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We've been stuck in cycles of burnout for decades. Have Gen Z workers found a way out? Thi... more

Immigration might be President Donald Trump’s signature issue, but what do Americans actua... more

It's in your TV shows. It's in the ads you watch. It's in your TikToks. Sync music is ever... more

Anthropic and OpenAI are proving the inherent difficulties in trusting AI companies with o... more

Israel and Lebanon are meeting for the first time in decades — even while Israel is still ... more

Across the country, Americans of all political stripes are asking themselves: Why should I... more

Trump sent his vice president, son-in-law, and an old business buddy to negotiate an end t... more

When the world is on fire, it’s difficult to stay hopeful. But our future depends on it. T... more

What does US politics look like when Donald Trump is no longer at the center of it? In 202... more

Publishing houses and entertainment studios have come for fan fiction, but writers and rea... more

The rapper, who sold swastika T-shirts and released a song called "Heil Hitler," says he's... more

President Donald Trump moved from an existential threat to a very tentative ceasefire. Thi... more

The US war in Iran is reminding people, uncomfortably, of the US war in Iraq — a conflict ... more

Artemis II is a historic mission for a number of reasons, including the Orion capsule’s ba... more

From the gas station to the café to the grocery store, we break down why things cost so mu... more

President Donald Trump’s blatant, sometimes open corruption is the focus for Sen. Chris Mu... more

With the death of its billionaire owner, OnlyFans is having a bit of an existential crisis... more

President Trump has not made a coherent case for the Iran war. On today's show, one of his... more

The FDA and RFK Jr. want to make it easier for you to take peptides. This episode was prod... more

Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage in the war. It's working. This episode was ... more

The US government shutdown has left TSA workers unpaid, airports a hot mess, and a lot of ... more

How you talk reveals where you’re from and who you’d like to be. This episode was produced... more