Prologue

A woman watches her partner get taken in handcuffs with no explanation.

Producer Laura Starecheski takes us inside one dramatic court hearing on the Trump administration’s executive order and new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military.

Producer Aviva DeKornfeld talks to Ranjani Srinivasan, who tells the story of how her life was transformed over five days via a series of events that started out confusing and escalated to frightening. (25 minutes)

Studs Terkel, the Chicago reporter who recorded oral histories of ordinary Americans, died last week.