Aerial view of a winding river through a lush, green forest, evoking the Rights to Nature.Episode

Rights of Nature

Some say a river is a resource to extract from. Others say a river is a living thing with its own rights.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial at night, reflected in the Tidal Basin, Washington D.C.Episode

The Pursuit of Happiness

What did Jefferson mean by “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”?

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Stories for the Semiquincentennial

Pedal back in time to the first organized bike tour across America.

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The Monsters Among Us

What’s scaring you?

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What Air is to Fire

A life steeped in literature fueled the rise of the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office.

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Eye in the Sky

The science made possible by satellites.

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Making Justice

What makes a court?

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Touring Wuthering Heights

In the world of literary tourism, the Brontë Parsonage Museum in the Yorkshire moors is a heavy hitter

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Ultimate Enforcers

Citizens are the ultimate enforcers of democratic constitutions. And: Who should make decisions about what happens in American schools?

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Hungry Black Holes

Black holes occur throughout the universe, but we can only see the hungry ones.

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A Miserable Revenge

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Library Kids

At the end of the world, Philip Lorish decided to open a bookstore.

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