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  • A Former NASA Scientist Turns Anger Into Action

    A Former NASA Scientist Turns Anger Into Action
    Apr 19 2026
    Roughly 95,000 employees left federal science agencies between September 2024 and December 2025, according to the Partnership for Public Service. Former NASA climate scientist Kate Marvel recently joined that group, citing the administration’s funding cuts and attacks on climate and environmental regulations in her resignation letter. However, she remains hopeful about the future of the study of climate change – if her fellow scientists are willing to get angry about it. For more: Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather and climate research center --- Guest: Kate Marvel, former NASA climate scientist Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Andrew Freedman Photo: Reid Wiseman/NASA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 min
  • Vance Gets His Time in the Spotlight. Did He Drop the Ball?

    Vance Gets His Time in the Spotlight. Did He Drop the Ball?
    Apr 15 2026
    Last week, US Vice President JD Vance was dispatched abroad for a pair of high-profile assignments. But after stumping for Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister suffered a huge election loss and marathon talks Vance led to end the war with Iran wrapped up without a deal. So what does this say about the political power of the MAGA movement’s heir apparent? And how does someone shaped by Catholicism feel about President Donald Trump’s beef with the Pope? For more: How Vance is navigating peace talks with Iran — and his own political future --- Guest: Alayna Treene, CNN White House Correspondent Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    19 min
  • Inside Trump’s Fight for Your Voter Data

    Inside Trump’s Fight for Your Voter Data
    Apr 12 2026
    The Trump administration’s effort to build a national citizen database is running into roadblocks in court and alarming some election officials on both sides of the aisle. But what is this data for? And how could it be used? We hear from one election official about why he’s pushing back, and look at how election integrity concerns are playing out in other parts of the country. For more: Trump is trying to build a massive voter database. Election officials are afraid of what he’ll do with it --- Guests: David Yates, Jefferson County (KY) Clerk & Tierney Sneed, CNN Reporter Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Carlos Osorio/Reuters/File Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 min
  • What’s Behind Hegseth’s Latest Pentagon Shakeup?

    What’s Behind Hegseth’s Latest Pentagon Shakeup?
    Apr 8 2026
    The firing of the US Army chief of staff and two other generals is just the latest personnel shakeup under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. But why do this during wartime? We examine whether disagreements between Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll are behind the move, and how Hegseth’s ongoing fixation on so-called “culture wars” and loyalty could impact service members. For more: Trump and Hegseth on Iran war: ‘God is good’ --- Guest: Haley Britzky, CNN National Security Reporter Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 min
  • ‘This Lost a Lot of People’: RFK Jr.’s Broken Pesticide Promise

    ‘This Lost a Lot of People’: RFK Jr.’s Broken Pesticide Promise
    Apr 5 2026
    Amid a stalled Surgeon General nomination, a federal court ruling striking down vaccine overhauls (at least for now), and anger from ‘Make America Healthy Again’ activists, some are wondering whether Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has lost his grip on the movement that helped propel President Donald Trump back to the White House. We hear from one activist outraged by an executive order about weedkiller who says some voters “will not be coming back.” Plus, what’s going on with all the whole milk hype videos? For more: How RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda keeps hitting roadblocks --- Guests: Kelly Ryerson, ‘Glyphosate Girl’ & Sarah Owermohle, CNN Health Policy Reporter Host/Producer: David Rind Senior Producer: Matt Martinez Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 min
  • Can NASA Make Americans Look to The Stars Again?

    Can NASA Make Americans Look to The Stars Again?
    Apr 1 2026
    A crew of four astronauts are preparing for a historic mission that will take them around the far side of the moon and back, the furthest human space travel in more than 50 years. Like any space mission, the run-up has been filled with delays and safety concerns, but experts say this mission is a key part of an ambitious plan from the Trump administration to establish a lunar colony and eventually visit Mars. But is any of this feasible? And can Americans still be inspired like they were during the Space Race of the 1960s? For more: Why haven’t humans been back to the moon in over 50 years? --- Guest: Pam Melroy, former astronaut & NASA Deputy Administrator Host/Producer: David Rind Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Sam Lott/NASA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 min
  • Is This Social Media's Big Tobacco Moment?

    Is This Social Media's Big Tobacco Moment?
    Mar 29 2026
    A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Experts say the landmark decision could open the door to a flood of other litigation that could reshape how these companies operate. But will anything actually change? We also hear from one of the hundreds of other plaintiffs suing social media companies who are hoping this verdict bodes well for them. Note: this episode contains discussions of eating disorders. For more: Listen to CNN’s “Terms of Service” podcast --- Guest: Caroline Koziol & Clare Duffy, CNN Tech Reporter Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 min
  • Why US Farmers Are Feeling the Pain of the War With Iran

    Why US Farmers Are Feeling the Pain of the War With Iran
    Mar 25 2026
    The war with Iran has sent shockwaves through the global oil markets and jacked up gas prices in the US. But it has also caused a surge in fertilizer prices, which is straining US farmers who were already dealing with the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. We hear from one Iowa soybean and corn farmer who says his industry is suffering from the Trump administration’s self-inflicted wounds. For more: Fertilizer prices bring more pain for American farmers amid war in Iran --- Guest: Joshua Manske, Iowa soybean and corn farmer Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Gordan Ebanks Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    20 min