Kristen Meinzer

To get more and better access to data on our smartphones, customers might have to give something up: Our local television stations. 

In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen review "Bridge of Spies," "Crimson Peak," and the new musical TV series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."

Ralph Nader has been many things over the years: A consumer advocate, an author, an attorney, a presidential candidate, and now, the founder of the American Museum of Tort Law.

Not too long ago, "liberal" was a dirty word. But a new Pew Research study finds that more and more rank-and-file Democrats are embracing the term.

We've all heard of Peter Pan and Steve Jobs and there have been plenty of movies about them both. Do we need two more? 

The Broadway revival of "Spring Awakening" stars a mixed deaf and hearing cast, and it also features the first performer in a wheelchair in the history of Broadway.

The stars of the Broadway revival of "Spring Awakening" talk with John Hockenberry about mixing ASL, spoken English, singing, and wheelchair choreography.  

After receiving complaints from a Texas mom, McGraw-Hill will change a geography textbook that describes slaves as workers. But schools across the U.S. have also been using the book.

This week, the co-hosts of the Movie Date Podcast review "The Walk" and "The Martian," and explain which horror movies are worth watching in October. And there's trivia!

Bert Ulrich, multimedia liaison for film and TV Collaborations at NASA, explains what NASA did for "The Martian," and what "The Martian" could do for NASA.

A new documentary, "Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports," argues that anti-doping efforts have been both intrusive for athletes, and ineffective at reducing doping.

Does Rep. McCarthy indeed have the chops to succeed where Boehner failed and unify a splintered Republican House?

Original news reports of the Columbine high school massacre described the two shooters as asocial members of the "Trench Coat Mafia." But years of research debunks that explanation.

This week's Movie Date podcast is filled with lessons, some of which involve handkerchiefs, some which end in cannibalism. 

As intricate, computerized components have become standard in American cars, who has more control: Us or our cars?

Approximately two in 10 teenage girls say they have been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner. Today, one story of teen dating violence is finally being told.

What's it like being trapped in a maze? Kristen knows. What's it like being able to pronounce Dermot Mulroney's name? Rafer knows. 

It's been nearly a decade since the head of the Mormon Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints was arrested, but details of his crimes have been largely unknown, until now.

Paul Duncan is a battalion chief with CalFire. He lives in Hidden Valley, California, and he fought the wildfire that ended up taking his home.