President Trump’s first year in office has impacted Americans well beyond policy. He’s in every story, in everything, it seems. On our final show, we look at how he and Republicans have even politicized Christmas. We discuss how Americans celeb

The politics of pot

Dec 21st, 2017 45m

Recreational marijuana will be legal in California in 2018. Who will benefit from the potential economic boom?

What the tax bill has to do with U.S. wealth inequality

Dec 20th, 2017 44m 57s

The richest one percent of Americans control about 38 percent of the wealth in the United States. Analysts report that the Republican tax bill, very soon to be the Republican tax law, will only exacerbate the problem. How will this break down o

Trump is rapidly reshaping the federal courts

Dec 19th, 2017 44m 29s

President Trump is often criticized for not having any “major accomplishments.” However, his judicial picks, including Neil Gorsuch, could have a more lasting impact than any bill he signs. Barring impeachment or resignation, these judges — al

Puerto Rico's long road to recovery

Dec 18th, 2017 44m 56s

Almost three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory is still struggling to get basic necessities like water and power. The islands were already dealing with a crushing amount of debt before the storms, how

What does the film 'Coco' mean for the Latino community?

Dec 16th, 2017 45m 1s

The film Coco has resonated with Latinos in the US who have been battered by the anti-Latino rhetoric coming out of the White House. Can a Pixar hit and it's loveable protagonist boost a community's self esteem?

Immigration crackdown shifts to country's interior

Dec 14th, 2017 44m 56s

As a candidate, President Trump promised to round up and deport "bad hombres." But a spike in deportations and arrests are also sweeping up immigrants with deep ties to the United States and minor or no criminal history. Seizures in the interio

A turf war over public lands

Dec 13th, 2017 44m 54s

President Trump waded into a decades old battle over federal public lands when he announced he was drastically scaling back two national monuments created by Presidents Clinton and Obama. We explore the future of public lands and the Antiquitie

Elitism in America

Dec 12th, 2017 44m 44s

Much of the criticism of liberals after the 2016 election revolved around coastal elites and the media being disconnected from white working class Americans. Are the "Blue Coasts" still mocking the flyover states -- and helping empower Trump in

Are immigrant workers bad for the working class?

Dec 11th, 2017 44m 23s

Populists on the Left and Nativists on the Right seem to agree on one thing: that a ready supply of immigrant workers is undermining American workers. But with unemployment at new lows, are US workers just scapegoating immigrants?

Can Democrats capitalize on Republican woes?

Dec 8th, 2017 45m 8s

President Trump's approval ratings are at historic lows.The GOP's tax and healthcare bills have been panned. Sexual misconduct scandals may define the party. Democrats are being handed a golden opportunity, but will they blow it?

Is Trump a threat to the rule of law?

Dec 7th, 2017 44m 36s

The president has gone after the FBI, judges and the First Amendment. But so far his vendetta against so-called sanctuary cities has failed and his attorney general won't start an investigation against Hillary Clinton. Will he spark a Constitut

Young conservatives and the future of the GOP

Dec 6th, 2017 44m 58s

Millennials will soon be the largest voting bloc in US political history. They're less motivated by party affiliation than Baby Boomers, but they are overwhelmingly anti-Trump. Can they break the partisan log-jam?

Why are so many Evangelicals standing by Trump?

Dec 5th, 2017 44m 43s

The executive power to make judicial appointments is helping drive evangelicals support for President Trump -- and now Roy Moore. But are Christian conservatives putting their politics before their religious beliefs? What are the long-term cons

Is the US taking care of its allies?

Dec 5th, 2017 44m 57s

Trump campaigned on a foreign policy he called America First. He's praised autocrats and antagonized traditional allies. Is US foreign policy working under Trump?

Parenting in the age of Trump

Dec 2nd, 2017 45m 6s

President Trump confounds and infuriates his political critics. He also has many parents tearing their hair out. They want their kids to be kind, honest and polite but when the president is the bully-in-chief what do they tell their kids?

How Donald Trump unites Democrats and Republicans – against him

Nov 30th, 2017 44m 57s

Longtime conservative Bill Kristol has become a liberal icon of sorts in his opposition to Trump. Kristol rocked the political world when he tweeted, "The GOP tax bill's bringing out my inner socialist." From sex scandals to fiscal reform, some

Washington's swamp keeps getting deeper

Nov 29th, 2017 44m 58s

Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp but so far he's expanded it. We've seen nepotism, conflicts of interest, self-dealing and lots and lots of lying. And we're not even a year into his presidency. Is Trump going to make Washington even sle

Breitbart, fake news and the First Amendment

Nov 28th, 2017 45m 13s

The Trump Administration has gone to war with the mainstream media and the First Amendment. Trump thinks letting the press write whatever it wants is a terrible idea. Meanwhile a right wing mouthpiece for Trump may be taking over your local TV

The Republicans who want their party back

Nov 27th, 2017 44m 56s

Donald Trump's election stunned and alarmed Democrats, but it also rocked the political world of many lifelong Republicans.The party they thought they knew turned out to be something quite different -- and some are finding common ground with fo

When the sports field becomes a political battlefield

Nov 22nd, 2017 51m 31s

Race and sports have always been intertwined in America — but under Trump, they are inseparable in a new way. Why does the president repeatedly single out sports figures of color for criticism?

The religious left raises its voice

Nov 21st, 2017 45m 1s

For decades, the political right has made religiosity their brand. But a "religious left" has risen since President Trump's election, and progressive clergy members have witnessed a renewal of interest in spirituality. Have evangelical conserva

Why won't the debate over the Civil War go away?

Nov 21st, 2017 45m 16s

The Civil War may have ended more than 152 years ago, but the battle over the national memory of the conflict -- and the motive for Southern secession -- has flared anew. From confederate monument defenders on the streets to the pop historians

Growing up black with Trump in the White House

Nov 17th, 2017 45m 5s

Donald Trump's exploitation of white racial resentment helped cement his victory in 2016, but it also revealed a lot about our culture. When One Year Later host Jamil Smith visited his hometown in Cleveland, he spoke with young black students a

Second Amendment, guns, and race

Nov 16th, 2017 45m 7s

Social science researchers have found that support for gun rights is strongest among whites who are racially prejudiced. However, since Donald Trump's election, it's black Americans who feel the need to protect themselves. Does everyone have th