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7 Takeaways From The Republican National Convention

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7 Takeaways From The Republican National Convention

It's going to be a nasty post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day, as both parties argue that the soul of America is at stake. For Republicans, it's all about trying to stick the culture war to Biden.

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Pence, Trump's Loyal Wing Man, To Lay Out Choice For Nov. 3 Election

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Pence, Trump's Loyal Wing Man, To Lay Out Choice For Nov. 3 Election

Pence is a bridge between Trump and evangelicals and social conservatives, reshaping the president's bombast into language more palatable to the Republican mainstream.

Pence, Trump's Loyal Wing Man, To Lay Out Choice For Nov. 3 Election

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Keep Your Friends Closer

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Keep Your Friends Closer

As part of our Ask Code Switch series, we're tackling your toughest questions about race and friendship. We help our listeners understand how race and and its evil play cousin, racism, affect how we make friends, keep friends, and deal with friend breakups. And we're doing it with help from WNYC's Death, Sex & Money podcast. Be a pal and listen.

Keep Your Friends Closer

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Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks

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Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks

Sue Gordon was in line to be acting director of national intelligence after Dan Coats quit last year. President Trump thought otherwise. Gordon now recounts her time in his administration.

Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks

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Bonus Episode: Katrina, 15 Years Later
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Bonus Episode: Katrina, 15 Years Later

It's hurricane season, so this week, we're bringing you a bonus episode, from the Atlantic's Floodlines podcast. On this episode, "Through the Looking Glass," host Vann R. Newkirk II looks at the way the media distorted what was happening in New Orleans in the days after the storm, scapegoating Black people for the devastation they were subjected to.

Bonus Episode: Katrina, 15 Years Later

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Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'

Beyoncé puts a conversation about Africa on the front line with her visual album Black Is King, which premiered on Disney+. Parkwood Entertainment/Disney + via AP hide caption

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Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'

Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar's movie-length music video — and to criticism from other Africans.