Tracie Hunte

Producer, Radiolab

Tracie Hunte appears in the following:

How ‘Passing’ Upends a Problematic Hollywood History

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Hollywood has a long, problematic history with movies about racial passing. But actor-writer-director Rebecca Hall is trying to tell a new kind of passing story. 

What Does It Mean to Give Away Our DNA?

Thursday, October 28, 2021

As excitement about genetic testing grows, one Navajo geneticist considers the future of the field and whether her people should be a part of it.

Oliver Sipple

Friday, October 01, 2021

In a flash of heroism and humanity, Oliver Sipple saved a life and became something he never wanted to be. 
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Can America See Gymnasts for More Than Their Medals?

Thursday, August 12, 2021

USA Gymnastics has been undergoing a reckoning over widespread abuse. The Atlantic's Emma Green asks former gymnast Rachael Denhollander whether the sport can shake off that grim legacy.

The Hate-Crime Conundrum

Thursday, July 22, 2021

After 50 years of hate-crime legislation in the U.S., hate-motivated violence is once again on the rise. So where did we go wrong?

How The Evangelical Machine Got Made

Thursday, May 13, 2021

White evangelicals have become the most powerful voting bloc in America, one church mailing list at a time. But is the cost of political victory too high?

Here for the Right Reasons? Lessons From '90 Day Fiancé'

Thursday, May 06, 2021

What does a guilty-pleasure reality show teach us about immigration and democracy in America?

The Problem With America’s National Parks

Thursday, April 15, 2021

The story of our national parks, sometimes called “America’s best idea,” leaves out a very big group of people. The Ojibwe writer David Treuer is trying to change that.

The Crime of Refusing Vaccination

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Where do our rights over our own bodies end and our duties to others begin? An answer lies in the story of a 1905 Supreme Court case about government-mandated vaccines.

Lost Cause

Thursday, March 04, 2021

What does it take to overcome one of the oldest disinformation campaigns in American history?

The Devastating Toll of COVID-19 on Filipino Nurses

Friday, February 26, 2021

How so many Filipinos came to work in the U.S. health system and what they face during the pandemic — from The Experiment, a new series from The Atlantic and WNYC Studios.

The Sisterhood

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Filipinos make up 4 percent of nurses in the U.S. Why do they account for a third of the nurses who have died from COVID-19 in America?

56 Years

Thursday, February 11, 2021

American democracy is younger, and more fragile, than we’ve been taught. One woman lived through the whole thing. 

The Ashes on the Lawn

Friday, December 18, 2020

A global pandemic. An afflicted, angry group. A seemingly indifferent government. When nothing seems to work, how do you make change?
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Bloc Party

Monday, November 02, 2020

Who are the soccer moms of the 2020 election? We set out to find them.
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Radiolab: What If?

Saturday, October 31, 2020

We're all wondering how the 2020 election will pan out. Our colleagues at Radiolab went looking for answers.

Insomnia Line

Friday, September 25, 2020

It’s the dead of night, you’re wide awake. And you’re not alone. So we put a phone number on twitter, and spent all night talking to the sleepless among us.
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15. Julián Castro's Common Census

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Julián Castro says checking a box on the U.S. Census form could transform your neighborhood. Plus, why would anyone want to run for president?

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14. Ira Madison III Keeps It, Kay Oyegun Gives It

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Ira Madison III on how Twitter launched him beyond the internet. And Kay Oyegun on writing the story of one of the most popular families on American TV.

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13. Waubgeshig Rice Saw This Apocalypse Coming

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

For Waubgeshig Rice and his community, the climate crisis is all too familiar: “It is already part of the indigenous experience... the ending of a world.”

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