Ethan Oberman

Senior Producer

Ethan Oberman appears in the following:

Remembering Those We Lost in Uvalde

Thursday, May 26, 2022

We take a moment to remember the victims of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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Canada's Residential School System

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Connie Walker, investigative reporter and host of the Gimlet Media podcast Stolen, discusses Canada’s history of Indigenous residential schools and its impact on her own family.

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Rapper and Poet Omar Offendum Brings "Little Syria" to the Stage

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Artist Omar Offendum uses music to tell the story of the Little Syria neighborhood of Manhattan, which flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Turning to Faith in the Wake of Tragedy

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

We spoke with the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Senior Minister of Middle Collegiate Church about how she makes sense of tragedy like the Buffalo mass shooting.

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Comedian Matt Rogers on the Joys of Pop Culture

Monday, May 16, 2022

Matt Rogers joins The Takeaway to talk about his new roles in "I Love That for You" and "Fire Island" and weigh in on some of the pieces of pop culture that most excite him today.

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ICE Restarts Visitations at Detention Facilities

Friday, May 13, 2022

This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that they will be phasing visitations back in for people being held at their detention facilities, after a two year pause.

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Eviction Rates Are Rising

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Following the lifting of eviction moratoriums, housing courts are filling up with eviction cases to nearly pre-pandemic levels. We speak with advocates pushing for tenant protections.

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Journalists Are Endangered in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Thursday, May 12, 2022

The killing of beloved Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh puts a spotlight on press freedoms in Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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Russia's Ongoing Detention of Brittney Griner

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Last week, the State Department announced that they are now classifying WNBA star Brittney Griner as “wrongfully detained” by Russian authorities, an important development in her case.

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Listening to the Sounds of the Pandemic

Monday, May 09, 2022

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and KPCC's Austin Cross join The Takeaway to discuss the sounds that made an impact during the pandemic.

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What Motherhood Means to Transgender Advocate Octavia Lewis

Friday, May 06, 2022

19% of transgender adults are parents. Many are parents to biological children, but for transgender people who choose to adopt or foster, the process can be particularly challenging.

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Eyeing Primaries on the Road to Midterms

Thursday, May 05, 2022

Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report, joined to give her takeaways from Tuesday night's primary elections.

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Celia Rose Gooding Boards the USS Enterprise as Uhura

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

Actor Celia Rose Gooding joins to talk about starring as Uhura in the new series, "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."

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May the Fourth Be With You!

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

Join us as we explore a galaxy far, far away!  We speak with culture critic Maya Phillips on one of our greatest enduring cultural phenomenons: Star Wars!

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Blessed Be the Fruit: A Reproductive Rights Reckoning

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

On Monday, Politico released an alarming leaked draft opinion indicating that SCOTUS intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that made abortion legal nationwide. 

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'RRR' Shows Global Reach of Tollywood Film Industry

Monday, May 02, 2022

In recent years, Tollywood, the film industry from a part of India where the Telugu language is spoken, has been making a huge mark in and outside of India.

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What The 1992 Watts Truce Can Teach Us 30 Years Later

Thursday, April 28, 2022

30 years ago, L.A. erupted into five painful days of unrest following the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King. The day before, Black and Latino gangs across L.A. sought peace.

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Underground Abortions Never Went Away

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Abortion activists nationwide are preparing for a world in which Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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The Fight Between Florida and Disney

Monday, April 25, 2022

After its opposition to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, Republican lawmakers in Florida passed a bill ending Disney's special tax status. We discuss the implications to LGBTQ rights.

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How Indigenous Water Protectors Paved Way for Future Activism

Friday, April 22, 2022

This Earth Day weekend, The Takeaway is looking at how the 2016 Standing Rock protests and water protector movement created a blueprint for ongoing environmental activism.

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