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The fine line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech

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The fine line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech

College students are trickling back onto campuses for the fall semester, just months after protests exploded across the U.S. over Israel's war in Gaza.

The fine line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech

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We The People: Canary in the Coal Mine
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We The People: Canary in the Coal Mine

The Third Amendment. Maybe you've heard it as part of a punchline. It's the one about quartering troops — two words you probably haven't heard side by side since about the late 1700s.

We The People: Canary in the Coal Mine

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Why Rob Delaney loves failure: 'I smash it up into a powder and I snort it'

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Why Rob Delaney loves failure: 'I smash it up into a powder and I snort it'

Rob Delaney has experienced great success as a comedian and actor. He created and starred in the acclaimed TV series Catastrophe and he's been featured in blockbuster movies like this summer's Deadpool & Wolverine. But he's also experienced tragedy, including the death of his son. He talks to Rachel about loss, failure and why he kind of wants a meteor to hit his house.

Why Rob Delaney loves failure: 'I smash it up into a powder and I snort it'

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The Bay Area SMACKDOWN: Maya Angelou vs. Harvey Milk vs. MC Hammer

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The Bay Area SMACKDOWN: Maya Angelou vs. Harvey Milk vs. MC Hammer

Who will win today's cage match?

The Bay Area SMACKDOWN: Maya Angelou vs. Harvey Milk vs. MC Hammer

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What Trump's time as president tells us about his promise of mass deportations

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What Trump's time as president tells us about his promise of mass deportations

Donald Trump is pledging to go further on immigration than he did in his first term as president, if he is re-elected in November.

What Trump's time as president tells us about his promise of mass deportations

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We The People: Equal Protection
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We The People: Equal Protection

The Fourteenth Amendment. Of all the amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the 14th is a big one. It's shaped all of our lives, whether we realize it or not: Roe v. Wade, Brown v. Board of Education, Bush v. Gore, plus other Supreme Court cases that legalized same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, access to birth control — they've all been built on the back of the 14th. The amendment was ratified after the Civil War, and it's packed full of lofty phrases like due process, equal protection, and liberty. But what do those words really guarantee us? Today on Throughline's We the People: How the 14th Amendment has remade America — and how America has remade the 14th (Originally ran as The Fourteenth Amendment).

We The People: Equal Protection

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Sick of customer service bots and subscription headaches? There's a plan for that

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Sick of customer service bots and subscription headaches? There's a plan for that

This week, the Biden administration announced it is taking on more of what it calls "everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and money."

Sick of customer service bots and subscription headaches? There's a plan for that

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner was kicked out of multiple schools. This is what she learned

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner was kicked out of multiple schools. This is what she learned

Taffy Brodesser-Akner built her journalism career with her incisive celebrity profiles and then found additional success with two novels that examine wealth and class, including this year's Long Island Compromise. She and Rachel talk about what makes fame and fortune so compelling, whether some people are just innately restless, and longing for a conversation with a burning bush.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner was kicked out of multiple schools. This is what she learned

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We The People: Legal Representation
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We The People: Legal Representation

The Sixth Amendment. Most of us take it for granted that if we're ever in court and we can't afford a lawyer, the court will provide one for us. And in fact, the right to an attorney is written into the Constitution's sixth amendment. But for most of U.S. history, it was more of a nice-to-have — something you got if you could, but that many people went without.

We The People: Legal Representation

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Can Tim Walz secure Midwestern swing states? That's what Democrats are hoping

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Can Tim Walz secure Midwestern swing states? That's what Democrats are hoping

Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. Democrats hope he can secure Midwestern swing states.

Can Tim Walz secure Midwestern swing states? That's what Democrats are hoping

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Video game performers are on strike — and AI is the sticking point

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Video game performers are on strike — and AI is the sticking point

If you're not entrenched in the world of video games, you might not realize how much real actors have to do with modern gaming.

Video game performers are on strike — and AI is the sticking point

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We the People: Gun Rights
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We the People: Gun Rights

The Second Amendment. In April 1938, an Oklahoma bank robber was arrested for carrying an unregistered sawed-off shotgun across state lines. The robber, Jack Miller, put forward a novel defense: that a law banning him from carrying that gun violated his Second Amendment rights. For most of U.S. history, the Second Amendment was one of the sleepier ones. It rarely showed up in court, and was almost never used to challenge laws. Jack Miller's case changed that. And it set off a chain of events that would fundamentally change how U.S. law deals with guns. Today on Throughline's We the People: How the second amendment came out of the shadows. (Originally ran as The Right to Bear Arms)

We the People: Gun Rights

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Abby Wambach has won 2 gold medals. She says real success came later

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Abby Wambach has won 2 gold medals. She says real success came later

As the U.S. women's national soccer team's all time top goal scorer, Abby Wambach knows what it feels like to win. She's brought home a World Cup and multiple Olympic gold medals, but she says true success comes after the podium. She and Rachel talk about forgiving yourself, how a little narcissism isn't a bad thing, and why she wants to be forgotten.

Abby Wambach has won 2 gold medals. She says real success came later

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'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature
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'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature

For some authors, finding their book on a "banned" list can feel almost like an accolade, putting them right there with classics like The Bluest Eye and To Kill a Mockingbird. But the reality is, most banned books never get the kind of recognition or readership that the most famous ones do.

'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature

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Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?

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Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?

Vice President Kamala Harris has a little over a week to pick a running mate to join her on the presidential ticket.

Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?

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A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong

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A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong

Among the many Democratic Party insiders who publicly or privately urged President Joe Biden to reconsider running for reelection, one played an outsized role: Nancy Pelosi.

A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong

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We The People: Free Speech
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We The People: Free Speech

The First Amendment. Book bans, disinformation, the wild world of the internet. Free speech debates are all around us. What were the Founding Fathers thinking when they created the First Amendment, and how have the words they wrote in the 18th century been stretched and shaped to fit a world they never could have imagined? It's a story that travels through world wars and culture wars. Through the highest courts and the Ku Klux Klan. Today on Throughline's We the People: What exactly is free speech, and how has the answer to that question changed in the history of the U.S.? (Originally ran as The Freedom of Speech)

We The People: Free Speech

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Ani DiFranco wants you to know she's more than a '90s feminist cult icon

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Ani DiFranco wants you to know she's more than a '90s feminist cult icon

Musician Ani DiFranco has never stopped growing as an artist. In the last year alone, she starred in the Broadway production of Hadestown, was featured in a documentary about her life and career, and released her 23rd album. She and Rachel talk about reinventing yourself in middle age, finding power in scaring people, and the magic of a late-night hamburger.

Ani DiFranco wants you to know she's more than a '90s feminist cult icon

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Can Kamala Harris find her footing on immigration?

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Can Kamala Harris find her footing on immigration?

In just a matter of hours, a Kamala Harris for President campaign has gone from a far-flung possibility, to all but certain likelihood.

Can Kamala Harris find her footing on immigration?

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USA Gymnastics made a miraculous comeback — but is it actually safer for Olympians?

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USA Gymnastics made a miraculous comeback — but is it actually safer for Olympians?

In 2017, the Larry Nassar scandal rocked the Olympic community.

USA Gymnastics made a miraculous comeback — but is it actually safer for Olympians?

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Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?

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Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?

A warming planet is making storms and wildfires more intense, and more destructive. That's making homeowners insurance more expensive and harder to find.

Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?

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What will Trump tell the RNC after an attempt on his life?

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What will Trump tell the RNC after an attempt on his life?

Donald Trump's message for America has long been one of grievance and retribution.

What will Trump tell the RNC after an attempt on his life?

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