While You Were Out

We hear from Kwaneta Harris, a former nurse incarcerated in Texas, who is constantly asked for medical advice by her neighbors. (17 minutes)

Editor Susan Burton reflects on the ramp-up to an era that comes for so many of us. (9 minutes)

Ten different states had abortion rights measures on their ballots this election.

Lilly Sullivan talks with former science reporter, Kelsey Padget, who’s on a mission to disabuse the world of its incorrect assumptions about an allegedly murderous creature: the black widow spider. (10 minutes)Kelsey Padgett will be hosting an upcoming weekly podcast about big history rivalries and gossipy petty feuds.

Lilly Sullivan tells the story of an elementary school “movie day” that went horribly wrong for many of the kids. (20 minutes)

The first act of our show was about someone who has spent decades trying to close the gap with her sister because they were apart until she was eight years old.