The pandemic has precipitated a rise in anti-Asian violence in the U.S. However, the full extent of this violence may be obscured by the difficulty in classifying attacks against Asian-Americans as hate crimes.
A recent shooting at three spas in the Atlanta area, in which the eight victims included six women of Asian descent, has heightened anxiety in the A ... Show More
Yesterday
Bezos Guts The Washington Post
When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post more than a decade ago, journalists inside and outside the newsroom were cautiously optimistic. But those hopes were dashed on Wednesday, when the paper carried out widespread layoffs.Erik Wemple, who covered the developments, discusses ... Show More
28m 39s
Feb 4
How to Bet on (Literally) Anything
The explosion of prediction markets in the United States, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes, has radically expanded the universe of gambling.David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter, explains how these platforms became so wides ... Show More
34m 10s
Feb 3
The F.B.I.’s Extraordinary Seizure of Voting Records
Last week, F.B.I. agents searched an election center in Fulton County, Ga., seizing truckloads of ballots from 2020. The move escalated the investigation into President Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the state after his 2020 defeat in the state.It has since been learned that Tu ... Show More
20m 56s
Mar 2021
Qu’est-ce que Stop Asian Hate ?
Qu’est-ce que Stop Asian Hate ? Merci d’avoir posé la question !
Le 16 mars, à Atlanta, aux États-Unis, des fusillades ont fait huit morts dans trois salons de massage. Six des huit personnes décédées étaient d’origine asiatique. L’assaillant, âgé de 21 ans, a reconnu les faits. ... Show More
4m 35s
Mar 2022
One year later, the Atlanta spa shootings; plus, tech on TV
It's been one year since the Atlanta-area spa shootings that claimed eight lives, six of whom were Asian women. Guest host Elise Hu reflects on the event with Nicole Chung, author of the memoir All You Can Ever Know and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. They discuss their o ... Show More
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