America, Interrupted is an original podcast from the PBS NewsHour about how our lives have been turned upside down and how we're making sense of it. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Latest episodes
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30 min
The Longest Year: The people we've lost to COVID-19
Four people who lost a loved one in the pandemic tell us about what they remember, how they're grieving and how they're trying to move forward. PBS News is supported by - https://w…
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34 min
The Longest Year: How the pandemic made inequality in America worse
Generations of inadequate medical care, deeply entrenched economic disparities and a biased system of justice all came to a head, a reminder that for many Americans the hazards of…
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32 min
The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives
Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go…
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38 min
The Longest Year: Fighting 'the invisible enemy'
In the first episode of a series we're calling "The Longest Year," which tells the stories of the isolation, uncertainty, fear, loss and new understanding that have spread alongsid…
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33 min
Why we haven't cracked the mystery of COVID 'long-haulers'
For people whose COVID-19 symptoms linger for months, the effects can be devastating and debilitating. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted…
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56 min
PBS NewsHour Special Report: American Reckoning
We explore what drove the Jan. 6 attack on the nation's capital, the failures to heed warnings about growing anti-government and white nationalist extremism, the role of misinforma…
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32 min
What we saw the day the Capitol was attacked
On Jan. 6, for the first time in more than two centuries, Congress was attacked and overrun, this time by its own citizens. The PBS NewsHour's anchor and managing editor Judy Woodr…
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25 min
What's at stake in the Georgia Senate runoffs
Amna Nawaz talks to Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie about why the state found itself with not one, but two runoff elections Jan. 5 – and what we can le…
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23 min
How COVID-19 could worsen America's childhood trauma crisis
In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham talks to special correspondent Cat Wise and reporter Laura Santhanam about why the pandemic is likely making the childh…
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17 min
How rocky presidential transitions have shaped American history
For most of American history, the transition from president to president-elect has been smooth. The loser accepts his fate, publicly concedes and the winner prepares to take the re…
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15 min
A grandmother, a granddaughter and a deep post-election divide
After a bruising election, one President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede, Americans are left trying to repair divides that are deeper and more personal than ever. In thi…
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28 min
Two middle schoolers, their mom and their teacher on what it's like to learn in the pandemic
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are using all kinds of models -- virtual, in-person or some hybrid inbetween -- to try to keep kids on track and engaged. Parents and tea…
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23 min
In an unprecedented election, two key swing states show how we got here
Election Day has come and gone, but there are still many unanswered questions, along with uncertainty about how we got here and where we go next. In this episode, we talk to our re…
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28 min
In Pennsylvania, mail-in ballots and legal battles could put our electoral system to the test
The pandemic, a nationwide shift toward voting by mail and a flurry of pre-election lawsuits are upending how voters and election officials prepare for the election. Nowhere is tha…
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28 min
Why voter suppression continues and how the pandemic has made it worse
The disenfranchisement of voters has been a part of America's history for as long as it's held elections, and this year is no different. A look at the history of voter suppression…
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31 min
Special Episode: Ricky Kidd on life after a 23-year wrongful conviction
Twenty-three years after he was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide, Ricky Kidd was freed from prison. In this special episode from our Broken Justice series, producer Frank…
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28 min
A conversation with coronavirus survivors
The coronavirus has killed 200,000 Americans and infected more than 6.5 million. But of those that contracted the virus, more than 2.5 million have now recovered. As researchers le…
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25 min
The GOP's norm-shattering convention showed how the two parties are worlds apart
PBS NewsHour's senior national correspondent Amna Nawaz talks with White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and political reporter Daniel Bush about what happened this week and w…
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26 min
What happened when Democrats threw an all-virtual convention
It's official: Joe Biden is now the Democratic nominee for president. But there was no confetti, no balloon drop, no applause or even a crowd. The pandemic-era four-day convention…
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20 min
Why 1920 can offer clues about the 2020 elections
In 1920, Americans were reeling from a flu pandemic, recovering from an economic crisis and grappling with violence against Black people, creating political divisions and debates t…