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Investigating the system that protected Sean “Diddy” Combs

Sean Combs founded Bad Boy Records and spent three decades as one of the most powerful men in hip hop. Now he's serving a federal prison sentence. Rolling Stone reporter

Global power, rivalry, and A.I.; a preview of the U.S./China summit

As President Trump and China's President Xi prepare to meet tomorrow, Rush Doshi of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the current state of US-China relations and

Inside the 'modern slavery' where cyber scammers are victims themselves

WIRED’s Andy Greenberg explains how a cybercrime operation in Southeast Asia trapped computer engineers into defrauding victims of billions of dollars. Plus he discusses

Rhiannon Giddens traces the banjo from her ancestors to Beyoncé

A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens talks with Terry Gross about channeling her ancestors through her instrument, playing on Beyoncé’s country single “Texas Ho

Best Of: Colin Kaepernick / Danielle Brooks

10 years ago, former 49ers NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police violence against Black people. After the season ended

Looney Tunes animator Chuck Jones / Remembering singer Cassandra Wilson

The new film Coyote vs. ACME is based on the classic Warner Bros. cartoons featuring the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote. Today, we listen back to Terry’s 1989 interview wi

The Roy Cohn Playbook, from McCarthyism to Trump

In a biography of Roy Cohn, Kai Bird looks at how the lawyer taught President Trump to deny, delay, attack, sue and countersue, never admit defeat, side step paying bills

Is Jared Kushner a 'walking conflict of interest'?

Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins says while Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is a U.S. special envoy negotiating peace, he's also working on

Actor Danielle Brooks has blessings to count

Brooks grew up in a church where her mom was a minister and her dad a deacon. She went on to play Taystee in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Now she co-stars

Colin Kaepernick is still fighting – for justice and for his football career

It has been 10 years since former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, in protest of police brutality against Black people. Once the

Best Of: Life in the Mojave Desert / Director of ‘The Uprising’

Author Claire Vaye Watkins lives in the Mojave Desert, just like the protagonist in her new novel, Yellow Pine. In the book, it’s an area being developed by an energy com

Stories of survival & loss at Ground Zero

For the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, we go into our archive for voices of those who were there. Deputy Fire Chief John “Jay” Jonas spoke with Terry Gross abo

How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars

Despite record viewership and attendance, and amazing talent across the league, the WNBA has been caught up in the national conversation about the culture wars. Sportswri

How Sept. 11 changed American life

In his book Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life, Richard Beck looks at how the Sept. 11 attacks led to the expansion of government surveillance and a sharp incre

Casey Gerald says ruining his reputation saved his life

A decade ago, Casey Gerald was running a celebrated nonprofit, giving TED talks, and on magazine covers as proof that the American dream still works. Then he shut it all

Rosanne Cash on the gift her father, Johnny Cash, gave her

For Labor Day, we’re listening back to our 2009 interview with Rosanne Cash. When she was 18, in 1973, her father Johnny Cash gave her a list of 100 essential country son

Best Of: ‘Wonder Man’ actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II / John Coltrane centennial

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is nominated for an Emmy for his performance in the Marvel series ‘Wonder Man,’ but two weeks after his nomination, Disney announced the series woul

Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem

Writer, activist and face of the women’s liberation movement Gloria Steinem died Wednesday at age 92. She spoke with Terry Gross several times over four decades, this rem

Filmmaker Paul Greengrass on rage, rebellion and ‘The Uprising’

Paul Greengrass’ new film, The Uprising, stars Andrew Garfield as a 14th-century peasant who, in the wake of the Plague, leads a revolt against the king. It's a history G

Back-to-school with Big Tech

Tech giants like Google and Microsoft have been competing for years to get their devices, software and AI into public schools, even offering free training programs for te