A San Francisco school district doesn’t believe Abraham Lincoln cared enough about black lives to keep his name on a high school. Texas State Rep. Kyle Biedermann is proposing a bill that’ll allow Texans to vote on secession. A Paralympic swimmer born without hands was kicked out of a bookstore for not putting on a mask. Why is flu down, but COVID-19 up? Gle ... Show More
Aug 22
Reconstruction’s Reckoning: Grant vs. the Klan in the Fight for Equal Rights | The American Story | Ep 19
Reconstruction promised freedom but delivered a brutal fight over who would truly count as an American. This episode begins with the 1866 New Orleans Massacre, then plunges into President Andrew Johnson’s war with Radical Republicans, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and the first p ... Show More
50m 40s
Mar 2024
The House Votes to Ban Tik Tok | David Alan Grier
Desi Lydic and Michael Kosta weigh in on RFK Jr. shortlisting Aaron Rodgers as his VP pick, South Dakota governor Kristy Noem doing sponcon for a Texas dentist, and Ronny Chieng calls on America to step up its misinformation game after the House passed a bill to ban TikTok. Plus, ... Show More
30m 35s
Mar 2023
Al Franken On The MN Senator Against Free School Lunches | Heather McGhee
Al Franken tackles the latest news including a Minnesota senator arguing against free school lunches, Idaho voting to bring back execution by fire squad, updates from the possible Trump arrest, and Jordan Klepper taking to the streets of New York to witness the chaos. NYT bestsel ... Show More
32m 6s