On Tuesday, for the first time in the United States, the parents of a school shooter were sentenced to prison terms.

WDET 101.9FM’s Quinn Klinefelter looks back. Michigan Law School’s Ekow N. Yankah looks ahead.

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A pig’s kidney was just transplanted into a man. Vox’s dylan matthews is happy for the man, but says we shouldn’t need the pigs.

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For my last story before (more) paternity leave I went back to the northland to learn about how they’re making college affordable. This story has everything: military tik toks AND Minnesota accents. Listen!

More and more Americans feel like college isn’t a good deal anymore.

Inside Higher Ed’s Liam Knox explains why and sends Miles Bryan to the Upper Midwest in search of solutions.

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Fourteen going on Sephorty. (Seforty?) either way, you have to listen to this Noel King conversation about tweens and skincare podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tod…

I'm on Today, Explained again, this time taking a look at how college got so expensive, the crisis of confidence in the value of a degree, and what policymakers can do to to help (hint: boost public funding).

Had a blast with this one! Give it a listen:
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Tweens are shopping for trendy, expensive skincare products. Gen Z worries it’s “aging like milk.”

Are today’s young people too afraid of looking old? Allure's Jessica Cruel and Vox's rebecca jennings explain. open.spotify.com/episode/4WPBQf…

An Israeli military strike in Gaza killed 7 aid workers who worked for José Andrés' nonprofit World Central Kitchen.

@wsj's Stephen Kalin explains what happened, and Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, lays out what this means for Gazans.
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Donald Trump arrived at the White House in 2017 without a lot of plans to actually govern. The conservative Heritage Foundation wants to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

Semafor's Shelby Talcott explains 'Project 2025'
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Tune into Notes from America with Kai Wright this Sunday to hear Noel King, Kai Wright | Notes from America, and listeners like you talk about the major role Black voters will play in the 2024 election.
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CEO Bob Iger is fighting off activist investor Nelson Peltz, who argues the company spends too much on message-based “woke” programming and is campaigning for seats on the Disney board.

@thr's Alex Weprin and @wsj's Lauren Thomas explain.
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The IRS finally has brand-new, totally free tax-filing software for you. But not everyone’s excited about it.

Vox's dylan matthews and @wsj's Richard Rubin explain. open.spotify.com/episode/3clrpX…

Living with your parents is so hot right now, with more adults doing so than at any other time in the modern era.

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It's a museum, it's an education, it's an all out celebration of Country, and it's Black as the winning ace of Spades!

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'ISIS-K is a hyper-competitive group...it seeks to demonstrate that it is the leader of the global jihadi vanguard and, as part of that, has been trying to show its geographic reach,' our Asfandyar Mir says on Vox's Today, Explained.

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Polling shows that a quarter of registered Black voters plan to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

Is that you? Or, do you know someone who is and that surprises you? Tell us more by calling our listener voicemail line at (844) 453-4448

Home affordability hasn’t been this bad in decades.

@wsj housing reporter Nicole Friedman explains the economic forces shaping the market. And Dave Ramsey, the popular, controversial finance guy, says this time isn’t that different. open.spotify.com/episode/62enIe…