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  • The Legacy of White Supremacy In American Christianity

    Robert P. Jones, author of the new book ‘White Too Long,’ talks about the history of white supremacy in American Christianity. His main focus is on the Southern Baptist Convention, the denomination …

    July 30, 2020 read more
    Listen — 47:59
  • MLB Analyst Tim Kurkjian On Baseball During COVID

    Major League Baseball is back — but for how long? About half of the Miami Marlins’ roster has tested positive for COVID-19. ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian explains the challenges Major League …

    July 29, 2020 read more
    Listen — 47:51
  • Poet Natasha Trethewey

    When Trethewey was 19, her abusive stepfather killed her mother. In the 35 years since, she says, “I wanted to forge a new life for myself that didn’t include that past, but, of course, that was …

    July 28, 2020 read more
    Listen — 47:56
  • Comic Mike Birbiglia & Poet Jen Stein On ‘Reluctant’ Parenthood

    When Mike Birbiglia and Jen Stein got married, they agreed they didn’t want kids. But then Jen changed her mind. After their daughter Oona was born, Mike had difficulty bonding with her, and it put …

    July 27, 2020 read more
    Listen — 47:52
  • Best Of: Michaela Coel / Justice & Faith For The Wrongly Convicted

    In the HBO series ‘I May Destroy You,’ Michaela Coel plays Arabella, a writer in London who goes to a bar and is drugged and sexually assaulted. She then has to piece together what happened to her. …

    July 24, 2020 read more
    Listen — 50:33
  • Remembering Foreign Correspondent Christopher Dickey

    In a career spanning four decades, Dickey authored seven books and reported from more than 40 countries, often covering war, conflict and espionage. He died July 16 at 68. Dickey spoke with Terry …

    July 24, 2020 read more
    Listen — 48:09
  • Mary Trump, The President’s Niece

    Mary Trump was devastated when her uncle was elected president. Her book, ‘Too Much and Never Enough,’ describes Donald Trump as a “belligerent” youth who hasn’t changed since he was a teen. Mary’s …

    July 23, 2020 read more
    Listen — 48:30
  • Michaela Coel On ‘I May Destroy You’

    In the HBO series ‘I May Destroy You,’ Michaela Coel plays Arabella, a writer in London who goes to a bar and is drugged and sexually assaulted. She then has to piece together what happened to her. …

    July 22, 2020 read more
    Listen — 48:00
  • Faith, Justice, And Freedom For The Wrongly Convicted

    Jim McCloskey, a lay minister, has devoted the past 40 years of his life to seeking justice and exoneration for men and women on death row or serving life sentences for crimes they didn’t commit. “I …

    July 21, 2020 read more
    Listen — 48:27
  • Remembering Rep. John Lewis

    The towering civil rights leader John Lewis died July 17 at the age of 80. Lewis grew up the son of sharecroppers and later became an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. He co-led the 1965 civil …

    July 20, 2020 read more
    Listen — 47:07
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