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America, Interrupted is an original podcast from the PBS NewsHour about how our lives have been turned upside down and how we're making sense of it.
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The Longest Year: How the pandemic made inequality in America worse from 2021-03-19T06:00:39
Generations of inadequate medical care, deeply entrenched economic disparities and a biased system of justice all came to a head, a reminder that for many Americans the hazards of structural racism...
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The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives from 2021-03-12T06:00:28
Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go, our day-to-day ...
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The Longest Year: Fighting 'the invisible enemy' from 2021-03-05T06:00:59
In the first episode of a series we're calling "The Longest Year," which tells the stories of the isolation, uncertainty, fear, loss and new understanding that have spread alongside the virus, we f...
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Why we haven't cracked the mystery of COVID 'long-haulers' from 2021-02-05T15:04:03
For people whose COVID-19 symptoms linger for months, the effects can be devastating and debilitating. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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PBS NewsHour Special Report: American Reckoning from 2021-01-15T21:00:55
We explore what drove the Jan. 6 attack on the nation's capital, the failures to heed warnings about growing anti-government and white nationalist extremism, the role of misinformation and disinfor...
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What we saw the day the Capitol was attacked from 2021-01-08T18:05:21
On Jan. 6, for the first time in more than two centuries, Congress was attacked and overrun, this time by its own citizens. The PBS NewsHour's anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff talks to corr...
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What's at stake in the Georgia Senate runoffs from 2021-01-04T09:07:26
Amna Nawaz talks to Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie about why the state found itself with not one, but two runoff elections Jan. 5 - and what we can learn from the stat...
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How COVID-19 could worsen America's childhood trauma crisis from 2020-12-18T17:31:37
In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham talks to special correspondent Cat Wise and reporter Laura Santhanam about why the pandemic is likely making the childhood trauma crisis...
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How rocky presidential transitions have shaped American history from 2020-12-07T10:47:48
For most of American history, the transition from president to president-elect has been smooth. The loser accepts his fate, publicly concedes and the winner prepares to take the reigns. And althoug...
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A grandmother, a granddaughter and a deep post-election divide from 2020-11-23T06:00:38
After a bruising election, one President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede, Americans are left trying to repair divides that are deeper and more personal than ever. In this episode, PBS Ne...
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Two middle schoolers, their mom and their teacher on what it's like to learn in the pandemic from 2020-11-16T08:40:19
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are using all kinds of models -- virtual, in-person or some hybrid inbetween -- to try to keep kids on track and engaged. Parents and teachers say someti...
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In an unprecedented election, two key swing states show how we got here from 2020-11-06T19:34:52
Election Day has come and gone, but there are still many unanswered questions, along with uncertainty about how we got here and where we go next. In this episode, we talk to our reporters who have ...
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In Pennsylvania, mail-in ballots and legal battles could put our electoral system to the test from 2020-11-02T05:00:29
The pandemic, a nationwide shift toward voting by mail and a flurry of pre-election lawsuits are upending how voters and election officials prepare for the election. Nowhere is that uncertainty mor...
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Why voter suppression continues and how the pandemic has made it worse from 2020-10-26T09:48:39
The disenfranchisement of voters has been a part of America's history for as long as it's held elections, and this year is no different. A look at the history of voter suppression and what it look...
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Special Episode: Ricky Kidd on life after a 23-year wrongful conviction from 2020-10-05T17:50:20
Twenty-three years after he was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide, Ricky Kidd was freed from prison. In this special episode from our Broken Justice series, producer Frank Carlson talks wit...
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The GOP's norm-shattering convention showed how the two parties are worlds apart from 2020-08-28T19:35:19
PBS NewsHour's senior national correspondent Amna Nawaz talks with White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and political reporter Daniel Bush about what happened this week and what it means for ...
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What happened when Democrats threw an all-virtual convention from 2020-08-21T18:55:08
It's official: Joe Biden is now the Democratic nominee for president. But there was no confetti, no balloon drop, no applause or even a crowd. The pandemic-era four-day convention was all-virtual -...
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Why 1920 can offer clues about the 2020 elections from 2020-08-14T08:28:26
In 1920, Americans were reeling from a flu pandemic, recovering from an economic crisis and grappling with violence against Black people, creating political divisions and debates that are similar t...
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How the UK is reopening amid COVID-19 -- and what the U.S. can learn from 2020-07-14T10:26:43
The United Kingdom is entering a new phase of reopening after more than three months in lockdown. Hair salons, movie theaters and the all-important English pubs can finally do business again. The k...
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Why police unions are so powerful - and what that means for reform from 2020-06-29T13:15:51
Police unions are under the microscope like never before. Though police unions play a critical role in protecting officers rights, experts say they can also block reform and prevent officers from b...
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This city already rebuilt its police department. Did it work? from 2020-06-15T17:23:58
Protesters across the country are continuing to fill the streets, looking to turn their outrage over police violence against black people into action. Many point to the city of Camden, New Jersey, ...
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'A very long, very loud existential scream' from 2020-06-06T18:58:03
Amid the largest pandemic in a century, we're also experiencing the biggest protest movement in a generation. In this episode, protesters in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., tell White House corre...
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Why coronavirus misinformation is so hard to fight from 2020-05-19T11:27:44
If you've been paying attention to the news lately, you've probably heard some wild claims about the coronavirus. We talk to two fact checkers who walk us through what they're seeing during this pa...
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Introducing America, Interrupted from 2020-05-13T11:23
The coronavirus has disrupted life as we knew it. From the PBS NewsHour, an intimate look at how our communities, jobs and lives are changing -- and where we go from here. PBS NewsHour is supported...
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Rural hospitals were already struggling. Then the coronavirus hit. from 2020-05-04T05:57:53
Much of what we've heard about the coronavirus is from major cities like New York. But what's happening to hospitals in rural America, where there are more high-risk patients, fewer resources and a...
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Voices from coronavirus isolation from 2020-04-06T19:55:53
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, one thing most of us are struggling with, regardless of where or who we are, is an overwhelming feeling of isolation. In this special episode, correspondent L...
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Understanding the coronavirus from 2020-03-19T18:52:44
Since the first U.S. case was reported in late January, the new coronavirus has turned our lives upside down. But how did we get here? And what can we do to protect ourselves? Peter Daszak, a zool...
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Understanding the coronavirus from 2020-03-19T18:52:44
Since the first U.S. case was reported in late January, the new coronavirus has turned our lives upside down. But how did we get here? And what can we do to protect ourselves? Peter Daszak, a zool...
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Understanding the coronavirus from 2020-03-19T18:52:44
Since the first U.S. case was reported in late January, the new coronavirus has turned our lives upside down. But how did we get here? And what can we do to protect ourselves? Peter Daszak, a zool...
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