que falló?
Columbia Journalism Review
The Essentials
The Violence Beat
The Essentials
How Univision has guided Latinos Through a historic election cycle
Tuned Out
The Violence Beat
The Essentials
Andy Lack and MSNBC’s identity crises
The Violence Beat
The Violence Beat
The Violence Beat
In Mexico, a journalist learns to cope with the drug war’s horror and heartbreak
Op-Eds
The Wrong Prosecutors Are Being Recalled
Prescription Opioids Aren’t Driving the Overdose Crisis. Illicitly Manufactured Synthetic Opioids Ar
Prescription Opioids Aren’t Driving the Overdose Crisis. Illicitly Manufactured Synthetic Opioids Ar
Whatever one thinks about the policies of progressive prosecutors like Boudin, Gascón, and Foxx, the recall movements are not about misconduct in office but rather about outrage over their policies, which the voters elected them to carry out. Slate
Prescription Opioids Aren’t Driving the Overdose Crisis. Illicitly Manufactured Synthetic Opioids Ar
Prescription Opioids Aren’t Driving the Overdose Crisis. Illicitly Manufactured Synthetic Opioids Ar
Prescription Opioids Aren’t Driving the Overdose Crisis. Illicitly Manufactured Synthetic Opioids Ar
Myths about the role of prescription opioids have fueled decades of misguided policies. A new report from The Stanford-Lancet Commission reinforces those falsehoods. The Garrison Project
The Manhattan DA Started a Panic With Supposedly Soft-on-Crime Policies. His Critics Are Wrong.
Prescription Opioids Aren’t Driving the Overdose Crisis. Illicitly Manufactured Synthetic Opioids Ar
The Manhattan DA Started a Panic With Supposedly Soft-on-Crime Policies. His Critics Are Wrong.
Like other progressive prosecutors, Alvin Bragg is trying to acknowledge that prison time doesn’t fight crime. The New Republic
Vox Media
Order the Enchilada, Remember the Bracero
Order the Enchilada, Remember the Bracero
Order the Enchilada, Remember the Bracero
Chope’s, opened in New Mexico in the 1940s, is an unlikely memorial to the Bracero Program and a time when Mexican laborers were courted by the U.S. government (Eater)
The Paleta War
Order the Enchilada, Remember the Bracero
Order the Enchilada, Remember the Bracero
Countless paleta shops in Mexico and the U.S. are called La Michoacana, but two companies want to stake legal claim to the name
(Eater)
Frisco, Texas, Has a Plan
Order the Enchilada, Remember the Bracero
Frisco, Texas, Has a Plan
After engineering its own growth, can the Dallas suburb stay on top? (Curbed)