Karen Frillmann appears in the following:
Episode 2: 'They Look at Me Like a Menace'
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Z navigates a Catch 22 that's familiar to kids in the system: He only gets the help he needs when he acts out, but "turning up" means he can't go home.
Episode 1: 'I Just Want You to Come Home'
Monday, March 12, 2018
Z is a teenager serving time for armed robbery. Dwayne Betts is a lawyer who spent nine years of his youth incarcerated. The same criminal justice policies landed them in jail.
Coming Soon: Mass Incarceration Starts Young
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Roughly a million kids a year get caught up in the criminal justice system. Over nine episodes, we'll listen as some of those young people tell their stories.
Review: Fear and Violence in "Office Hour"
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Julia Cho's play at the Public Theater explores gun violence and the "what ifs" that could prevent mass shootings.
The City of Beacon Tries to Live Up to Its Name
Thursday, October 26, 2017
After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, a debate broke out about 65 miles north of New York City in the small city of Beacon: how to protect their most powerless residents.
The Counter-Jihad Movement & the Making of a President
Monday, September 11, 2017
David Yerushalmi sees the threat of radical Islam everywhere. And thanks to him and his allies, the president now does, too.
Video: Living in Between Worlds
Monday, September 11, 2017
One Brooklyn woman's complicated relationship with the hijab and the experience of living in between worlds.
America's Fourth: Beyond Pie and BBQs
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
As we come to celebrate the independence of America on the Fourth of July, we talk about the holiday's past, present, and future.
The Drug War
Monday, July 03, 2017
The "War on Drugs" began over fifty years ago as part of a political strategy to create anxiety around race and crime and also in response to a growing opioid problem.
Nixon's Enemies
Friday, June 23, 2017
Richard Nixon felt he was surrounded by enemies. So he had a list drawn up and then wanted to use the power of the federal government to go after them.
These 'Witches' Are Empowering the Next Generation
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
At a time when "traditional" values are making a comeback, a new radical group is forming around skateboarding and art, trying to disrupt the system and empower young people.
In Jesus' Name... We Legislate
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
America’s long, twisted debate over religion and civil liberties.
The New, Old White Supremacist Movement
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Trolls, memes and red pills. Here's how a cadre of digitally-savvy culture warriors used media disruption to build a new far right around familiar and dangerous ideas.
How Politics Turns Violent
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Why do people move from radical politics to political violence? How does a person decide that peaceful protest is not enough?
Music, McCarthy, and the Sound of Americana
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
The "common man" era in the 1930s and '40s needed a truly American music. Aaron Copland created it in one America and 20 years later found himself in quite another United States.
America's Allergy to Intellect — Why It Keeps Flaring Up
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
What's up, America? Why the qualms about erudition and expertise? Where does this wariness spring from, and what role did it play in the rise of Donald Trump?
The Birth of Climate Denial
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Our "Culture Wars" series continues with a look at when the movement that doubts the reality of climate change began — and how scientific consensus has been perpetually undermined.
Whose Kansas Is it Anyway?
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
In the first episode of "Culture Wars," WNYC travels to Kansas, the site of a February killing that's changing the relationship between America and its South Asian community.
Episode 9: Where Are We Now?
Thursday, November 10, 2016
WNYC and The Nation take the temperature of a country soon to be under the leadership of Donald J. Trump.
Episode 7: This Is Your Brain on Politics
Thursday, November 03, 2016
With the 2016 election taking every twist and turn on its way to November 8th, WNYC and The Nation explore how our minds and bodies are responding.
