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- In 1996, stand-up comedian Lizz Winstead sat down with producer Madeleine Smithberg to create a comedy show that parodied cable news.
- What does history tell us about the diplomacy and politics at work during Trump's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un? Sue Mi Terry, Joe Cirincione, & Michael Beschloss react.
- 2018 CWA speaker Adam Frank's NYT opinion piece says the biosphere can handle pretty much anything we throw at it, where that leaves humans is a different question.
- CWA speaker John Nichols shares how Bourdain demanded that we consider the humanity of so many who were wrongly portrayed by the rest of the media.
- Seth Shostak considers if it's possible that E.T. is calling from another universe.
- Even the man behind Tesla and SpaceX has had a few off days, but there's a huge lesson in massive missteps. By Bonnie Burton
- What does the drug insulin have in common with cheese, Hawaiian papaya and a vegan burger? All were developed using genetic engineering, an approach established more than 40 years ago.
- Voters say they support cuts in defense spending—Democrats should, too.
- An interview with author Eliot Peper on his new novel and the future of tech.
- With some 15,000 nuclear warheads around the world, the chances of a catastrophic conflict are frighteningly high, and the risk is compounded by dangerously impulsive men who have their fingers on the button.