The long aftermath of the Freedom Summer...

Today on the show, we explore the science behind why going outside is so good for us, even when it’s freezing.If you’re interested in learning more about nature therapy, check out the Center for Nature Informed Therapy.A psychologist says this exercise can make you more hopeful i ... Show More

President Donald Trump made headlines with two speeches this week. First came his sprawling, stream-of-consciousness address in the White House briefing room on Tuesday. Then, his barbed remarks about fellow world leaders at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos ... Show More

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been making social cinema since the 1990s. His work follows everyday Iranians and their struggles against societal forces. In 2010 the director received a ban on filmmaking from the Iranian government, and in 2022 he was imprisoned after he inqui ... Show More

<p>Jessie and Andie cover updates in three cases:</p><ul> <li>Hannah Kobayashi has resurfaced, alive and well (but maybe part of an immigration scam)</li> <li>Ryan Borgwardt, the Wisconsin dad who faked his own death has returned to America</li> <li>Margaret Rudin, the so-called ... Show More

<p>Some of the most enduring photos of the civil rights movement were taken by Ernest Withers. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Withers earned the trust of Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. But as it turns out, he was secretly taking photos for the federal gov ... Show More

In 1996, an African American reverend called David Kennedy faced one of his biggest fights. A new shop had sprung up in Laurens, his small town in South Carolina, selling white supremacist memorabilia and housing a Ku Klux Klan museum. It was called the Redneck Shop, and Reverend ... Show More

On this episode, Tony Brueski digs into the reemergence of a nearly decade-old incident that took place between music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and UCLA staff. In 2015, Diddy was arrested for allegedly assaulting his son’s football coach, Sal Alosi, putting him in a headlock, and ... Show More

In 1924, the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks horrified the country, especially when the killers were revealed to be two wealthy teenagers, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Everyone expected Leopold & Loeb to hang. But would the arrival of one of America's most f ... Show More

Will 2025 Be The Year That Diddy Goes Away For Life? Did Sean "Diddy" Combs’ past finally catch up with him, or is this a tidal wave of opportunism riding on the coattails of scandal? The federal charges could lock him away for life, and the civil lawsuits, spearheaded by attorne ... Show More

<p>Donald Jeffries returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his recent article "Austin Metcalf and the Endless Race War." We talk about the epidemic of black crime, African American Fatigue Syndrome, and the collapse of the Civil Rights narrative.<br><br>Donald is the author o ... Show More

How far would someone go to keep their secrets hidden—or flaunt them instead? In 2009, Dwayne Keefe D. Davis claimed Sean "Diddy" Combs allegedly placed a bounty on Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight. Yet, for over a decade, this bombshell confession languished in the shadows. Now, wit ... Show More

<p>On February 4, 1941, Bronx police officers were called to the home of John and Catherine Pappas for a report of a homicide. Based on the evidence, detectives theorized that someone had been invited into the Pappas apartment while Catherine was home alone and that same someone ... Show More