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4625 - How Route 66 got its kicks

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Episodes

How Route 66 got its kicks

The bipartisan plan to ease the nation's housing crisis

The evolution of Marco Rubio

Immigration lawyers report 'chaos' over Trump’s new green card rules

What the Queen of Salsa's red satin heels say about America

Reverse Course: Sheep meet solar, AI detects wildfires

Why Jan. 6 officers are suing to stop Trump's $1.8 billion allies fund

Trump administration says the IRS can't audit Trump

Who gets the money in Trump‘s new ‘weaponization’ fund?

What to know about a new Ebola outbreak

Introducing "The Midnight Rebellion," a new climate fiction podcast

What life in China looks like

What do American businesses want from China?

How to keep your chatbot from stealing your money

Why consumer prices are rising fast

When 'America First' meets 'China First'

Virginia's top court deals huge blow to Democrats

The rare bats that helped spark a conservation movement

Drought fears spur big fight over Utah data center

What the Ohio and Indiana primaries hint about November's midterms

Psychedelics and the future of medicine

Mifepristone access is back. But for how long?

The history of America's weather forecasts

The Iran war and the future of energy

Did the Supreme Court just gut a major civil rights law?

Why has political violence become so common?

Why couldn't security stop a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner?

A rabbi and an imam reflect on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz face danger and dwindling rations

Democrats’ redistricting win could tip midterms in their favor

Will Trump’s Fed nominee do the president's bidding?

What the 1956 Suez Crisis says about Iran and the limits of U.S. power

25 at 250: A fossilized bison skull and the Friendship 7

6 Americans detained in Iran face ‘unprecedented danger’

Why rumors about Eric Swalwell went unreported

Sam Altman, AI and the future tech bros want

Can the U.S. and Iran rescue talks from ‘unrealistic’ expectations?

Meet the 'iPod archaeologist' resurrecting forgotten playlists

What does the ceasefire actually say?

Is Trump really done with his war with Iran?

What Artemis II saw on the moon

Will we ever get to the bottom of the Epstein files?

25 at 250: Lowriders and the flight suit that opened the skies for Black pilots

The energy crisis that may be coming for the U.S.

What happens if the U.S. pulls out of NATO?

Will Trump end Iran war without opening the Strait of Hormuz?

TSA agents are getting paid again. One union leader says it's not enough

The 'desperate cry' for affordable housing

The whistleblower who thinks change is coming to social media

Why NM Meta child safety verdict could be 'first crack in the dam'

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