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Stories From The States'Kill All the Goddamn Wolves And The People Who Brought Them’This week we’re detouring from our regular programming exploring current events in the states and D.C. to revisit a collaboration delving into the most contentious yet successful wildlife restoration story in U.S. history – wolf reintroduction. We’re handing the reins to our colleagues at the Idaho Capital Sun and Boise State Public Radio. Earlier this year, they released a five-episode podcast series exploring how politics and science have collided while these wolves struggled to survive. Howl recently won Rode’s Creator of the Year award in podcasting.In this episode of Howl, r...
2025-11-2831 min
Stories From The StatesBeyond Utah’s new maps, will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal?Many GOP-led states like Indiana are facing pressure from the president to redistrict. However, Utah’s redistricting fight was spearheaded by voters, who ultimately won. In Episode 3, Katie McKellar from the Utah News Dispatch will break down the state’s recent redistricting fight between anti-gerrymandering groups and the Utah Legislature. You’ll also meet Katharine Biele, one of the plaintiffs of the winning case. She’s the President of the League of Women Voters of Utah.But is all this mid-decade redistricting normal? Brennan Center for Justice’s Kareem Crayton, who holds a docto...
2025-11-2130 min
Stories From The States73 days in ICE detention: an Ohio hospital chaplain speaks outAcross the country, many communities are seeing an increased presence of federal immigration agents. Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City have seen aggressive and sometimes violent tactics from ICE officers trying to apprehend people from the street and from their homes. In Episode 2, you’ll meet Ayman Soliman, a former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplain. He was detained by ICE for 73 days, and now shares his experience. Soliman has been in the U.S. since 2014 fleeing persecution from the Egyptian government, where Ayman was detained and tortured for his work as a journalist. In 2018 he was...
2025-11-1429 min
Stories From The States‘I could die’: A Wisconsin woman fears impending Medicaid cuts, while others celebrateThe passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” deeply slashed Medicaid funding. Almost $1 trillion will be cut from the program over the next ten years. But what does it look like for recipients now in 2025? In Episode 1, you’ll meet a current recipient, 26-year-old Emma Widmar from Racine, Wisconsin, who considers Medicaid a lifeline. "I simply would not be able to have a quality of life. I would potentially, you know, I could die. And I think people think that I'm being dramatic when I say that, but it's true." You’ll also hear from r...
2025-11-0725 min