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From the pandemic to porn, here's how norms around sex are shifting for Gen Z
Journalist Carter Sherman says that members of Gen Z are having less sex than previous generations — due in part to the political and social climate. Her new book is The Second Coming.
This summer’s must-see documentary is a 4-hour YouTube video about the Star Wars Hotel
by Carolina Miranda
The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel digs into the downfall of the Star Wars-themed resort in Orlando. Here’s how YouTube creator Jenny Nicholson gets right everything the hotel got wrong.
'Foreign Agents' explores the U.S. citizens lobbying for foreign governments
Author Casey Michel says you might be surprised by who is advocating for foreign interests: lobbyists, law firms, and publicists as well as charitable foundations, major universities and think tanks.
Poet Safiya Sinclair reflects on her Rastafari roots and how she cut herself free
by Terry Gross
Sinclair grew up in a devout Rasta family in Jamaica. When she cut her dreadlocks at age 19, she became "a ghost" to her father. Her memoir is How to Say Babylon. Originally broadcast Oct. 4, 2023.
'White Robes and Broken Badges' exposes the inner workings of the Ku Klux Klan
by Tonya Mosley
Joe Moore, a former Army sniper turned FBI informant, shares how he infiltrated the KKK and helped foil a plot to assassinate then Sen. Barack Obama. Moore explains how hate groups are growing.
Did the U.S. need to drop two atomic weapons on Japan in order to end World War II?
by Dave Davies
In The Road to Surrender, Evan Thomas examines the closing months of WWII, exploring the motivations of key U.S. leaders, and of Japanese commanders and diplomats. Originally broadcast June 20, 2023.
'Sing Sing' offers a glimpse at life behind bars -- and the journey towards redemption
by Tonya Mosley
Filmmaker Greg Kwedar and formerly incarcerated actor Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin discuss their new film about the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program founded at Sing Sing prison.
Heat, flash floods and bandits: Migrants risk it all on the treacherous Darién Gap
by Tonya Mosley
Each year, nearly half a million migrants cross the perilous stretch of jungle between South and Central America. Pulitzer Prize-winning Atlantic reporter Caitlin Dickerson made the harrowing journey.