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Weaving together insights from history, economics, sociology, and philosophy, The Permanent Problem offers a synoptic overview of our fateful present moment and a provocative glimpse at what may lie ahead.

From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains a mysterious institution, and the motivations of the nine men and women who serve for life are often obscure. Now, in Uncertain Justice, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz show the surprising extent to which the Roberts Court is revising the meaning of our Constitution.

AI Unfiltered explores the profound disruptions artificial intelligence brings to society, from fragile infrastructures and weaponized algorithms to eroding work, trust, and meaning. Each episode examines how innovation turns into dependency, how power shifts to those who own the systems, and what happens when human oversight fades. With a clear, sober voice, the show confronts the paradigm shift already underway—and asks the defining question of our era: what are people for?Produced by Selenius Media

Each season, we explain the weird, complicated and often unequal American economy — and why some people get ahead and some get left behind. Host Krissy Clark dives into obscure policies and forgotten histories to explain why America is like it is. The latest season examines the “welfare-to-work industrial complex” and the multi-million dollar companies running today’s for-profit welfare centers.

One woman's enlightening trek through the natural histories, cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national monuments.