Postcards from pandemic purgatory

Postcards from pandemic purgatory

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Politics beyond Trump

The 2026 midterms are in the rearview mirror, but the electoral map tells only half the story. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Photo caption: Preside ...  Show more

Mississippi, hot damn!

Establishment Dems had written off Mississippi. Then the state elected its first Black senator since Reconstruction. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted ...  Show more

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