While on the phone with reporter Maram Hamaid in Gaza, producer Chana Joffe-Walt gets interrupted by Maram’s daughter––Banias, eight, who grabs the phone from her mother and starts telling us about her life. The narrator arrives. (8 minutes)

A brief visit with Bobby, who keeps a list in his phone of all the dogs in his neighborhood and their names to save him from the awkwardness of not knowing the name of someone’s dog – because people get upset if you don’t remember their dog’s name.

Producer Nancy Updike tells the story of the people of Venezuela trying to prove who won their recent presidential election beyond a shadow of a doubt. (22 minutes)

A teenage whiz kid invents a new toy for Milton Bradley. Then the trouble starts.

Producer Aviva DeKornfeld heads to the Calgary Stampede to watch as men try out a machine designed to simulate menstrual cramps. (15 minutes)

A big bull, a giant slide, and cowboys on horseback shooting balloons are just a few sights you can take in at the Iowa State Fair.

Alex Vindman became the face of the first Trump impeachment after he reported to his superiors that Trump had asked the President of Ukraine to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of his political opponent. At the time, Vindman believed that his Congressional testimony would not jeopardize him; now, he and his wife Rachel are having second thoughts.

Bailey Leavitt comes from a family of carnies. For her, one of the most thrilling things she looks for at the fair is someone who is really good at luring people into spending money at their stand.

When you have some power, but not a lot, how do you wield it when you’re suddenly cast into the spotlight? (4 minutes)

When senior editor David Kestenbaum was still a rookie reporter, he wrote an email to a legend.

This summer, thousands of young people have taken to the streets in Nairobi to protest the Kenyan government. But behind those protestors are thousands of worried parents.

Ira tells the stories of three things that broke–two of them in his own family. (8 minutes)

Ira talks with two of Trump’s “political enemies” about their post-election plans. (8 minutes)

Banias, an 8-year-old in Gaza, tells us about her life––her friends, the games she plays, the things she cares about.

"June" is making a tactical decision about her vote this election.

Ira talks to Representative Seth Moulton about what it was like to be among the first members of Congress to call for President Joe Biden to step aside. (18 minutes)

Six million Syrians fled the country after the start of its civil war.

Boen visits Norman, Oklahoma, where he was born, to meet the man he thinks changed his parents’ lives—and his life, too. (31 minutes)

A man finds himself sucked into an intense head-to-head running competition against a perfect rival – all for free burritos from Chipotle. (18 minutes)

For years there was a word that Val’s mother did not want to use.

Three weeks after the Democratic National Convention, Abbas speaks at a tense community meeting in Michigan about the Uncommitted organizers’ general election recommendation and hears back from voters on how they feel about the Democratic nominee at this point.

Banias talks about the war.

“What do you think about Beyoncé?” and other questions raised by people on first dates.

A Boston woman takes her dog for a walk and suddenly finds herself in a terrible situation she never anticipated.