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Amy talks with thinkers and policy experts at the annual conference in Colorado. Plus, reflections on the LGBTQ movement 50 years after the Stonewall Uprising. (episode)
We conclude our series "Life After Overdose" with a look at what life is like today for Lauren and April, and what comes next for each of them. (episode)
We conclude our series "Life After Overdose" with a look at what life is like today for Lauren and April, and what comes next for each of them.
Ramy Youssef sits down with The Takeaway to discuss his personal approach to writing jokes about some very taboo subjects.
The plays aim to address the contributions and impact of people of color and trans people who have been largely erased from contemporary depictions of Stonewall.
The Democratic primary debates kicked off in Miami, a city at the forefront of climate change in the country.
Two legal analysts break down today's rulings from the Supreme Court, which both have an impact on representation in government.
Two Iranian-Americans who have witnessed how the relationship between the U.S. and Iran have impacted Iranians living in the U.S. and back in Iran gave their perspective on the conflict. (episode)
Two Iranian-Americans who have witnessed how the relationship between the U.S. and Iran have impacted Iranians living in the U.S. and back in Iran gave their perspective on the conflict.
CBP agents took the laptop of Rolling Stone contributing editor, and interrogated him about its contents for hours. For some journalists, it's a common occurrence.
A photograph of a father and daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande shows the desperation in the midst of stricter immigration policies in the U.S. and Mexico.
In the third part of our series "Life After Overdose": how families are impacted when a loved one is addicted, overdoses, and survives.
Plant-based meat has seen a boom in popularity but is it really all its chalked up to be? (episode)
Plant-based meat has seen a boom in popularity but is it really all its chalked up to be?
The U.S. is sending Central American migrants fleeing gang violence back to Mexican cities with reputations for gang violence to await their asylum hearings.
Advocates are calling for hate crime protections to extend to gender expression in Texas following the killings of black transgender women.
The island is facing one of the worst economic crises since the post-Soviet period.
In the second part of "Life After Overdose," we go to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with an ER doctor who faces overdose patients daily. He shares his efforts to steer them to recovery.
Listeners share a specific moment in the movement for LGBTQ rights that has stuck with them.
Last week, migrant children being held in a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas told a team of lawyers they hadn't bathed in weeks and are sleeping on concrete floors. (episode)
Last week, migrant children being held in a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas told a team of lawyers they hadn't bathed in weeks and are sleeping on concrete floors.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s local leadership is being questioned after the death of South Bend resident Eric Logan, who was shot and killed by a white police officer.
Instant replay in soccer — known as VAR for Video Assistant Referee — is here to stay, but that hasn't stopped the controversy around it from dominating World Cup conversations.
In the first part of our series "Life After Overdose," we meet 41-year-old Lauren Hamilton, and 25-year-old April Erion. Both survived opioid overdoses.
The Trump campaign owes at least $841,219 to ten different municipal governments for police services during his campaign rallies.
Political campaigns and other outside groups want your vote, and they're going all-in online to try to get it. (episode)
70 Million. That's how many people around the world have been forcibly displaced by violence, natural disasters, and poverty. The Takeaway talked to some experts on the crisis. (episode)
70.8 million. That's how many people around the world that have been forcibly displaced by violence, natural disasters, and poverty. The Takeaway talked to experts about the crisis.
A new fast-acting drug for treatment-resistant depression has been fast-tracked for VA approval, but critics say the drug is not yet well tested enough for the market.
One of the U.S. military's largest private-industry landlords falsified records to receive financial incentives from the Airforce at the expense of military families.
Joy Harjo is a musician, poet, and member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. On Wednesday, she also became the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate.
San Francisco is set to become the country's first city to completely ban the sale of e-cigarettes.
The talks follow the publishing of a report that called climate change an "existential threat" to human civilization by 2050 if it is not adequately addressed. (episode)
The talks follow the publishing of a report that called climate change an "existential threat" to human civilization by 2050 if it is not adequately addressed.
Human rights activists see this as Mexico's President stepping back on campaign promises.
Slavery reparations have entered the mainstream political discourse. We take a look at a congressional hearing on a bill that would move it forward.
After getting a league of their own, W.N.B.A players embrace a fashion sense of their own.
Increasing rates of substance abuse and decreased access to mental health treatment, have further complicated the issue that is no longer accounted for as it once was.
A lead architect for the Iran nuclear deal discusses what went wrong, and the current state of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. (episode)
Byron Allen, who is black, says Comcast’s refusal to carry his channels was racially motivated.
A lead architect for the Iran nuclear deal discusses what went wrong, and the current state of tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
How are abortion clinics in anti-abortion states faring under the legislative burdens? How are providers doing with their neighbors? And how did we get here?
Hollywood’s reliance on sequels and reboots has not succeeded with audiences this summer. The Takeaway looks at whether the film industry can turn things around in the coming months.
A Chinese insurance company is using facial recognition technology to assess whether their customers will be "financial risks."
Last week, prosecutors dropped all pending criminal charges against officials involved in the Flint water crisis, creating another delay in the city's ordeal. (episode)
We speak with two South Carolina lawmakers who give us insight on changes at the state and federal level.
Last week, prosecutors dropped all pending criminal charges against officials involved in the Flint water crisis, creating another delay in the city's ordeal.
Video game studios are burning out their developers with 100 hour work weeks without overtime pay. These labor practices are making more game developers consider unionizing.
The killing of at least 100 protesters in Sudan by paramilitary forces has brought global awareness to the human rights atrocities being committed by the military leadership.