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ICE, Fear, and the Politics of Terror

ICE is often treated as inevitable and necessary. In this episode, we examine how the agency was built, how it operates now, and why fear has become one of its...

ICE, Fear, and the Politics of Terror

ICE is often treated as inevitable and necessary. In this episode, we examine how the agency was built, how it operates now, and why fear has become one of its...

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Venezuela, Power, and the Cost of “Strength”

When the news framed U.S. action in Venezuela as strength, we slowed down and asked what that story leaves out. This week’s episode wrestles with power, memory, and the long...

Venezuela, Power, and the Cost of “Strength”

When the news framed U.S. action in Venezuela as strength, we slowed down and asked what that story leaves out. This week’s episode wrestles with power, memory, and the long...

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Good Trouble: A Year-End Reflection

As the year ends, we step back from the chaos to reflect on the people who showed up anyway. From quiet acts of care to hard, faithful resistance, this is...

Good Trouble: A Year-End Reflection

As the year ends, we step back from the chaos to reflect on the people who showed up anyway. From quiet acts of care to hard, faithful resistance, this is...

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Is Health Care a Right or a Privilege?

Health care in the U.S. isn’t just a policy debate — it’s a reflection of who we believe deserves care. This week on This Ain’t It, we wrestle with how...

Is Health Care a Right or a Privilege?

Health care in the U.S. isn’t just a policy debate — it’s a reflection of who we believe deserves care. This week on This Ain’t It, we wrestle with how...

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Immigration and the Bible

This week on This Ain’t It, we unpack what’s really happening in U.S. immigration — from canceled citizenship ceremonies to how the legal system actually works — and look at...

Immigration and the Bible

This week on This Ain’t It, we unpack what’s really happening in U.S. immigration — from canceled citizenship ceremonies to how the legal system actually works — and look at...

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Is Empathy a Sin?

This week on This Ain’t It, we tackle the growing claim that empathy is dangerous or even sinful. From 2 Thessalonians to Jesus weeping with Mary, we explore how compassion...

Is Empathy a Sin?

This week on This Ain’t It, we tackle the growing claim that empathy is dangerous or even sinful. From 2 Thessalonians to Jesus weeping with Mary, we explore how compassion...