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August 07, 2017: After her son was shot and killed by the San Francisco Police Department, Gwen Woods had to grieve in the public eye. Today, she tells her story. Plus, The Takeaway looks at the growing tension with North Korea, we examine a new project that aims to reimagine the prison system, we get the latest on an “act of terrorism” in Minnesota, and host a conversation about what it means to be American. 

October 12, 2016:

1. As Trump Divides Evangelical Leaders, GOP and Dems Vie for Moral High Ground (13 min)

2. Haiti Reeling from Hurricane Matthew (5 min)

3. Pennsylvania Senate Race Could Swing Power in Congress (4 min)

4. Report Finds Failure to Report Police Related Shootings (5 min)

5. A Childhood Behind Bars (7 min)

6. Obama Wants to Go Full JFK on Mars. Here’s How We’d Do It. (7 min)

September 27, 2016:

1. Unpacking The Debate of The Century (10 min)

2. Former NATO Head: Time to Restore U.S. Power, Leadership in the World (7 min)

3. Striving for Justice: DNA Test Comes Too Late to Save Two Men (6 min)

4.’ It’s Just Killing Us’: Push to Close Rikers Gains Traction (6 min)

5. Why the Military Is Still the Most Trusted Institution in America (8 min)

May 16, 2016: 

1. Venezuela on the Brink of Collapse (5 min)

2. Presidential Candidates Miss the Mark on Healthcare (5 min)

3. Alabama Prison Strike Enters Second Week (6 min)

4. LSD Gets Revival as Scientific Research Turns Psychedelic (4 min)

5. Paper: A Technology Without an Expiration Date? (6 min)

6. Restorative Radio Project Transports Prisoners Home (9 min)

October 29, 2015: 1.China Ends One-Child Policy | 2. The Highs and Lows of The GOP Debate | 3. Reducing Mass Incarceration Without Increasing Crime | 4. Baseball’s Black Problem | 5. Moving Toward a Cashless Economy

October 19, 2015: 1. Jerusalem: A ‘Tinder Box’ in The New Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | 2. Afghans Fear a U.S. Pull Back | 3. Environmentalists Sue Over Nestlé’s Bottled Water Business | 4. With No End in Sight, Military Families Pay the Real Price in Afghanistan | 5. For Fathers Behind Bars, Child Support Becomes a Crushing Debt