Feb 08 Watch 3:14 How '2 Dope Queens' co-host Phoebe Robinson found her place in comedy By PBS News Hour Stand-up comedian Phoebe Robinson almost quit the business when she felt like she didn’t belong in the male-dominated comedy world. But finding her niche with the podcast “2 Dope Queens” helped her realize that being different isn’t a bad thing. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 2:57 What it means to be unapologetically black By PBS News Hour As the hosts of BuzzFeed's popular “Another Round” podcast, Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton set out to break the mold and create a space where they didn’t have to filter their opinions for a white audience. Nigatu and Clayton give… Continue watching
Mar 12 U.S. cracks down on products made by slave labor, but hurdles remain By P. J. Tobia Last month President Obama signed a bill banning the import of goods made by slave labor. But implementing it may be a challenge. On this week's Shortwave podcast, we talk about what comes next with Melysa Sperber of the Alliance… Continue reading
Dec 31 Was 2015 the end of America as a superpower? By P. J. Tobia Year-end shows are usually a yawn. A few big events of the soon-to-be past year are duly noted and analyzed before the view shifts to the year to come. But 2015 has been truly remarkable. Continue reading
Dec 10 Second season of 'Serial' is released, tells Bowe Bergdahl's story By Corinne Segal The second season of "Serial" is here, and its first episode confirms it: the team will address the story of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Continue reading
Dec 03 Meet the millionaire who's spent a fortune rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean By P. J. Tobia When Christopher Catrambone and his wife Regina set out on a luxury cruise on the Mediterranean, they had no idea that one of the most beautiful places on earth had become a mass grave. Continue reading
Jun 22 Obama in first presidential podcast: U.S. not cured of racism By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the United States has not overcome its history of racism and is using the N-word to make his case. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:52 How 'Serial' shined a light on our troubled justice system By PBS News Hour It’s a true crime story that captivated a nation more than 15 years after it happened: Adnan Syed is serving a life sentence after being convicted of the 1999 killing of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in Baltimore. Continue watching
May 28 'Serial' podcast to continue with two new cases, starting this fall By Joshua Barajas Producers of the most popular podcast in history announced two new seasons Wednesday, beginning this fall. Continue reading
Apr 22 Teen brides and future jihadis, Syria's child refugees By P. J. Tobia This week on Shortwave, we bring you the story of Syria's refugee children. Ten million people. A population the size of London and Paris combined. That's how many Syrians have been forced to leave their homes since 2011. Of these… Continue reading