Brooke Gladstone

The unlearned lessons that led us into Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Two NPR journalists reflect on their days reporting in Iraq in 2003. 

Americans have a tendency to forget the horrors of the past, making each new era seem separate from what's come before — to our own peril.

The writer Sinan Antoon reflects on how the American media misread Iraq, and talks about mourning the loss of life through his work. 

In 2012, Clay Shirky was confident that Facebook would be with us for a long time. This week, we ask if he has changed his mind.

Facebook is the latest installment in a 200-year history of techno-utopian enterprises that have promised to mathematically streamline our messy lives.

How Google is undermining our sense of a shared geographical reality.

When National Geographic decided to do a deep dive on race issues, it started by looking at its own troubling past coverage.

Reporters who have covered far-right groups break down frequent media pitfalls.

Some are shocked to see teenagers leading a movement against gun violence. They shouldn't be.

How the utopian kingdom at the center of Black Panther falls into a long history of black liberation struggles.

Our show this week is all about booze, beginning in ancient times with Iain Gately, author of "Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol."

How 60 Minutes made red wine popular. 

There's a synthetic alcohol with all of the benefits but none of the risks. 

Brooke and Gabrielle Glaser discuss the history — and P.R. mechanics — of A.A.

In 1983, a made-for-tv movie called The Day After set the stage for a national conversation about the threat of nuclear war. Is it time for a remake?

In "Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play," playwright Anne Washburn imagines how our society might cope with a sudden nuclear catastrophe...with the help of The Simpsons.

From #ReleaseTheMemo to "The Storm," right wing internet conspiracies and memes continue to bubble up into mainstream media. Journalist Will Sommer helps us make sense of the trends.