Can Country music help lead the U.S. out of the gun debate? There is a long history of famous country musicians using their platforms to comment on social and political issues. But since the lead singer of The Chicks, Natalie Maines, was ostracized after criticizing then President George W. Bush, country music stars have felt safer keeping their political vi ... Show More
Jan 8
All the Things We’re Saying About Heated Rivalry
It may be a new year, but one of 2025's most unexpected hits isn’t done with us yet. Heated Rivalry, the TV adaptation of a spicy romance novel about two hockey players, has turned two unknown actors into overnight stars and sparked outsized conversations about sex on screen, que ... Show More
24m 51s
Jan 1
The Year in News: Deepfakes, MAHA & AI
After a head-spinning year in the worlds of health and technology, Audie invited Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the host of Chasing Life, and Clare Duffy from Terms of Service, to break down the stories that ended up on all their podcasts this year. Producer: Dan Bloom Technical Director: Dan ... Show More
35m 11s
Feb 2021
Amanpour: Derek Mitchell, Noah Feldman, Phoebe Bridgers, Ronan Farrow
As mass protests continue in Myanmar, former US Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the situation on the ground and his worries for the safety of demonstrators. Turning to U.S. politics and the second impeachment of Donald Trump, constitution ... Show More
57m 14s
Apr 2023
Trump case developments, job market challenges, can country music save us?
New legal woes for Trump: former Vice President Mike Pence is poised to testify for the first time on Trump’s actions leading up to January 6, but there are many more cases, including a battery and defamation trial that begins in just two weeks. Plus, Alisyn Camerota sits down wi ... Show More
1h 20m
Dec 2023
In a Song of the Summer, Clues for January in Iowa
Last summer, politics, country music and cultural grievance collided with the growing popularity of a new song from recording artist Jason Aldean.Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalkCarjack an old lady at a red lightPull a gun on the owner of a liquor storeYa think it’s cool, well ... Show More
42m 10s
Apr 2020
Toby Keith vs. the Dixie Chicks: Boot Battle
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, country superstar Toby Keith released “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American).” Some embraced the song as the perfect rallying cry for an angry and traumatized nation. Others felt it was a crude, hateful, jingoistic anthem about ... Show More
1h 3m