This country has been dealing with an increase in political violence for nearly a decade, and leaders from across the spectrum need to do everything they can to get us off this terrible path. Declaring 'free speech for me and not for thee,' or getting random people fired for not saying nice things about Charlie Kirk isn't helping to tamp things down. Meanwhile, it looks like Trump is sacrificing U.S. national security interests with his corrupt TikTok and UAE deals, and Russia remains one of the only countries in the world Trump hasn't tariffed. Plus, Democrats must not roll over and play dead on the spending bill like they did in the spring.
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When Syracuse University forced its social work faculty to partner with a for-profit corporation that takes two-thirds of online tuition revenue, professor Kenneth Corvo began investigating where student money actually goes in higher education. His findings reveal a systemic problem across American universities: more administrators than faculty at the college level, expanding bureaucracies focused on "student experience" and compliance, and minimal transparency about how tuition dollars are spent. The discussion with Cato's Walter Olson traces how federal funding, regulatory requirements, and the erosion of scientific rigor have combined to create institutions that increasingly fail their core educational mission.
US President Donald Trump is welcomed at Windsor Castle with an elaborate ceremony during his second state visit to Britain. Also: the Israeli army says it’s struck more than 150 targets in Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground offensive there; the widow of the Russian human rights campaigner Alexei Navalny says new scientific evidence shows her husband was poisoned; and giraffe conservation gets a boost from AI.
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Plus: Home-building slowed more than expected in August. And Eli Lilly says its investigational diabetes pill outperformed Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide in a clinical trial. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.
Andrew C. McCarthy joins us to discuss the developments in the Charlie Kirk assassination case and the murder of health-care executive Brian Thompson, both of which took major steps forward yesterday in surprising and chilling ways. Give a listen.
Happy Constitution Day! And Happy Born Equal Publishing Day! The book tour is underway, and we treat you to an event held live at Princeton University. Professor Amar speaks about the bridge from the last book to this one, and in doing so, the importance of the uniquely grand sweep of his project becomes apparent - as themes from The Words That Made Us merge crucially with the new revelations of Born Equal to shed light on some of the most important constitutional questions in American history. The audience gets involved, too, with questions that might well be your questions. And this is just the beginning, as some amazing events have already taken place that will fill our podcasts with debate and insight in the weeks and months to come. CLE credit is available for lawyers and judges from podcast.njsba.com.
Hayden Anhedönia has been making music under the name Ethel Cain since 2019. But it’s not just a band name or a moniker; Ethel Cain is a fictional character, a sort of alter ego that Hayden’s been creating and world building around throughout her albums. The first Ethel Cain album, Preacher’s Daughter, came out in 2022. It ended up blowing up, and it made Hayden the first openly trans artist with an album in the top ten on the Billboard chart. In 2025, she put out the second Ethel Cain album, called Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You. For this episode, I talked to Hayden about how she made the song “Nettles.” As you’re about to hear, it took on a lot of different forms, over several years, before she got to the final version.
Lawmakers have until the end of the month to agree on legislation to fund federal agencies for the coming year. If they can’t do that, the government closes its doors. Just how likely is a shutdown? We'll discuss. Also on the program: Hollywood was hopeful coming into this summer that the sequels and blockbusters would draw people back to the theaters in droves. That hasn't happened.
Donald Trump has begun the first full day of his unprecedented second state visit to Britain. Also on the programme, Israel says it will open another route out of Gaza City, after the main road south became clogged with vehicles; and, Pablo Picasso takes to the stage.
(Photo: US President Donald Trump and King Charles III walk during the ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of the president's second state visit to the UK. Picture date: Wednesday September 17, 2025. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS)