Marriage Classes at Guantánamo

Jessie Buckley is nominated for best actress at the Oscars this weekend, for her performance in the movie “Hamnet.” She plays the wife of William Shakespeare — and a grieving mother — as the couple confronts the loss of their only son. The role has already won her a Golden Globe, ...  Afficher plus

When she was growing up, the writer Lindy West was bombarded with negative messages about being fat. The whole world seemed to think she didn’t deserve love unless she lost weight. In her first book, “Shrill,” West wrote about how hard it was to combat fatphobia within herself, i ...  Afficher plus

Cela fait exactement 18 ans que la prison de Guantanamo sur la base américaine à Cuba a été ouverte. Encore aujourd’hui, une quarantaine de détenus croupissent sans jugement, certains sont pourtant déclarés « libérables ». 780 hommes y ont été enfermés depuis 2002, la plupart ont ...  Afficher plus

On Tuesday, with 39 men remaining at Guantánamo Bay, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on closing the infamous military prison. This week on Intercepted: Intercept photo editor Elise Swain breaks down the horrifying story of one Yemeni man after being released from Gu ...  Afficher plus

Today, an update on a story from the Kerning Cultures vault.The little-known, intertwining of history between Yemen and Vietnam, told through the lens of a single family. Then, a story of modern Arab migration.This story originally aired in December 2018.Thank you to Faraj and hi ...  Afficher plus

At long last, the man/myth/legend, Amanda's dad, Craig Montell, whose riveting stories of his childhood spent in the Synanon cult planted her fascination with all things "cultish," joins as this week's guest. In this *extremely wholesome* episode, Amanda and her pop analyze a qua ...  Afficher plus