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A woman in red stands on top of a crumbling tower, the top of which is in the shape of Michigan
This Week: 820
December 22, 2023

It Wouldn’t Be Make-Believe If You’d Believe In Me

This episode will be available Sunday 7 p.m. CT.
A woman in red stands on top of a crumbling tower, the top of which is in the shape of Michigan

A major political party in a major swing state bets on a new leader: a total political outsider. How does that work out for them?

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Special Bonus Podcast — Yousef’s Week

Yousef Hammash wants his sisters to move, again. They are resistant, again.

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Dec. 15, 2023

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

New York City has scrambled to try and provide shelter and services to over 150,000 migrants. We take a look at how that’s going.

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Something we’ve never done before: true stories told in the form of a game show.

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The Cavalry Is Not Coming

When you realize that help is not on the way, what do you do next?

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