The 7 Best After the Fact Podcast Episodes
1) Finding Facts
Stat: 64 percent of Americans say fake news is causing confusion over basic facts, according to the Pew Research Center. Story: It’s becoming increasingly more difficult to sort fact from fiction in t...Show More
2) The American Family: Postponing Parenthood
Stat: 86. The percentage of women ages 40-44 who are mothers, compared with 80 percent in 2006, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. Story: American women are waiting longer to have children—b...Show More
3) Dave Ramsey Talks American Debt
Stat: 7 in 10. That’s how many Americans say that debt is a necessity, even though they prefer not to have it. Story: Ten years after the global financial crisis, we explore Americans’ relationship w...Show More
4) The Loss of Local News—News Deserts
Stat: 2000: More than 2,000 of the 3,143 counties in the United States have no daily local newspaper. Story: What is a news desert? We explore the definition—a community with limited access to credibl...Show More
5) Fan Favorite No. 5—“From Idea to Art: Exploring the Creative Process”
Story: “After the Fact” is sharing one more fan favorite before the end of the year with Paula Marincola, executive director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. She selected an episode with Pulitze...Show More
Fan Favorite No. 5—“From Idea to Art: Exploring the Creative Process”
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6) The Future of Learning: What Do We Know About the Brain Today?
Stat: 86 billion. The human brain has at least 86 billion neurons. Story: Breakthroughs in neuroscience and technology have given us a peek into the human mind, yet we have much to discover about how ...Show More
7) Fan Favorite No. 1—"Looks Can Be Deceiving: Deepfakes”
Story: “After the Fact” has asked a few special guests to share their favorite episodes of the podcast throughout August. This week, Elaine Bowman, vice president of human resources for The Pew Charit...Show More
8) How Civil Discourse Can Help the U.S. Find Common Ground
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Americans are growing more concerned about the state of the nation's democracy. According to Pew Research Center, 80% of U.S. adults say that w...Show More
9) How Parental Stress Fuels Doomscrolling
Getting a first smartphone has become a modern rite of passage for many children and teens. And with the rise of social media and the constant need to stay connected, today's kids are spending more ti...Show More
10) From Lab to Life: Making Cancer Treatment Less Toxic
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating. And the chemotherapy that often follows can be particularly rigorous. The American Cancer Society projects that 2.1 million people in the United States will b...Show More