Latest Episodes
Baseball writer Rany Jazayerli on fandom, and growing up Muslim in America
“When you are more focused with how other people are practicing their faith than how you are practicing it yourself, you have gone down...
Sophfronia Scott on God, mid-life career change, and defining a generation
“You have to understand your own particular journey — and what you need as a writer, and who you are, and what you want...
The weird and complicated history of America’s national anthem
“The magic of history is that the simple, received wisdom we have turns out to be just one part of the story, and we...
What it’s like to be a Latino police officer in America
“I want to be as clear as I can be on this. Mental health is one of the largest problems we have in society...
What it’s like to be a black police officer in America
“We have a lot of conflict in this world because we’re too busy putting ourselves into groups.” – Bear Manuel Jerry “Bear” Manuel is...
A Shadow History of Rock Music in the 1980s
“I think in every era of music you can find stuff like this — and sometimes you’ll find that it’s superior to the music...