A group of refugees who are stuck in debt, see a way out. But there’s a catch.

Zoe Chace goes to a conference hosted by Turning Point USA, where college students get trained to fight political battles.

Alternet editors try to figure out what to make of Deanna’s odd behavior at an all-staff dinner. (3 minutes)

David Kestenbaum retraces the steps of Steve Snyder, a man who found himself running for love.

Senator Jeff Flake goes to the White House and discovers a president who seems to be very open to doing whatever immigration deal the senate brings him. He spends an optimistic 24 hours writing a bill with his bipartisan partners.

Kristen has no trouble naming what’s going on with Don: sexual harassment. She’s the first Alternet employee angry enough to try to do something about it.

Producer Diane Wu tells Ira the story of a woman and her quest to find out who sent her a mysterious gift.

Edwin's life in a rarified world of flutes and feathers.

The brawl on the mall of the University of Nebraska turns into a fiasco at the state capitol, as legislators try to step in and dictate what should happen at the university. (16 1/2 minutes)

A guy goes to a funeral for someone he doesn’t know at all, and has to piece together everything about him.

The President has cut the number of refugees officially allowed into the U.S. So a bunch of refugee resettlement offices are shutting down.

Host Ira Glass talks with two women who went to see the rodeo – the Professional Bull Riders tour – and came away wondering if they were witnessing a #MeToo moment in a very surprising place.

A group of kids is told that “education is the door to their futures.” But these kids are in jail, facing adult sentences. Why learn algebra when you’re facing 25 years? Eli Hager reports.

LaDonna sets out to transform the way this place is run.

Kelefa Sanneh sits in on one of Starbucks’ anti-racial bias classes. There’s one thing that no one seems to want to talk about.

When a pet dies, to what degree can it be replaced by another? And to what degree can pets replace people in our lives? David Sedaris tells this story of cats and dogs and other animals.

Reporter Eric Mennel introduces Host Ira Glass to church planters, a group of evangelical Christians who apply the lessons of Silicon Valley to their goals of building new churches and growing their flock. (9 ½ minutes)

A glock-toting Republican is accused by her own party of trying to take away their Second Amendment rights.

Hannah Dreier with ProPublica spent a year reporting in Brentwood, Long Island where three teenagers mysteriously disappeared. All three were considered runaways by the Suffolk County Police.

LaDonna sets out to understand how this place is run.

Edwin visits a branch of Britain's Natural History Museum in a little town called Tring.

The bizarre experience of being a guest in museum dedicated to the worst day of your life.