LISTEN // Scene on the Radio

The investigative documentary podcast Scene on the Radio (produced by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University) should be required listening. In past seasons, the host  John Biewen explored racism in America (season 2, "Seeing White") and toxic masculinity (season 3, "Men"), while this season focuses on American democracy ("The Land That Has Never Been Yet"). I was never a good history student — I was more comfortable with the symbolism and language of literature than with memorizing dates, treaties, and facts that felt unrelated to my life. But I LEARN from this podcast, and what I learn feels essential to understanding the time we're living in.