The Election That Could Break America

“If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?”

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Sep 23, 2020
Length: 38 minutes (9,621 words)

The Slow, Troubling Death of the Autopsy

Doctors make mistakes. The true cause of a person’s death is often complicated and unclear. “Why you should get an autopsy if it’s the last thing you do.”

Source: Elemental
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Length: 29 minutes (7,275 words)

One Man’s Trash

“Two new books reveal the meaning latent in the junk we collect.”

Source: The Baffler
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Length: 9 minutes (2,398 words)

‘I picked up a drink and casually set fire to my life’: how addiction nearly destroyed me

“Find a job, lose the job, go to jail: Guardian reporter Mario Koran found himself in a dangerous cycle. But behind bars, he discovered a new purpose.”

Source: The Guardian
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Length: 15 minutes (3,957 words)

Inside the Chaos of Immigration Court

Gabriel Thompson takes us into San Francisco Immigration Court and the labyrinthine system that asylum seekers—and attorneys and judges—are up against.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 22, 2020
Length: 27 minutes (6,849 words)

The Cheating Scandal That Ripped the Poker World Apart

“Mike Postle was on an epic winning streak at a California casino. Veronica Brill thought he had to be playing dirty. Let the chips fall where they may.”

Source: Wired
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Length: 30 minutes (7,576 words)

Out There, Nobody Can Hear You Scream

“Two years ago, Latria Graham wrote an essay about the challenges of being Black in the outdoors. Countless readers reached out to her, asking for advice on how to stay safe in places where nonwhite people aren’t always welcome. She didn’t write back, because she had no idea what to say. In the aftermath of a revolutionary spring and summer, she responds.”

Source: Outside
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Length: 22 minutes (5,512 words)

The Legacy of Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde “recognized that there would never be a perfect time to speak up because ‘while we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness, the weight of that silence will choke us.'”

Author: Roxane Gay
Published: Sep 17, 2020
Length: 10 minutes (2,528 words)

Enya Is Everywhere

“How the unlikely star became a phenomenon hidden in pop-cultural plain sight, influencing a generation of groundbreaking artists.”

Author: Jenn Pelly
Source: Pitchfork
Published: Sep 15, 2020
Length: 15 minutes (3,850 words)

A Close Reading of Randall Kenan, Who Paid Rare Attention to Black Complexity

“Omari Weekes and Elias Rodriques in conversation about the late writer.”

Source: LitHub
Published: Sep 16, 2020
Length: 17 minutes (4,444 words)