Anabel Bacon

The video examines the trial of former nurse Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three children and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Her defense argues that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, a severe condition that can go unrecognized and untreated. Carter Sherman and Jenna Amatulli discuss why the case has attracted strong support and opposition on social media and how it has exposed shortcomings in the US maternal healthcare system.

Mary Beard discusses Christopher Nolan’s hit adaptation of The Odyssey, praising its scale while criticizing its lack of the original story’s sensuality and its treatment of women. The conversation addresses how modern rightwing figures, including Elon Musk, appropriate classical history and raises questions about cultural ownership of the ancient world.

Two recent killings of immigrants by ICE officers in Texas and Maine have intensified national scrutiny as federal claims of self‑defense lack supporting evidence. The incidents, involving Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, are discussed as part of a broader pattern of violence associated with Donald Trump’s renewed mass‑deportation agenda. Calls for accountability and demands to remove ICE from public streets are growing amid rising concerns over fear, intimidation and excessive force by federal immigration authorities.

The discussion examines the US supreme court’s decision allowing Idaho and West Virginia to enforce bans on transgender athletes and explores the broader legal and political strategies driving anti-trans policies. Guests describe how these measures target trans youth and warn that the ruling could weaken civil liberties more broadly while advocates continue to resist such restrictions.

The discussion examines the US Supreme Court’s expanding power following recent rulings on voting rights, immigration and birthright citizenship. Elie Mystal explains how the court accumulated its current authority and argues that reforms are both constitutional and essential to curb its influence. Kai Wright guides the conversation toward structural changes that could rebalance the judiciary’s role within the US political system.