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#251: Are We Ready for Omicron?

Omicron, a new variant of COVID-19, is making its way around the globe, shuttering international flights and bringing back former restrictions. How…

Politics & Polls #245: The Continued Fight for Voting Rights (Wendy Weiser)

How are Congress and the courts exercising their powers on the issue of voting rights? Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang are joined by Wendy Weiser,…

Politics & Polls #244: Public Health Saved Your Life (Dr. Leana Wen)

New daily Covid-19 infections in the U.S. are reaching 100,000+, yet, not too long ago, that number was 11,000. With everyone asking ‘where do we go…

Politics & Polls #239: Did Bill Barr Corrupt the DOJ? (Elie Honig)

How did Bill Barr alter the effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) during his time as President Donald Trump's attorney general? Elie…

Politics & Polls #238: The Truth is Out There...Somewhere (Adam Frank)

Is there life on other planets? Are UFOs evidence of such life? Astrophysicist Adam Frank joins Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang…

Politics & Polls #237: Nixon at War (Kurt Andersen)

President Richard M. Nixon is perhaps best known for the Watergate scandal and becoming the first U.S. president to…

Politics & Polls #236: JFK, MLK, and Nine Long Days

The arrest of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sent the 1960 Kennedy Campaign into overdrive in the last nine days of a historic campaign for the…

Politics & Polls #235: Big Tech, Big Data, and Big Lies

Online misinformation runs rampant on social media and is having tangible impacts on American society. What can be done to combat the spread of these…

Politics & Polls #234: Why People Believe Falsehoods (From Vaccines to Votes)

We're living in a political disinformation era. Public opinion is sharply divided not just on the facts, but what actually constitutes fact or…