Horrors From Florida’s Juvenile Detention System

Coming up on today’s show:

• Wildfires are continuing to burn in parts of Northern California. The state requires that home insurance policies include fire protection, but homeowners are increasingly being pushed toward specialty policies that can leave gaps in coverage. Amy Bach, executive director of United PolicyHolders, which helps homeowners with insurance policy issues, explains. 

• Right-wing populism continues to rise in Europe. This weekend, the Austrian People’s Party surged to victory in national elections — Sebastian Kurz, the party’s 31 year old leader, ran on an anti-immigration platform. Matthew Karnitschnig, chief Europe correspondent for POLITICO, has the details. 

• Sarah Kliff, senior policy correspondent at VOX, is launching a new healthcare podcast today called “The Impact.” The first episode examines hospital facility fees, or the price for just walking into emergency rooms. She tells the story of Malcom Bird, who was charged $629 after his daughter cut her finger, and left the ER with a Band-Aid. 

• Over the weekend, massive truck bombs were set off in a populated area of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. More than 300 people died as a result of the attack, and the president has called for three days of mourning. Katherine Houreld, the East Africa bureau chief for Reuters, discusses the attack, and how the nation is coping. 

• On Monday, the United States and South Korea will begin a 10 day joint naval exercise. Already, North Korea has renewed threats against Guam in the face of such displays of power. What message is the U.S. sending to Kim Jong-un? Balbina Hwang, a visiting professor at Georgetown University and former senior adviser at the State Department, answers. 

• The Miami Herald has published a massive investigation into the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice, where they found a pattern of abuse, violence, cover-ups, and mismanagement. Carol Marbin Miller, senior investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, shares her findings.

• Masha Alyokhina, a political activist and a member of the Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot, explains what drove her to risk everything to stand up to the Russian government and why art is always important. She’s in the new play “Burning Doors,” which is showing in several cities across the United States, and she’s also the author of a new book called “Riot Days.”

This episode is hosted by Todd Zwillich.