Ethan Oberman

When restaurant critic Tejal Rao came down with COVID-19, losing her sense of smell meant losing her appetite, but also potentially jeopardizing her ability to do her job. 

For tribes with citizens in rural areas, distributing COVID-19 vaccines presents an extensive set of challenges. Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. joins The Takeaway to discuss. 

After his inauguration, President Joe Biden sent a piece of immigration reform legislation to Congress that would give roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. 

The Takeaway breaks down the significance of the Biden-Harris inauguration and looks ahead to how President Biden plans to address several policy challenges in his first 100 days. 

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joins The Takeaway to explain what’s causing Chicago’s vaccine delays and how the city is planning to improve its vaccination process going forward. 

Writer and director Kemp Powers joins The Takeaway to discuss his work behind the scenes on "One Night in Miami" and "Soul," and the themes he wanted to explore in these projects. 

On Monday, Yogananda Pittman was named as acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, taking on the role at a time of turmoil and national scrutiny for the department.

Georgia has lagged behind in its vaccine distribution. The Takeaway speaks with Savannah, Georgia Mayor Van Johnson about why the rollout has been so inefficient in his state. 

The Takeaway continues our check-ins with local leaders on COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Today, we speak with Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas on the rollout in his city. 

Despite reports that extremists were planning to breach the Capitol, a mob of Trump supporters were able to enter the building with relative ease on Wednesday.

The state will have received 1.5 million doses by the end of the week, and as of Tuesday, only 33 percent of the doses have actually been administered, according to the CDC.

The development of effective COVID-19 vaccines happened faster than even many experts predicted, but now that these vaccines are ready for distribution, the rollout has been bumpy.

A series of recent escalations by Iranian officials could make negotiations with the incoming Biden administration more challenging.

The Takeaway speaks with poets Kwame Alexander and Javier Zamora about how they processed the events of the year. And listeners weigh in on the art that resonated with them.

This year saw the release of "Soul," the first Pixar movie with a Black lead character, but many Black creatives in the animation industry wonder what took so long.

Producers for the new Netflix period drama, "Bridgerton," decided to subvert the genre by taking a largely colorblind approach to casting.

Last week, a film adaptation of August Wilson’s 1982 play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” premiered on Netflix, giving a new generation of viewers the chance to discover Wilson's work.

Amid the pandemic, many consumers have become reliant on food delivery apps, but many of their workers say that they haven't been treated appropriately in return.

The Takeaway speaks with “Happiest Season” co-writer Mary Holland about making the film and finding joy in this dark year. 

The Takeaway hears from a woman who served time in prison for a marijuana-related offense about how her conviction impacted her life and how she feels about legalization efforts.