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) The Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100
Take a road trip with us this summer as we revisit one of America’s most iconic landscapes: the Grand Canyon. This episode originally aired in 2019 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ca...Show More
9) Ken Burns: ‘America’s Storyteller’ on His Creative Process
In this episode, acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns offers us a look into his dynamic creative process and shares what inspires him to create powerful, enduring narratives of iconic historical figures ...Show More
10) Scientists at Work: Why Do Mosquitoes Bite You?
This summer, we’re taking another look at one of the peskiest and deadliest insects on the planet: the mosquito. Millions of people are infected each year by diseases transmitted through mosquito bite...Show More