The eyebrow-raising ethics of a White House cage fight
2026-06-10 | 51 mins.
Plus, immigration agents descended on Los Angeles a year ago this month, conducting mass arrests and sparking violent protests. Now the tactics have changed. And author Sarah Wang on her new novel about a Taiwanese immigrant addicted to plastic surgery.
Historian Ada Ferrer recounts her 9-year-old brother left behind in Cuba
2026-06-09 | 51 mins.
Plus, President Trump says the Iran War is ending, but Iran doesn’t seem as eager to move on. And we remember Iranian novelist Marjane Satrapi, whose last book celebrated the women, life, freedom movement.
Jakob Nowell on filling his late father’s shoes as Sublime’s frontman
2026-06-08 | 51 mins.
Plus, Nithya Raman is now in second place in the mayor’s race. That prompted President Trump to cry voter fraud. And Cubans in both Cuba and the U.S. worry about Trump’s efforts to target them.
The unpleasant experience of visiting Yosemite
2026-06-05 | 52 mins.
Plus, a far-right, Trump-loving lawyer who calls himself “El Tigre” promises to eradicate Colombia’s drug cartels. We’ll have your weekend movie reviews, and Evan Kleiman brings us a peculiar French dessert.
Bass headed to runoff; Pratt says ‘I hope she’s ready’
2026-06-04 | 52 mins.
Plus, recapping the statewide races, how last year’s fires affected people on the streets, and we’ll meet a man who worked with the homeless who became homeless himself after the Eaton Fire.