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Episodes

Two celebrity memoirs take us behind the scenes to talk health, relationships, fame

27 May 2022

18m

Anne Heltzel questions 'cult of motherhood' in a new horror novel 'Just Like Mother'

26 May 2022

New George Floyd biography paints a picture of being a Black man in America

25 May 2022

The debate on reforming the Supreme Court in Eric Holder's 'Our Unfinished March'

24 May 2022

Traveling in time with Emma Straub in her new novel 'This Time Tomorrow'

23 May 2022

Understanding China's brutal treatment of Uyghur Muslims through two nonfiction books

20 May 2022

19m

AI processed

The podcast examines the Chinese government's surveillance and oppression of Uyghur Muslims. It highlights the use of advanced AI and predictive policing systems to monitor the Uyghur population, even extending to government minders living in Uyghur homes to enforce party ideology. Investigative reporter Geoffrey Cain ...