Karen Frillmann

From Broadway to Frozen, Idina Menzel has captivated young and old audiences alike. A new documentary about her journey as a performer reveals how she worked to land her dream gig.

More than a million users have reportedly left the Twitter app since owner Elon Musk took over, but for some the decision to log off for good isn’t easy.

It’s been twenty years since five men who were convicted as kids in the “Central Park jogger case” were exonerated. Their story has resonance in today’s crime-panicked United States.

You could say all 50 states are in something of a long-distance relationship, and it’s long past the honeymoon phase. But if we’re so divided, should we just break up already?

Between lingering feelings about the midterm elections and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, listeners tell us it’s been a tumultuous time online.

Epps captivated a generation as a leading man in films like “Love and Basketball.” Now he hopes to inspire today’s youth and their fight against climate change as an author.

Meet Dr. Katharine Hayhoe – a climate scientist who happens to be an evangelical. She says a productive conversation about the climate starts with our values.

Keeping the voters in the midterm conversation: We invite callers to tell us what motivated them this election and what’s on their minds as news continues to unfold.

It’s often emphasized as a defining factor in electoral politics: the ‘Latino vote.’ But that simple phrase erases a far more complex political story.

Trump-to-Biden voters may decide the upcoming midterms. So, who are they? And what do they want from candidates now? 

Beauty. Everyone wants it, but only some are considered to have it. What steps can we take to democratize beauty?

Even amid a broken democracy we’re still told to “go vote!” But what do you do when voting doesn’t feel like enough?

We want to hear from you: If you identify as conservative, which issues matter to you most, and how are you thinking about your place in the future of conservative politics?

Student loans for higher education promises immigrants and people of color access to the American Dream — but at what cost?

Young Black voters are the key to changing the politics of Georgia. What can the rest of the country learn from the civic engagement in that state?

Young Iranian Americans are witnessing a historic moment, as protests continue in Iran. We invited some of them to share how they are finding ways to participate from afar.

Christian nationalism is a growing movement in the U.S. As its rise continues to influence contemporary politics, how should we consider and prepare for its impact on our government?

Imani Perry introduces us to A Raisin in the Sun, the first show ever staged on Broadway written by a black woman – and the show’s legendary playwright, Lorraine Hansberry.

Anti-Obama conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election still shape post-truth politics. What, if anything, is to be done about these conspiracies?

The film sits somewhere between the cringe of “Coming to America” and the fantasy of “Black Panther” in Hollywood’s troubled history of stories about Africa.