The Headlines
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15 episodes
Episodes
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Cornell records raise questions as crises unfold in the air and execution chamber
The episode connects institutional accountability with two stark failures of control: a cockpit attack that nearly became a mass-casualty event and an execution that did not proceed as planned.
Oct 1, 2026 · 9 min
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Iraq closes a chapter as AI safety moves toward self-policing
The episode connects a consequential military withdrawal with a growing debate over whether powerful AI companies can be trusted to regulate themselves.
Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min
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AI’s everyday reach raises harder questions about control
The episode connects familiar tools such as search and chatbots to immediate privacy and security risks, while examining longer-term threats to human control.
Sep 29, 2026 · 13 min
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FBI breach exposes risks to agents and investigations
The episode connects a potentially damaging breach of sensitive FBI data with attacks on Ukraine’s language, education, and cultural record.
Sep 29, 2026 · 10 min
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War exposes America’s fragile weapons supply chain
The episode connects overseas conflict to domestic manufacturing limits, contested government messaging, and the local costs of emerging technology.
Sep 28, 2026 · 11 min
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Trump’s press standoff tests White House media access
The episode connects a court fight over presidential press access with wider questions about political accountability, war coverage, privacy, and surveillance.
Sep 25, 2026 · 14 min
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Courts defend press access as AI risks spread through public systems
The episode connects a fight over White House transparency with emerging AI vulnerabilities, political financial disclosures, and evidence that ecosystem restoration can work.
Sep 24, 2026 · 9 min
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Trump’s power-first diplomacy meets domestic limits
The episode connects an expansive vision of American power with mounting constraints on health coverage, infrastructure, climate, and family technology.
Sep 23, 2026 · 9 min
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Xi courts Washington as media access fight escalates
The episode connects high-stakes U.S.-China diplomacy with a widening fight over presidential press access and control of televised news.
Sep 22, 2026 · 9 min
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Trump weighs Yemen strikes as gambling platforms sharpen targeting
The episode connects presidential power, press access, and data-driven gambling practices to questions about accountability and public harm.
Sep 21, 2026 · 11 min
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Russia stages elections as Kennedy rallies vaccine skeptics
The episode connects authoritarian legitimacy, shifting U.S. policy, and political challenges to public-health institutions.
Sep 18, 2026 · 15 min
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Gaza’s reconstruction crisis turns damaged buildings into deadly traps
The episode connects Gaza’s stalled rebuilding effort with wider questions about inflation, public health, artificial intelligence, and how technology reshapes consumption.
Sep 17, 2026 · 11 min
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Fuel protests expose the war’s global economic fallout
The episode connects Middle East shipping disruptions and rising fuel costs to pressure on U.S. lawmakers and growing distrust around elections.
Sep 16, 2026 · 12 min
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Court blocks mail-voting limits as Democrats gain midterm momentum
The episode connects a consequential voting-rights ruling and shifting electoral signals with a widening debate over who controls artificial intelligence.
Sep 15, 2026 · 10 min
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AI warnings collide with regulation and a deadlier drug supply
The episode connects uncertain safeguards around powerful AI with the real-world consequences of increasingly potent synthetic opioids and shifting environmental policy.
Sep 14, 2026 · 11 min