Warning: this episode contains strong language.
In Austin, Texas, a local businessman has undertaken one of the nation’s biggest and boldest efforts to confront the crisis of chronic homelessness.
Lucy Tompkins, a national reporter for The Times, takes us inside the multimillion-dollar experiment, to understand its promise and peril.
Guest: Lucy Tompkins, ... Show More
Sep 18
The Techno-Religion at the Center of the A.I. Debate
Last week, a group of tech leaders called for putting guardrails on artificial intelligence. This week, these calls have been met by backlash from tech executives, lawmakers and President Trump, who liken those ringing the alarm to a doomsday cult.Cade Metz, a technology reporter ... Show More
34m 24s
Sep 17
Why Gas Prices Just Keep Going Up
About a month into the war with Iran, we spoke with Cameron Joudi, who owns a gas station in Florida, about how the conflict was reaching him at home. He recently reached out after seeing a 20-cent spike in gas prices in the span of just 24 hours.Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau ch ... Show More
23m 52s
Jul 2024
Criminalizing homelessness?
The Supreme Court has weighed in on homelessness for the first time in decades. The Economist's Steven Mazie tells us what the decision means, and Vox's Rachel Cohen has some ideas for tackling the problem.
This show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact ... Show More
25m 39s
Aug 2025
Trump evicts homeless people
One of his strategies is throwing people into treatment programs without their consent. Blue states are into it, too?! This episode was produced by Rebeca Ibarra and Devan Schwartz, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kris ... Show More
26m 36s
Sep 2022
Record Homelessness Defies US "Solutions"
In this week's show, Prof. Wolff gives updates on China's changed global economic strategy, California's struggle over higher minimum wages, Boston Mayor siding with Starbucks' strikers, and "regulatory capture" issue again as Philip Morris hires top FDA tobacco scientist. In the ... Show More
28m 59s
Jul 2024
A First Look at Salt Lake County’s Homelessness Plan
Salt Lake County has a brand new homelessness plan, and we want to know: What’s in it? Katherine Fife, Salt Lake County’s associate deputy mayor, joins executive producer Emily Means to explain what the county is doing to address this statewide humanitarian crisis, in light of th ... Show More
24m 4s
<p>Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/13/us/trump-news-saudi-arabia" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia< ... Show More
