WhoWhatWhy's Podcasts

A look at how rural America, already devastated by opioids, is about to get hammered by COVID-19. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/04/03/covid-19-opioids-and-unseen-america-its-not-just-about-big-cities/

Why do so many deadly viruses originate in bats? Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/27/bats-breeding-ground-for-killer-viruses/

A look at the role that the immune system is playing in the fight against COVID-19. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/20/the-anti-virus-program-you-dont-have-to-buy/

A look at how the novel coronavirus will forever impact China's Belt and Road project and the geopolitics of Asia. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/16/the-eerie-parallels-between-covid-19-and-the-plague/

A law professor and senior policy advisor to Elizabeth Warren explains why economic inequality really matters to the health of our democracy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/06/will-economic-inequality-bring-down-our-entire-system-of-government/

Not only was Michael Bloomberg's "stop and frisk" policy wrong when he was mayor of New York City, his justification of it was just as bad.

A look at what happens when politics becomes entertainment at worst and a hobby at best.

Iowa radio host Jeff Stein explains what went wrong in the Iowa caucuses and why Nevada may suffer the same fate.

A deep dive into the violence and terrorism of the 1970s and 80s and the bombing of the US Capitol.   Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/02/14/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/

What does your choice of news outlet say about you? Rand Corporation takes a good look.

Former Chicago Sun-Times photo editor Richard Cahan shares powerful images and comments of formerly enslaved African Americans. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/02/04/jarring-eyewitness-accounts-shed-light-on-the-cruelty-of-slavery/

Elite institutions — from government to academia to media — are losing their authority and monopoly all over the world. Why? Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/01/31/why-is-everybody-so-damn-angry/

GOP gerrymandering guru Thomas Hofeller died in 2018. His daughter Stephanie just released 70,000 files that detail his successful voter suppression efforts. Here is what these disclosures show and what they mean for US democracy.

Iran has been stuck in the craw of US foreign policy for 40 years. Longtime Iran expert Gary Sick looks at how we got to where we are today. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/01/24/why-iran-is-the-uss-go-to-enemy-in-the-middle-east/

A very emotional conversation about Australia's devastating wildfires with somebody who is living the nightmare.

A surprising conversation about Iran with prominent Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/01/17/to-the-brink-of-war-with-no-upside/

A DOJ investigation into the Ferguson, MO, police department revealed how municipal fines and fees trap low-income people in a cycle of poverty and punishment. It's happening across the US — but now San Francisco is leading major reforms.

Dylan Howard, a high-profile tabloid journalist with a record of big scoops, puts forth never-before-told aspects of the life and death of Jeffrey Epstein.

Artificial intelligence is all the rage nowadays, but it actually has been with us for decades. A leading expert wonders if this is the year when it will change the world. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/01/03/is-2020-the-year-that-ai-finally-exerts-its-promised-power/

Want a visa to the US? Then you have to be prepared to disclose your social media activity -- even though there is no evidence that type of screening can identify threats.

A look at how charts and graphs are creating a new visual language and changing the way we interpret data.

A look at merging science and the knowledge of indigenous peoples to deal with today's environmental crises.

As millions of Americans are bargaining hunting for the latest fashion on Black Friday, we take a look at the social and environmental damage that our clothes are doing to the planet. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/29/clothing-is-the-new-plastic/

Former Navy officer, intelligence analyst, and author Malcolm Nance talks about the Trump/Putin master plan. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/22/from-useful-idiot-to-working-asset/

How the trade war, corporate tax cuts, and fossil fuel subsidies have hurt many small businesses.