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StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay talks with Takeaway Host John Hockenberry about his latest book, which is a collection of inspiring stories from the heart of the American workforce. (article)
On today's show: A bipartisan effort to reduce the U.S. prison population, a web dramedy series, dangerous digital driving. (episode)
Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley say they have enough support to pass a criminal justice reform bill that will help reduce the American prison population.
Leicester City Football Club once faced odds of 5,000 to 1 to win the English Premier League, but the soccer club could become champions for the first time this weekend.
New York legislators aim to introduce the country's first test for texting and driving: The Textalyzer, the digital equivalent of a Breathalyzer.
Inspired by America’s recent financial crisis, "Whatever, Linda" is a dark comedy set in 1978 about four Wall Street secretaries who orchestrate the world’s most notorious Ponzi scheme.
What makes a zero-star movie? How does a movie become something worse than bad? Find out here.
An unlikely mathematician traces his journey from dropout to professor in a new book that explores his relationship with the famous 20th-century Indian mathematician Ramanujan.
On today's show: What military members think about Trump as commander-in-chief; analyzing Cleveland's police ahead of the GOP convention, Dr. J. Craig Venter on the biology of life. (episode)
One veteran says that American soldiers will abandon the military under a President Trump, who will throw the U.S. Armed Forces into "crisis."
The Cleveland Police Department has long had an issue with use of force. Is it ready to welcome thousands for the GOP convention this summer?
The main facility for pediatric care in Aleppo was bombed on Thursday. Dozens of people were killed, including at least two doctors.
Once reliable, hydroelectric dams in countries like Venezuela are no longer producing energy because of droughts and other climate changes.
Where does a living organism actually begin? Dr. J. Craig Venter has spent years trying to answer that question. His new study aims to shed new light on the basic biology of life.
On today's show: A look at the primary results as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump take the lead; a new book about precious manuscripts; remembering the tragic life of Kick Kennedy. (episode)
In the so-called "Amtrak Primary," Donald Trump won by a landslide on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton now has 90 percent of the delegates she needs to secure her party's nomination.
After Donald Trump's landslide victory on Tuesday, can Ted Cruz really stop him from getting the nomination? Indiana State Representative Bruce Borders is holding out hope.
Hillary Clinton has 90 percent of the delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination. But Bernie Sanders hopes to sway superdelegates away from her at the Democratic convention.
There's a new battle in the fight over voting rights.
Protests in Baghdad both inside and outside of parliament have brought the city to a standstill, and have created a tenuous situation for the Iraqi government.
When jihadists took over Timbuktu in 2012, a remarkable joint effort managed to save hundreds of thousands of invaluable illuminated manuscripts from destruction.
Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy met a tragic fate at age 28 when she was killed in a plane crash flying to Paris. But she led a dynamic and influential life in the short time she had.
On today's show: A look at the controversial world of prenatal testing, a new documentary about California prisons, and what it's like to attend a contested GOP convention. (episode)
It's primary day in Pennsylvania, and there are 71 Republican delegates at stake. But there's a catch: 54 of those delegates can go to the GOP convention and vote any way they want.
The emergence of non-evasive prenatal testing for all types of fetal abnormalities has transformed early pregnancy care for women, thanks to one woman's struggle.
We hear from voters in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, as they head to the polls.
The Obama Administration has promised to spend $100 million on expanding tuition-free training at community colleges.
A new documentary examines the consequences of the 2005 Supreme Court decision that ordered California to end its long policy of racially segregating inmates within their cells.
One woman attended all but one Republican convention between 1952 and 1996, and was at the center of the wheeling and dealing at the last contested convention in 1976.
On today's show: President Obama on European 'complacency,' love and romance within the context of race, and is Laura Bush privately supporting Hillary Clinton? (episode)
The European Union might need some family therapy as it struggles with the refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism. Is President Obama the right counselor-in-chief for a strained EU?
Voters in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island will head to the polls on Tuesday — one of the final stands in the 2016 primary election season.
In the Keystone State, the primary contest has turned into a fight about the future of the U.S. Senate and the Democratic Party, old rivalries, and payback.
A group of activists have plans to rebuild Freddie Gray's old neighborhood, but the city of Baltimore is pushing back.
Thousands of people are leaving the prison system in Maryland without adequate health care, according to a new report from Kaiser Health News.
More than 5.3 million marriages in the U.S. are between couples of different races or ethnicities, but conversations about race and relationships can still be complicated.
Kate Andersen Brower is the author of "First Woman: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies," which looks back at 10 first ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama.
Ahead of the November election, The Takeaway is looking to hear from voters around the country. Sign up today. (article)
On today's show: A look through Prince's musical vault, a new investigation into Trump's golf empire, and comparing 'Game of Thrones' to the election. (episode)
More than 160 nations are formally signing the landmark Paris climate change agreement today, but it won't come into effect until at least 55 countries ratify it back home.
A new VICE investigation discovered that migrant workers constructing the Trump International Golf Course in Dubai receive poor pay and live in squalor.
A member of the British Parliament with the Conservative Party makes the case for leaving the European Union.
Reviews of the Tom Hanks comedy-drama "A Hologram for The King," and the star-packed fantasy-action film "The Huntsman: Winter's War."
You win or you...get a spot in the cabinet? "Game of Thrones" comes back Sunday, and it's hard not to draw comparisons between the fictional chaos in Westeros and the 2016 election.
Actor Oliver Ford Davies shares his experiences performing Shakespeare around the world.
Inside Prince's estate, there's a vault filled with thousands of unreleased songs. In fact, there's so much material that a new Prince album could drop every year for the next century.
On today's show: A new MoMA exhibit that tells the story of migrants; celebrating 400 years of William Shakespeare, the international fight over the Koh-i-Noor diamond. (episode)
Prince, who was widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive musicians of his era, was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist.
The International Organization for Migration reports that 160,547 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean in the first three months of this year—almost eight times as many as last year.
Bouchra Khalili is telling the story of Europe's migrant crisis at a new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.
Through an income share agreement, students can pledge to pay a percentage of their future earnings in return for money to pay for tuition today.
The Hoosier State could determine whether or not the Republicans have a contested convention in July.
Though residents are happy that three people are facing criminal charges in connection to the Flint water crisis, they're still struggling to trust their local and state government.
Four hundred years after his death, high school students still study Shakespeare — an integral part of the American educational experience.
The massive 105.6 carat Koh-i-Noor diamond was taken from a child king in India during British colonization. Is it time to return it?
Pictures from primary day 2016. (article)